1939
Born August 4, 1939
Jefferson City, MO, USA
Dennis Higgins Notable
b. August 4, 1939 · Chicago White Sox 1966–1967, Washington Senators 1968–1969, Cleveland Indians 1970, St. Louis Cardinals 1971–1972
Dennis Higgins played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1966 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1972.
He went 22 and 23 with a 3.42 earned run average, pitching 410.3 innings in 241 games. He struck out 339. Across 241 games he batted .155, with 9 hits and 3 runs.
He was born in Jefferson City, MO, USA on August 4, 1939, and died on November 3, 2023. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CHW | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .176 |
| 1967 | CHW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | WSA | 59 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .133 |
| 1969 | WSA | 55 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .091 |
| 1970 | CLE | 58 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| 1971 | STL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | STL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 241 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .155 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 93.0 | 66 | 26 | 33 | 86 | 2.52 |
| 1967 | CHW | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5.84 |
| 1968 | WSA | 4 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 99.2 | 81 | 36 | 46 | 66 | 3.25 |
| 1969 | WSA | 10 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 85.1 | 79 | 33 | 56 | 71 | 3.48 |
| 1970 | CLE | 4 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 11 | 90.1 | 82 | 40 | 54 | 82 | 3.99 |
| 1971 | STL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.86 |
| 1972 | STL | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 22.2 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 3.97 |
| Career | — | 22 | 23 | 241 | 2 | 46 | 410.1 | 346 | 156 | 223 | 339 | 3.42 |
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