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Dennis Higgins

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: August 4, 1939 in Jefferson City, MO us

Died: November 3, 2023 in Jefferson City, MO

Buried: Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, Jefferson City, MO

High School: Jefferson City HS (Jefferson City, MO)

Debut: April 12, 1966 (Age 26-251d, 12,442nd in major league history)
vs. CAL 2.2 IP, 1 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 26, 1972 (Age 33-022d)
vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Dennis Dean Higgins

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Relatives: Cousin of Joe Crede

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

ERA

3.42

241

410.1

339

WHIP

1.387

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CLE		BAL	L,2-8		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (1)	Apr 12 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5		4	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	7	Apr 14	CLE	@	DET	L,4-12	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	8	Apr 16	CLE	@	DET	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	11 (2)	Apr 22	CLE		DET	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	12	Apr 24	CLE		CHW	W,4-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	13	Apr 25	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	GF	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	17 (3)	Apr 29	CLE	@	MIN	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	19 (1)	May 1	CLE	@	KCR	W,7-5	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	20	May 2	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	21	May 3	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-3		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	25 (3)	May 9	CLE		MIN	L,3-5	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	29 (3)	May 16	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6	GF	12	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	33 (3)	May 21	CLE		BOS	W,10-7		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	35 (1)	May 23	CLE		NYY	W,4-3		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	38 (2)	May 25	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-6		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	40 (1)	May 27	CLE	@	BAL	L,4-5	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	42 (1)	May 30	CLE	@	OAK	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	46 (3)	Jun 3	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	47	Jun 4	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-4		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	51 (3)	Jun 9	CLE		OAK	L,2-5		10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	52	Jun 10	CLE		OAK	L,4-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	53	Jun 11	CLE		OAK	W,6-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	62 (8)	Jun 21 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	63	Jun 21 (2)	CLE		DET	L,8-9		19	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	70 (6)	Jun 28 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	71	Jun 30	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	73 (1)	Jul 2	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-9		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	75 (1)	Jul 3 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	77 (1)	Jul 5	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-8		4	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	80 (2)	Jul 7 (2)	CLE		WSA	W,7-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	81	Jul 8	CLE		WSA	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	83 (1)	Jul 10	CLE		BOS	L,1-7	GF	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	85 (1)	Jul 12 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,2-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	91 (5)	Jul 20	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-4		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	92	Jul 21	CLE		CHW	L,3-5		5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
38	95 (2)	Jul 24 (1)	CLE		KCR	L,2-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	96	Jul 24 (2)	CLE		KCR	W,9-6		6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	97	Jul 25	CLE		KCR	L,4-8		5	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
41	98	Jul 26 (1)	CLE		KCR	W,6-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	100 (1)	Jul 28	CLE		MIN	L,2-5	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	105 (4)	Aug 2 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	108 (2)	Aug 5	CLE		NYY	L,3-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	111 (2)	Aug 7	CLE		BAL	W,10-4	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
46	114 (2)	Aug 9 (2)	CLE	@	WSA	W,6-3		20	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	118 (3)	Aug 14	CLE	@	MIL	L,3-4		12	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	119	Aug 16	CLE	@	MIL	L,3-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	122 (2)	Aug 19	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-0	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	124 (1)	Aug 22	CLE		OAK	W,6-5	GF	11	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
51	126 (1)	Aug 25	CLE		MIL	L,2-4		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	129 (2)	Aug 28 (1)	CLE		CAL	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	132 (2)	Aug 30	CLE		CAL	L,9-10	GF	8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	136 (3)	Sep 3	CLE	@	WSA	W,4-2	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	144 (7)	Sep 10	CLE		WSA	W,13-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	145	Sep 11	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	146	Sep 12	CLE		NYY	W,4-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	151 (4)	Sep 18	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							58gm		90.1	7	14	1	22	0