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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

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Team Record in Appearances: 4-11 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 6, Entered with runners on base: 2

1972 Pitching Game Log

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1972 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	227	3	Apr 17	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	9-9	H(1)	99	0.1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	27.00	14.40	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.70	-0.104	2.19	-0.08%	-0.41	9b --- 0 out a2	9b 12- 1 out a2
2	228	7	Apr 22	STL	@	MON	L,5-6	8-GF(10)	L(0-1)	4	2.2	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	6.00	4.40	12	5	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	-0.153	2.55	-0.11%	-0.09	8b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
3	229	9	Apr 25	STL	@	ATL	L,3-9	7-7		2	0.2	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	12.27	5.67	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.013	.12	-0.01%	-0.95	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 12- 2 out d5
4	230	13	Apr 30	STL	@	HOU	L,6-7	4-6		4	3.0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	6.75	4.95	13	6	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.078	.73	0.05%	1.27	4b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	231	24	May 13	STL	@	CIN	L,2-11	8-GF(8)		12	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.04	4.49	5	0	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.59	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 9
6	232	26	May 14(2)	STL	@	CIN	L,0-2	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.59	3.43	8	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.027	.24	0.01%	0.81	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
7	233	29	May 17	STL	@	PIT	L,0-12	4-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.23	3.17	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.007	.07	0.00%	0.83	4b 12- 1 out d6	4b 3 out d6
8	234	34	May 23	STL		PIT	L,2-6	6-7		5	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.38	3.29	7	2	3	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.18	0.019	.06	0.00%	0.86	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d4
9	235	35	May 24	STL		PIT	L,4-9	14-GF(14)	L(0-2)	0	1.0	4	5	2	3	0	0	0	5.40	3.90	11	2	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.97	-0.494	.27	-0.08%	-4.57	14t --- 0 out tie	14t end d 5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	236	93	Jul 30(2)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-3		66	2.2	5	2	1	1	2	0	0	5.06	3.59	14	5	1	0	0	5	43			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.062	.41	-0.02%	-1.00	1b start a 4	3b 12- 2 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	237	102	Aug 8	STL		NYM	W,6-5	7-GF	W(1-2)	8	3.0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	4.26	3.35	12	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.235	.17	0.02%	1.28	7t --- 0 out d1	9t end a 1
12	238	104	Aug 11	STL	@	PIT	L,5-10	5-5		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.05	3.45	5	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.42	5b --- 0 out d7	5b 3 out d7
13	239	108	Aug 15	STL	@	SDP	L,1-7	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.86	3.45	4	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.40	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
14	240	112	Aug 19	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	2-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.74	3.41	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.80	0.155	.05	0.00%	1.50	2b 123 1 out tie	2b 3 out tie
15	241	119	Aug 26	STL		SDP	W,9-3	9-GF	S(1)	6	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.97	3.55	6	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.57	9t --- 0 out a7	9t end a 6
							4-11		W-L:1-2,Sv:1,Hld:1	3.3	22.2	19	14	10	22	20	0	0	3.97	3.55	108	2.36		4%	4%	19	43	5	0%	2	0	0	85	3	1	0	2	0	1	.81	-0.303	.54	-0.20%	-0.82

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