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Kirby Higbe
Full name Walter Kirby Higbe Born April 8, 1915, Columbia, South Carolina Died May 6, 1985, Columbia, South Carolina Buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina First Game: October 3, 1937 ; Final Game: July 7, 1950 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 190 Ejections: 1943 (1), 1948 (1). Total: 2 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1937 CHI N Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N Daily Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N Daily Splits 9 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 0.0 1939 CHI N
1939 PHI N Daily Splits 34 66 5 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 .167 .167 .182 0.0 1939 PHI N
1939 TOT N 43 73 5 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 18 0 7 0 0 2 2 0 0 .178 .178 .205 0.0 1939 TOT N
1940 PHI N Daily Splits 41 103 5 17 1 1 0 3 3 0 26 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 .165 .189 .194 0.0 1940 PHI N
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 48 112 6 21 3 1 0 14 4 0 23 0 6 0 2 6 0 1 .188 .216 .232 0.0 1941 BRO N
1942 BRO N Daily Splits 38 77 2 8 2 0 0 8 0 0 16 0 7 0 2 2 0 0 .104 .104 .130 0.0 1942 BRO N
1943 BRO N Daily Splits 35 65 2 9 0 0 1 1 3 0 12 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 .138 .176 .185 0.0 1943 BRO N
1946 BRO N Daily Splits 42 77 5 10 2 0 0 7 0 0 11 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 .130 .130 .156 0.0 1946 BRO N
1947 BRO N Daily Splits 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 0.0 1947 BRO N
1947 PIT N Daily Splits 46 72 6 10 2 0 1 4 2 0 11 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 .139 .162 .208 0.0 1947 PIT N
1947 TOT N 50 77 6 11 3 0 1 4 2 0 12 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 .143 .165 .221 0.0 1947 TOT N
1948 PIT N Daily Splits 56 48 4 10 1 0 1 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .208 .208 .292 0.0 1948 PIT N
1949 PIT N Daily Splits 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1949 PIT N
1949 NY N Daily Splits 37 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .222 .067 0.0 1949 NY N
1949 TOT N 44 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 .190 .056 0.0 1949 TOT N
1950 NY N Daily Splits 18 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 0.0 1950 NY N
Total (12 Years) Splits 418 660 35 101 14 2 3 47 15 0 135 0 39 0 0 15 19 0 1 .153 .172 .194 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1941 BRO N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1946 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1946 NL
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1937 CHI N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 23 1 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 5.40 - -0.2 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 10 45 1 6 6 6 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5.40 5.00 -0.1 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N Daily Splits 9 2 0 0 6 0 22.2 12 101 0 9 8 22 3 16 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 3.18 8.00 0.3 1939 CHI N
1939 PHI N Daily Splits 34 26 14 1 7 2 187.1 208 864 10 113 101 101 4 79 19 7 10 0 37 10 11 15 10 14 4.85 4.23 -2.3 1939 PHI N
1939 TOT N 43 28 14 1 13 2 210 220 965 10 122 109 123 7 95 22 7 10 0 39 10 13 16 12 15 4.67 4.50 -2.0 1939 TOT N
1940 PHI N Daily Splits 41 36 20 1 4 1 283 242 1194 12 126 117 121 7 137 25 9 3 1 54 9 21 24 14 19 3.72 3.47 0.7 1940 PHI N
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 48 39 19 2 7 3 298 244 1266 17 123 104 132 8 121 18 9 6 0 56 7 18 26 22 9 3.14 5.46 1.4 1941 BRO N
1942 BRO N Daily Splits 38 32 13 2 3 0 221.2 180 929 17 89 80 106 10 115 14 3 2 0 29 4 23 15 16 11 3.25 4.94 -0.3 1942 BRO N
1943 BRO N Daily Splits 35 27 8 1 5 0 185 189 823 4 81 76 95 7 108 6 4 5 0 36 6 10 13 13 10 3.70 3.78 -0.8 1943 BRO N
1946 BRO N Daily Splits 42 29 11 3 5 1 210.2 178 904 6 82 71 107 11 134 18 6 1 0 34 6 14 17 17 8 3.03 4.76 0.7 1946 BRO N
1947 BRO N Daily Splits 4 3 0 0 0 0 15.2 18 76 0 9 9 12 2 10 2 1 1 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 5.17 8.00 -0.1 1947 BRO N
1947 PIT N Daily Splits 46 30 10 1 12 5 225 204 975 22 108 93 110 17 99 11 6 3 0 46 10 18 12 11 17 3.72 4.30 1.0 1947 PIT N
1947 TOT N 50 33 10 1 12 5 240.2 222 1051 22 117 102 122 19 109 13 7 4 0 52 10 19 13 13 17 3.81 4.64 0.9 1947 TOT N
1948 PIT N Daily Splits 56 8 3 0 31 10 158 140 681 11 75 59 83 1 86 11 4 3 1 27 12 13 9 8 7 3.36 3.75 0.8 1948 PIT N
1949 PIT N Daily Splits 7 1 0 0 2 0 15.1 25 81 2 24 23 12 1 5 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 13.50 6.00 -1.5 1949 PIT N
1949 NY N Daily Splits 37 2 0 0 13 2 80.1 72 344 11 42 31 41 0 38 4 5 1 0 12 1 8 7 2 0 3.47 5.50 0.0 1949 NY N
1949 TOT N 44 3 0 0 15 2 95.2 97 425 13 66 54 53 1 43 7 5 1 0 14 2 9 9 2 2 5.08 5.67 -1.5 1949 TOT N
1950 NY N Daily Splits 18 1 0 0 8 0 34.2 37 166 2 19 19 30 1 17 6 6 0 2 7 1 1 0 0 3 4.93 6.00 -0.1 1950 NY N
Total (12 Years) Splits 418 238 98 11 104 24 1952.1 1763 8472 116 909 800 979 72 971 141 61 35 4 349 67 142 146 118 101 3.69 4.53 -0.5 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 6 19 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.36 4.00 1941 BRO N
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1946 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 5 10 1 4 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27.00 - 1946 NL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1937 CHI N Daily Splits P 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1938 CHI N Daily Splits P 2 2 0 10 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1939 CHI N Daily Splits P 9 2 0 22.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
1939 PHI N Daily Splits P 34 26 14 187.1 8 16 0 0 0 1 12 5 0 1.000
1939 TOT N P 43 28 14 210 9 19 0 0 0 1 15 5 0 1.000
1940 PHI N Daily Splits P 41 36 20 283 15 47 3 4 0 3 21 18 1 .954
1941 BRO N Daily Splits P 48 39 19 298 13 39 1 2 0 2 7 6 1 .981
1942 BRO N Daily Splits P 38 32 13 221.2 12 36 2 5 0 0 9 5 0 .960
1943 BRO N Daily Splits P 35 27 8 185 9 27 0 2 0 6 8 12 0 1.000
1946 BRO N Daily Splits P 42 29 11 210.2 13 40 3 2 0 6 11 6 1 .946
1947 BRO N Daily Splits P 4 3 0 15.2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000
1947 PIT N Daily Splits P 46 30 10 225 9 23 1 0 0 7 9 6 0 .970
1947 TOT N P 50 33 10 240.2 10 26 1 0 0 8 9 7 0 .973
1948 PIT N Daily Splits P 56 8 3 157.1 5 22 1 0 0 14 6 4 1 .964
1949 PIT N Daily Splits P 7 1 0 15.1 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000
1949 NY N Daily Splits P 37 2 0 80.1 1 11 0 1 0 4 7 4 1 1.000
1949 TOT N P 44 3 0 95.2 2 14 0 1 0 5 8 5 1 1.000
1950 NY N Daily Splits P 18 1 0 34.2 3 11 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits P 418 238 98 1951.2 92 285 11 17 0 47 95 69 5 .972
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1941 BRO N Daily Splits P 1 1 0 3.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1946 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-16-1943 BOX BRO N Bill Stewart Balls and strikes (Threw glove)
6-29-1948 BOX PIT N Bill Stewart Interference call
Transaction Information
Sold by Atlanta (Southern Association) to Chicago Cubs (March 31, 1935 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Joe Marty and Ray Harrell to Philadelphia Phillies in
exchange for Claude Passeau (May 29, 1939 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Vito Tamulis ,
Bill Crouch , Mickey Livingston and $100000 (November 11, 1940 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Hank Behrman , Cal McLish , Gene Mauch and Dixie
Howell to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Al Gionfriddo and $100000 (May 3,
1947 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Giants in exchange for Ray Poat and Bobby
Rhawn (June 6, 1949 ).
Sold by New York Giants to Minneapolis (American Association) (July 12, 1950 ).
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