Kirby Higbe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: April 8, 1915 in Columbia, SC us

Died: May 6, 1985 in Columbia, SC

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, SC

Debut: October 3, 1937 (Age 22-178d, 8,326th in major league history)
vs. STL 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Last Game: July 7, 1950 (Age 35-090d)
vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Walter Kirby Higbe

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

118

101

ERA

3.69

418

238

1952.1

971

WHIP

1.404

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-19 / in Starts: 15-12
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	42 (22-13-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (23-15-7)

Most Driven In
Self	1
B Bragan	0
D Moore	0

Most Driven In By
P Waner	1
Self	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	174	6 (5)	Apr 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.15	-0.031	3.87	-0.06%	-0.29	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	175	11 (4)	May 3	BRO		PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.61	-0.001	2.39	0.00%	-1.20	P
3	176	16 (4)	May 8	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.82	-0.039	3.67	-0.10%	-0.27	P
4	177	23 (6)	May 16 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.92	-0.044	3.91	-0.11%	-0.35	P
5	178	36 (12)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,10-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.85	-0.023	4.17	-0.07%	-0.20	P
6	179	37	May 31 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,0-7	1-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.20	-0.015	1.36	-0.06%	-0.52	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	180	41 (3)	Jun 3	BRO	@	CHC	L,1-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
8	181	43 (1)	Jun 5	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	1.29	-0.061	5.96	-0.17%	-0.43	P
9	182	45 (1)	Jun 6 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,5-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9						P
10	183	50 (4)	Jun 13 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	1.67	-0.162	8.15	-0.47%	-1.42	P
11	184	52 (1)	Jun 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	2.41	-0.056	11.05	-0.15%	-0.27	P
12	185	54 (1)	Jun 17	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-8	GS-3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.19	-0.049	4.99	-0.12%	-0.34	P
13	186	59 (4)	Jun 22	BRO		NYG	W,7-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.92	-0.044	4.21	-0.12%	-0.35	P
14	187	64 (4)	Jun 26	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.240	.394	9	.98	0.114	5.54	0.39%	1.43	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	188	70 (5)	Jul 2	BRO		CIN	L,0-8	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.269	.454	9	.89	0.039	5.19	0.14%	0.37	P
16	189	75 (4)	Jul 5 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,8-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.286	.493	9	.97	-0.010	4.04	-0.02%	-0.19	P
17	190	78 (2)	Jul 9	BRO		PIT	W,8-7	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.207	.286	.493	9						P
18	191	80 (1)	Jul 11 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.258	.446	9	.90	-0.064	4.28	-0.18%	-0.62	P
19	192	82 (1)	Jul 16	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.250	.432	9	.55	-0.013	2.07	-0.03%	-0.14	P
20	193	86 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-11	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.206	.250	.456	9	.97	0.042	4.42	0.12%	0.37	P
21	194	88 (1)	Jul 22	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.206	.250	.456	9						P
22	195	92 (3)	Jul 25 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.200	.242	.442	9	.70	-0.017	1.89	-0.03%	-0.15	P
23	196	95 (2)	Jul 28 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.139	.184	.222	.406	9	1.76	-0.126	2.21	-0.10%	-1.07	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	197	99 (3)	Aug 1 (2)	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.128	.171	.205	.376	9	.93	-0.096	.91	-0.06%	-1.30	P
25	198	105 (5)	Aug 12	BRO		CIN	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.140	.178	.209	.387	9	.53	-0.028	.03	0.00%	-0.66	P
26	199	109 (3)	Aug 15 (2)	BRO		STL	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.163	.191	.355	9	1.21	-0.121	.02	0.00%	-0.91	P
27	200	113 (3)	Aug 18 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,6-15	5-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.180	.208	.388	9	.56	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
28	201	124 (10)	Aug 31	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.137	.170	.196	.366	9	.17	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	202	128 (3)	Sep 5	BRO		NYG	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.175	.200	.375	9	1.06	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
30	203	133 (4)	Sep 11	BRO		PHI	W,7-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.190	.356	9	.24	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
31	204	137 (3)	Sep 17	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.175	.183	.358	9	.90	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
32	205	139 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.175	.183	.358	9						P
33	206	141 (1)	Sep 22	BRO	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.131	.172	.180	.352	9	.71	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
34	207	145 (3)	Sep 26 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9	.56	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.09	P
35	208	150 (4)	Sep 30	BRO	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.138	.176	.185	.361	9	.56	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
							16-19		72	65	2	9	0	0	1	1	3	0	12	0	4		0	1	0	0	.138	.176	.185	.361		.89	-0.978	2.44	-1.23%	-10.97

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