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	25-17 / in Starts: 21-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	65 (29-21-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	53 (27-17-8)

Most Driven In
P Reese	3
A Galan	1
C Lavagetto	1
E Stevens	1
D Whitman	1

Most Driven In By
D Walker	2
P Reiser	1
C Lavagetto	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	209	4 (3)	Apr 20	BRO		NYG	W,9-8	GS-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.27	0.012	3.43	0.02%	-0.35	P
2	210	8 (3)	Apr 24	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-3	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.25	-0.016	4.35	-0.03%	-0.40	P
3	211	10 (1)	Apr 28 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-7	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.84	-0.020	3.19	-0.05%	-0.27	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
4	212	14 (3)	May 2	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.39	-0.019	1.49	-0.05%	-0.18	P
5	213	17 (2)	May 8	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	1.26	-0.034	4.50	-0.07%	-0.29	P
6	214	20 (2)	May 11	BRO		PHI	W,12-11	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
7	215	26 (5)	May 19	BRO		CIN	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
8	216	28 (1)	May 22	BRO		CHC	W,2-1	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
9	217	30 (1)	May 24	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.94	-0.094	3.60	-0.22%	-1.76	P
10	218	36 (5)	May 30 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.59	-0.028	3.07	-0.09%	-1.27	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
11	219	43 (6)	Jun 5	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	1.01	-0.131	5.15	-0.40%	-1.29	P
12	220	48 (4)	Jun 10	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.14	-0.068	7.22	-0.26%	-0.62	P
13	221	50 (1)	Jun 12	BRO	@	STL	W,10-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	7						P
14	222	53 (2)	Jun 16	BRO		CHC	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.222	.407	9	1.38	0.076	8.41	0.28%	0.19	P
15	223	56 (2)	Jun 20	BRO		PIT	W,7-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.200	.367	9	1.23	-0.086	6.38	-0.27%	-0.76	P
16	224	60 (3)	Jun 24	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.200	.367	9						P
17	225	61	Jun 25	BRO		CIN	L,3-15	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.200	.367	9						P
18	226	65 (3)	Jun 29	BRO		BSN	W,12-3	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.206	.265	.471	9	.78	0.130	4.33	0.44%	3.27	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
19	227	68 (2)	Jul 2	BRO		PHI	W,3-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.257	.457	9	.99	-0.024	4.81	-0.07%	-0.21	P
20	228	71 (2)	Jul 5	BRO	@	NYG	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.250	.444	9	2.22	-0.060	10.44	-0.17%	-0.21	P
21	229	73 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	2-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.184	.237	.421	9	.42	-0.021	2.01	-0.06%	-0.30	P
22	230	78 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,3-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.231	.410	9	1.04	-0.026	8.04	-0.12%	-0.22	P
23	231	83 (4)	Jul 18	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.225	.400	9	1.04	-0.025	6.06	-0.09%	-0.21	P
24	232	92 (8)	Jul 27 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.163	.209	.372	9	.75	-0.053	4.11	-0.18%	-0.69	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
25	233	99 (6)	Aug 3	BRO		CIN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.152	.196	.348	9	.80	-0.062	4.84	-0.22%	-0.51	P
26	234	104 (4)	Aug 9	BRO	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.188	.333	9	1.61	-0.107	9.80	-0.39%	-0.66	P
27	235	111 (6)	Aug 15	BRO		NYG	W,7-1	GS-9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.184	.327	9	.33	-0.008	2.07	-0.03%	0.18	P
28	236	117 (5)	Aug 23	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.132	.132	.170	.302	9	1.07	-0.106	7.14	-0.43%	-0.79	P
29	237	122 (4)	Aug 27	BRO	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.140	.140	.175	.316	9	.58	-0.059	8.54	-0.52%	-1.32	P
30	238	125 (2)	Aug 31	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.169	.305	9	.81	-0.039	5.76	-0.17%	-0.28	P
Sep/Oct		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
31	239	130 (4)	Sep 3	BRO		PHI	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.161	.290	9	.53	-0.039	4.05	-0.18%	-0.64	P
32	240	133 (2)	Sep 7	BRO		NYG	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.167	.303	9	.79	0.030	6.42	0.14%	-0.15	P
33	241	137 (3)	Sep 12	BRO		STL	L,2-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.134	.134	.164	.299	9	1.02	-0.028	19.06	-0.31%	-0.30	P
34	242	138	Sep 13	BRO		STL	W,4-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.132	.132	.162	.294	9	.69	-0.017	12.04	-0.18%	-0.21	P
35	243	141 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,2-0	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.157	.286	9	.33	-0.016	3.53	-0.10%	-0.24	P
36	244	144 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.127	.127	.155	.282	9	1.34	-0.036	13.42	-0.22%	-0.30	P
37	245	149 (4)	Sep 22 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.137	.137	.164	.301	9	1.79	0.057	24.44	0.47%	0.59	P
38	246	152 (2)	Sep 25	BRO		PHI	L,9-11	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.137	.137	.164	.301	2						P
39	247	153	Sep 26	BRO		PHI	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.156	.286	9	.60	-0.072	8.85	-0.64%	-1.56	P
40	248	155 (1)	Sep 29	BRO		BSN	L,0-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.156	.286	9						P
41	249	156	Oct 1	BRO	@	STL	L,2-4	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.156	.286	9						P
42	250	157	Oct 3	BRO		STL	L,4-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.156	.286	9						P
							25-17		83	77	5	10	2	0	0	7	0	0	11	0	6		0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.156	.286		.91	-0.989	6.34	-4.15%	-11.77

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