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	21-27 / in Starts: 13-18
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	57 (33-16-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (29-17-8)

Most Driven In
W Wietelmann	1
F Gustine	1
R Kiner	1
Self	1
D Howell	0

Most Driven In By
F Gustine	2
G Woodling	1
Self	1
C Rikard	0

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	251	2 (1)	Apr 17	BRO		BSN	W,12-6	GS-6	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.60	-0.026	1.62	-0.04%	-0.41	P
2	252	4 (1)	Apr 19	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-4	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9						P
3	253	8 (3)	Apr 26	BRO		NYG	W,7-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9						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	254	12 (3)	May 1	BRO		CHC	W,5-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.23	-0.077	4.41	-0.17%	-1.01	P
				Player went from Brooklyn Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates
5	255	14	May 6	PIT	@	BSN	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	1.09	-0.056	3.62	-0.11%	-0.40	P
6	256	19 (4)	May 11 (2)	PIT		STL	T,3-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	.84	-0.024	2.02	-0.04%	-0.24	P
7	257	21 (1)	May 16	PIT		BRO	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	.73	-0.037	2.08	-0.06%	-0.28	P
8	258	24 (2)	May 18 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,6-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9						P
9	259	26 (1)	May 22	PIT	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.154	.231	9	1.19	-0.120	3.26	-0.20%	-1.14	P
10	260	30 (3)	May 26	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-1	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	1.31	0.111	3.33	0.17%	0.63	P
11	261	34 (3)	May 30 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.200	.350	9	1.27	-0.037	4.38	-0.08%	-0.21	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
12	262	39 (4)	Jun 3 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-11	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9	.85	0.014	2.15	0.02%	0.03	P
13	263	46 (6)	Jun 9	PIT	@	NYG	L,10-13	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.208	.408	9	.55	-0.033	.77	-0.03%	-0.24	P
14	264	48 (1)	Jun 11	PIT	@	NYG	W,8-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.208	.408	9						P
15	265	49	Jun 12	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.208	.408	9						P
16	266	52 (2)	Jun 15 (2)	PIT		BSN	L,3-12	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.208	.408	9						P
17	267	54 (1)	Jun 19	PIT		NYG	W,12-2	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.185	.364	9	.23	-0.014	.10	0.00%	-0.54	P
18	268	57 (2)	Jun 22	PIT		PHI	L,3-4	12-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.185	.364	1						P
19	269	59 (1)	Jun 25	PIT		BRO	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.172	.339	9	.64	-0.033	.20	-0.01%	-0.28	P
20	270	61 (1)	Jun 27	PIT	@	CHC	W,12-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.167	.328	9	.13	-0.003	.03	0.00%	-0.23	P
21	271	64 (2)	Jun 29	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.171	.338	9	.31	-0.037	.07	-0.01%	-0.74	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
22	272	69 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.162	.320	9	.94	-0.054	.16	-0.01%	-0.82	P
23	273	71 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.158	.162	.320	5						P
24	274	74 (2)	Jul 10 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.125	.146	.150	.296	9	.96	-0.052	.06	0.00%	-0.62	P
25	275	79 (4)	Jul 14	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.119	.140	.143	.282	9	1.37	-0.075	.06	0.00%	-0.61	P
26	276	84 (4)	Jul 18	PIT	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.130	.149	.152	.301	9	1.33	-0.052	.09	0.00%	-0.74	P
27	277	90 (5)	Jul 24 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.122	.140	.143	.283	9	1.62	-0.136	.09	-0.01%	-1.17	P
28	278	94 (3)	Jul 27 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,4-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.140	.143	.283	9						P
29	279	96 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,5-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.118	.135	.137	.272	9	1.23	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.76	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
30	280	102 (5)	Aug 3 (2)	PIT		NYG	T,6-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.132	.135	.267	9	1.05	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
31	281	104 (1)	Aug 5	PIT		CIN	W,12-4	6-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.135	.283	9	.04	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.21	P
32	282	106 (1)	Aug 7	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.155	.143	.298	9	.67	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
33	283	108 (1)	Aug 9	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.123	.153	.140	.293	9	.71	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
34	284	112 (3)	Aug 12	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.117	.145	.133	.278	9	1.14	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
35	285	115 (2)	Aug 15	PIT		STL	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.117	.145	.133	.278	9						P
36	286	117 (1)	Aug 17	PIT		STL	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.143	.131	.274	9	.77	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
37	287	120 (2)	Aug 21	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.138	.127	.265	9	.69	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
38	288	121	Aug 22	PIT	@	NYG	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.138	.127	.265	9						P
39	289	122	Aug 23 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,11-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.138	.127	.265	9						P
40	290	125 (2)	Aug 25	PIT	@	BRO	L,10-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.138	.127	.265	9						P
41	291	128 (2)	Aug 28	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.138	.127	.265	9						P
42	292	129	Aug 30	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-5	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.109	.136	.125	.261	9	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	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
43	293	133 (3)	Sep 3	PIT		CIN	L,6-13	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.136	.125	.261	9						P
44	294	136 (2)	Sep 7	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.106	.132	.121	.254	9	1.06	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
45	295	140 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,4-3	CG(13)	6	6	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.125	.149	.181	.329	9	1.68	0.174	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
46	296	146 (5)	Sep 15	PIT		PHI	W,12-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.133	.156	.200	.356	9	.34	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.63	P
47	297	148 (1)	Sep 17	PIT		BRO	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.156	.200	.356	9						P
48	298	149	Sep 18	PIT		BRO	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.156	.200	.356	9						P
49	299	150	Sep 21 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.165	.221	.385	9	1.30	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.50	P
50	300	154 (3)	Sep 25 (1)	PIT		STL	L,3-15	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.165	.221	.385	9						P
							21-27		85	77	6	11	3	0	1	4	2	0	12	0	6		1	3	0	0	.143	.165	.221	.385		.92	-0.863	.85	-0.56%	-12.06

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