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	5-38 / in Starts: 1-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (9-2-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
W Marshall	1

Most Driven In By
W Lockman	0

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	357	2 (1)	Apr 20	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	358	10 (7)	Apr 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.30	-0.056	6.74	-0.10%	-0.30	P
3	359	11	Apr 30	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.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	360	15 (3)	May 4	PIT	@	NYG	L,4-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	361	23 (7)	May 12	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-11	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	362	35 (11)	May 26	PIT	@	STL	L,6-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	363	39 (3)	May 30 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,5-8	2-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.021	.38	-0.01%	-0.35	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
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Giants
8	364	50	Jun 9	NYG		STL	L,1-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	365	53 (2)	Jun 12	NYG		PIT	L,5-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	366	58 (4)	Jun 20	NYG	@	STL	L,2-7	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.016	1.63	-0.02%	-0.31	P
11	367	60 (1)	Jun 22	NYG	@	STL	L,8-11	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	368	62 (1)	Jun 24	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
13	369	70 (7)	Jul 2	NYG		BRO	L,8-13	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	370	80 (9)	Jul 16 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,6-7	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	371	81	Jul 17	NYG		STL	L,1-10	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.036	.65	-0.02%	-0.74	P
16	372	85 (3)	Jul 21	NYG		CIN	W,9-5	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.044	.48	-0.02%	-0.51	P
17	373	86	Jul 22	NYG		CHC	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	374	88 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	375	89	Jul 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	376	90	Jul 26	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-4	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	377	91	Jul 27	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-3	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.27	-0.013	.12	0.00%	-0.84	P
22	378	92	Jul 28	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
23	379	93	Jul 29	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						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	380	100 (6)	Aug 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	8						P
25	381	101	Aug 5	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
26	382	103 (1)	Aug 7	NYG	@	STL	L,2-9	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.63	-0.016	.61	-0.01%	-0.17	P
27	383	106 (2)	Aug 10	NYG		BSN	L,1-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
28	384	107	Aug 11	NYG		BSN	T,7-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
29	385	113 (5)	Aug 18	NYG	@	BSN	L,6-10	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
30	386	114	Aug 19	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
31	387	115	Aug 20	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
32	388	118 (2)	Aug 23	NYG		CHC	L,5-7	5-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.40	0.012	.02	0.00%	0.21	P
33	389	123 (4)	Aug 27 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-11	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
34	390	124	Aug 28 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,3-10	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.23	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
35	391	128 (3)	Sep 1	NYG		PIT	W,9-5	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.28	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
36	392	129	Sep 2	NYG		BRO	L,0-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9						P
37	393	131 (1)	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9						P
38	394	136 (4)	Sep 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-12	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9						P
39	395	141 (4)	Sep 14	NYG	@	STL	L,3-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9						P
40	396	143 (1)	Sep 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9						P
41	397	145 (1)	Sep 18 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9						P
42	398	146	Sep 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259	9	1.66	0.067	.00	0.00%	0.41	P
43	399	150 (3)	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259	9						P
44	400	151	Sep 24	NYG		BSN	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259	9						P
							5-38		20	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259		.74	-0.119	.68	-0.19%	-2.44

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