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Kirby Higbe
MLB · 1937–1950 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
5'11"
Weight
190 lbs
Born
1915-04-08
Birthplace
Columbia, USA
Years Active
1937–1950
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
418
H
101
HR
3
RBI
47
SB
0
AVG
.153
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CHN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1938 | CHN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1939 | CHN | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 |
| 1939 | PHI | 34 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .167 |
| 1940 | PHI | 41 | 103 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .165 |
| 1941 | BRO | 48 | 112 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .188 |
| 1942 | BRO | 38 | 77 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .104 |
| 1943 | BRO | 35 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .138 |
| 1946 | BRO | 42 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .130 |
| 1947 | BRO | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| 1947 | PIT | 46 | 72 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .139 |
| 1948 | PIT | 56 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .208 |
| 1949 | NY1 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .067 |
| 1949 | PIT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1950 | NY1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CHN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 |
| 1938 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5.40 |
| 1939 | CHN | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 3.18 |
| 1939 | PHI | 10 | 14 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 208 | 101 | 10 | 101 | 79 | 4.85 |
| 1940 | PHI | 14 | 19 | 41 | 36 | 1 | 242 | 117 | 12 | 121 | 137 | 3.72 |
| 1941 | BRO | 22 | 9 | 48 | 39 | 3 | 244 | 104 | 17 | 132 | 121 | 3.14 |
| 1942 | BRO | 16 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 180 | 80 | 17 | 106 | 115 | 3.25 |
| 1943 | BRO | 13 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 189 | 76 | 4 | 95 | 108 | 3.70 |
| 1946 | BRO | 17 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 178 | 71 | 6 | 107 | 134 | 3.03 |
| 1947 | BRO | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 5.17 |
| 1947 | PIT | 11 | 17 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 204 | 93 | 22 | 110 | 99 | 3.72 |
| 1948 | PIT | 8 | 7 | 56 | 8 | 10 | 140 | 59 | 11 | 83 | 86 | 3.36 |
| 1949 | NY1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 31 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 3.47 |
| 1949 | PIT | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 13.50 |
| 1950 | NY1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 4.93 |
Awards
Baseball Magazine All-Star (1941)
Kirby Higbe Trading Cards
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