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Kirby Higbe Kirby Higbe

Full name: Walter Kirby Higbe Born: April 8, 1915, Columbia, South Carolina Died May 6, 1985, Columbia, South Carolina Buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina First Game: October 3, 1937; Final Game: July 7, 1950 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 190 Kirby Higbe Collectibles! Kirby Higbe Memorabilia! Kirby Higbe Cards! Kirby Higbe Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1937 CHI N                 1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    1   0   0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N                 2     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    1   0   0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N                 9     7    0    2   1   0   0    1    0    3   0   1   0    0  .286  .286  .429   0.0 1939 CHI N
1939 PHI N                34    66    5   11   1   0   0    5    0   15   0   6   2    0  .167  .167  .182   0.0 1939 PHI N
1939 TOT N                43    73    5   13   2   0   0    6    0   18   0   7   2    0  .178  .178  .205   0.0 1939 TOT N
1940 PHI N                41   103    5   17   1   1   0    3    3   26   0   3   4    0  .165  .189  .194   0.0 1940 PHI N
1941 BRO N                48   112    6   21   3   1   0   14    4   23   0   6   6    0  .188  .216  .232   0.0 1941 BRO N
1942 BRO N                38    77    2    8   2   0   0    8    0   16   0   7   2    0  .104  .104  .130   0.0 1942 BRO N
1943 BRO N                35    65    2    9   0   0   1    1    3   12   0   4   1    0  .138  .176  .185   0.0 1943 BRO N
1946 BRO N                42    77    5   10   2   0   0    7    0   11   0   6   0    0  .130  .130  .156   0.0 1946 BRO N
1947 BRO N                 4     5    0    1   1   0   0    0    0    1   0   0   0    0  .200  .200  .400   0.0 1947 BRO N
1947 PIT N                46    72    6   10   2   0   1    4    2   11   0   6   2    0  .139  .162  .208   0.0 1947 PIT N
1947 TOT N                50    77    6   11   3   0   1    4    2   12   0   6   2    0  .143  .165  .221   0.0 1947 TOT N
1948 PIT N                56    48    4   10   1   0   1    3    0   11   0   0   2    0  .208  .208  .292   0.0 1948 PIT N
1949 PIT N                 7     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1949 PIT N
1949 NY  N                37    15    0    1   0   0   0    1    3    4   0   0   0    0  .067  .222  .067   0.0 1949 NY  N
1949 TOT N                44    18    0    1   0   0   0    1    3    4   0   0   0    0  .056  .190  .056   0.0 1949 TOT N
1950 NY  N                18     4    0    1   0   0   0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0  .250  .250  .250   0.0 1950 NY  N
Total                    418   660   35  101  14   2   3   47   15  135   0  39  19    0  .153  .172  .194   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1941 BRO N Daily Splits    1     1    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1941 BRO N

All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1946 NL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1946 NL   

Pitching RecordPitching Record

Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HPB  BK   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1937 CHI N                 1   0   0   0   1   0    5      4    23   1    3    3    1    2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5.40  -0.2 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N                 2   2   0   0   0   0   10     10    45   1    6    6    6    4   1   1   0   0   0   0   5.40  -0.1 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N                 9   2   0   0   6   0   22.2   12   101   0    9    8   22   16   3   0   0   0   2   1   3.18   0.3 1939 CHI N
1939 PHI N                34  26  14   1   7   2  187.1  208   864  10  113  101  101   79  19   7  10   0  10  14   4.85  -2.3 1939 PHI N
1939 TOT N                43  28  14   1  13   2  210    220   965  10  122  109  123   95  22   7  10   0  12  15   4.67  -2.0 1939 TOT N
1940 PHI N                41  36  20   1   4   1  283    242  1194  12  126  117  121  137  25   9   3   1  14  19   3.72   0.7 1940 PHI N
1941 BRO N                48  39  19   2   7   3  298    244  1266  17  123  104  132  121  18   9   6   0  22   9   3.14   1.4 1941 BRO N
1942 BRO N                38  32  13   2   3   0  221.2  180   929  17   89   80  106  115  14   3   2   0  16  11   3.25  -0.3 1942 BRO N
1943 BRO N                35  27   8   1   5   0  185    189   823   4   81   76   95  108   6   4   5   0  13  10   3.70  -0.8 1943 BRO N
1946 BRO N                42  29  11   3   5   1  210.2  178   904   6   82   71  107  134  18   6   1   0  17   8   3.03   0.7 1946 BRO N
1947 BRO N                 4   3   0   0   0   0   15.2   18    76   0    9    9   12   10   2   1   1   0   2   0   5.17  -0.1 1947 BRO N
1947 PIT N                46  30  10   1  12   5  225    204   975  22  108   93  110   99  11   6   3   0  11  17   3.72   1.0 1947 PIT N
1947 TOT N                50  33  10   1  12   5  240.2  222  1051  22  117  102  122  109  13   7   4   0  13  17   3.81   0.9 1947 TOT N
1948 PIT N                56   8   3   0  31  10  158    140   681  11   75   59   83   86  11   4   3   1   8   7   3.36   0.8 1948 PIT N
1949 PIT N                 7   1   0   0   2   0   15.1   25    81   2   24   23   12    5   3   0   0   0   0   2  13.50  -1.5 1949 PIT N
1949 NY  N                37   2   0   0  13   2   80.1   72   344  12   42   31   41   38   4   5   1   0   2   0   3.47   0.0 1949 NY  N
1949 TOT N                44   3   0   0  15   2   95.2   97   425  14   66   54   53   43   7   5   1   0   2   2   5.08  -1.5 1949 TOT N
1950 NY  N                18   1   0   0   8   0   34.2   37   166   2   19   19   30   17   6   6   0   2   0   3   4.93  -0.1 1950 NY  N
Total                    418 238  98  11 104  24 1952.1 1763  8472 117  909  800  979  971 141  61  35   4 118 101   3.69  -0.5 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HPB  BK   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team

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World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record

Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1941 BRO N Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    3.2    6    19   0    3    3    2   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7.36 1941 BRO N

All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record

Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1946 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1.1    5    10   1    4    4    1   1    2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  27.00 1946 NL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG
1937 CHI N         P    1     0    0    0    0     -
1938 CHI N         P    2     1    4    0    1 1.000
1939 CHI N         P    9     1    3    0    0 1.000
1939 PHI N         P   34     8   16    0    0 1.000
1939 TOT N         P   43     9   19    0    0 1.000
1940 PHI N         P   41    15   47    3    4  .954
1941 BRO N         P   48    13   39    1    2  .981
1942 BRO N         P   38    12   36    2    5  .960
1943 BRO N         P   35     9   27    0    2 1.000
1946 BRO N         P   42    13   40    3    2  .946
1947 BRO N         P    4     1    3    0    0 1.000
1947 PIT N         P   46     9   23    1    0  .970
1947 TOT N         P   50    10   26    1    0  .973
1948 PIT N         P   56     5   22    1    0  .964
1949 PIT N         P    7     1    3    0    0 1.000
1949 NY  N         P   37     1   11    0    1 1.000
1949 TOT N         P   44     2   14    0    1 1.000
1950 NY  N         P   18     3   11    0    0 1.000
Total              P  418    92  285   11   17  .972
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG

World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1941 BRO N Daily   P    1    1    0     3.2     0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000

All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1946 NL    Daily   P    1    0    0     1.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -

TransactionsTransactions

Traded by Chicago Cubs with Joe Marty and Ray Harrell to Philadelphia Phillies in
exchange for Claude Passeau (May 29, 1939).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Vito Tamulis,
Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston and $100000 (November 11, 1940).

Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Hank Behrman, Cal McLish, Gene Mauch and Dixie
Howell to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Al Gionfriddo and $100000 (May 3,
1947).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Giants in exchange for Ray Poat and Bobby
Rhawn (June 6, 1949).

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