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Full name Michael Franklin Higgins
Born May 27, 1909, Red Oak, Texas
Died March 21, 1969, Dallas, Texas
Buried at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas (Eternity- Block 11- Lot 25- Space 3)
First Game: June 25, 1930; Final Game: October 15, 1946
Managed First Game: April 12, 1955; Managed Final Game: September 30, 1962
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 185
Named third baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1934 and 1936)
Ejections as manager: 1961 (1)
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       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 BFW Year Team 1930 PHI A Daily Splits 14 24 1 6 2 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .357 .333 -0.2 1930 PHI A 1933 PHI A Daily Splits 152 567 85 178 34 12 13 99 61 1 53 2 5 0 18 18 2 7 .314 .383 .485 1.7 1933 PHI A 1934 PHI A Daily Splits 144 543 89 179 37 6 16 90 56 2 70 0 7 0 7 7 9 2 .330 .392 .508 1.8 1934 PHI A 1935 PHI A Daily Splits 133 524 69 155 32 4 23 94 42 1 62 2 5 0 7 14 6 2 .296 .350 .504 0.6 1935 PHI A 1936 PHI A Daily Splits 146 550 89 159 32 2 12 80 67 3 61 0 3 0 8 15 7 4 .289 .366 .420 -1.0 1936 PHI A 1937 BOS A Daily Splits 153 570 88 172 33 5 9 106 76 3 51 1 7 0 11 19 2 6 .302 .385 .425 -1.5 1937 BOS A 1938 BOS A Daily Splits 139 524 77 159 29 5 5 106 71 5 55 1 7 0 6 12 10 9 .303 .388 .406 -0.9 1938 BOS A 1939 DET A Daily Splits 132 489 57 135 23 2 8 76 56 3 41 2 4 10 0 11 14 7 4 .276 .346 .380 -1.4 1939 DET A 1940 DET A Daily Splits 131 480 70 130 24 3 13 76 61 3 31 3 7 0 13 14 4 2 .271 .357 .415 -1.0 1940 DET A 1941 DET A Daily Splits 147 540 79 161 28 3 11 73 67 3 45 2 10 0 12 20 5 4 .298 .378 .422 0.9 1941 DET A 1942 DET A Daily Splits 143 499 65 133 34 2 11 79 72 2 21 3 5 0 17 21 3 7 .267 .362 .409 -0.3 1942 DET A 1943 DET A Daily Splits 138 523 63 145 20 1 10 84 57 3 31 1 11 0 12 17 2 5 .277 .349 .377 -0.5 1943 DET A 1944 DET A Daily Splits 148 543 79 161 32 4 7 76 81 8 34 4 12 0 15 17 4 4 .297 .392 .409 1.1 1944 DET A 1946 DET A Daily Splits 18 60 2 13 3 1 0 8 5 2 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 .217 .277 .300 -0.8 1946 DET A 1946 BOS A Daily Splits 64 200 18 55 11 1 2 28 24 1 24 1 2 0 1 8 0 2 .275 .356 .370 -0.2 1946 BOS A 1946 TOT A 82 260 20 68 14 2 2 36 29 3 30 1 3 0 1 9 0 3 .262 .338 .354 -1.0 1946 TOT A Total (14 Years) Splits 1802 6636 931 1941 374 51 140 1075 800 40 590 22 86 10 0 138 199 61 59 .292 .370 .428 -1.7 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

          World 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 1940 DET A Daily Splits 7 24 2 8 3 1 1 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .407 .667 1940 DET A 1946 BOS A Daily Splits 7 24 1 5 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .269 .250 1946 BOS A Total ( 2 Years) Splits 14 48 3 13 4 1 1 8 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .340 .458 Total 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

         All-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 1936 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1936 AL 1944 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1944 AL Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total 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

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1930 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 5 3 3 31 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 1930 PHI A 2B 2 0 0 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1930 PHI A SS 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1933 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 152 152 151 1337.2 159 270 24 23 0 .947 1934 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 144 144 144 1259 147 247 37 34 0 .914 1935 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 131 131 131 1168.1 162 214 21 15 0 .947 1936 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 145 145 143 1266.1 151 266 26 24 0 .941 1937 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 152 152 149 1340.1 161 258 29 29 0 .935 1938 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 138 138 135 1203.1 140 272 39 28 0 .914 1939 DET A Daily Splits 3B 130 128 127 1128.2 140 241 36 22 0 .914 1940 DET A Daily Splits 3B 129 128 128 1137 133 239 29 16 1 .928 1941 DET A Daily Splits 3B 145 144 143 1283.1 153 304 26 14 0 .946 1942 DET A Daily Splits 3B 137 137 135 1226 134 243 30 24 0 .926 1943 DET A Daily Splits 3B 138 138 136 1255.2 156 253 26 22 0 .940 1944 DET A Daily Splits 3B 146 146 145 1304 146 311 22 21 0 .954 1946 DET A Daily Splits 3B 17 16 15 142.2 12 25 2 2 0 .949 1946 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 59 55 50 477.1 52 109 9 14 0 .947 1946 TOT A 3B 76 71 65 620 64 134 11 16 0 .947 Total (14 Years) Splits 3B 1768 1757 1735 15560.2 1848 3258 356 288 1 .935 Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 2 0 0 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 - Total ( 1 Year ) SS 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1940 DET A Daily Splits 3B 7 7 7 60 4 30 2 1 0 .944 1946 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 7 7 6 59 6 6 2 0 0 .857 Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3B 14 14 13 119 10 36 4 1 0 .920 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1936 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) Splits 3B 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

                       Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1955 BOS A 154 84 70 .545 755 652 4 1956 BOS A 155 84 70 .545 780 751 4 1957 BOS A 154 82 72 .532 721 668 3 1958 BOS A 155 79 75 .513 697 691 3 1959 BOS A 73 31 42 .425 328 343 7- 2 8 5 1960 BOS A 105 48 57 .457 464 519 6-14 8 7 1961 BOS A 163 76 86 .469 729 792 6 1962 BOS A 160 76 84 .475 707 756 8 Total ( 8 Years) 1119 560 556 .502 5181 5172 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 5- 9-1961 BOX BOS A Larry Napp Call at 2B

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (June, 1930).

Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Billy Werber (December 9, 1936).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Archie McKain to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Elden Auker, Jake Wade and Chet Morgan (December 15, 1938).

Sold by Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox (May 19, 1946).

Released by Boston Red Sox (December 17, 1946).

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