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Mordecai Brown League
10-13-2263
Joe Higbe Second Base
Retired (1969, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .198 Total Rating 49   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .506 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 76 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 04-08-1935
HR 6 Drafted Round 4, Pick 58
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(73 games)
RBI 30
SB 8
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 41 Contact vs. L 40 Endurance 55   Ldrship 20
Power vs. R 41 Power vs. L 60 Velocity 1   Mentor vR 26
Speed 70 Bunt 41 Control 19   Mentor vL 56
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS 54 (54.6%) Range 69 WS Rings 0
1B --- LF 2 (2.7%) Arm 24 WS Appearances 0
2B 100 (100%) CF 0 (0.3%)   Health 82 LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1953 Minors 18 69.00 9 / 9 10 / 10 7 / 9 10 / 13 4 / 8 12 / 12 8 / 8 60 / 69
1953 Majors 18 1.23 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
1954 Minors 19 17.00 4 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 5 / 5 16 / 17
1955 Majors 20 10.89 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 2 3 / 10
1956 Majors 21 11.05 2 / 3 0 / 0 2 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 2 8 / 11
1957 Minors 22 8.00 1 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 8
1958 Minors 23 7.00 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 7
1959 Minors 24 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 2
1959 Majors 24 8.32 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 5 / 8
1960 Minors 25 1.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
1961 Minors 26 7.00 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 2 5 / 7
1962 Minors 27 14.00 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 3 3 / 14
1963 Minors 28 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 4
1964 Majors 29 4.20 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 4
1965 Majors 30 1.70 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1966 Majors 31 2.40 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2
Total 0 0 0 23 / 28 16 / 19 12 / 18 14 / 25 9 / 27 18 / 22 21 / 27 113 / 166
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Joe Higbe has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-06-28The Chicago Bulldogs have waived Joe Higbe.
1966-06-14The Chicago Bulldogs have promoted Doc Shannon to the major league team. The Chicago Bulldogs have designated Joe Higbe for assignment.
1964-04-01The Chicago Bulldogs have promoted Joe Higbe to the major league team.
1961-06-13The Chicago Bulldogs have acquired Joe Higbe from the waiver wire.
1960-05-09The Boston Bridesmaids have waived Joe Higbe.
1960-04-01The Boston Bridesmaids have designated Joe Higbe for assignment.
1959-04-11The Boston Bridesmaids have promoted Joe Higbe to the major league team.
1956-10-13The Boston Bridesmaids have sent Bob Birtsas to the minors. The Boston Bridesmaids have sent Kurt Schilling to the minors. The Boston Bridesmaids have sent Joe Higbe to the minors.
1955-03-31The Boston Bridesmaids have promoted Jimmie Engle to the major league team. The Boston Bridesmaids have promoted Mike May to the major league team. The Boston Bridesmaids have promoted Merlin Giambi to the major league team. The Boston Bridesmaids have promoted Joe Higbe to the major league team. The Boston Bridesmaids have sent Tommy Mead to the minors. The Boston Bridesmaids have designated Martin Maxwell for assignment. The Boston Bridesmaids have designated George Orth for assignment. The Boston Bridesmaids have designated Cornelius Ryan for assignment.
1953-04-22The Boston Bridesmaids have promoted Dick Radatz to the major league team. The Boston Bridesmaids have promoted Merito Perry to the major league team. The Boston Bridesmaids have sent Joe Higbe to the minors. The Boston Bridesmaids have sent Howard Conine to the minors.
1953-04-01The Boston Bridesmaids have promoted Joe Higbe to the major leagues.