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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
Jose Higginbotham Relief Pitcher
Retired (1962, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.60 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 9-10 Status Deceased (1993) Option Years 0  
SV 5 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 04-26-1928
K 91 Drafted Round 6, Pick 96
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(103 games)
IP 150.0
WHIP 1.76
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D  Endurance C+   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L C- Velocity C+   Mentor Val A+
Speed C- Bunt C  Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 NYA
0
 4
4
4
0
0
0
 0
17.2
 27 21 20 0 12
11
2.21
10.19
1952 NYA
5
 3
30
0
0
0
0
 1
25.1
 37 27 26 1 12
19
1.93
9.24
1953 NYA
2
 2
62
0
0
0
3
 5
61.0
 85 49 45 0 30
40
1.89
6.64
1954 PIT
2
 1
23
0
0
0
0
 3
22.1
 27 12 11 0 7
11
1.52
4.43
1955 PIT
0
 0
17
0
0
0
2
 1
23.2
 20 8 8 0 7
10
1.14
3.04
2088
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
9
 10
136
4
0
0
5
 10
150.0
 196 117 110 1 68
91
1.76
6.60
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Jose Higginbotham has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1956-04-04The Pittsburgh Miners have waived Jose Higginbotham.
1956-03-25The Pittsburgh Miners have designated Jose Higginbotham for assignment.
1955-04-01The Pittsburgh Miners have promoted Jose Higginbotham to the major league team.
1954-10-03The Pittsburgh Miners have sent Greg Berblinger to the minors. The Pittsburgh Miners have sent Jose Higginbotham to the minors.
1954-07-05The Pittsburgh Miners have promoted Jose Higginbotham to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Miners have sent Joe Chlupsa to the minors.
1954-04-22The Pittsburgh Miners have acquired Jose Higginbotham from the waiver wire.
1954-04-11The Cleveland Cyanide have waived Jose Higginbotham.
1954-04-11The Cleveland Cyanide have acquired Jose Higginbotham from the waiver wire.
1954-04-01The New York Yankees have waived Jose Higginbotham.
1953-09-23The New York Yankees have promoted Lenn Martin to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jose Higginbotham to the minors.
1953-05-28Jose Higginbotham of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1953-05-23The New York Yankees have promoted Jose Higginbotham to the major league team.
1953-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Pep Saverine to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jose Higginbotham to the minors.
1953-03-25The New York Yankees have promoted Shawn Fowler to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Jose Higginbotham to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Frank Keyser to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Abel Baker to the minors.
1952-08-16The New York Yankees have promoted Lenn Martin to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jose Higginbotham to the minors.
1952-08-12Jose Higginbotham of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1952-06-10The New York Yankees have promoted Jose Higginbotham to the major league team.
1950-09-23The New York Yankees have sent Jose Higginbotham to the minors.
1950-09-03The New York Yankees have promoted Jose Higginbotham to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jack Solano to the minors.
1950-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Jack Solano to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jose Higginbotham to the minors.
1950-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Jose Higginbotham to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Al Baker to the minors.