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Ralph Kiner League 5-30-2064 |
| Sammy "Sail Away" Higgins |  Starting PitcherRetired (1992, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 5.75 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| W-L | 11-30 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 0 | Age at Death | 68 | Date of Birth | 05-27-1957 | |
| K | 307 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 63 (1980) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (0 games) |
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| IP | 327.1 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.66 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor Val |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
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| 1980 | Minors | 23 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | |||
| 1980 | Majors | 23 | 18.00 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 5 / 18 | |||
| 1981 | Majors | 24 | 26.00 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 9 | 5 / 17 | 10 / 26 | |||
| 1982 | Majors | 25 | 30.00 | 0 / 1 | 4 / 19 | 3 / 10 | 7 / 30 | |||
| 1983 | Majors | 26 | 18.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 1 / 18 | |||
| 1984 | Majors | 27 | 28.00 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 13 | 2 / 15 | 5 / 28 | |||
| 1985 | Majors | 28 | 24.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 13 | 1 / 11 | 3 / 24 | |||
| 1986 | Majors | 29 | 28.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 15 | 3 / 12 | 3 / 28 | |||
| 1987 | Majors | 30 | 28.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 16 | 1 / 28 | |||
| 1988 | Majors | 31 | 23.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 13 | 2 / 23 | |||
| 1989 | Majors | 32 | 23.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 14 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 23 | |||
| 1990 | Majors | 33 | 30.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 13 | 2 / 14 | 2 / 30 | |||
| 1991 | Majors | 34 | 46.84 | 162 | 31 | 0 | -2 / 10 | -5 / 18 | -1 / 18 | -8 / 46 |
| 1992 | Majors | 35 | 45.24 | 162 | 31 | 0 | -1 / 13 | -8 / 16 | -5 / 16 | -14 / 45 |
| Total | 324 | 62 | 0 | -3 / 29 | 7 / 168 | 15 / 172 | 19 / 369 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1992-11-01 | Sammy "Sail Away" Higgins has retired from the Chicago Derecho |
| 1991-04-11 | The Chicago Derecho have renamed Sammy Higgins to Sammy "Sail Away" Higgins. |
| 1991-04-01 | The Chicago Derecho have promoted Henry Lee to the major league team. The Chicago Derecho have promoted Jim Archer to the major league team. The Chicago Derecho have promoted Sammy Higgins to the major league team. The Chicago Derecho have designated Bill Vukovich for assignment. |
| 1991-03-07 | The Chicago Derecho have acquired Sammy Higgins from the waiver wire. |
| 1980-04-14 | The Detroit Tortfeasors have waived Sammy Higgins. |