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Name	Team	Age
John Higgins	Retired (1979, Age 34)	Died (2023, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 51 (1966)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League	0	0 years (51 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A+	0	8/4/1945
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (27.4 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1973	KC	2	9	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	.889	.222	.667	.222
1978	KC	23	76	4	19	1	0	1	7	8	18	0	1	1	.620	.318	.303	.250
Total		25	85	6	21	2	0	2	8	8	23	0	1	1	.650	.309	.341	.247

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	John Higgins has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-05-16	The Kansas City Athletics have waived John Higgins.
1979-04-01	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Ed Klawitter to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated John Higgins for assignment.
1978-08-20	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted John Higgins to the major league team.
1978-08-20	The Kansas City Athletics have acquired John Higgins from the waiver wire.
1974-05-12	The Kansas City Athletics have waived John Higgins.
1973-09-27	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Moe Corkhill to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated John Higgins for assignment.
1973-09-12	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted John Higgins to the major league team.
1973-09-12	The Kansas City Athletics have acquired John Higgins from the waiver wire.
1970-03-05	The Chicago Dragons have acquired Mookie Redmond from the waiver wire. The Chicago Dragons have waived John Higgins.