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| Name | Team | Age |
| Sammy "Sail Away" Higgins | Retired (1992, Age 35) | Died (2025, Age 68) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 4, Pick 63 (1980) |
SP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Ralph Kiner League | 0 | 2 years (0 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/27/1957 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
| 1980 | Minors | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 |
| 1980 | Majors | 18.00 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 5 / 18 |
| 1981 | Majors | 26.00 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 9 | 5 / 17 | 10 / 26 |
| 1982 | Majors | 30.00 | 0 / 1 | 4 / 19 | 3 / 10 | 7 / 30 |
| 1983 | Majors | 18.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 1 / 18 |
| 1984 | Majors | 28.00 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 13 | 2 / 15 | 5 / 28 |
| 1985 | Majors | 24.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 13 | 1 / 11 | 3 / 24 |
| 1986 | Majors | 28.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 15 | 3 / 12 | 3 / 28 |
| 1987 | Majors | 28.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 16 | 1 / 28 |
| 1988 | Majors | 23.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 13 | 2 / 23 |
| 1989 | Majors | 23.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 14 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 23 |
| 1990 | Majors | 30.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 13 | 2 / 14 | 2 / 30 |
| 1991 | Majors | 46.84 | -2 / 10 | -5 / 18 | -1 / 18 | -8 / 46 |
| 1992 | Majors | 45.24 | -1 / 13 | -8 / 16 | -5 / 16 | -14 / 45 |
| Total | -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. |