Player
Pinky Higgins
Player Info
- Full Name
- Michael Franklin
- Born
-
May 27, 1909
Red Oak, TX, USA - Died
- March 21, 1969
- Size
- 6'1" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- June 25, 1930
- Final Game
- September 29, 1946
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- Philadelphia Athletics 1930-1936
- Boston Red Sox 1937-1946
- Detroit Tigers 1939-1946
Honors
3 x All-Star
1937 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1936 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1935 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1934 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1933 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
1,802
G
.292
AVG
1,941
H
140
HR
1,075
RBI
.796
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| 1946 | Boston Red Sox | 64 | 200 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .275 |
| 1944 | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 543 | 161 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 79 | .297 |
| 1943 | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 523 | 145 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 62 | .277 |
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 499 | 133 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 65 | .267 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 540 | 161 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 79 | .298 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 131 | 480 | 130 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 70 | .271 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 132 | 489 | 135 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 57 | .276 |
| 1938 | Boston Red Sox | 139 | 524 | 159 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 77 | .303 |
| 1937 | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 570 | 172 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 88 | .302 |
| 1936 | Philadelphia Athletics | 146 | 550 | 159 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 89 | .289 |
| 1935 | Philadelphia Athletics | 133 | 524 | 155 | 32 | 4 | 23 | 69 | .296 |
| 1934 | Philadelphia Athletics | 144 | 543 | 179 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 89 | .330 |
| 1933 | Philadelphia Athletics | 152 | 567 | 178 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 85 | .314 |
| 1930 | Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |