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
Honors
3 x All-Star
1944, 1936, 1934
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
118
OPS vs Lg
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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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1946 AL 293 .092 .290 9.9 10.2 101 2.1
1944 AL 640 .112 .307 12.7 5.3 136 7.3 ✓
1943 AL 592 .099 .280 9.6 5.2 119 10.5 ✓
1942 AL 579 .142 .261 12.4 3.6 125 11.4 ✓
1941 AL 619 .124 .310 10.8 7.3 119 11.5 ✓
1940 AL 551 .144 .268 11.1 5.6 106 13.6 ✓
1939 AL 561 .104 .289 10.0 7.3 94 8.4 ✓
1938 AL 603 .103 .332 11.8 9.1 107 5.4 ✓
1937 AL 654 .123 .320 11.6 7.8 111 9.5 ✓
1936 AL 620 .131 .308 10.8 9.8 101 12.6 ✓
1935 AL 573 .208 .301 7.3 10.8 125 25.0 ✓
1934 AL 606 .179 .357 9.2 11.6 140 16.9 ✓
1933 AL 635 .171 .329 9.6 8.3 136 13.9 ✓
1930 AL 28 .083 .316 14.3 17.9 81 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
3B 1,768 1,848 3,258 356 288 .935
2B 2 0 0 0 0 .000
SS 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1946 Boston Red Sox 3B 59 52 109 9 14 .947
1946 Detroit Tigers 3B 17 12 25 2 2 .949
1944 Detroit Tigers 3B 146 146 311 22 21 .954
1943 Detroit Tigers 3B 138 156 253 26 22 .940
1942 Detroit Tigers 3B 137 134 243 30 24 .926
1941 Detroit Tigers 3B 145 153 304 26 14 .946
1940 Detroit Tigers 3B 129 133 239 29 16 .928
1939 Detroit Tigers 3B 130 140 241 36 22 .914
1938 Boston Red Sox 3B 138 140 272 39 28 .914
1937 Boston Red Sox 3B 152 161 258 29 29 .935
1936 Philadelphia Athletics 3B 145 151 266 26 24 .941
1935 Philadelphia Athletics 3B 131 162 214 21 15 .947
1934 Philadelphia Athletics 3B 144 147 247 37 34 .914
1933 Philadelphia Athletics 3B 152 159 270 24 23 .947
1930 Philadelphia Athletics 2B 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1930 Philadelphia Athletics 3B 5 2 6 0 0 1.000
1930 Philadelphia Athletics SS 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 14 48 13 1 8 .271
1946 World Series Boston Red Sox 7 24 5 0 2 .208
1940 World Series Detroit Tigers 7 24 8 1 6 .333
Managerial record: 560-556 (.502) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1962 Boston Red Sox AL 160 76 84 .475 8
1961 Boston Red Sox AL 163 76 86 .469 6
1960 Boston Red Sox AL 105 48 57 .457 7
1959 Boston Red Sox AL 73 31 42 .425 8
1958 Boston Red Sox AL 155 79 75 .513 3
1957 Boston Red Sox AL 154 82 72 .532 3
1956 Boston Red Sox AL 155 84 70 .545 4
1955 Boston Red Sox AL 154 84 70 .545 4