Bill Higgins Stats

Bill Higgins was born on Sunday, December 4, 1859, in Camden, Delaware. Higgins was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 9, 1888, with the Boston Beaneaters. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Higgins baseball stats page.

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Bill Higgins



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Birth Name:   William Edward Higgins
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   12-04-1859  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Camden, Delaware
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-25-1919 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Farnhurst, Delaware
Cemetery:   Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Unknown   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   155
First Game:   08-09-1888 (Age 28)
Last Game:   10-02-1890
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bill Higgins

Bill Higgins Pitching Stats

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Bill Higgins Hitting Stats

1888 29 Beaneaters 14 54 5 10 1 0 0 0 4 1 - 3 - - 0 - .185 .200 .204
1890 31 Browns 67 258 39 65 6 2 0 0 35 24 - - - - 0 - .252 .316 .291
1890 31 Stars 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 0 - .250 .250 .500
2 Years 82 316 45 76 8 2 0 0 40 25 0 3 - - 0 - .241 .296 .278

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Bill Higgins Fielding Stats

1888 Beaneaters 2B 14 - - 106 7.6 96 44 52 10 12 n/a n/a n/a .906 0.00
1890 Browns 2B 67 - - 391 5.8 372 168 204 19 34 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00
1890 Stars 2B 1 - - 8 8.0 8 4 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
2B Totals 82 0 0 505 6.2 476 216 260 29 47 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00
2 Years 82 - - 505 6.2 476 216 260 29 47 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00

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Bill Higgins Miscellaneous Stats

1888 Beaneaters 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 18.0 13.5 - - -
1890 Browns 7 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 7.4 - - -
1890 Stars 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 4.0 - - -
2 Years 8 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 105.3 7.9 - - -

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Bill Higgins Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1888 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Syracuse Stars n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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