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Pinky Higgins

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Pinky Higgins

Original Name
Michael Franklin Higgins
Birth
Red Oak, Ellis County, Texas, USA
Death
21 Mar 1969 (aged 59)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Plot
Garden of Eternity, Block 11, Lot 25, Grave 3
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Major League Baseball Player, Manager. He played 3rd base for 14 seasons in the American League, for Philadelphia, Boston, and Detroit. A 3-time All-Star, 1934-36-44, he had a .292 lifetime batting average and played in two World Series, 1940 and 46. He holds the record of hitting safely in 12 consecutive at-bats. He managed the Boston Red Sox 8 seasons, 1955-62, winning 560 games and losing 556. He died from a heart attack at the age of 59.
Major League Baseball Player, Manager. He played 3rd base for 14 seasons in the American League, for Philadelphia, Boston, and Detroit. A 3-time All-Star, 1934-36-44, he had a .292 lifetime batting average and played in two World Series, 1940 and 46. He holds the record of hitting safely in 12 consecutive at-bats. He managed the Boston Red Sox 8 seasons, 1955-62, winning 560 games and losing 556. He died from a heart attack at the age of 59.

Bio by: John Nelms

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: John Nelms
  • Added: Mar 24, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7287734/pinky-higgins: accessed ), memorial page for Pinky Higgins (27 May 1909–21 Mar 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7287734, citing Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.