Red Sox 3B Pinky Higgins extends his consecutive hit string to 12, with eight hits in a doubleheader split with Detroit

Red Sox 3B Pinky Higgins extends his consecutive hit string to 12, with eight hits in a doubleheader split with Detroit

On June 21, 1938 Red Sox 3B Pinky Higgins extends his consecutive hit string to 12, with eight hits in a doubleheader split with Detroit. He is 4 for 4 in each game, a Boston win in the opener, 8 – 3. Detroit wins the nitecap, 5 – 4, with Rudy York catching both games. Tomorrow, Pinky will strike out against Vern Kennedy in his…