Kirby Higbe Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 71 Weight: 190 Born: Thursday, April 08, 1915 in Columbia, SC USA Died: 5 6 1985 in Columbia, SC USA Debut: 10/3/1937 Last Game: 7/7/1950 Full Name: Walter Kirby Higbe
1940 – Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Larry MacPhail still needs a starting pitcher to make his team a threat to the Reds. He acquires pitcher Kirby Higbe from the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher Mickey Livingston, pitchers Bill Crouch and Vito Tamulis, and $100,000. Higbe, who won 14 games in 1940, will win 22 games next season to lead National League pitchers.
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