Pinky Higgins

Third baseman / Manager

Born: May 27, 1909
Red Oak, Texas

Died: March 21, 1969 (aged 59)
Dallas, Texas

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

June 25, 1930, for the Philadelphia Athletics

Last MLB appearance

September 29, 1946, for the Boston Red Sox

MLB statistics

Batting average

.292

Home runs

140

Runs batted in

1,075

Managerial record

560–556

Winning %

.502

Teams

As player

Philadelphia Athletics (1930, 1933–1936)
Boston Red Sox (1937–1938)
Detroit Tigers (1939–1944, 1946)
Boston Red Sox (1946)

As manager

Boston Red Sox (1955–1959, 1960–1962)

Career highlights and awards

3× All-Star (1934, 1936, 1944)

Michael Franklin "Pinky" Higgins (May 27, 1909 – March 21, 1969) was an American third baseman, manager, front office executive and scout in Major League Baseball who played for three teams and served as manager or general manager of the Boston Red Sox during the period of 1955 through 1965. He batted and threw right-handed.

Higgins was born in Red Oak, Texas. He was nicknamed "Pinky" as a baby, and according to some reports detested it. Alternatively, he was called by either of his given names. He signed some autographs as Frank Higgins, but was predominantly known as Mike, especially later in his career. Higgins graduated from W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas, where he played on the 1926 state championship runner-up team. He attended the University of Texas at Austin before beginning his career with the Philadelphia Athletics on June 25, 1930. After only 24 at bats that year, he did not play in the majors again until 1933, when he began to play full-time for the A's. In his rookie season of 1933, he batted .314 with 13 home runs and 99 RBIs. He hit for the cycle on August 3 in a 12–8 win over the Washington Senators. The A's of that year finished third in the American League.

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