Mahlon Higbee

Mahlon Jesse Higbee (August 16, 1901 – April 7, 1968) was an American professional baseball player. He played three games in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the 1922 New York Giants during the final week of the season.

Biography Higbee was born in 1901 in Louisville, Kentucky. His professional baseball career spanned 1922 to 1927, primarily in Minor League Baseball, where he played over 300 games (records of the era are incomplete). The Giants went on to clinched the National League pennant on September 25, and brought "Hy" Higbee to New York City.

With the Giants, Higbee did not disappoint, batting 4-for-10, with five runs batted in (RBIs) and two runs scored. His five RBIs are the most for any major-league player who appeared in three games or fewer. Higbee hit the first, and only, home run of his major-league career in his final major-league at bat. In the field, he played left field and right field for a total of 25 innings, recording two putouts and no errors.

Higbee died in 1968 at the age of 66 in Depauw, Indiana. He was survived by his wife and two children.