Andy High Explained

Andy High
Position:Third baseman
Birth Date:21 November 1897
Birth Place:Ava, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Sylvania, Ohio, U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 12
Debutyear:1922
Debutteam:Brooklyn Robins
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1934
Finalteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.284
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:44
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:482
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Andrew Aird High (November 21, 1897 – February 18, 1981) was an American professional baseball third baseman, scout and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Robins, Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies between 1922 and 1934.[1]

High was relatively small for a third baseman, at 5feet tall and . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. His brothers Hugh and Charlie also played in the major leagues.

Career

High appeared in 1,314 games played in the major leagues and made 1,250 hits, including 195 doubles, 65 triples and 44 home runs. In his best season, with Brooklyn, High collected 191 hits and batted .328.

He was a member of three National League champions as a St. Louis Cardinal, in, and . In 34 World Series at bats, High collected ten hits, batting .294. In the decisive Game 7 of the 1931 World Series, High, batting leadoff, had three hits in four at bats and ignited a pair of two-run rallies, scoring twice and helping the Redbirds build a 4–0 lead;[2] their foes, the defending world champion Philadelphia Athletics, could not recover, and St. Louis won the world title.

Later life

High was a player/manager in the minor leagues from 1934 to 1936. He coached for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1937–38 and then became a scout and, eventually, director of scouting for the Dodgers until his retirement in 1963. During his quarter-century scouting career, the Dodgers won nine NL pennants in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, and three World Series titles.

High died in 1981 at a healthcare facility in Sylvania, Ohio. He was buried at a cemetery in Webster Groves, Missouri.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/highan01.shtml "Andy High Statistics and History"
  2. Web site: Boxscore . .
  3. Book: Lee . Bill . The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others . 2015 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-0930-0 . 181 . en.