Mahlon Higbee

Who was Mahlon Higbee?

Mahlon Jesse Higbee was a Major League Baseball outfielder who started three games for the New York Giants during the last week of the 1922 season. The 20-year-old rookie was a native of Louisville, Kentucky.

The Giants already had the pennant clinched, and would go on to defeat the New York Yankees in the 1922 World Series. Higbee made the most of his opportunity to play, as he had hits and RBIs in all three games. All three were played at the Polo Grounds, and all were Giant victories.

Altogether he was 4-for-10 with one home run, five runs batted in, and two runs scored. In the field he recorded two putouts and made no errors. Higbee's home run was hit in his final major league at bat.

His manager was future Hall of Famer John McGraw. Other notable teammates who would one day be members of the Baseball Hall of Fame were Dave Bancroft, Casey Stengel, Frankie Frisch, George Kelly, and Ross Youngs.

Higbee died at the age of 66 in Depauw, Indiana.