Higgins ended the season with a record of 1-2 along with a 3.97 earned run average for the Cardinals, also getting one start, the first since his rookie season of 1966.
For his career, he appeared in 241 games with a 22-23 record, with a 3.42 ERA and 46 saves, playing for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Cardinals.
His finest season would have been 1969 when he posted a 10-9 record with 16 saves for Washington, along with an ERA of 3.48 over 55 games and 85.1 innings pitched
