Behind Higbe, Chicago Blanks Pittsburgh, 1-0 Friday, August 11th, 1939 Kirby Higbe of the Chicago Cubs dominated the day at Wrigley Field today, pitching shutout ball against the Pirates and holding them to 5 hits. He fanned 3 and walked 3 in spinning the 1-0 win.
"I can't take all the credit for this one," Higbe said. "I had some great defense behind me."
This year Higbe has worked 154 innings with 53 strikeouts en route to a 9-8 record and a 3.92 ERA.