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    Dick Higham
    Dick Higham.jpg
    Right fielder
    Born:(1851-07-24)July 24, 1851
    Ipswich, England
    Died: March 18, 1905(1905-03-18) (aged 53)
    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Batted: Left
    Threw: Right
    MLB debut
    June 1, 1871, for the New York Mutuals
    Last MLB appearance
    May 25, 1880, for the Troy Trojans