High was relatively small for a third baseman, at 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall and 155 pounds (70 kg). 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, 1924 with Brooklyn, High collected 191 hits and batted .328.
He was a member of three National League champions as a St. Louis Cardinal, in 1928, 1930 and 1931. In 34 World Seriesat 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.
