Famous Higginsport Residents

A 300+ pound pot-belly pig would certainly attract a lot of attention anywhere, and Higginsport is no exception. Rudy is a frequent sight around town when his owner, Anna Lou Ellis takes him for a walk, using a flyswatter instead of a leash. Rudy, and his friend Champ, a Boston Terrier, lives in a small home across the street from the village park and has been a Higginsport resident and celebrity for 7 years. Rudy was kind enough to pose for this Post Card photo and contribute his support to the Save the School project.

Rudy with his Fan Club

Rudy Makes the Headlines

Rudy and Champ

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Slim Sallee Baseball Buffs may recall the famous left-handed pitcher, Harry Franklin (Slim) Sallee. Slim was born in Higginsport in 1885 and played in the major leagues from 1908 to 1921. He pitched 2,819 career innings, posting a win/loss record of 173-143 and a lifetime era of 2.56. Slim played for the St. Louis Nationals 1908 - 1916, NY Giants from 1916-1918, the Cincinnati Reds from 1919-1920, and back to the Giants from 1920-1921. Slim Sallee once owned what is now Karen's Hi-Port bar at the junction of Hwy. 52 and Brown Street in Higginsport, and played at the town ball field. Sallee was known to quit the field when practice sessions grew tiresome, repairing to a nearby bar. His enthusiasm for off-field "recreation", is reported to have contributed to his retirement from professional baseball at the age of 36. Slim Sallee was inducted into the Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.

Baseball Card St. Louis Nationals

Cincinnati Reds 1919

Slim Sallee & Pat Moran

In his first eight and one half major league seasons, Sallee toiled for Cardinal teams that only once finished in the first division (1914). Yet the lean, 6'3" Slim won consistently and, after his rookie season, never recorded an ERA higher than 2.97 for St. Louis. He won 18 games in both 1913 and 1914, and his six saves in both 1912 and 1914 were league highs. Sold to the Giants in July 1916, Sallee helped pitch New York to the 1917 NL pennant by going 18-7 with a league-high four saves. After he was picked up on waivers in March 1919, his 21-7 record led the 1919 World Champion Reds' staff. Gifted with fantastic control at his best, the junkballer walked only 20 batters in 227.2 innings that season and is the only 20-game winner for a championship team not to top 20 walks. He posted a complete-game victory and a loss in the World Series against the Chicago Black Sox. He returned to the Giants in September 1920 and, in 1921, for the third time in his career, played for a pennant-winner the season after changing teams.

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