Dennis Dean Higgins (August 4, 1939 – November 3, 2023) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed relief pitcher over all or parts of seven Major League Baseball seasons (1966–1972) with the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals.

[1] Listed as 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg), Higgins signed with the White Sox in 1958 and spent eight full seasons in their farm system before making their major-league roster in 1966.

He appeared in 42 games during his rookie campaign, won his lone decision, was credited with five saves, and posted a solid 2.52 earned run average.

He got into 55 games in 1969, and set personal bests with ten victories and 16 saves for first-year manager Ted Williams.

Over five days in July, he bounced from the Indians' organization to the Oakland Athletics' system to the St.Louis Cardinals' Triple-A Tulsa affiliate.