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Doug Bird

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Full Name: James Douglas Bird Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/180 First Game: April 29, 1973
Birthdate: March 5, 1950 Final Game: September 10, 1983
Birthplace: Corona, California MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on March 5, 1950 in Corona, California, Doug Bird (James Douglas Bird) played for the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 11 year career. Bird broke into the bigs on April 29, 1973 with the Kansas City Royals, and put up a 2.99 ERA in 102.1 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Doug Bird's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1977, when he posted a 3.88 ERA, won 11 games, notched 14 saves and struck out 83 batters. However, others believe that it was 1973, when he posted a 2.99 ERA, notched 20 saves and struck out 83 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1973 KC A 54 0 4 4 2.99 83 37 34 0 0 20 102.1 81 10 30 7 1 2
1974 KC A 55 1 7 6 2.73 62 31 28 1 0 10 92.1 100 6 27 9 1 1
1975 KC A 51 4 9 6 3.25 81 42 38 0 0 11 105.1 100 7 40 10 2 2
1976 KC A 39 27 12 10 3.37 107 90 74 2 1 2 197.2 191 17 31 3 0 3
1977 KC A 53 5 11 4 3.88 83 52 51 0 0 14 118.1 120 14 29 4 3 3
1978 KC A 40 6 6 6 5.29 48 63 58 0 0 1 98.2 110 8 31 5 9 2
1979 PHI N 32 1 2 0 5.16 33 35 35 1 0 0 61 73 7 16 4 2 2
1980 NY A 22 1 3 0 2.66 17 16 15 0 0 1 50.2 47 3 14 1 1 1
1981 NY A 17 4 5 1 2.70 28 19 16 0 0 0 53.1 58 5 16 3 0 0
1981 CHI N 12 12 4 5 3.58 34 34 30 2 1 0 75.1 72 5 16 3 2 1
1981 Total 29 16 9 6 3.22 62 53 46 2 1 0 128.2 130 10 32 6 2 1
1982 CHI N 35 33 9 14 5.14 71 119 109 2 1 0 191 230 26 30 3 1 3
1983 BOS A 22 6 1 4 6.65 33 52 50 0 0 1 67.2 91 14 16 4 1 2
Total NL 79 46 15 19 4.78 138 188 174 5 2 0 327.1 375 38 62 10 5 6
Total AL 353 54 58 41 3.70 542 402 364 3 1 60 886.1 898 84 234 46 18 16
Total 432 100 73 60 3.99 680 590 538 8 3 60 1213.2 1273 122 296 56 23 22

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1973 KC A P 54 0 102.1 2 5 0 1 0 1 8 0 0 1.000
1974 KC A P 55 1 92.1 8 12 0 3 0 1 6 3 0 1.000
1975 KC A P 51 4 105.1 12 8 3 2 0 0 5 7 1 .870
1976 KC A P 39 27 197.2 14 21 2 1 0 0 16 4 0 .946
1977 KC A P 53 5 118.1 6 13 0 0 0 1 8 4 0 1.000
1978 KC A P 40 6 98.2 6 13 0 0 0 0 8 2 1 1.000
1979 PHI N P 32 1 61 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1.000
1980 NY A P 22 1 50.2 3 10 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 1.000
1981 NY A P 17 4 53.1 6 7 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 1.000
1981 CHI N P 12 12 75.1 7 7 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 1.000
1981 Total P 29 16 128.2 13 14 0 2 0 0 12 4 0 1.000
1982 CHI N P 35 33 191 19 19 0 0 0 0 21 9 0 1.000
1983 BOS A P 22 6 67.2 7 7 0 1 0 0 8 1 0 1.000
Total P 432 100 1213.2 94 124 5 11 0 4 99 38 2 .978

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1973 KC A 54 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 KC A 55 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 KC A 51 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 KC A 39 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 KC A 53 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 KC A 40 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 PHI N 32 6 1 1 0 0 .167 .286 .167 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
1980 NY A 22 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 NY A 17 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 CHI N 12 20 0 2 0 0 .100 .143 .100 0 0 1 11 0 2 0 0 0
1981 Total 29 20 0 2 0 0 .100 .143 .100 0 0 1 11 0 2 0 0 0
1982 CHI N 35 56 0 8 0 3 .143 .143 .161 1 0 0 20 0 4 0 0 1
1983 BOS A 22 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 79 82 1 11 0 3 .134 .155 .146 1 0 2 35 0 6 0 0 1
Total AL 353 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 432 82 1 11 0 3 .134 .155 .146 1 0 2 35 0 6 0 0 1

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 29th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1968).
  • Selected by Seattle Pilots in the 8th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (February 1, 1969).
  • Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
  • Traded by Kansas City Royals to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Todd Cruz (April 3, 1979).
  • Released by Philadelphia Phillies (April 4, 1980).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (April 29, 1980).
  • Traded by New York Yankees with $400000 and a player to be named later to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Rick Reuschel (June 12, 1981); Chicago Cubs received Mike Griffin (August 5, 1981).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Chuck Rainey (December 10, 1982).
  • Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).

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