Jeff Byrd

Jeffrey Alan Byrd

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.
• High School El Capitan High School
• Debut June 20, 1977
• Final Game September 27, 1977
• Born November 11, 1956 in La Mesa, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Jeff Byrd, in his age 20 season, started 17 games for the expansion Toronto Blue Jays, losers of 107 games in 1977. Jeff was a contributor to the losing, with a 2-13, 6.18 record and 68 walks to just 40 strikeouts in 87 1/3 innings. To date, he remains the youngest starting pitcher to toe the rubber in Toronto history. He spent the next season, his last, with the Syracuse Chiefs and was released on the eve of the 1979 season.