Kirby White

Oliver Kirby White
(Red or Buck)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

• Debut May 4, 1909
• Final Game May 24, 1911
• Born January 3, 1884 in Hillsboro, OH USA
• Died April 22, 1943 in Hillsboro, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Kirby White pitched for the Lancaster Lanks, going 15-16 in 34 games. In 40 games with the Lanks in 1908, he went 28-12, allowing 216 hits in 363 innings of work.

He pitched for the Indianapolis Indians in 1911, going 2-2.

Although his big league career was done after 1911, his professional career was not - in fact, he played professionally until 1915 for the Sioux City Packers and Sioux City Indians. For the Packers in 1912, he went 16-12 in 38 games. He went appeared in 43 games with them in 1913, posting a 3.03 ERA. With the Indians in 1914, he went 18-10 with a 3.14 ERA. He went 2-7 with a 4.58 ERA for them in 1915.

Related Sites

• Kirby White at the SABR Bio Project