Doug Bird

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 180lb (193cm, 81kg)

Born: March 5, 1950 in Corona, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 29th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pomona HS (Pomona, CA), the Seattle Pilots in the 8th round of the 1969 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA), the Seattle Pilots in the 8th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from DuPont Manual HS (Louisville, KY) and the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA).

High Schools: DuPont Manual HS (Louisville, KY), Pomona HS (Pomona, CA)

School: Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA)

Debut: April 29, 1973 (Age 23-055d, 13,350th in major league history)
vs. DET 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 10, 1983 (Age 33-189d)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: James Douglas Bird

Nicknames: The Fidrych

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.9

ERA

3.99

432

100

1213.2

680

WHIP

1.293

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 12	KCR		MIN	W,2-1	GF	8	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	5	Apr 13	KCR		MIN	W,5-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	10 (4)	Apr 19	KCR	@	TEX	W,5-2	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (5)	Apr 26	KCR		CHW	W,8-6	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	18 (1)	Apr 28	KCR		CHW	W,7-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	20 (1)	Apr 30	KCR		CAL	L,6-7		13	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	21	May 1	KCR		CAL	W,11-10	GF	29	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	24 (2)	May 4	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-6	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	26 (1)	May 7	KCR		TEX	W,6-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	27	May 8	KCR		TEX	L,3-5		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	32 (4)	May 13	KCR	@	DET	W,8-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	36 (3)	May 17	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	40 (3)	May 21	KCR	@	NYY	W,4-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	46 (5)	May 28	KCR		NYY	L,2-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	48 (1)	Jun 1 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	W,13-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	52 (3)	Jun 5	KCR	@	CLE	L,7-8		7	1.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	54 (1)	Jun 7	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-7		10	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	61 (6)	Jun 13 (2)	KCR		BOS	W,6-5	GF	9	3.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
20	68 (6)	Jun 22 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	L,6-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	69	Jun 22 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-8		7	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	70	Jun 24	KCR	@	CAL	W,5-3	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	73 (2)	Jun 27	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-4		16	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	75 (1)	Jun 29	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	77 (1)	Jul 2	KCR	@	TEX	W,7-5	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	80 (2)	Jul 5	KCR		CHW	W,6-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	81	Jul 6	KCR		CHW	L,3-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	88 (6)	Jul 13	KCR		DET	L,4-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	89	Jul 17	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	91 (1)	Jul 19	KCR	@	DET	L,8-10	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	97 (5)	Jul 25 (1)	KCR		TEX	W,6-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	100 (2)	Jul 27	KCR		TEX	W,2-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	101	Jul 28	KCR	@	MIN	L,8-9	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	103 (1)	Jul 30	KCR	@	MIN	W,6-4	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	106 (2)	Aug 2	KCR		OAK	L,5-6	GF	6	1.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
36	108 (1)	Aug 4	KCR		MIN	W,6-5	GF	16	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
37	112 (3)	Aug 8	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	113	Aug 9	KCR	@	CLE	W,6-4	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	116 (2)	Aug 12	KCR	@	BAL	W,4-2	GF	17	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	118 (1)	Aug 15	KCR		NYY	L,4-5	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	119	Aug 16	KCR		NYY	W,4-3		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	124 (4)	Aug 22	KCR		CLE	L,5-9		4	0.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
43	125	Aug 23	KCR		CLE	L,1-7		5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	126	Aug 24	KCR		CLE	W,5-2	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	127	Aug 26 (1)	KCR		BAL	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	130 (2)	Aug 29	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	134 (3)	Sep 1 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	W,3-1	GF	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	139 (4)	Sep 6 (1)	KCR	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS	25	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	147 (7)	Sep 13	KCR		CAL	L,2-6	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
50	152 (4)	Sep 18	KCR	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS	28	5.2	2	0	1	3	1	P
51	157 (4)	Sep 23	KCR		TEX	W,4-0	GS	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							51gm		105.1	12	8	3	23	2