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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-4		14	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	2	Apr 13	KCR		CAL	W,7-4		12	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	5 (2)	Apr 16	KCR		CLE	W,5-3	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	7 (1)	Apr 18	KCR		CLE	L,0-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9 (1)	Apr 22	KCR	@	MIL	W,2-1	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	11 (1)	Apr 24	KCR	@	NYY	L,8-9		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	12	Apr 30	KCR		NYY	L,3-5	GF	17	4.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	14 (1)	May 2	KCR		NYY	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	15	May 4	KCR	@	BOS	W,7-5	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	18 (2)	May 8	KCR	@	BAL	W,6-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	21 (2)	May 11	KCR		MIN	W,6-3	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	26 (4)	May 16	KCR		CHW	L,3-4	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	30 (3)	May 20	KCR		OAK	W,8-4	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	34 (3)	May 24	KCR	@	TEX	W,14-11	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	38 (3)	May 28	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	43 (4)	Jun 1	KCR	@	OAK	W,5-2	GS	30	7.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
17	48 (4)	Jun 6	KCR		MIL	L,3-4	GS	41	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	53 (4)	Jun 11	KCR		BAL	W,4-0	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	58 (4)	Jun 16	KCR	@	DET	L,3-4	GS	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	63 (4)	Jun 22	KCR		CHW	L,8-14		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	68 (4)	Jun 27	KCR		CAL	W,5-4	GF	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	72 (3)	Jul 1	KCR		OAK	L,2-5	GS	22	5.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
23	77 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	KCR	@	NYY	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	84 (6)	Jul 15 (2)	KCR		BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	90 (5)	Jul 20	KCR		BAL	L,3-10	GS	20	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	95 (4)	Jul 25	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-9	GS	4	0.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	101 (5)	Aug 1	KCR		TEX	L,4-8		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	106 (4)	Aug 6 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	W,8-3	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	112 (5)	Aug 11	KCR		NYY	L,3-5	GS	9	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	117 (4)	Aug 17	KCR		CLE	W,4-3	GS	31	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	122 (4)	Aug 22	KCR	@	MIL	W,7-4	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	127 (4)	Aug 27	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-9	GS	20	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	132 (4)	Sep 1	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-7	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	136 (3)	Sep 6	KCR		TEX	L,4-5	GS	36	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	141 (4)	Sep 11	KCR	@	MIN	W,8-6	GS	27	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
36	146 (4)	Sep 15	KCR	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS	30	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	P
37	151 (4)	Sep 21	KCR		OAK	W,3-1	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	156 (4)	Sep 26	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-3	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
39	160 (3)	Oct 1	KCR		MIN	L,3-4	GS	27	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
							39gm		197.2	14	21	2	37	1