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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	KCR	@	DET	W,7-4		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 13	KCR		NYY	L,3-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (1)	Apr 16	KCR		DET	L,5-8		7	1.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	9 (1)	Apr 18	KCR		MIN	L,6-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (6)	Apr 26	KCR		TEX	W,6-3	GF	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (5)	May 3	KCR		CHW	L,4-8		10	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	24 (1)	May 5	KCR		CHW	W,6-5		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	27 (2)	May 8	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-5		11	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	29 (1)	May 10	KCR		CAL	L,1-6		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	33 (3)	May 15	KCR		TEX	L,3-7		18	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	37 (3)	May 21	KCR		CLE	L,7-12	GS	19	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	40 (2)	May 25 (2)	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	42 (1)	May 28	KCR	@	BOS	L,12-17	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	46 (3)	Jun 3	KCR		BAL	L,6-7	GS	23	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	54 (7)	Jun 10	KCR	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS	23	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	57 (2)	Jun 13	KCR	@	NYY	W,8-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	65 (7)	Jun 22	KCR		SEA	W,4-3		12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	69 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	L,3-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	71 (1)	Jun 27	KCR	@	CAL	W,7-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	73 (1)	Jun 29	KCR	@	CAL	L,0-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	78 (4)	Jul 5	KCR	@	TEX	W,6-4	GS	20	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	82 (3)	Jul 10	KCR		OAK	W,5-4	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	83	Jul 11	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-4	GF	7	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	85 (1)	Jul 13	KCR		DET	W,6-4		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	87 (1)	Jul 15	KCR		NYY	W,7-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	91 (3)	Jul 22	KCR	@	DET	W,5-4	GF	8	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	94 (2)	Jul 27	KCR		CLE	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	95	Jul 28	KCR		CLE	W,5-4	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	97 (1)	Jul 30	KCR	@	CHW	L,4-6	GF	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	98	Jul 31 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	L,4-5		3	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	102 (3)	Aug 3	KCR		TOR	W,7-4	GF	6	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	105 (2)	Aug 6	KCR		CHW	W,6-3	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	108 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	KCR		CAL	L,2-7		15	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	111 (2)	Aug 12	KCR	@	TOR	W,9-8	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	112	Aug 13	KCR	@	TOR	W,5-3	GF	5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	115 (2)	Aug 16	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	116	Aug 17	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	119 (2)	Aug 20	KCR		BOS	W,5-2	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	120	Aug 21	KCR		BOS	W,6-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	123 (2)	Aug 24	KCR	@	MIL	W,4-3		19	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	124	Aug 25	KCR	@	MIL	W,9-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	127 (2)	Aug 28	KCR	@	BAL	W,5-0	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
43	128	Aug 29	KCR	@	NYY	L,3-5	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	130 (1)	Aug 31	KCR		TEX	W,5-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	131	Sep 2 (1)	KCR		MIL	W,3-1	GF	5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	137 (5)	Sep 7	KCR	@	SEA	W,10-7	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	139 (1)	Sep 9	KCR	@	MIN	W,6-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	144 (4)	Sep 15 (1)	KCR		OAK	W,7-6	GF	17	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	150 (5)	Sep 21	KCR		MIN	W,10-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	152 (1)	Sep 24	KCR	@	CAL	W,4-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	156 (3)	Sep 27 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-4		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	159 (2)	Sep 29	KCR		CAL	W,6-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	161 (1)	Oct 1	KCR		CAL	L,1-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							53gm		118.1	6	13	0	19	0