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

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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 9	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-10		19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	12 (7)	Apr 18	BOS		MIL	L,0-14		17	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	16 (3)	Apr 26	BOS	@	SEA	L,6-7		15	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	20 (3)	May 1	BOS	@	CAL	W,10-9		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	25 (4)	May 8	BOS		SEA	L,2-4	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	34 (8)	May 19	BOS		MIN	W,4-1	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	39 (4)	May 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-12	GS	19	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	50 (10)	Jun 5	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-10		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	54 (3)	Jun 9	BOS		DET	L,2-8	GF	10	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	60 (5)	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	L,2-10		14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	67 (6)	Jun 23	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	GS	24	5.1	2	2	0	4	1	P
12	73 (5)	Jun 29 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,11-10	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	83 (9)	Jul 13	BOS		SEA	L,4-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	86 (2)	Jul 16	BOS		OAK	L,5-12	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	87	Jul 17	BOS		OAK	L,9-13	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	89 (1)	Jul 19	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	97 (7)	Jul 26 (2)	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	105 (7)	Aug 4	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-6	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	117 (11)	Aug 16	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	129 (11)	Aug 28	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6		18	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	139 (9)	Sep 6	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-8		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	142 (2)	Sep 10	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-8		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							22gm		67.2	7	7	0	14	1