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Don Kirkwood
Donald Paul Kirkwood

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 188 lb.
School Oakland University

Debut September 13, 1974
  vs. CHW 2.3 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER
Final Game October 1, 1978
Born September 24, 1949 in Pontiac, MI

Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent in 1972. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1974 24 CAL AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  0    7.3   12    8    7   0    6    4   0   1    38   0   0  8.59  3.41   40 2.455
 1975 25 CAL AL   6   5  44   2   0   0  27  7   84.0   85   38   29   6   28   49   0   1   356   2   0  3.11  3.52  113 1.345
 1976 26 CAL AL   6  12  28  26   4   0   1  0  157.7  167   91   81  12   57   78   1   4   675   9   0  4.62  3.31   72 1.421
 1977 27 TOT AL   2   1  29   0   0   0  18  1   57.7   69   39   33   6   19   34   1   6   253   5   0  5.15  4.05   79 1.526
         CAL AL   1   0  13   0   0   0   5  1   17.7   20   12   10   3    9   10   0   1    78   3   0  5.09  3.91   77 1.642
         CHW AL   1   1  16   0   0   0  13  0   40.0   49   27   23   3   10   24   1   5   175   2   0  5.18  4.11   79 1.475
 1978 28 TOR AL   4   5  16   9   3   0   2  0   68.0   76   36   32   6   25   29   0   3   293   1   0  4.24  3.93   93 1.485
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .439  18  23 120  37   7   0  48  8  374.7  409  212  182  30  135  194   2  15  1615  17   0  4.37  3.59   82 1.452
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   9  51  16   3   0  20  3  162.0  177   91   78  12   58   84   0   6   699   7   0  4.37  3.59   82 1.452
 Career High      6  12  44  26   4   0  27  7  157.7  167   91   81  12   57   78   1   6   675   9   0  3.11  4.05  113 1.345

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1974 24 CAL AL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.83 0.00 1.85 0 7.3 1975 25 CAL AL P 44 3 12 3 1 .833 .938 0.34 0.85 1.61 1.88 2 84.0 1976 26 CAL AL P 28 18 26 5 3 .898 .950 1.57 0.85 2.51 1.87 26 157.7 1977 27 TOT AL P 29 5 14 1 1 .950 .950 0.66 0.84 2.96 1.95 0 57.7 CAL AL P 13 2 7 0 1 1.000 .947 0.69 0.84 4.58 1.93 0 17.7 CHW AL P 16 3 7 1 0 .909 .952 0.62 0.84 2.25 1.96 0 40.0 1978 28 TOR AL P 16 4 12 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.85 2.12 1.91 9 68.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1974 24 CAL AL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.83 0.00 1.85 0 7.3 1975 25 CAL AL P 44 3 12 3 1 .833 .938 0.34 0.85 1.61 1.88 2 84.0 1976 26 CAL AL P 28 18 26 5 3 .898 .950 1.57 0.85 2.51 1.87 26 157.7 1977 27 TOT AL P 29 5 14 1 1 .950 .950 0.66 0.84 2.96 1.95 0 57.7 CAL AL P 13 2 7 0 1 1.000 .947 0.69 0.84 4.58 1.93 0 17.7 CHW AL P 16 3 7 1 0 .909 .952 0.62 0.84 2.25 1.96 0 40.0 1978 28 TOR AL P 16 4 12 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.85 2.12 1.91 9 68.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 120 30 64 9 5 .913 .949 0.78 0.85 2.26 1.89 37 374.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 120 30 64 9 5 .913 .949 0.78 0.85 2.26 1.89 37 375
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Transactions 

Before 1972 Season: Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1977: Traded by the California Angels with John Flannery and John Verhoeven to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Brett.

April 11, 1978: Purchased by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Chicago White Sox.

March 29, 1979: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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