Mark Steven Fidrych (The Bird)
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 175 lb.
Born: August 14, 1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Died: April 13, 2009 in Northborough, Massachusetts, US
High Schools: Worcester Academy (Northboro, MA), Worcester Academy HS (Worcester, MA)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Worcester Academy HS (Worcester, MA).
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 19 | Bristol | APPY | Rk | DET | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34.0 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.176 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 2.50 | ||
| 1975 | 20 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A-AAA-AA | DET | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.21 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 171.0 | 153 | 72 | 61 | 4 | 62 | 2 | 113 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.257 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 1.82 | ||
| 1975 | 20 | Lakeland | FLOR | A | DET | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3.77 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 117.0 | 111 | 58 | 49 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.376 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 1.46 | ||
| 1975 | 20 | Montgomery | SOUL | AA | DET | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.286 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 3.67 | ||
| 1975 | 20 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.58 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.900 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 3.22 | ||
| 1978 | 23 | Lakeland | FLOR | A | DET | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.46 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.923 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.00 | ||
| 1980 | 25 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.92 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117.0 | 123 | 56 | 51 | 4 | 54 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1.513 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 1.15 | ||
| 1981 | 26 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 6 | 3 | .667 | 5.75 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 111 | 58 | 53 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.663 | 12.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.96 | |
| 1982 | 27 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.98 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123.0 | 139 | 71 | 68 | 12 | 59 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.610 | 10.2 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.86 | |
| 1983 | 28 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 2 | 5 | .286 | 9.68 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 85 | 55 | 52 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.524 | 15.8 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 0.73 | |
| 7 Seasons | 35 | 34 | .507 | 4.57 | 137 | 80 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 589.1 | 641 | 330 | 299 | 39 | 261 | 12 | 325 | 18 | 4 | 40 | 1.531 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| AAA (5 seasons) | AAA | 24 | 24 | .500 | 5.05 | 86 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 411.1 | 485 | 248 | 231 | 34 | 186 | 8 | 195 | 15 | 1 | 30 | 1.631 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 1.05 | |||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.74 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 130.0 | 117 | 63 | 54 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.331 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 1.41 | ||||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.286 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 3.67 | ||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34.0 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.176 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 2.50 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 19 | Bristol | APPY | Rk | DET | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | 20 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AA-AAA-A | DET | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | 20 | Lakeland | FLOR | A | DET | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | 20 | Montgomery | SOUL | AA | DET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | 20 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978 | 23 | Lakeland | FLOR | A | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 | 25 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981 | 26 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | 27 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 | 28 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 7 Seasons | 138 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AAA (5 seasons) | AAA | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 19 | Bristol | APPY | Rk | DET | P | 23 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.35 | |||
| 1975 | 20 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A-AA-AAA | DET | P | 30 | 38 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 1.23 | |||
| 1975 | 20 | Lakeland | FLOR | A | DET | P | 17 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.41 | |||
| 1975 | 20 | Montgomery | SOUL | AA | DET | P | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.57 | |||
| 1975 | 20 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | P | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 1.50 | |||
| 1978 | 23 | Lakeland | FLOR | A | DET | P | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.75 | |||
| 1980 | 25 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | P | 24 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.96 | |||
| 1981 | 26 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | P | 24 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 0.71 | |||
| 1982 | 27 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | P | 20 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.05 | |||
| 1983 | 28 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | P | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.75 | |||
| 7 Seasons | 137 | 120 | 34 | 84 | 2 | 5 | .983 | 0.86 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 19 | Bristol Tigers | Appalachian League | Rk | DET | |||
| 1975 | 20 | Lakeland Tigers | Florida State League | A | DET | |||
| 1975 | 20 | Evansville Triplets | American Association | AAA | DET | |||
| 1975 | 20 | Montgomery Rebels | Southern League | AA | DET | |||
| 1976 | 21 | Detroit Tigers | American League | MLB | DET | 1 | 1976-04-20 | 1976-10-02 |
| 1977 | 22 | Detroit Tigers | American League | MLB | DET | 1 | 1977-05-27 | 1977-07-12 |
| 1978 | 23 | Lakeland Tigers | Florida State League | A | DET | |||
| 1978 | 23 | Detroit Tigers | American League | MLB | DET | 1 | 1978-04-07 | 1978-04-17 |
| 1979 | 24 | Detroit Tigers | American League | MLB | DET | 1 | 1979-05-05 | 1979-05-22 |
| 1980 | 25 | Evansville Triplets | American Association | AAA | DET | |||
| 1980 | 25 | Detroit Tigers | American League | MLB | DET | 1 | 1980-08-12 | 1980-10-01 |
| 1981 | 26 | Evansville Triplets | American Association | AAA | DET | |||
| 1982 | 27 | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | AAA | BOS | |||
| 1983 | 28 | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | AAA | BOS |
Sabr ID: a9b9cdb2
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