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Tim Birtsas
Timothy Dean Birtsas
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 240 lb.

Born: September 5, 1960 in Pontiac, MI
School: Michigan State University
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 3, 1985
Final Game: October 3, 1990
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1985 24 OAK AL 10 6 .625 4.01 29 25 4 2 0 0 141.1 124 72 63 18 91 0 94 3 0 6 624 95 1.521 7.9 1.1 5.8 6.0 1.03
1986 25 OAK AL 0 0 22.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 2 5 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 12 17 3.000 9.0 4.5 18.0 4.5 0.25
1988 27 CIN NL 1 3 .250 4.20 36 4 8 0 0 0 64.1 61 34 30 6 24 5 38 3 3 0 277 86 1.321 8.5 0.8 3.4 5.3 1.58
1989 28 CIN NL 2 2 .500 3.75 42 1 12 0 0 1 69.2 68 33 29 5 27 8 57 3 3 3 300 96 1.364 8.8 0.6 3.5 7.4 2.11
1990 29 CIN NL 1 3 .250 3.86 29 0 8 0 0 0 51.1 69 24 22 7 24 6 41 1 0 4 239 103 1.812 12.1 1.2 4.2 7.2 1.71
5 Seasons 14 14 .500 4.08 138 30 34 2 0 1 328.2 324 168 149 37 170 20 231 10 6 13 1452 92 1.503 8.9 1.0 4.7 6.3 1.36
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .500 4.08 56 12 14 1 0 0 133 131 68 60 15 69 8 94 4 2 5 588 92 1.503 8.9 1.0 4.7 6.3 1.36
CIN (3 yrs) 4 8 .333 3.93 107 5 28 0 0 1 185.1 198 91 81 18 75 19 136 7 6 7 816 94 1.473 9.6 0.9 3.6 6.6 1.81
OAK (2 yrs) 10 6 .625 4.27 31 25 6 2 0 0 143.1 126 77 68 19 95 1 95 3 0 6 636 89 1.542 7.9 1.2 6.0 6.0 1.00
NL (3 yrs) 4 8 .333 3.93 107 5 28 0 0 1 185.1 198 91 81 18 75 19 136 7 6 7 816 94 1.473 9.6 0.9 3.6 6.6 1.81
AL (2 yrs) 10 6 .625 4.27 31 25 6 2 0 0 143.1 126 77 68 19 95 1 95 3 0 6 636 89 1.542 7.9 1.2 6.0 6.0 1.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1988 27 CIN NL 36 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 28 CIN NL 42 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 236 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 29 CIN NL 29 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
5 Seasons 107 21 18 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .056 .056 .222 .278 -26 4 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 32 27 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 .056 .056 .222 .278 -26 6 0 0 5 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1985 OAK AL 24 P 29 25 141.1 12 0 11 1 1 .917 0.70 0.38 .958 1.86 0.70
1986 OAK AL 25 P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
1988 CIN NL 27 P 36 4 64.1 12 2 8 2 0 .833 1.40 0.28 .958 1.96 0.69
1989 CIN NL 28 P 42 1 69.2 10 0 9 1 0 .900 1.16 0.21 .950 1.87 0.63
1990 CIN NL 29 P 29 0 51.1 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.38 .955 1.81 0.58
5 Seasons P 138 30 328.2 45 5 36 4 1 .911 1.12 0.30 .956 1.87 0.65
5 Seasons TOT 138 30 328.2 45 5 36 4 1 .911 1.12 0.30 .867 1.87 0.65

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Bases on Balls s c a p y
1985 AL  91 (8th)

                                         

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Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.

December 5, 1984: Traded by the New York Yankees with Jay Howell, Stan Javier, Eric Plunk and Jose Rijo to the Oakland Athletics for Bert Bradley, Rickey Henderson and cash.

December 8, 1987: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Jose Rijo to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Parker.

December 11, 1990: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Oakland Athletics$60,000
1989Cincinnati Reds$85,000
1990Cincinnati Reds$120,500
Career (may be incomplete)$265,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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