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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-6 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	39	58 (57)	Aug 13	CHC		NYM	W,6-1	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.017	.64	-0.01%	-0.14	P
2	40	62 (3)	Aug 17	CHC		LAD	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.063	.90	-0.03%	-0.77	P
3	41	66 (3)	Aug 22	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.82	0.064	.81	0.04%	0.61	P
4	42	70 (3)	Aug 26	CHC		SDP	W,9-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.82	-0.023	.93	-0.02%	-0.30	P
5	43	74 (3)	Aug 30	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.66	-0.047	.58	-0.03%	-0.47	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	44	78 (3)	Sep 3	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.81	-0.044	1.57	-0.02%	-0.39	P
7	45	82 (3)	Sep 7	CHC	@	STL	W,10-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.38	-0.024	.37	-0.01%	-0.93	P
8	46	86 (3)	Sep 12	CHC		MON	L,0-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.48	-0.012	1.13	-0.02%	-0.09	P
9	47	89 (2)	Sep 18	CHC	@	MON	L,0-11	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.40	0.018	.36	0.01%	0.24	P
10	48	93 (3)	Sep 22	CHC		STL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	1.26	-0.061	.51	-0.02%	-0.44	P
11	49	97 (3)	Sep 27 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	.76	-0.018	.22	0.00%	-0.14	P
12	50	102 (4)	Sep 30	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	.93	-0.070	.04	0.00%	-0.61	P
							6-6		23	20	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243		.80	-0.297	.59	-0.11%	-3.44

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