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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 14	KCR	@	MIN	L,0-8		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	11 (4)	Apr 21	KCR	@	CHW	L,7-11	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
3	15 (3)	Apr 25	KCR	@	NYY	W,6-1	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	17 (1)	Apr 27	KCR		BOS	W,10-3	GF	2	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
5	18	Apr 28	KCR		BOS	L,4-5	GF	18	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 3	KCR		NYY	L,4-5	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	25 (2)	May 8	KCR	@	TEX	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 12 (1)	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-2	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30	May 12 (2)	KCR	@	CAL	W,5-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	32 (1)	May 14 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-2	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	34 (1)	May 16	KCR		TEX	W,5-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	35	May 17	KCR		TEX	W,6-4	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	37 (1)	May 19	KCR		TEX	L,3-8	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	40 (2)	May 23	KCR		CAL	L,1-3	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	42 (1)	May 25	KCR		CHW	W,4-3	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	45 (2)	May 28	KCR		BAL	W,9-5	GF	8	2.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	47 (1)	May 31	KCR	@	CLE	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	50 (2)	Jun 3	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	52 (1)	Jun 5	KCR	@	BAL	L,4-5	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	54 (1)	Jun 9	KCR		CLE	L,6-8		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	56 (1)	Jun 12	KCR		MIL	W,4-3	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	59 (2)	Jun 15	KCR	@	DET	L,9-11		9	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	63 (3)	Jun 20	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-4	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	64	Jun 21	KCR	@	OAK	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	68 (3)	Jun 25	KCR		CHW	L,9-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	71 (2)	Jun 28	KCR		OAK	L,1-7	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	73 (1)	Jun 30	KCR		OAK	W,8-7		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	76 (2)	Jul 3	KCR	@	CHW	W,5-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	77	Jul 4	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-11		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	79 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	KCR	@	BOS	W,11-9		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	80	Jul 7 (2)	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	83 (2)	Jul 10	KCR		NYY	L,4-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	86 (2)	Jul 13	KCR		DET	L,2-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	87	Jul 14	KCR		DET	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	88	Jul 15	KCR		BOS	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	91 (2)	Jul 18	KCR	@	NYY	L,6-10	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	92	Jul 19	KCR	@	NYY	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	95 (2)	Jul 25	KCR	@	CAL	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	100 (4)	Jul 30	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	101	Jul 31	KCR	@	MIN	W,3-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	106 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	KCR		CAL	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	108 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	KCR		MIN	W,7-6	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	109	Aug 7 (2)	KCR		MIN	W,5-1	GF	5	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
44	110	Aug 8	KCR		MIN	L,2-3		17	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	113 (2)	Aug 11	KCR		MIL	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	118 (4)	Aug 17	KCR	@	BAL	W,3-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	121 (2)	Aug 21	KCR	@	CLE	L,6-7	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	127 (5)	Aug 26	KCR		CLE	L,1-4	GF	2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
49	131 (3)	Aug 30	KCR		BAL	L,2-9		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	133 (1)	Sep 1	KCR		BAL	L,1-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	134	Sep 2	KCR		CHW	L,4-6	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	144 (9)	Sep 13	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-6	GF	13	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
53	151 (6)	Sep 19	KCR		OAK	W,4-3	GF	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
54	153 (1)	Sep 21 (2)	KCR	@	TEX	W,8-5	GF	6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
55	161 (7)	Oct 1	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							55gm		92.1	8	12	0	20	3