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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-4		13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 14	KCR		CLE	W,3-1	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 17	KCR	@	TOR	W,3-1		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 23	KCR	@	BAL	W,6-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	13	Apr 24	KCR	@	TEX	W,8-6	GF	23	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	16 (2)	Apr 27	KCR		TOR	L,7-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	20 (3)	May 1	KCR	@	NYY	L,4-8		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	24 (3)	May 6	KCR	@	MIL	L,3-4		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	27 (2)	May 9	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-4	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	28	May 12	KCR		NYY	W,4-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	30 (1)	May 14	KCR		NYY	W,10-9		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	33 (2)	May 18	KCR		MIN	L,6-8	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	37 (3)	May 22	KCR	@	SEA	L,1-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	39 (1)	May 23 (2)	KCR	@	SEA	W,5-3		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	42 (2)	May 28	KCR	@	MIN	W,8-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	46 (3)	Jun 2	KCR		CHW	L,1-5		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	48 (1)	Jun 4	KCR		CHW	W,13-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	50 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-5		13	3.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
19	55 (4)	Jun 12	KCR		TEX	L,5-6	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	59 (3)	Jun 16	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	61 (1)	Jun 18 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	W,3-2		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	65 (3)	Jun 21	KCR		CLE	L,2-4	GF	22	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	68 (2)	Jun 24	KCR		OAK	W,7-5		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	69	Jun 25	KCR		OAK	L,3-6	GF	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	72 (2)	Jun 28	KCR	@	CAL	L,5-9		17	3.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	78 (5)	Jul 3	KCR		CAL	L,4-7	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	83 (4)	Jul 8	KCR		BAL	W,11-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	88 (4)	Jul 16	KCR	@	NYY	W,3-1		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	93 (4)	Jul 22	KCR		BOS	W,6-5	GS	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	97 (3)	Jul 26	KCR		SEA	W,12-3	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	102 (4)	Jul 31	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	111 (8)	Aug 10	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS	29	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	117 (5)	Aug 16 (1)	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-5	GS	22	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	126 (8)	Aug 25	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-7	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	129 (2)	Aug 28	KCR		CHW	W,3-2		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	137 (7)	Sep 6	KCR	@	OAK	W,11-8		13	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	138	Sep 8	KCR	@	CAL	W,9-7		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	141 (2)	Sep 10	KCR	@	CAL	L,3-13		28	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	149 (7)	Sep 18	KCR	@	SEA	W,7-6		22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
40	161 (11)	Sep 30	KCR		MIN	L,3-7		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							40gm		98.2	6	13	0	19	0