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

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.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 13	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 18	NYY	@	TEX	L,4-6	GF	5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	10 (2)	Apr 21	NYY		DET	W,2-0	GS	25	6.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 26	NYY		TOR	L,1-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	18 (3)	May 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,6-8		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	19	May 2	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-6		18	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (3)	May 5	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-6		14	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	24	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30 (5)	May 13	NYY		OAK	L,4-5		12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	32 (1)	May 16	NYY		SEA	W,7-5		16	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	35 (2)	May 19	NYY		KCR	W,6-5		22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	37 (1)	May 22	NYY		CLE	L,3-7		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	39 (1)	May 24	NYY		CLE	L,5-12		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	40	May 25	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-10		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	46 (5)	Jun 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	51 (4)	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	56 (4)	Jun 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	24	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from New York Yankees to Chicago Cubs
18	58	Aug 13	CHC		NYM	W,6-1	GS	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	62 (3)	Aug 17	CHC		LAD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	66 (3)	Aug 22	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
21	70 (3)	Aug 26	CHC		SDP	W,9-7	GS	17	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
22	74 (3)	Aug 30	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	78 (3)	Sep 3	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-12	GS	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	82 (3)	Sep 7	CHC	@	STL	W,10-0	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
25	86 (3)	Sep 12	CHC		MON	L,0-2	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	89 (2)	Sep 18	CHC	@	MON	L,0-11	GS	22	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	93 (3)	Sep 22	CHC		STL	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
28	97 (3)	Sep 27 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	102 (4)	Sep 30	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							29gm		128.2	13	14	0	27	2