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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	PHI	@	STL	L,1-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9 (7)	Apr 17	PHI	@	PIT	W,13-2		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	15 (5)	Apr 24	PHI		LAD	W,7-6		18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18 (2)	Apr 28	PHI		SDP	L,0-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21 (2)	May 1	PHI		SFG	L,0-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	22	May 3	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-5	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (4)	May 8	PHI	@	SDP	W,9-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	31 (3)	May 12	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-4		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	35 (3)	May 17	PHI	@	CHC	W,23-22		18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	37 (1)	May 19	PHI		MON	L,5-10		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	42 (4)	May 25	PHI		CHC	L,0-3		14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	50 (7)	Jun 2	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	52 (1)	Jun 3 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-12		14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	56 (3)	Jun 8	PHI		ATL	L,5-11	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	58 (1)	Jun 10	PHI		ATL	L,3-10	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	61 (2)	Jun 13	PHI		HOU	L,3-4		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	87 (25)	Jul 10	PHI		SDP	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	98 (10)	Jul 24	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-15		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	99	Jul 25	PHI	@	LAD	L,8-16		12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	102 (2)	Jul 29	PHI		STL	L,5-6		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	107 (4)	Aug 2 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	109 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	110	Aug 4	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-4	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	117 (6)	Aug 10 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,2-3		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	119 (1)	Aug 13	PHI		PIT	L,1-9	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	127 (7)	Aug 22	PHI		ATL	L,3-4		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	134 (6)	Aug 31	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	21	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	138 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-7		8	1.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	142 (3)	Sep 8	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-8		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	143	Sep 9	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-15		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	156 (12)	Sep 22 (2)	PHI		MON	L,2-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	157	Sep 23	PHI		MON	L,4-7		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							32gm		61.0	4	2	0	6	0