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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Team Record in Appearances: 2-4

Days of Rest

Postseason Pitching Game Log

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Postseason Pitching Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1976	ALCS g4	Oct 13	KCR	@	NYY	W,7-4	3-7	W(1-0)	11	4.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.93	2.20	16					6	5	0	0	4		1	0	0	1	0	16	1	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.173	30.28	4.30%	1.10	3b 1-- 0 out a1	7b 1-3 2 out a3
1977 Postseason		Year	Series	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	1977	ALCS g1	Oct 5	KCR	@	NYY	W,7-2	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.74	3	7	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.48	0.017	15.10	0.34%	0.89	9b 1-- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
3	1977	ALCS g4	Oct 8	KCR		NYY	L,4-6	9-GF		2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.74	3	11	7	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.54	-0.027	20.64	-0.67%	-0.05	9t --3 1 out d1	9t end d 2
4	1977	ALCS g5	Oct 9	KCR		NYY	L,3-5	8-8	H(1)	0	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.74	3	9	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	-0.142	221.67	-6.54%	-1.02	8t 1-- 0 out a2	8t 12- 1 out a1
1978 Postseason		Year	Series	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	1978	ALCS g1	Oct 3	KCR		NYY	L,1-7	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.59	5	14	10	1	0	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.01	0.001	.44	0.01%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
6	1978	ALCS g3	Oct 6	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	8-8	BL(0-1)	2	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	9.00	13.59	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.32	-0.569	137.46	-13.82%	-1.75	8b 1-- 1 out a1	8b --- 1 out d1
											7.2	10	2	2	0	3	1	0	2.35		31																			0

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