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John Kirby (baseball)

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John Kirby
Pitcher
Born: (1865-01-13)January 13, 1865
St. Louis, Missouri
Died: October 6, 1931(1931-10-06) (aged 66)
St. Louis, Missouri
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 1, 1884, for the Kansas City Cowboys (UA)
Last MLB appearance
June 29, 1888, for the Kansas City Cowboys (AA)
MLB statistics
Win–loss record18-50
Earned run average4.09
Strikeouts200
Teams

John F. Kirby (January 13, 1865 – October 6, 1931) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, from 1884-1888, for the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association and St. Louis Maroons, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Cleveland Blues and Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association.