Doug Bird
Appearance
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Doug Bird | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Corona, California, U.S. | March 5, 1950|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 29, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 10, 1983, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 73–60 |
Earned run average | 3.99 |
Strikeouts | 680 |
Saves | 60 |
Teams | |
James Douglas Bird (born March 5, 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.[1] He played from 1973 to 1983. Bird was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 1969 amateur draft's secondary phase.
During his career, Bird was used in a variety of pitching roles, frequently shifting from the bullpen to the starting rotation and back. Bird appeared in six postseason games from 1976 through 1978, all with the Royals, and each time against the New York Yankees, posting a 2.35 ERA in 7.2 innings pitched. After good work in the 1976 and 1977 playoffs, Bird is most known for surrendering a two-run homer to Thurman Munson in the eighth inning of Game Three during the 1978 American League Championship Series.
References
[edit]- ^ "Phils snatch veteran Bird for rookie shortstop Cruz". The Globe and Mail. AP. April 4, 1979. p. 36.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Doug Bird at Baseball Almanac
- The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time: #43 Doug Bird
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- Winnipeg Goldeyes players
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