Doug Bird
James Douglas Bird
Born: March 5, 1950
Corona, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 180
College: Mount San Antonio College
Career: 1973-1983
Draft: Round 29 (1968 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 8 (1969 January Secondary Draft, Seattle Pilots)
Draft: Round 3 (1969 June Secondary Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Pomona HS (Pomona, CA)
Mount San Antonio College
Minor League Statistics
Doug Bird compiled a career record of 73 wins and 60 losses in his 432-game career with the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1973 season and last took the field during the 1983 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.99 | 54 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 102.3 | 81 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 414 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2.73 | 55 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 92.3 | 100 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 390 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.25 | 51 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 105.3 | 100 | 42 | 38 | 7 | 40 | 10 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 444 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.37 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 197.7 | 191 | 90 | 74 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 107 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 808 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 4 | .733 | 3.88 | 53 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 118.3 | 120 | 52 | 51 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 490 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5.29 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98.7 | 110 | 63 | 58 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 434 |
| 1979 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.16 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 263 |
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.66 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.7 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 205 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.70 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 58 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 |
| 1981 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.58 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75.3 | 72 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 305 |
| 1982 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 9 | 14 | .391 | 5.14 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 191.0 | 230 | 119 | 109 | 26 | 30 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 819 |
| 1983 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.65 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.7 | 91 | 52 | 50 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 303 |
| Totals | 73 | 60 | .549 | 3.99 | 432 | 100 | 199 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 1213.7 | 1273 | 590 | 538 | 122 | 296 | 56 | 680 | 22 | 4 | 23 | 5104 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 12 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .100 | .143 | .100 | .243 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 60 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .143 | .143 | .161 | .304 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 432 | 90 | 82 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | .134 | .155 | .146 | .301 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 54 | 0 | 102.3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .616 | .130 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 55 | 1 | 92.3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.949 | .364 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 51 | 4 | 105.3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .870 | 1.709 | .392 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 39 | 27 | 197.7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .946 | 1.594 | .897 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 53 | 5 | 118.3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.445 | .358 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 40 | 6 | 98.7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.733 | .475 |
| 1979 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 32 | 1 | 61.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .885 | .188 |
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 22 | 1 | 50.7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.309 | .591 |
| 1981 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 12 | 12 | 75.3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.673 | 1.167 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 17 | 4 | 53.3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.194 | .765 |
| 1982 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 35 | 33 | 191.0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.791 | 1.086 |
| 1983 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 22 | 6 | 67.7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.862 | .636 |
| Totals | 432 | 100 | 1213.7 | 94 | 124 | 5 | 11 | .978 | 1.617 | .505 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.35 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.929 | 1.000 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.174 | .167 |
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