John Kirby
John F. Kirby
Born: January 13, 1865
St. Louis, MO USA
Deceased: 1931
St. Louis, MO USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats:
Throws: R
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 172
Career: 1884-1888
Minor League Statistics
John Kirby compiled a career record of 18 wins and 50 losses in his 76-game career with the Kansas City Cowboys, St. Louis Maroons, Indianapolis Hoosiers and Cleveland Blues. He began playing during the 1884 season and last took the field during the 1888 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | UA | Kansas City Cowboys | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.09 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 1885 | NL | St. Louis Maroons | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3.55 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 129.3 | 118 | 66 | 51 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 534 |
| 1886 | NL | St. Louis Maroons | 11 | 26 | .297 | 3.30 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 325.0 | 329 | 222 | 119 | 9 | 134 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1438 |
| 1887 | NL | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6.10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 302 |
| 1887 | AA | Cleveland Blues | 0 | 5 | .000 | 9.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 213 |
| 1888 | AA | Kansas City Cowboys | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 48 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 184 |
| Totals | 18 | 50 | .265 | 4.09 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 611.3 | 640 | 451 | 278 | 13 | 258 | 0 | 200 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 2720 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | UA | Kansas City Cowboys | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | NL | St. Louis Maroons | 14 | 51 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .060 | .078 | .060 | .138 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | NL | St. Louis Maroons | 42 | 139 | 136 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | .110 | .129 | .140 | .269 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | NL | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 8 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .138 | .138 | .207 | .345 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | AA | Cleveland Blues | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .278 | .444 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1888 | AA | Kansas City Cowboys | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .063 | .118 | .063 | .180 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 76 | 261 | 256 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81 | .105 | .123 | .137 | .259 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | UA | Kansas City Cowboys | OF | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .818 | 1.000 |
| 1884 | UA | Kansas City Cowboys | P | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 5.727 | 3.500 |
| 1885 | NL | St. Louis Maroons | P | 14 | 0 | 129.0 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 1 | .794 | 1.884 | 1.929 |
| 1886 | NL | St. Louis Maroons | P | 41 | 0 | 325.0 | 14 | 61 | 9 | 2 | .893 | 2.077 | 1.829 |
| 1886 | NL | St. Louis Maroons | OF | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | .667 |
| 1887 | NL | Indianapolis Hoosiers | P | 8 | 0 | 62.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.452 | 1.250 |
| 1887 | AA | Cleveland Blues | P | 5 | 0 | 41.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 2.195 | 2.000 |
| 1887 | NL | Indianapolis Hoosiers | OF | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .333 |
| 1888 | AA | Kansas City Cowboys | P | 5 | 0 | 43.0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 2.512 | 2.400 |
| Totals | 82 | 0 | 636.0 | 27 | 118 | 24 | 3 | .858 | 2.052 | 1.768 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
