Dan Firova
Daniel Michael Firova
Born: October 16, 1956
Refugio, TX US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 7 (1977 January Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
Draft: Round 29 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Milwaukee Brewers)
Draft: Round 2 (1980 January Secondary Draft, Seattle Mariners)
School: Beeville Junior College (TX)
Texas - Pan American
Refugio, TX
Career: 1980-1993
Major League Statistics
Dan Firova compiled a career batting average of .252 with 16 home runs and 252 RBI in his 781-game career with the Bellingham Mariners, San Jose Missions, Jacksonville Suns, Spokane Indians, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Bakersfield Mariners, Saltillo Saraperos, Chattanooga Lookouts, Calgary Cannons, Salinas Spurs, Williamsport Bills, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Winston-Salem Spirits, Charlotte Knights, Reno Silver Sox and Dos Laredos Tecolotes. He began playing during the 1980 season and last took the field during the 1993 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.92 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 11 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .071 | .188 | .107 | .295 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .556 | .600 | .778 | 1.378 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | A | CALL | San Jose Missions | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | Short Season A | NORW | Bellingham Mariners | 63 | 258 | 218 | 33 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 35 | .202 | .311 | .271 | .582 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1982 | AAA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | 72 | 238 | 215 | 18 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 41 | .256 | .309 | .293 | .602 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1982 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Mariners | 11 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .231 | .268 | .282 | .550 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AAA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | 72 | 232 | 218 | 17 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33 | .239 | .259 | .289 | .548 | 63 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AAA | MEX | Saltillo Saraperos | 91 | 369 | 330 | 54 | 104 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 44 | .315 | .372 | .448 | .821 | 148 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 110 | 373 | 346 | 28 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 32 | .240 | .277 | .318 | .595 | 110 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1986 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 67 | 223 | 209 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 | .249 | .263 | .335 | .598 | 70 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 8 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .158 | .200 | .158 | .358 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 52 | 174 | 165 | 19 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | .200 | .228 | .261 | .489 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | 23 | 83 | 75 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | .333 | .390 | .413 | .804 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 17 | 63 | 55 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .309 | .361 | .345 | .706 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AA | EL | Williamsport Bills | 42 | 139 | 127 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | .228 | .283 | .252 | .535 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | MEX | Saltillo Saraperos | 8 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .269 | .333 | .269 | .603 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | 34 | 90 | 78 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .269 | .315 | .346 | .661 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1989 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 26 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .240 | .260 | .267 | .526 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 57 | 200 | 183 | 17 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 34 | .262 | .318 | .322 | .641 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 10 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .345 | .375 | .414 | .789 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 781 | 2703 | 2458 | 253 | 619 | 94 | 14 | 16 | 252 | 15 | 28 | 162 | 361 | .252 | .300 | .321 | .621 | 789 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 17 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Short Season A | NORW | Bellingham Mariners | C | 62 | 354 | 77 | 11 | 8 | .975 | 6.952 | 17 | |||
| 1980 | A | CALL | San Jose Missions | C | 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 7.500 | 3 | |||
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | C | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 1 | |||
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | C | 10 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 4.800 | 1 | |||
| 1982 | AAA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | C | 67 | 257 | 51 | 8 | 6 | .975 | 4.597 | 10 | |||
| 1982 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Mariners | C | 11 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .949 | 5.091 | 3 | |||
| 1983 | AAA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | C | 72 | 318 | 34 | 10 | 3 | .972 | 4.889 | 11 | |||
| 1984 | AAA | MEX | Saltillo Saraperos | C | 88 | 382 | 61 | 10 | 2 | .978 | 5.034 | 9 | |||
| 1984 | AAA | MEX | Saltillo Saraperos | 1B | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | C | 110 | 483 | 89 | 14 | 12 | .976 | 5.200 | 15 | |||
| 1986 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | C | 67 | 316 | 46 | 8 | 6 | .978 | 5.403 | 14 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | C | 8 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 5.125 | 2 | |||
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | C | 52 | 303 | 33 | 2 | 3 | .994 | 6.462 | 9 | |||
| 1987 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | C | 23 | 170 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.304 | 7 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | MEX | Saltillo Saraperos | C | 8 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 6.375 | 4 | |||
| 1988 | AA | EL | Williamsport Bills | C | 42 | 194 | 41 | 6 | 3 | .975 | 5.595 | 20 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | C | 17 | 104 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .957 | 6.529 | 5 | |||
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 5 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .962 | 5.000 | ||||
| 1989 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | C | 22 | 124 | 22 | 5 | 1 | .967 | 6.636 | 4 | |||
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | C | 11 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.182 | 2 | |||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 1B | 6 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.167 | ||||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | C | 46 | 282 | 61 | 2 | 8 | .994 | 7.457 | 13 | |||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | OF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | C | 9 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .985 | 7.222 | 1 | |||
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 754 | 3668 | 604 | 90 | 68 | .979 | 5.666 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
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