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Ryan Doby League 5-26-2004 |
| Gus Kirk |  Left FieldRetired (1992, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .292 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .867 | Status | Retired (1992) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2597 | Age | 49 (OS 50) | Date of Birth | 12-25-1954 | |
| HR | 455 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 3 (1976) |
Majors Svc Time | 17 years (70 games) |
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| RBI | 1620 | |||||
| SB | 242 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 8 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (3.7%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 7 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1976 | NL | Rookie of the Year |
| 1983 | NL | All Star Starter (LF); Gold Glove (LF) |
| 1984 | NL | All Star Starter (LF) |
| 1985 | NL | MVP; All Star Starter (LF) |
| 1986 | NL | All Star Starter (LF); Gold Glove (LF) |
| 1987 | NL | All Star Starter (LF) |
| 1988 | NL | All Star Starter (LF) |
| 1989 | NL | Gold Glove (LF) |
| 1990 | NL | All Star Starter (LF) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1992-11-01 | Gus Kirk now holds the league record for career homeruns. |
| 1992-11-01 | Gus Kirk has retired from the Colorado Spiders |
| 1992-09-20 | Gus Kirk of the Colorado Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. |
| 1992-03-07 | The Colorado Spiders have placed Gus Kirk on the trade block. |
| 1991-09-16 | Trade #1836343 has been completed between the Colorado Spiders and the Miami Bombers. The Miami Bombers receive Milt Carroll from the Colorado Spiders in exchange for Gus Kirk. |
| 1990-11-01 | Gus Kirk now holds the league record for career runs batted in. |
| 1990-06-18 | Gus Kirk of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1989-04-18 | Gus Kirk of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 42 days. |
| 1981-08-13 | Gus Kirk of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days. |
| 1980-09-03 | Gus Kirk of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1978-07-13 | Gus Kirk of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1977-09-05 | Gus Kirk of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 4 days. |
| 1976-04-01 | The Miami Bombers have promoted Dutch Mueller to the major league team. The Miami Bombers have promoted Gus Kirk to the major league team. |