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Jimmy Ryan League
4-1-2040
Birdie Conant Relief Pitcher
Retired (1967, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.23 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 70-98 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
SV 251 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 07-20-1933
K 707 Drafted Round 5, Pick 68
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(40 games)
IP 987.2
WHIP 1.52
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance D+   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val A+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1953 PIT
1
 1
26
0
0
0
0
 0
23.2
 30 20 19 0 10
14
1.69
7.23
1954 PIT
4
 5
68
0
0
0
3
 0
52.2
 84 42 38 2 29
31
2.15
6.49
1955 PIT
8
 9
85
0
0
0
1
 0
69.1
 71 44 40 5 29
51
1.44
5.19
1956 PIT
4
 5
79
0
0
0
0
 0
71.1
 78 51 46 0 35
50
1.58
5.80
1957 PIT
5
 5
80
0
0
0
0
 0
76.0
 74 39 36 3 41
63
1.51
4.26
1958 PIT
4
 6
73
0
0
0
21
 0
66.0
 77 44 40 0 33
44
1.67
5.45
1959 PIT
2
 12
76
0
0
0
30
 0
70.0
 82 61 59 1 40
55
1.74
7.59
1960 PIT
4
 8
78
0
0
0
44
 0
75.1
 79 36 35 1 30
66
1.45
4.18
1961 PIT
7
 6
71
0
0
0
38
 0
67.0
 55 28 26 2 24
44
1.18
3.49
1962 PIT
8
 11
67
0
0
0
23
 0
59.0
 68 40 38 2 22
38
1.53
5.80
1963 PIT
10
 5
81
0
0
0
21
 0
75.2
 59 30 27 0 30
51
1.18
3.21
1964 PIT
1
 6
64
0
0
0
49
 8
60.1
 60 27 26 1 19
40
1.31
3.88
1965 PIT-CLE
5
 9
88
1
0
0
9
 8
112.1
 124 70 67 2 52
83
1.57
5.37
1966 CLE
5
 7
42
0
0
0
9
 2
47.0
 57 31 31 0 16
40
1.55
5.94
1967 CLE
2
 3
54
0
0
0
3
 4
61.1
 73 47 46 1 23
37
1.57
6.75
2040
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
70
 98
1032
1
0
0
251
 22
987.2
 1071 610 574 20 433
707
1.52
5.23
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Birdie Conant has retired from the Cleveland Rockets
1965-04-18The Cleveland Movement have renamed Jim Kleinow to Birdie Conant.
1965-04-18A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Movement. The Cleveland Movement receive Hack Batiste, Jim Kleinow from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Joel Lambertson, Mike Schmidt.
1953-07-25The Pittsburgh Irates have promoted Jim Kleinow to the major league team.