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Mel Ott League
7-13-2068
John Bird Left Field
Retired (1966, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .246 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .632 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
H 517 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 03-05-1932
HR 18 Drafted Round 4, Pick 59
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(102 games)
RBI 169
SB 96
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed A- Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.0%) LF A+ (100%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (98.4%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (97.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1953 WAS
74
290
18
59
14
1
2
20
15
 61 0 2
3
 3 2
.520
.241
.279
.076
.203
1954 WAS
134
425
47
109
23
2
3
42
40
 93 2 2
11
 8 5
.663
.322
.341
.085
.256
1955 WAS
120
408
48
105
16
3
4
32
35
 83 3 2
23
 10 5
.660
.319
.341
.083
.257
1956 WAS
72
207
20
60
6
3
1
11
15
 33 0 0
15
 9 9
.700
.338
.362
.072
.290
1957 WAS
84
205
14
49
4
0
3
14
22
 28 0 1
13
 2 3
.614
.311
.302
.063
.239
1958 WAS
102
317
43
84
16
4
4
30
30
 52 3 0
17
 4 5
.713
.334
.379
.114
.265
1959 WAS
91
244
29
51
5
1
1
18
24
 46 1 0
14
 2 3
.533
.283
.250
.041
.209
1963 PIT
12
9
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
 2 0 1
0
 0 0
.167
.167
.000
.000
.000
Total
689
2105
221
517
84
14
18
169
183
 398 9 8
96
 38 32
.632
.308
.324
.079
.246
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01John Bird has retired from the Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs
1963-09-14The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have promoted Ross Egan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have designated John Bird for assignment.
1963-03-05The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have promoted Ross Egan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have promoted John Bird to the major league team.
1962-04-30The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have acquired John Bird from the waiver wire.
1962-04-09The Brooklyn Bangers have waived John Bird.
1960-04-19The Brooklyn Bangers have acquired John Bird from the waiver wire.
1960-04-15The Washington Originalist have waived John Bird.
1960-04-08The Washington Originalist have designated John Bird for assignment.
1953-06-18The Washington Originalist have promoted Bob Coombs to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have promoted Andruw Brumley to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have promoted John Bird to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have designated Bobby Wells for assignment. The Washington Originalist have designated Tony Scala for assignment. The Washington Originalist have designated Brian Northrup for assignment.