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Fred Lynn League
7-10-2075
Doug Bird Starting Pitcher
Retired (1956, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.23 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 27-49 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 04-25-1922
K 481 Drafted Round 17, Pick 267
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 1 years
(77 games)
IP 659.0
WHIP 1.51
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val A+
Speed A- Bunt Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1950 CIN
3
9
21
16
1
0
0
0
107.1
126 71 63 2 41
73
1.56
5.28
1951 CIN
5
12
25
25
3
0
0
0
150.0
162 78 76 5 63
115
1.50
4.56
1952 CIN
6
16
36
36
1
0
0
0
194.1
213 130 127 8 96
135
1.59
5.88
1953 CIN-MIL-DET-CHA
3
3
31
0
0
0
2
0
37.1
46 33 32 0 17
24
1.69
7.71
1954 CHA
2
2
28
4
1
0
0
0
50.1
55 26 26 1 15
37
1.39
4.65
1955 CHA-BAL
8
6
17
17
1
0
0
0
112.2
123 61 55 2 26
92
1.32
4.39
1956 BAL
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
7.1
11 5 4 0 2
5
1.77
4.91
2075
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
27
49
159
99
7
0
2
0
659.0
736 404 383 18 260
481
1.51
5.23
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Doug Bird has retired from the Baltimore Buzzards
1956-04-11The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Redleg Pence to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have designated Doug Bird for assignment.
1955-05-29The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have sent Adam Heintzelman to the minors.
1955-05-14The Baltimore Buzzards have acquired Doug Bird from the waiver wire.
1955-05-09The Chicago Thugs have waived Doug Bird.
1954-08-05The Chicago Thugs have designated Doug Bird for assignment.
1954-07-11The Chicago Thugs have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team.
1954-05-13The Chicago Thugs have promoted Chris Krausse to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have designated Doug Bird for assignment.
1954-04-01The Chicago Thugs have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team.
1953-09-08The Chicago Thugs have promoted John Hiller to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have designated Doug Bird for assignment.
1953-07-08The Chicago Thugs have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have designated Ed Kume for assignment.
1953-07-04The Chicago Thugs have acquired Doug Bird from the waiver wire. The Chicago Thugs have waived Chan Whitman.
1953-06-25The Detroit Spiders have waived Doug Bird.
1953-06-20The Detroit Spiders have promoted Denny McClain to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have designated Doug Bird for assignment.
1953-06-18The Detroit Spiders have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have designated Pablo Mulcahy for assignment.
1953-06-18The Detroit Spiders have acquired Doug Bird from the waiver wire.
1953-04-16The Milwaukee Dynamo have waived Doug Bird.
1953-04-11The Milwaukee Dynamo have promoted Lee Dickson to the major league team. The Milwaukee Dynamo have designated Doug Bird for assignment.
1953-04-05The Milwaukee Dynamo have acquired Doug Bird from the waiver wire.
1953-04-01The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have designated Doug Bird for assignment.
1951-06-20The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Victor Martinez to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Steve Crowell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted D.J. Taylor to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Mackenzie to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Charlie Durham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Pee Wee Reese to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Jackson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Pop Weigel to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Amos Nielsen to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Robinson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Joe Nuxhall to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1951-06-13The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Jalapeno Pena to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Amos Nielsen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Diaz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Nuxhall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Steve Crowell to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Urrea to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Charlie Durham to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hank Ankiel to the minors.
1951-06-10The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hank Ankiel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chuck Tobin to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Charlie Durham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Mike Gainer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Jackson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Paul McCracken to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Amos Nielsen to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Diaz to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Joe Nuxhall to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Stan Belinda to the minors.
1951-05-20The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Jalapeno Pena to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Paul McCracken to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Banks to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Steve Crowell to the minors.
1951-04-29The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted C.C. Sabathia to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mark Lines to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Paul Reynoso to the minors.
1951-04-15The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted John McDonald to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Syd McClain to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Diaz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Nuxhall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Stan Belinda to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Graig Adamson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Red Johnson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent C.C. Sabathia to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bob Kainer to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Dewey Kellett to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Willie Schreiber to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Earl Espinoza to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors.
1951-04-06The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Diaz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Willie Schreiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Amos Nielsen to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Stan Belinda to the minors.
1951-04-04The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Holloway to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Herm Wehmeier to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hy Dunn to the minors.
1950-10-23The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Charlie Graham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Diaz to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bob Dessau to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Drake to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Pop Weigel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Stan Belinda to the major league team.
1950-10-23The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Charlie Graham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Syd McClain to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Diaz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Mike Gainer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bob Dessau to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Joe Drake to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Pop Weigel to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Stan Belinda to the minors.
1950-10-23The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Charlie Graham to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Diaz to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bob Dessau to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Drake to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Pop Weigel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Stan Belinda to the major league team.
1950-10-23The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bob Dessau to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Mike Gainer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Diaz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Syd McClain to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Charlie Graham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Stan Belinda to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Joe Drake to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Pop Weigel to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors.
1950-09-29The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted C.C. Sabathia to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hy Dunn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Diaz to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hank Ankiel to the minors.
1950-09-11The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Syd McClain to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hy Dunn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Urrea to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Stan Belinda to the minors.
1950-09-10The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Holloway to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Stan Belinda to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Jackson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hy Dunn to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Troy Pierce to the minors.
1950-09-01The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Willie Schreiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Dave Bemis to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hy Dunn to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors.
1950-08-31The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Syd McClain to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Amos Nielsen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Holloway to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent C.C. Sabathia to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Jackson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Willie Schreiber to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Dave Bemis to the minors.
1950-08-19The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Troy Pierce to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Willie Schreiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Diaz to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors.
1950-08-15The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted C.C. Sabathia to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hy Dunn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Amos Nielsen to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Urrea to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors.
1950-08-12The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Amos Nielsen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Mackenzie to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Phil Machemehl to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted R.C. Minor to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bob Dessau to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Jim Upton to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent C.C. Sabathia to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Pee Wee Reese to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Eddie Wheat to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chuck Fairey to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hy Dunn to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors.
1950-08-10The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Willie Schreiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Urrea to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1950-08-08The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted C.C. Sabathia to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Amos Nielsen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Holloway to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Jackson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Willie Schreiber to the minors.
1950-08-05The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Tom Dozier to the minors.
1950-08-01The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Tom Dozier to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hy Dunn to the minors.
1950-07-27The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Amos Nielsen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Dave Bemis to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent C.C. Sabathia to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Archie Bunker to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Arnold Ziffle to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Tom Dozier to the minors.
1950-07-25The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Dave Bemis to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted C.C. Sabathia to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors.
1950-07-24The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Willie Schreiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Amos Nielsen to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Jackson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Dave Bemis to the minors.
1950-07-24The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Amos Nielsen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Dave Bemis to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Willie Schreiber to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors.
1950-07-23The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Willie Schreiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Jackson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Amos Nielsen to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Dave Bemis to the minors.
1950-07-22The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Mike Gainer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Dave Bemis to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Amos Nielsen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Willie Schreiber to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Tom Dozier to the minors.
1950-07-18The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Archie Bunker to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Amos Nielsen to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors.
1950-07-04The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Holloway to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Cliff Bass to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Stan Belinda to the minors.