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| John Kirk |  Relief PitcherRetired (1972, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 3.96 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| W-L | 50-47 | Status | Deceased (2015) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 330 | Age at Death | 80 | Date of Birth | 07-19-1935 | |
| K | 604 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 3 (1953) |
Majors Svc Time | 12 years (81 games) |
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| IP | 782.1 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.29 | Salary | $0.50M | Final Contract Year | 1972 | |
| 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 Val |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 7 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 6 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
- Stats
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- L/R Splits
- H/A Splits
- Playoffs
- Energy
- Improvements
- Past Skills
- Awards
- Batting
- Fielding
- Game Log
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
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| 1953 | Minors | 18 | 66.00 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 30 | 10 / 32 | 12 / 66 | |||
| 1954 | Minors | 19 | 67.00 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 27 | 5 / 36 | 7 / 67 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 20 | 63.00 | 0 / 5 | 6 / 27 | 6 / 31 | 12 / 63 | |||
| 1956 | Minors | 21 | 64.00 | 1 / 3 | 4 / 30 | 4 / 31 | 9 / 64 | |||
| 1957 | Minors | 22 | 70.00 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 34 | 2 / 29 | 9 / 70 | |||
| 1958 | Minors | 23 | 47.00 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 16 | 2 / 27 | 4 / 47 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 23 | 5.94 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 |
| 1959 | Minors | 24 | 42.00 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 19 | 0 / 18 | 3 / 42 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 24 | 14.52 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 14 |
| 1960 | Majors | 25 | 33.25 | 128 | 0 | 34 | 1 / 3 | 5 / 16 | 0 / 14 | 6 / 33 |
| 1961 | Majors | 26 | 38.95 | 142 | 0 | 20 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 14 | 1 / 17 | 2 / 38 |
| 1962 | Majors | 27 | 44.30 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 24 | 0 / 14 | 2 / 44 |
| 1963 | Majors | 28 | 41.32 | 133 | 0 | 29 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 19 | 0 / 14 | 2 / 41 |
| 1964 | Majors | 29 | 45.26 | 152 | 0 | 10 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 16 | 1 / 22 | 1 / 45 |
| 1965 | Majors | 30 | 40.15 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 22 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 40 |
| 1966 | Majors | 31 | 34.59 | 142 | 0 | 20 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 21 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 34 |
| 1967 | Majors | 32 | 38.93 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 15 | 1 / 38 |
| 1968 | Majors | 33 | 38.32 | 149 | 0 | 13 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 38 |
| 1969 | Majors | 34 | 40.99 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 5 | -1 / 18 | -5 / 17 | -5 / 40 |
| 1970 | Majors | 35 | 40.13 | 162 | 0 | 0 | -2 / 6 | -8 / 14 | -1 / 20 | -11 / 40 |
| 1971 | Majors | 36 | 33.38 | 135 | 1 | 27 | -2 / 2 | -2 / 17 | -4 / 14 | -8 / 33 |
| 1972 | Majors | 37 | 29.00 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 16 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 29 | |||
| Total | 1873 | 1 | 153 | 11 / 104 | 17 / 418 | 22 / 409 | 50 / 931 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1972-11-01 | John Kirk has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1971-07-03 | John Kirk of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. |
| 1971-05-26 | John Kirk of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1968-07-24 | John Kirk of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 16 days. |
| 1966-04-15 | John Kirk of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1965-03-28 | The Texas Grackles have promoted Bobby Machemehl to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Huck Parkinson to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Bill Staley to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Jon Brancato to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted John Kirk to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Kane Schueler to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Ray Brondell to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Chuckster Barkley to the major league team. |
| 1965-03-28 | John Kirk has signed with the Texas Grackles for $4.44M per year for 7 years. |
| 1964-07-18 | John Kirk of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1964-03-30 | The New York Knights have promoted Al Fernandez to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted John Kirk to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Harry Armas to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Evan Pickrel to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Joe McMahon to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jerry Armbrust to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Chuckster Barkley to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Al Bottomley to the minors. |
| 1964-03-30 | John Kirk has signed with the New York Knights for $3.5M per year for 1 year. |
| 1963-08-29 | John Kirk of the Toronto Faceless Corporation is injured and is expected to be out 49 days. |
| 1961-08-12 | John Kirk of the Toronto Faceless Corporation is injured and is expected to be out 22 days. |
| 1960-08-29 | John Kirk of the Toronto Faceless Corporation is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1960-07-03 | John Kirk of the Toronto Faceless Corporation is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1959-08-01 | The Toronto Faceless Corporation have promoted Sweetbreads Davis to the major league team. The Toronto Faceless Corporation have promoted John Kirk to the major league team. |
| 1958-09-06 | The Toronto Faceless Corporation have sent John Kirk to the minors. |
| 1958-08-08 | The Toronto Faceless Corporation have promoted John Kirk to the major league team. |