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Name Team Age
Jody Bird Retired (1967, Age 38) Died (1998, Age 69)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 22, Pick 351
(1950)		 3B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League 0 14 years (140 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
58 66 65
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
74 76 39
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
50 47 70
Endurance Velocity Control
55 18 41
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
32 75 74
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
27 0 4/14/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (---)
13 (13.8 %) 0 (0.3 %) 0 (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Majors 0.00 1 / 2 3 / 6 0 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 4 9 / 0
1951 Majors 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 0
1952 Majors 0.00 1 / 6 6 / 7 1 / 9 5 / 7 5 / 5 6 / 8 2 / 5 26 / 0
1953 Minors 0.00 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 0
1953 Majors 0.00 1 / 4 3 / 6 1 / 9 10 / 12 7 / 7 1 / 6 4 / 7 27 / 0
1954 Majors 0.00 3 / 11 6 / 8 0 / 11 3 / 8 7 / 9 1 / 7 2 / 9 22 / 0
1955 Majors 0.00 2 / 10 5 / 13 0 / 8 1 / 8 4 / 7 1 / 6 3 / 11 16 / 0
1956 Majors 0.00 1 / 12 2 / 4 2 / 7 1 / 9 2 / 9 3 / 7 4 / 11 15 / 0
1957 Majors 0.00 1 / 10 3 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 8 4 / 7 2 / 14 0 / 5 10 / 0
1958 Majors 0.00 0 / 6 1 / 9 1 / 12 0 / 12 2 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 7 4 / 0
1959 Majors 0.00 0 / 9 2 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 4 1 / 11 0 / 3 3 / 0
1960 Majors 28.00 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 28
1961 Majors 48.00 2 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 12 1 / 7 3 / 48
1962 Majors 40.20 0 / 4 0 / 5 1 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 40
1963 Majors 43.90 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 43
1964 Majors 20.30 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 20
1965 Majors 26.50 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 26
1966 Majors 26.10 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 26
1967 Majors 10.90 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 10
Total 0 0 0 12 / 94 32 / 111 7 / 115 23 / 116 35 / 91 16 / 108 17 / 96 142 / 731
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Jody Bird has retired from the New York Hurricanes
1955-05-18The New York Black Knights have promoted Shanty Davis to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Jody Bird to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Mel Pappas to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have designated Gil Winceniak for assignment. The New York Black Knights have sent Matt Cooper to the minors. The New York Black Knights have sent Jeff A. Smith to the minors.
1955-05-17The New York Black Knights have promoted Jeff A. Smith to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Bill Bjorkman to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Matt Cooper to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have sent Mel Pappas to the minors. The New York Black Knights have sent Shanty Davis to the minors. The New York Black Knights have sent Jody Bird to the minors.
1953-08-21The New York Black Knights have promoted Jody Bird to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Reese Jackson to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Gibson Clark to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have sent Mel Pappas to the minors. The New York Black Knights have sent Shanty Davis to the minors. The New York Black Knights have sent Jason Hermanski to the minors.
1953-07-27The New York Black Knights have sent Jody Bird to the minors.
1953-04-16The New York Black Knights have renamed Hal Chase to Jody Bird.
1951-09-14The New York Yankees have promoted Tommy Turley to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Hal Chase to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Bobby Richardson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Chuck Doran to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Mark Koenig to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Chris Pagnozzi to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Red Ruffing to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Jack McCleskey to the minors.
1951-05-29The New York Yankees have promoted Irv McGuire to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Hal Chase to the minors.
1950-04-26The New York Yankees have promoted Hal Chase to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Bill Skowron to the minors.
1950-04-01The New York Yankees have renamed Scott Barthold to Hal Chase.
1950-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Mace Stoviak to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted John Bolling to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Ben Patterson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Scott Barthold to the minors.