Kid Durbin

Blaine Alphonsus "Kid" Durbin (September 10, 1886 - September 11, 1943) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher. He was born in Lamar, Missouri. Durbin was rather short for an average Major League Baseball player, listed only at 5' 8" tall and weighing 155 pounds, resulting in him not having a fairly well chance to play at the big league level full time.

Major League career

Kid Durbin made his Major League debut on April 24, 1907, for the Chicago Cubs.cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/durbiki01.shtml|title=Kid Durbin Statistics|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=2008-08-20] That season, he appeared in 5 games as a pitcher, going 0-1 with a save. He also played the outfield in 5 games that season. He played for the Chicago Cubs during their 1907 World Series and 1908 World Series victories. Before he was traded by the Chicago Cubs on January 18, 1909 along with Tom Downey to the Cincinnati Reds for John Kane, he had a batting average of only .250 and over 14 games played. He played six games for the Cincinnati Reds. A few months later, Durbin then was traded on May 28, 1909 to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ward Miller and cash. He finished his Major League career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing his final game on June 30, 1909.

After career

After playing a few years in Minor League Baseball, Durbin retired as a baseball player. Kid Durbin became married after his Major League Baseball career, also becoming a baker in a restaurant after his career.citeweb|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8128793|title=Blaine Alphonsus "Kid" Durbin (1886 - 1943) - Find A Grave Memorial|publisher=www.findagrave.com|accessdate=2008-08-22] Unfortunately, only 1 day after his 57th birthday on September 11, 1943, Durbin passed away because of a coronary thrombosis in Kirkwood, Missouri. Burbin's burial is located at Saint Peters Cemetery in Normandy at St. Louis County in Missouri.

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External links

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* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1907.shtml 1907 Chicago Cubs statistics and roster]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=durbiki01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Kid_Durbin_1886&page=stats Baseball Library]
* [http://www.nyfuturestars.com/player.php?player=durbiki01 New York Future Stars]
* [http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/players/scouting?playerId=21191&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fmlb%2fplayers%2fscouting%3fplayerId%3d21191 ESPN]