Doug Bird

Doug Bird
Pitcher
Born: May 5, 1950 (1950-05-05) (age 61) Corona, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 29, 1973 for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
September 10, 1983 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Wins-losses	73-60
ERA	3.99
Strikeouts	680
Saves	60
Teams
Kansas City Royals (1973–1978) Philadelphia Phillies (1979) New York Yankees (1980–1981) Chicago Cubs (1981–1982) Boston Red Sox (1983)

James Douglas Bird (born March 5, 1950 in Corona, California) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1973 to 1983. Bird was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft's secondary phase.

During his career, Bird was used in a variety of pitching roles, frequently shifting from the bullpen to the starting rotation and back. Bird appeared in six postseason games from 1976-8, all with the Royals, and each time against the New York Yankees, posting a 2.35 ERA in 7.2 innings pitched. Unfortunately, after good work in the '76 and '77 playoffs, Bird is most known for surrendering a two-run homer to Thurman Munson in the 8th inning of Game Three during the 1978 ALCS.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Retrosheet
• The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time: #43 Doug Bird

Persondata
Name	Bird, Doug
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	May 5, 1950
Place of birth	Corona, California
Date of death
Place of death