Bill Kirk Stats

Bill Kirk was born on Thursday, July 19, 1934, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Kirk was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 23, 1961, with the Kansas City Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Kirk baseball stats page.
"A former big league pitcher, (Bill) Kirk injured his throwing arm in his major league debut Sept. 23, 1961 with the Kansas City Athletics, and he never returned to the big leagues. But he remained involved with baseball for the rest of his life, working as a part-time scout." - Sportswriter Jim Seip in The York Daily Record (10/29/2009, 'Atlantic League, Revs to stay home for spring')

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Bill Kirk
 
 
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Birth Name:   William Partlemore Kirk
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   07-19-1934  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-26-2009 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lititz, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-23-1961 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-23-1961
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bill Kirk

Bill Kirk Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1961 27 Athletics 1 1 0 0 0 .000 12.00 0 0 0 3.0 17 6 4 4 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1 Year 1 1 0 0 0 .000 12.00 0 0 0 3.0 17 6 4 4 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 -
Bill Kirk

Bill Kirk Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1961 27 Athletics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1 Year 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Bill Kirk

Bill Kirk Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1961 Athletics P 1 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 1 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1 Year 1 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
Bill Kirk

Bill Kirk Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1961 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 9.00 3.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1 Year 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 9.00 3.00
Bill Kirk

Bill Kirk Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1961 Kansas City Athletics 29 Undetermined - -




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