Jim Kirby Stats

Jim Kirby was born on Saturday, May 5, 1923, in Nashville, Tennessee. Kirby was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1949, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Jim Kirby baseball stats page.

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"I wasn’t really shocked when they called me up. When I went into the games, it was for defense, maybe for a couple of innings. I didn’t like that too well because I always played. I played everyday. That was just one thing I didn’t like about being with Chicago. I was told, and led to believe, that I had made the ballclub. Charlie Grimm (Cubs manager) called me into his office and told me I was going to be his fourth outfielder. That made me feel good and I couldn’t say no. I wasn’t the type of player that could come off the bench and do much. Then to this day, I have never understood this, but they sent me back to Dallas. I was so sure that I was on the team." - Jim Kirby on NashvilleSounds.com (Bill Traughber, 07/27/2009, Looking Back: Jim Kirby Remembered)

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Birth Name:   James Herschel Kirby
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   05-05-1923  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Nashville, Tennessee
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-17-2009 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Nashville, Tennessee
Cemetery:   Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tennessee
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-01-1949 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-13-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Jim Kirby Pitching Stats

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Jim Kirby Hitting Stats

1949 26 Cubs 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
1 Year 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500

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Jim Kirby Fielding Stats

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Jim Kirby Miscellaneous Stats

1949 Cubs 0 - - 2 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1 Year 0 - - 2 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -

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Jim Kirby Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined - -

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