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.
"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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Jim KirbyJim Kirby Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Jim KirbyJim Kirby Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1949 | 26 | Cubs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
1 Year | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Jim KirbyJim Kirby Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
Did Not Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
Jim KirbyJim Kirby Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1949 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 2 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1 Year | 0 | - | - | 2 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Jim KirbyJim Kirby Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1949 Chicago Cubs | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
Jim Kirby Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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