Don Kirkwood
[edit] Biography
Born on September 24, 1949 in Pontiac, Michigan, Don Kirkwood (Donald Paul Kirkwood) played for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 5 year career. Kirkwood broke into the bigs on September 13, 1974 with the California Angels, and put up a 3.11 ERA in 84 innings pitched in 1975, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Don Kirkwood's best season was 1975, when he posted a 3.11 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.59
| 4
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.1
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 44
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 3.11
| 49
| 38
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 84
| 85
| 6
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 28
| 26
| 6
| 12
| 4.62
| 78
| 91
| 81
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 157.2
| 167
| 12
| 57
| 9
| 4
| 1
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5.18
| 24
| 27
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 49
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 5
| 1
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5.09
| 10
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17.2
| 20
| 3
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5.15
| 34
| 39
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 57.2
| 69
| 6
| 19
| 5
| 6
| 1
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 16
| 9
| 4
| 5
| 4.24
| 29
| 36
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 76
| 6
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 120
| 37
| 18
| 23
| 4.37
| 194
| 212
| 182
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 374.2
| 409
| 30
| 135
| 17
| 15
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 7.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| P
| 44
| 2
| 84
| 3
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 1
| .833
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| P
| 28
| 26
| 157.2
| 18
| 26
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 11
| 1
| .898
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 40
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| .909
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 17.2
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 57.2
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| .950
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| P
| 16
| 9
| 68
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 120
| 37
| 374.2
| 30
| 64
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 34
| 21
| 3
| .913
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by California Angels (1972).
- Traded by California Angels with John Verhoeven and John Flannery to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Ken Brett (June 15, 1977).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Toronto Blue Jays (April 11, 1978).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (March 29, 1979).
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