Jay Kirke
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[edit] Biography
Jay Kirke (Judson Fabian Kirke) was born on June 16, 1888 in Fleischmanns, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 28, 1910 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1912, his rookie year, he hit .320 with 4 home runs and 62 RBI. Kirke played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Rustlers, Boston Braves, Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians and New York Giants over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Jay Kirke's best season was 1912, when he hit for a .320 average and knocked in 62 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | DET | A | 8 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .231 | .240 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | BOS | N | 20 | 89 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 12 | .360 | .380 | .528 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1912 | BOS | N | 103 | 359 | 53 | 115 | 4 | 62 | .320 | .339 | .407 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | BOS | N | 18 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .237 | .293 | .289 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | CLE | A | 67 | 242 | 18 | 66 | 1 | 25 | .273 | .296 | .343 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | CLE | A | 87 | 339 | 35 | 105 | 2 | 40 | .310 | .346 | .395 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | NY | N | 17 | 56 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .263 | .268 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 158 | 542 | 66 | 170 | 4 | 80 | .314 | .335 | .404 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | AL | 162 | 606 | 56 | 176 | 3 | 68 | .290 | .322 | .368 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 51 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 320 | 1148 | 122 | 346 | 7 | 148 | .301 | .328 | .385 | 49 | 13 | 35 | 112 | 10 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | DET | A | 2B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 |
| 1910 | DET | A | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1911 | BOS | N | OF | 14 | 14 | 100.1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 |
| 1911 | BOS | N | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1911 | BOS | N | LF | 14 | 14 | 100.1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 |
| 1911 | BOS | N | 2B | 1 | 1 | 8.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1911 | BOS | N | 1B | 3 | 3 | 25 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .944 |
| 1911 | BOS | N | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1912 | BOS | N | OF | 72 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .903 |
| 1912 | BOS | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1912 | BOS | N | 3B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .895 |
| 1912 | BOS | N | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1913 | BOS | N | OF | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 |
| 1914 | CLE | A | 1B | 18 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1914 | CLE | A | OF | 42 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1915 | CLE | A | 1B | 87 | 0 | 0 | 886 | 52 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1918 | NY | N | 1B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| Total | 3B | 15 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .902 | ||
| Total | SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .875 | ||
| Total | 1B | 125 | 3 | 25 | 1256 | 76 | 21 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 | ||
| Total | LF | 14 | 14 | 100.1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 | ||
| Total | 2B | 8 | 1 | 8.2 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .927 | ||
| Total | OF | 142 | 14 | 100.1 | 234 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .927 |
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to New Orleans (Southern Association) (April 10, 1911).
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