Wayne Kirby
[edit] Biography
Wayne Kirby (Wayne Leonard Kirby) was born on January 22, 1964 in Williamsburg, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1991 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1993, his rookie year, he hit .269 with 6 home runs and 60 RBI. Kirby played for the Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Wayne Kirby's best season was 1993, when he knocked in 60 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| 21
| 43
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 5
| .209
| .239
| .256
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| 21
| 18
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .167
| .286
| .389
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 131
| 458
| 71
| 123
| 6
| 60
| .269
| .323
| .371
| 19
| 5
| 37
| 58
| 3
| 7
| 17
| 2
| 8
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 78
| 191
| 33
| 56
| 5
| 23
| .293
| .341
| .403
| 6
| 0
| 13
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 101
| 188
| 29
| 39
| 1
| 14
| .207
| .260
| .298
| 10
| 2
| 13
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 4
|
| 1996
| LA
| N
| 65
| 188
| 23
| 51
| 1
| 11
| .271
| .333
| .351
| 10
| 1
| 17
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 16
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .333
| .313
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 92
| 204
| 26
| 55
| 1
| 12
| .270
| .333
| .348
| 11
| 1
| 19
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 4
|
| 1997
| LA
| N
| 46
| 65
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .169
| .280
| .200
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 26
| 31
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .194
| .219
| .258
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 137
| 284
| 34
| 68
| 1
| 15
| .239
| .309
| .306
| 12
| 2
| 28
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 379
| 914
| 149
| 234
| 13
| 104
| .256
| .310
| .357
| 39
| 7
| 70
| 130
| 5
| 11
| 39
| 2
| 17
|
| Total
|
|
| 516
| 1198
| 183
| 302
| 14
| 119
| .252
| .309
| .345
| 51
| 9
| 98
| 168
| 6
| 13
| 44
| 3
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 21
| 13
| 126.1
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 17
| 13
| 118
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 5
| 0
| 6.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 113
| 98
| 859.1
| 225
| 13
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 15
| 12
| 120
| 37
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 123
| 112
| 996.1
| 273
| 19
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 8
| 6
| 55
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 68
| 42
| 421
| 92
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 6
| 2
| 25
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 55
| 34
| 341
| 69
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 34
| 22
| 236
| 66
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 68
| 36
| 379.2
| 94
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 35
| 14
| 141.2
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| LA
| N
| CF
| 47
| 44
| 356
| 86
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1996
| LA
| N
| LF
| 8
| 2
| 42.1
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1996
| LA
| N
| OF
| 53
| 46
| 398.1
| 93
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 18
| 1
| 37
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 10
| 0
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 6
| 1
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| CF
| 53
| 45
| 377
| 90
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| LF
| 10
| 2
| 44.1
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| OF
| 71
| 47
| 435.1
| 101
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1997
| LA
| N
| CF
| 16
| 9
| 88.1
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| LA
| N
| LF
| 9
| 1
| 26
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| LA
| N
| OF
| 26
| 11
| 123.1
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| LA
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| OF
| 19
| 4
| 56.2
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| RF
| 12
| 2
| 33.1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| CF
| 4
| 2
| 17.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 39
| 11
| 159.2
| 45
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 129
| 92
| 865.2
| 231
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 398
| 265
| 2544.2
| 654
| 28
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 245
| 162
| 1519.1
| 379
| 17
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 13th round of the free-agent draft (January 11, 1983 - signed May 8, 1983).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1990).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 3, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1991).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 12, 1991).
- Claimed on waivers by Los Angeles Dodgers from Cleveland Indians (June 24, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 3, 1997).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 22, 1997).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Mets in exchange for Shawn Gilbert (June 10, 1998).
- Released by New York Mets (September 16, 1998).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 6, 1999).
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