1949
Born September 24, 1949
Pontiac, MI, USA
Don Kirkwood Notable
Pitcher · b. September 24, 1949
Don Kirkwood played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the California Angels in 1974 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1978.
He went 18 and 23 with a 4.37 earned run average, pitching 374.7 innings in 120 games. He struck out 194.
He was born in Pontiac, MI, USA on September 24, 1949. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | CAL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CAL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | CAL/CHW | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | TOR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8.59 |
| 1975 | CAL | 6 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 84.0 | 85 | 29 | 28 | 49 | 3.11 |
| 1976 | CAL | 6 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 157.2 | 167 | 81 | 57 | 78 | 4.62 |
| 1977 | CAL/CHW | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 57.2 | 69 | 33 | 19 | 34 | 5.15 |
| 1978 | TOR | 4 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 68.0 | 76 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 4.24 |
| Career | — | 18 | 23 | 120 | 37 | 8 | 374.2 | 409 | 182 | 135 | 194 | 4.37 |
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