1865
Born January 13, 1865
St. Louis, MO, USA
John Kirby Notable
b. January 13, 1865 · Kansas City Cowboys 1884, St. Louis Maroons 1885–1886, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1887, Cleveland Blues 1887, Kansas City Cowboys 1888
John Kirby played for four clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Cowboys in 1884 and closing with the Kansas City Cowboys in 1888.
He went 18 and 50 with a 4.09 earned run average, pitching 611.3 innings in 75 games. He struck out 200, completed 68 of his 75 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 76 games he batted .105, with 27 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on January 13, 1865, and died on October 6, 1931.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | KCC | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1885 | SLM | 14 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .060 |
| 1886 | SLM | 42 | 136 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 0 | .110 |
| 1887 | CLE/IND | 13 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .149 |
| 1888 | KCC | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .063 |
| Career | — | 76 | 256 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 81 | 0 | .105 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | KCC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4.09 |
| 1885 | SLM | 5 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 129.1 | 118 | 51 | 44 | 46 | 3.55 |
| 1886 | SLM | 11 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 325.0 | 329 | 119 | 134 | 129 | 3.30 |
| 1887 | CLE/IND | 1 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 103.0 | 132 | 83 | 71 | 13 | 7.25 |
| 1888 | KCC | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 43.0 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 4.19 |
| Career | — | 18 | 50 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 611.1 | 640 | 278 | 258 | 200 | 4.09 |
On this day & linked events
1931
Died October 6, 1931
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