John Kirby
John F. Kirby
Born: January 13, 1865
St. Louis, MO US
Deceased: October 6, 1931
St. Louis, MO US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats:
Throws: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 172
Career: 1888-1892
Major League Statistics
John Kirby compiled a career record of 4 wins and 6 losses and a 1.09 ERA in his 12-game pitching career with the Memphis Grays, St. Paul Apostles, Denver Grizzlies, Terre Haute, Evansville Hoosiers, Oconto, Peoria Distillers and Macon Central City. He began playing during the 1888 season and last took the field during the 1892 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | B | SOUA | Memphis Grays | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.03 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22.3 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1889 | WL1 | Denver Grizzlies | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0.00 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 58.0 | 76 | 64 | 37 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1890 | CEISL | Evansville Hoosiers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1892 | B | SOUA | Macon Central City | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1.09 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 82.3 | 110 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | A | WL1 | St. Paul Apostles | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1888 | B | SOUA | Memphis Grays | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1889 | WL1 | Denver Grizzlies | 7 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .346 | .654 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1890 | CEISL | (+) Terre Haute | 75 | 286 | 286 | 53 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .224 | .224 | .269 | .493 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 1890 | CEISL | (+) Evansville Hoosiers | 75 | 286 | 286 | 53 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .224 | .224 | .269 | .493 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 1892 | B | SOUA | Macon Central City | 82 | 309 | 309 | 44 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .236 | .236 | .285 | .521 | 88 | |||||||||
| Totals | 93 | 351 | 351 | 54 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .245 | .291 | .536 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | B | SOUA | Memphis Grays | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1888 | B | SOUA | Memphis Grays | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1889 | WL1 | Denver Grizzlies | P | 7 | .000 | ||||||
| 1890 | CEISL | Evansville Hoosiers | P | 1 | .000 | ||||||
| Totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | B | Southern League | Memphis Grays | |||
| 1888 | A | Western Association | St. Paul Apostles | |||
| 1889 | Western Association | Denver Grizzlies | ||||
| 1890 | Central Inter-State League | Terre Haute | ||||
| 1890 | Central Inter-State League | Evansville Hoosiers | ||||
| 1891 | Ind | Wisconsin State League | Oconto | |||
| 1891 | Ind | Northwestern League | Peoria Distillers | |||
| 1892 | B | Southern League | Macon Central City |
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