C Sam Bird #50
Age: 44 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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C SAM BIRD #50 - AGE: 44 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/29/1930
Born in:Naperville, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 15 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1948, 7th Pick in Round 9
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 La Crosse - R 18 19 64 23 3 0 3 12 9 6 0 1 14 0 0 .359 .408 .547 .955 136 134 0.6
1949 La Crosse - R 19 27 82 25 5 0 1 15 12 8 0 2 19 0 0 .305 .359 .402 .761 91 93 0.3
1950 La Crosse - R 20 8 29 13 2 1 2 10 9 5 0 1 2 0 0 .448 .514 .793 1.307 222 201 0.5
1950 San Jose - A 20 25 62 13 0 0 1 4 6 18 1 0 8 0 0 .210 .395 .258 .653 76 85 0.3
1951 La Crosse - R 21 18 46 15 0 0 2 12 10 16 1 0 12 0 0 .326 .508 .457 .964 126 147 0.6
1951 San Jose - A 21 83 279 59 3 0 6 37 20 25 0 3 35 0 1 .211 .274 .287 .560 55 38 -0.5
Total COW 108 341 72 3 0 7 41 26 43 1 3 43 0 1 .211 .299 .282 .580 59 47
Total UMVA 72 221 76 10 1 8 49 40 35 1 4 47 0 0 .344 .429 .507 .936 129 131
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 La Crosse - R C 18 18 155 6 0 162 1 .994 156.2 9.25 -0.5 1.038 2 13 3 23.1
1949 La Crosse - R C 25 24 204 18 1 224 2 .991 203.0 9.84 -0.2 .804 4 23 9 39.1
1950 San Jose - A C 17 17 101 10 2 111 0 1.000 157.0 6.36 +1.2 1.190 0 4 1 25.0
1950 La Crosse - R C 8 8 97 8 0 106 1 .991 70.0 13.50 -0.8 .338 0 8 2 25.0
1951 San Jose - A C 78 75 441 47 1 490 2 .996 670.2 6.55 +1.2 .904 3 51 18 35.3
1951 La Crosse - R C 18 12 187 6 1 193 0 1.000 120.1 14.43 +0.2 .963 2 6 2 33.3
TOTAL C 164 154 1185 95 5 1286 6 .995 1377.2 8.36 +1.0 .887 11 105 35 33.3
PLAYER HISTORY
05/29/1930 Son of Tom Bird.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/21/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 7, 135th overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school Northwest (Northwest; Cincinnati, OH).
07/14/1948 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $3,100.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/23/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Providence Sailors organization.
04/23/1952 Released by the Providence Sailors.
04/01/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Austin Violets organization.
04/26/1953 Released by the Austin Violets.
10/10/1953 Retired from professional baseball.
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