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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Rich Kirby Right Field
Retired (1962, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .713 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 1345 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 05-05-1925
HR 90 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(0 games)
RBI 523
SB 80
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B  Velocity C-   Mentor vR C-
Speed B- Bunt B  Control C-   Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B D  (12.0%) LF A+ (97.6%) Arm A  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 LAN
149
570
75
146
19
4
11
63
60
 90 7 3
2
 3 2
.694
.333
.361
.105
.256
1951 LAN
149
567
70
155
31
1
14
73
61
 72 3 4
0
 0 7
.751
.345
.406
.132
.273
1952 LAN
149
552
70
142
19
5
10
47
71
 79 5 3
18
 20 4
.710
.345
.364
.107
.257
1953 LAN
150
563
53
148
27
1
12
69
58
 82 3 3
12
 15 5
.712
.333
.378
.115
.263
1954 LAN
128
485
49
132
22
3
9
56
53
 57 1 0
14
 13 4
.731
.345
.386
.113
.272
1955 LAN
140
393
53
111
12
2
7
42
51
 62 4 2
16
 3 0
.745
.369
.377
.094
.282
1956 LAN
128
190
28
57
7
2
5
16
24
 25 1 1
1
 2 2
.816
.380
.437
.137
.300
1957 TEX
115
330
47
84
15
2
3
28
49
 45 4 2
3
 4 12
.695
.356
.339
.085
.255
1958 TEX
150
492
55
127
18
3
7
48
43
 79 2 4
5
 6 11
.668
.318
.350
.091
.258
1959 TEX-CIN
125
422
59
106
19
1
7
44
53
 75 0 0
5
 3 1
.685
.335
.351
.100
.251
1960 CIN
118
295
33
76
14
1
1
19
28
 43 1 0
3
 5 2
.646
.324
.322
.064
.258
1961 SF
76
223
25
61
11
1
4
18
34
 29 1 0
1
 1 1
.758
.372
.386
.112
.274
Total
1577
5082
617
1345
214
26
90
523
585
 738 32 22
80
 75 51
.713
.343
.370
.105
.265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Rich Kirby has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1962-04-18The San Francisco Giants have waived Rich Kirby.
1962-04-01The San Francisco Giants have promoted Glenn Sullivan to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Mike McCormick to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Tito Rijo to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have designated Rich Kirby for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Jim Hearn for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Eric Maxvill for assignment.
1961-04-08The San Francisco Giants have acquired Rich Kirby from the waiver wire.
1961-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have waived Rich Kirby.
1959-04-08A trade has been completed between the Texas Wranglers and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Rich Kirby from the Texas Wranglers in exchange for Xavier McNamara.
1957-04-01A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Bruins and the Texas Wranglers. The Texas Wranglers receive Matt Latham, Rich Kirby from the Los Angeles Bruins in exchange for Draft Pick 1958 Round 3 TEX (Willis Bradley), Draft Pick 1958 Round 4 TEX (Terry Angelini).
1957-04-01The Los Angeles Bruins have re-claimed Rich Kirby from the waiver wire.
1957-04-01The Los Angeles Bruins have promoted Bill Darcy to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bruins have promoted Jimmy Jones to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bruins have designated Matt Latham for assignment. The Los Angeles Bruins have designated Rich Kirby for assignment.
1954-08-23Rich Kirby of the Los Angeles PF Flyers is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.