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Don Kirkwood

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: September 24, 1949 in Pontiac, MI us

Schools: Oakland Community College (Farmington Hills, MI), Oakland University (Rochester, MI)

Debut: September 13, 1974 (Age 24-354d, 13,578th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.1 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1978 (Age 29-007d)
vs. BOS 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 5 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Donald Paul Kirkwood

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.37

120

374.2

194

WHIP

1.452

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 14	TOR		DET	W,10-8		21	5.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	10 (3)	Apr 18	TOR		KCR	L,0-5		13	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	12 (1)	Apr 21	TOR		CHW	L,2-11		11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	37 (24)	May 21 (2)	TOR		NYY	L,1-9	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	41 (3)	May 25	TOR		BOS	L,5-9		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	58 (16)	Jun 14 (1)	TOR		MIL	L,5-7	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	65 (6)	Jun 21	TOR		DET	L,8-10		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	120 (54)	Aug 17	TOR	@	MIL	L,0-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	123 (2)	Aug 20	TOR	@	MIN	W,6-2	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	129 (5)	Aug 25	TOR		MIN	W,7-3	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	134 (4)	Aug 30 (1)	TOR	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	140 (5)	Sep 5	TOR		CLE	L,2-6	GS	14	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	146 (5)	Sep 11 (2)	TOR	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
14	149 (2)	Sep 17	TOR	@	BAL	L,0-5	GS	15	2.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	155 (5)	Sep 24	TOR		BOS	L,6-7	GS	13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	161 (5)	Oct 1	TOR	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							16gm		68.0	4	12	0	16	0