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Doug Bird

Game Log for 1981
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Apr 13 L, 1-5 at Blue Jays Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NYY Apr 18 L, 4-6 at Rangers Finish 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 NYY Apr 21 W, 2-0 vs Tigers Start 6.0 4 25 0 0 0 4 0 1 0.00 W (1-0) NYY Apr 26 L, 1-2 vs Blue Jays Finish 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY May 01 L, 6-8 at A's Middle 0.1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.90 NYY May 02 L, 3-6 at A's Middle 4.1 4 18 2 2 1 1 0 3 1.88 NYY May 05 L, 2-6 at Angels Middle 2.2 4 14 2 2 0 1 1 2 2.65 NYY May 06 W, 5-2 at Angels Middle 2.1 2 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.33 NYY May 13 L, 4-5 vs A's Middle 3.0 1 12 0 0 0 1 1 1 2.01 NYY May 16 W, 7-5 vs Mariners Middle 4.2 2 16 1 1 1 0 0 4 2.00 W (2-0) NYY May 19 W, 6-5 vs Royals Middle 5.0 6 22 0 0 0 0 1 2 1.69 W (3-0) NYY May 22 L, 3-7 vs Indians Middle 2.0 4 9 3 3 1 1 0 0 2.38 NYY May 24 L, 5-12 vs Indians Middle 1.2 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.27 NYY May 25 L, 1-10 at Orioles Middle 1.1 4 8 3 2 1 1 0 1 2.68 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Jun 01 W, 5-3 at Indians Start 5.0 7 24 3 3 1 2 0 2 3.00 W (4-0) NYY Jun 06 W, 2-0 vs White Sox Start 6.0 6 23 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.62 W (5-0) NYY Jun 11 L, 2-3 at White Sox Start 5.1 8 24 3 2 0 1 0 2 2.70 L (5-1) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CHC Aug 13 W, 6-1 vs Mets Start 5.0 5 20 1 1 1 1 0 1 2.62 W (6-1) CHC Aug 17 W, 3-1 vs Dodgers Start 1 9.0 6 36 1 1 0 2 0 5 2.41 W (7-1) CHC Aug 22 L, 1-2 vs Giants Start 8.0 6 31 2 2 1 1 0 2 2.39 L (7-2) CHC Aug 26 W, 9-7 vs Padres Start 4.0 7 17 5 5 0 1 0 0 2.84 CHC Aug 30 W, 2-1 at Dodgers Start 7.0 6 26 1 1 0 0 0 4 2.71 W (8-2) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CHC Sep 03 L, 0-12 at Giants Start 4.0 6 19 6 5 0 1 1 1 3.09 L (8-3) CHC Sep 07 W, 10-0 at Cardinals Start 2 1 9.0 3 29 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.81 W (9-3) CHC Sep 12 L, 0-2 vs Expos Start 6.0 6 25 2 2 1 1 0 6 2.82 L (9-4) CHC Sep 18 L, 0-11 at Expos Start 3.1 9 22 8 6 1 2 1 2 3.23 L (9-5) CHC Sep 22 W, 4-3 vs Cardinals Start 7.0 8 31 3 3 0 2 1 4 3.27 CHC Sep 27 (1) L, 2-5 vs Phillies Start 5.0 5 21 4 3 1 1 0 0 3.36 L (9-6) CHC Sep 30 L, 1-2 at Mets Start 8.0 5 28 1 1 0 0 0 6 3.22

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter       7   6   3.23   16  16   2   0   0   1   97.2   97   401   40   35   6   20   3   44    9-7   3.06 runs/start
Middle relief    2   0   3.62   10   0   0   0   0   0   27.1   32   121   13   11   4    6   3   15    3-7 
As closer        0   0   0.00    3   0   0   3   0   0    3.2    1    12    0    0   0    0   0    3    0-3 

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              211   23   59   83  10   1   4   21   7   2   11   5   1   21   2  .280  .393  .330  .724
vs RHB              279   37   71  103   8   3   6   36   5   2   15   1   0   41   9  .254  .369  .289  .658

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             6   3   2.57   15   9   1   1   0   0   73.2   68   299   23   21   6   15   3   32    8-7   3.22 runs/start
Road             3   3   4.09   14   7   1   2   0   1   55.0   62   235   30   25   4   11   3   30    4-10  2.86 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              4   4   3.05   15  10   2   3   0   1   73.2   65   292   28   25   5   12   2   32    6-9   3.70 runs/start
Night            5   2   3.44   14   6   0   0   0   0   55.0   65   242   25   21   5   14   4   30    6-8   2.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            1   0   0.00    4   1   0   3   0   0    9.2    5    37    0    0   0    4   0    4    1-3   2.00 runs/start
May              2   0   3.62   10   0   0   0   0   0   27.1   32   121   13   11   4    6   3   15    3-7 
June             2   1   2.76    3   3   0   0   0   0   16.1   21    71    6    5   1    3   0    9    2-1   3.00 runs/start
August           3   1   2.73    5   5   1   0   0   0   33.0   30   130   10   10   2    5   0   12    4-1   4.20 runs/start
September        1   4   4.25    7   7   1   0   0   1   42.1   42   175   24   20   3    8   3   22    2-5   2.43 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Angels           0   0   3.60    2   0   0   0   0   0    5.0    6    25    2    2   0    2   1    3    1-1 
A's              0   0   3.52    3   0   0   0   0   0    7.2    8    34    3    3   1    2   1    5    0-3 
Blue Jays        0   0   0.00    2   0   0   2   0   0    2.1    0     7    0    0   0    0   0    1    0-2 
Cardinals        1   0   1.69    2   2   1   0   0   1   16.0   11    60    3    3   0    3   1    7    2-0   7.00 runs/start
Dodgers          2   0   1.12    2   2   1   0   0   0   16.0   12    62    2    2   0    2   0    9    2-0   2.50 runs/start
Expos            0   2   7.71    2   2   0   0   0   0    9.1   15    47   10    8   2    3   1    8    0-2   0.00 runs/start
Giants           0   2   5.25    2   2   0   0   0   0   12.0   12    50    8    7   1    2   1    3    0-2   0.50 runs/start
Indians          1   0   6.23    3   1   0   0   0   0    8.2   13    40    7    6   2    3   0    2    1-2   5.00 runs/start
Mariners         1   0   1.93    1   0   0   0   0   0    4.2    2    16    1    1   1    0   0    4    1-0 
Mets             1   0   1.38    2   2   0   0   0   0   13.0   10    48    2    2   1    1   0    7    1-1   3.50 runs/start
Orioles          0   0  13.50    1   0   0   0   0   0    1.1    4     8    3    2   1    1   0    1    0-1 
Padres           0   0  11.25    1   1   0   0   0   0    4.0    7    17    5    5   0    1   0    0    1-0   9.00 runs/start
Phillies         0   1   5.40    1   1   0   0   0   0    5.0    5    21    4    3   1    1   0    0    0-1   2.00 runs/start
Rangers          0   0   0.00    1   0   0   1   0   0    1.1    1     5    0    0   0    0   0    2    0-1 
Royals           1   0   0.00    1   0   0   0   0   0    5.0    6    22    0    0   0    0   1    2    1-0 
Tigers           1   0   0.00    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.0    4    25    0    0   0    4   0    1    1-0   2.00 runs/start
White Sox        1   1   1.59    2   2   0   0   0   0   11.1   14    47    3    2   0    1   0    7    1-1   2.00 runs/start

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