P Don Ireland #5
Chicago Cougars FABL
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
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P DON IRELAND #5 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
6 0 0-0 2 0.00 7.1 4 0 2 2 0.82 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/01/1974 DAL Loss, 6-7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/14/1974 @ SFS Win, 6-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
09/10/1974 LAS Loss, 2-5 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/01/1974 @ CHT Loss, 1-5 X 5.0 6 5 4 4 2 Loss
08/28/1974 @ SPD Loss, 5-6 X 5.2 6 3 3 2 5
08/23/1974 @ EVA Loss, 4-7 X 3.0 7 7 7 1 3 Loss
08/18/1974 GAR Win, 2-1 X 7.0 3 1 1 2 7
08/14/1974 @ LIN Loss, 1-4 X 5.1 4 2 1 2 6 Loss
08/09/1974 PEO Loss, 2-3 X 5.1 7 1 1 1 3 Loss
08/05/1974 CRC Win, 4-0 X 6.2 1 0 0 6 6 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/17/1947
Born in:Jackson, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 35 Days
Service This Yr:35 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 13th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 0 0 0 2 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 6 3 8.59 4.91 2.45 2.45 3.46 0.82 92 0.1 .182        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125      
vs. RHB 17 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .235 .316 .235 .551      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 1  
September 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Spring Training 12 0 0 1 1 12.19 10.1 17 16 14 2 5 3  
Career 6 0 0 0 2 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 2 2  
Home 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1  
Road 4 0 0 0 2 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 2 1  
Grass 6 0 0 0 2 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 2 2  
Day 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 1  
Night 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 0 2 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 2 2  
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 18.00 10.80 3.60 7.20 3.43 2.00 79 0.1 .333        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 17 6 2 1 0 4 4 2 0 1 0 .353 .476 .588 1.064      
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
September 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 2  
Career 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 2  
Road 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 2  
Grass 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 2  
Night 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 2  
As Starter 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 2  
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 24 6 9 0 4.06 130.2 124 64 59 9 76 113 0 0.0 0 8 33.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 14.05 8.54 7.78 5.23 4.11 1.53 100 1.7 .312        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 112 26 3 1 3 18 20 27 0 5 0 .232 .348 .357 .706      
vs. RHB 378 98 8 1 6 46 56 86 0 6 4 .259 .361 .333 .694      
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 7 7 3 2 0 3.99 38.1 34 19 17 5 19 37  
June 4 4 1 2 0 5.89 18.1 19 12 12 0 21 15  
July 7 7 1 2 0 3.73 41.0 43 19 17 4 22 31  
August 6 6 1 3 0 3.55 33.0 28 14 13 0 14 30  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
Career 24 24 6 9 0 4.06 130.2 124 64 59 9 76 113  
Home 11 11 3 4 0 4.13 61.0 57 30 28 2 35 56  
Road 13 13 3 5 0 4.00 69.2 67 34 31 7 41 57  
Grass 24 24 6 9 0 4.06 130.2 124 64 59 9 76 113  
Day 6 6 2 0 0 3.15 34.1 28 12 12 2 18 35  
Night 18 18 4 9 0 4.39 96.1 96 52 47 7 58 78  
As Starter 24 24 6 9 0 4.06 130.2 124 64 59 9 76 113  
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 4.0 7 6 6 1 6 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 29.25 15.75 4.50 13.50 8.36 3.25 203 -0.1 .400        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667      
vs. RHB 15 6 3 0 0 4 6 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 .600 1.171      
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 4.0 7 6 6 1 6 2  
Career 48 46 18 15 0 4.22 241.0 239 123 113 36 128 218  
Road 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 4.0 7 6 6 1 6 2  
Grass 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 4.0 7 6 6 1 6 2  
Night 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 4.0 7 6 6 1 6 2  
As Starter 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 4.0 7 6 6 1 6 2  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1974 Chicago - FABL 26 6 0 0 0 2 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.82 .182 3.46 0.1 999
Total FABL 6 0 0 0 2 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.82 .182 3.46 0.1 999
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1965 Pensacola - R 17 12 12 4 3 0 4.99 61.1 67 38 34 1 45 42 0 0 1.83 .328 4.50 1.4 107
1965 Everett - A 17 1 1 1 0 0 1.42 6.1 5 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0.79 .211 4.48 0.0 251
1966 Pensacola - R 18 10 9 3 3 0 5.44 44.2 65 31 27 3 36 30 0 0 2.26 .395 5.37 0.6 100
1966 Everett - A 18 3 3 2 0 0 1.00 18.0 17 2 2 0 2 11 0 0 1.06 .293 2.29 0.6 350
1967 Pensacola - R 19 7 3 0 2 1 3.52 23.0 25 14 9 1 19 22 0 0 1.91 .358 4.17 0.1 105
1967 Everett - A 19 9 9 1 5 0 6.07 43.0 51 32 29 8 30 40 0 0 1.88 .344 5.57 -0.3 62
1967 Trenton - A 19 10 10 5 4 0 3.86 65.1 63 31 28 5 30 58 0 0 1.42 .307 3.42 0.9 91
1968 Pensacola - R 20 15 0 2 1 5 2.49 25.1 24 7 7 1 12 33 0 0 1.42 .365 2.72 0.6 180
1968 Everett - A 20 13 13 6 4 0 3.21 70.0 59 30 25 7 42 57 0 0 1.44 .275 4.77 0.2 120
1969 Everett - A 21 10 8 4 2 0 5.49 41.0 42 25 25 8 23 44 0 0 1.59 .312 5.36 0.2 83
1969 Trenton - A 21 16 16 7 6 0 2.93 122.2 115 46 40 6 55 105 5 1 1.39 .310 2.96 2.6 120
1969 Harrisburg - AA 21 2 2 1 1 0 5.40 10.0 11 6 6 0 7 6 0 0 1.80 .324 4.03 0.1 73
1970 Everett - A 22 9 9 3 3 0 3.04 50.1 46 19 17 7 22 51 0 0 1.35 .287 4.53 0.5 138
1970 Trenton - A 22 7 7 3 1 0 3.76 55.0 44 23 23 5 22 50 3 0 1.20 .255 3.14 1.2 100
1970 Harrisburg - AA 22 13 13 4 3 0 5.13 66.2 68 41 38 7 47 34 0 0 1.72 .288 5.25 1.0 106
1971 Everett - A 23 2 2 1 1 0 8.64 8.1 12 8 8 4 3 10 0 0 1.80 .400 8.32 -0.2 49
1971 Trenton - A 23 11 11 4 3 0 2.99 81.1 71 28 27 5 55 76 0 0 1.55 .296 3.51 1.3 125
1971 Harrisburg - AA 23 13 13 5 1 0 6.00 60.0 65 43 40 9 58 27 0 0 2.05 .283 6.32 0.0 86
1972 Harrisburg - AA 24 42 15 6 6 2 5.52 119.0 127 77 73 15 89 79 0 0 1.82 .304 5.24 1.1 95
1973 Trenton - A 25 12 12 5 4 0 3.46 88.1 85 34 34 6 41 74 3 1 1.43 .310 3.53 1.5 110
1973 Harrisburg - AA 25 12 12 1 6 0 5.55 58.1 56 43 36 7 48 43 0 0 1.78 .277 5.42 0.2 83
1973 Richmond - AAA 25 5 5 0 4 0 9.14 21.2 32 26 22 2 24 12 0 0 2.58 .380 6.06 -0.3 42
1974 Yakima - A 26 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 4.0 7 6 6 1 6 2 0 0 3.25 .400 8.36 -0.1 30
1974 Rockford - A 26 24 24 6 9 0 4.06 130.2 124 64 59 9 76 113 0 0 1.53 .312 4.11 1.7 99
1974 Memphis - AA 26 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 2 0 0 2.00 .333 3.43 0.1 60
Total DIX 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 2 0 0 2.00 .333 3.43 60.0
Total EA 82 55 17 17 2 5.53 314.0 327 210 193 38 249 189 0 0 1.83 .292 5.44 91.8
Total HL 24 24 6 9 0 4.06 130.2 124 64 59 9 76 113 0 0 1.53 .312 4.11 99.4
Total UL 5 5 0 4 0 9.14 21.2 32 26 22 2 24 12 0 0 2.58 .380 6.06 42.3
Total MAL 56 56 24 18 0 3.32 412.2 378 162 152 27 203 363 11 2 1.41 .299 3.29 110.0
Total COW 48 46 18 15 0 4.22 241.0 239 123 113 36 128 218 0 0 1.52 .303 4.95 96.1
Total GSL 44 24 9 9 6 4.49 154.1 181 90 77 6 112 127 0 0 1.90 .359 4.41 111.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Everett - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 -0.1 1.062
1965 Pensacola - R P 12 12 0 5 0 6 1 .833 61.1 0.73 -0.3 .698
1966 Everett - A P 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 +0.3 .000
1966 Pensacola - R P 10 9 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 44.2 0.60 -0.2 2.089
1967 Trenton - A P 10 10 2 9 1 11 0 1.000 65.1 1.52 +1.1 1.219
1967 Everett - A P 9 9 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 43.0 1.67 +0.0 1.037
1967 Pensacola - R P 7 3 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 23.0 1.57 +0.8 2.109
1968 Everett - A P 13 13 3 9 0 13 1 .923 70.0 1.54 +0.0 .906
1968 Pensacola - R P 15 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 25.1 1.42 +1.0 1.027
1969 Harrisburg - AA P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1969 Trenton - A P 16 16 6 11 0 18 1 .944 122.2 1.25 +2.5 1.188
1969 Everett - A P 10 8 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 41.0 0.22 -0.0 1.047
1970 Harrisburg - AA P 13 13 4 5 1 11 2 .818 66.2 1.21 -0.7 .681
1970 Trenton - A P 7 7 2 4 0 7 1 .857 55.0 0.98 +0.7 1.402
1970 Everett - A P 9 9 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 50.1 0.36 -0.2 1.035
1971 Harrisburg - AA P 13 13 1 12 0 14 1 .929 60.0 1.95 -0.2 1.016
1971 Trenton - A P 11 11 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 81.1 0.44 +1.2 1.062
1971 Everett - A P 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 +0.3 1.025
1972 Harrisburg - AA P 42 15 7 10 1 18 1 .944 119.0 1.29 +0.6 1.038
1973 Richmond - AAA P 5 5 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 21.2 1.66 -0.2 1.025
1973 Harrisburg - AA P 12 12 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 58.1 0.77 +0.5 1.002
1973 Trenton - A P 12 12 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 88.1 0.82 +0.4 .859
1974 Chicago - MLB P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1974 Yakima - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 +0.1 .000
1974 Rockford - A P 24 24 5 14 2 20 1 .950 130.2 1.31 +0.2 .892
1974 Memphis - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 266 211 47 108 6 164 9 .945 1286.2 1.08 +8.1 1.007
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of high school (DeVilbiss; Toledo, OH) by the Washington Eagles. (Round 3, Pick 13, 55th overall pick).
07/17/1965 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/28/1965 Injured (bronchitis),day-to-day for one week.
03/29/1966 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Washington Eagles development complex.
07/22/1966 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
03/28/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/24/1967 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/08/1969 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Utica Unions with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
08/19/1973 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Utica Unions with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/30/1973 Released by the Washington organization.
10/15/1973 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
06/13/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Heartland League All-Star Game.
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