P Don Ireland #9
Memphis Cougars (CHC) DIX
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
06/23/1975
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P DON IRELAND #9 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
14 0 0-3 5 3.32 21.2 22 1 14 10 1.66 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/19/1975 @ JAC Loss, 9-10 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 Loss
06/13/1975 JAX Win, 7-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
06/10/1975 NAS Loss, 4-5 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
06/08/1975 NAS Loss, 6-7 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 Loss
06/06/1975 @ JAX Loss, 1-2 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
05/27/1975 BIR Loss, 0-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
05/19/1975 @ MTG Loss, 5-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
05/17/1975 CHT Win, 3-1 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 Save
05/15/1975 CHT Loss, 3-5 2.0 4 3 3 4 1 Loss
05/13/1975 MTG Win, 3-2 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
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:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 77 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 13th Pick in Round 3
DIXIE LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 14 0 0 3 5 3.32 21.2 22 8 8 1 14 10 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 7 2 71.4 14 8 15.37 9.14 4.15 5.82 4.40 1.66 103 0.1 .288        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 10 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 .300 .462 .300 .762      
vs. RHB 74 19 1 0 1 6 11 9 0 0 1 .257 .360 .311 .671      
DIXIE LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 1 0 54.00 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 0  
May 9 0 0 1 5 1.84 14.2 14 3 3 0 10 7  
June 5 0 0 2 0 6.43 7.0 8 5 5 1 4 3  
Last Year 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 2  
Career 15 1 0 4 5 4.05 26.2 28 13 12 1 18 12  
Home 9 0 0 2 4 2.63 13.2 15 4 4 1 8 7  
Road 5 0 0 1 1 4.50 8.0 7 4 4 0 6 3  
Grass 14 0 0 3 5 3.32 21.2 22 8 8 1 14 10  
Day 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 3 2  
Night 12 0 0 3 4 4.08 17.2 19 8 8 1 11 8  
As Reliever / Substitution 14 0 0 3 5 3.32 21.2 22 8 8 1 14 10  
CENTURY LEAGUE 1975 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 1 11.05 7.1 11 9 9 2 7 5 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 1 0 100.0 6 4 22.09 13.50 6.14 8.59 8.53 2.45 185 -0.3 .375        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .250 .571 .500 1.071      
vs. RHB 26 10 0 0 2 9 4 3 1 0 0 .385 .452 .615 1.067      
CENTURY LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 0 1 10.38 4.1 6 5 5 1 4 3  
May 3 0 0 0 0 12.00 3.0 5 4 4 1 3 2  
Career 6 0 0 0 1 11.05 7.1 11 9 9 2 7 5  
Home 5 0 0 0 0 12.79 6.1 10 9 9 2 7 5  
Road 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Grass 6 0 0 0 1 11.05 7.1 11 9 9 2 7 5  
Day 2 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.2 5 5 5 1 5 2  
Night 4 0 0 0 1 6.35 5.2 6 4 4 1 2 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 0 1 11.05 7.1 11 9 9 2 7 5  
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 3.40 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 3.40 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
1975 Memphis - AA 27 14 0 0 3 5 3.32 21.2 22 8 8 1 14 10 0 0 1.66 .288 4.40 0.1 127
1975 Omaha - AAA 27 6 0 0 0 1 11.05 7.1 11 9 9 2 7 5 0 0 2.45 .375 8.53 -0.3 42
Total DIX 15 1 0 4 5 4.05 26.2 28 13 12 1 18 12 0 0 1.72 .297 4.22 105.2
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
Total CL 6 0 0 0 1 11.05 7.1 11 9 9 2 7 5 0 0 2.45 .375 8.53 41.7
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 Memphis - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Rockford - A P 24 24 5 14 2 20 1 .950 130.2 1.31 +0.2 .892
1974 Yakima - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 +0.1 .000
1975 Omaha - AAA P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Memphis - AA P 14 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 21.2 1.25 +0.2 1.048
TOTAL P 286 211 48 110 6 167 9 .946 1315.2 1.08 +8.2 1.008
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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