RF John Byrd #3
Age: 43 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
RF JOHN BYRD #3 - AGE: 43 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/03/1930
Born in:Kansas City, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 31 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 158 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 3rd Pick in Round 9
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1956 Cincinnati - FABL 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -131 -0.0
Total FABL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -131 -0.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 Burlington - R 18 16 13 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 .154 .312 .154 .466 25 40 -0.1
1950 Burlington - R 19 15 11 3 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 .273 .467 .545 1.012 156 163 0.2
1951 Burlington - R 20 43 115 21 4 1 3 11 14 15 0 0 43 4 0 .183 .277 .313 .590 41 31 -0.9
1952 Charleston - A 21 34 38 11 0 0 1 6 6 9 0 0 3 1 1 .289 .426 .368 .794 111 119 0.2
1953 Charleston - A 22 44 112 29 2 0 4 12 14 17 3 1 16 2 0 .259 .368 .384 .752 102 99 0.3
1953 Camden - A 22 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268 -24 -47 -0.1
1954 Charleston - A 23 54 110 28 2 0 2 16 13 8 2 0 15 1 3 .255 .317 .327 .644 73 68 0.0
1954 Camden - A 23 22 38 9 1 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 6 2 0 .237 .310 .342 .652 86 84 0.2
1955 Charleston - A 24 39 101 19 5 1 0 5 5 8 1 1 14 2 0 .188 .252 .257 .510 37 28 -0.5
1955 Camden - A 24 60 198 56 6 2 3 22 21 16 2 1 21 3 4 .283 .341 .379 .720 100 98 0.6
1955 Erie - AA 24 13 42 11 1 0 3 5 6 3 2 1 6 1 0 .262 .333 .500 .833 128 123 0.4
1956 Charleston - A 25 6 25 10 2 1 0 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .516 .560 1.076 188 189 0.3
1956 Camden - A 25 72 220 52 12 3 2 32 30 22 5 0 26 5 2 .236 .320 .345 .665 83 83 0.3
1956 Erie - AA 25 16 44 11 2 3 0 4 6 4 0 0 11 2 1 .250 .312 .432 .744 103 97 0.2
1957 Camden - A 26 32 81 23 4 1 2 10 14 6 2 0 3 4 0 .284 .348 .432 .780 121 111 0.7
1957 Erie - AA 26 65 247 55 8 2 2 14 30 12 1 0 25 6 2 .223 .262 .296 .557 54 43 -1.3
1958 Camden - A 27 33 101 18 3 1 1 6 11 10 6 0 10 1 2 .178 .291 .257 .548 68 72 -0.3
1958 Erie - AA 27 51 163 47 6 5 2 16 16 12 2 2 22 5 1 .288 .341 .423 .764 129 123 1.1
1958 Indianapolis - AAA 27 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112 -0.1
1959 Erie - AA 28 62 150 35 8 5 1 8 23 7 4 0 26 4 1 .233 .286 .373 .659 93 83 0.2
1959 Indianapolis - AAA 28 5 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516 41 29 -0.1
1960 Erie - AA 29 52 92 18 2 0 2 10 11 3 6 1 12 0 1 .196 .265 .283 .547 60 51 -0.8
1961 Camden - A 30 55 196 39 10 0 1 20 17 14 4 3 36 8 1 .199 .263 .265 .528 62 58 -0.5
1961 Erie - AA 30 10 11 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490 39 49 0.0
1962 Erie - AA 31 47 100 24 4 1 1 7 14 8 1 0 16 4 1 .240 .303 .330 .633 81 71 -0.6
1963 Erie - AA 32 94 249 67 15 2 2 26 27 23 5 0 37 4 4 .269 .343 .369 .712 107 102 -0.8
1964 Charleston - A 33 22 51 16 3 1 1 3 8 11 2 0 8 2 2 .314 .453 .471 .924 136 149 0.3
1964 Camden - A 33 30 98 22 5 1 1 17 11 15 6 2 13 1 2 .224 .355 .327 .682 99 103 0.2
1964 Erie - AA 33 33 46 12 4 0 1 4 8 4 1 0 5 0 1 .261 .333 .413 .746 108 101 0.0
1965 Camden - A 34 17 21 5 0 0 0 2 4 5 1 1 2 0 0 .238 .393 .238 .631 88 86 -0.1
1965 Erie - AA 34 38 38 7 0 0 0 4 3 3 1 1 9 0 1 .184 .256 .184 .440 28 21 -0.3
1965 Indianapolis - AAA 34 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143 -59 -46 -0.1
Total EA 481 1182 289 50 18 14 98 146 80 24 5 170 26 13 .245 .304 .353 .657 89 81
Total MAL 323 960 225 41 8 11 114 111 92 26 8 117 24 11 .234 .316 .328 .644 85 84
Total SEL 199 437 113 14 3 8 46 53 59 8 2 56 8 7 .259 .356 .359 .715 91 90
Total UMVA 74 139 26 4 1 4 14 17 22 0 0 50 4 0 .187 .298 .317 .615 50 44
Total CL 16 20 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .150 .227 .150 .377 6 2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Burlington - R LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.026
1949 Burlington - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Burlington - R RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Burlington - R LF 33 32 16 0 0 19 3 .842 206.0 0.70 -1.1 .866
1951 Burlington - R RF 9 9 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 62.0 1.60 -0.7 .890
1952 Charleston - A LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 +0.2 .989
1952 Charleston - A CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.2 .994
1952 Charleston - A RF 15 5 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 59.0 2.59 -0.1 1.025
1953 Camden - A LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Charleston - A LF 15 10 12 0 0 13 1 .923 91.1 1.18 +0.1 1.040
1953 Charleston - A CF 3 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 26.0 3.46 +0.2 .955
1953 Camden - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 .981
1953 Charleston - A RF 28 15 33 1 0 35 1 .971 160.0 1.91 -1.0 .928
1954 Camden - A LF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 +0.4 .943
1954 Charleston - A LF 7 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 22.0 2.86 +0.2 .971
1954 Charleston - A CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.4 .979
1954 Camden - A RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 +0.7 .983
1954 Charleston - A RF 21 15 48 0 0 48 0 1.000 153.2 2.81 +2.8 .995
1955 Erie - AA LF 12 12 25 1 1 26 0 1.000 101.0 2.32 +1.1 1.007
1955 Camden - A LF 6 4 3 0 0 4 1 .750 38.1 0.70 +0.2 .969
1955 Charleston - A LF 12 11 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 94.2 1.43 +0.1 .977
1955 Erie - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 .986
1955 Camden - A CF 9 9 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 79.0 2.39 +0.5 .962
1955 Charleston - A CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 .986
1955 Camden - A RF 36 36 56 1 0 58 1 .983 320.0 1.60 +0.9 .981
1955 Charleston - A RF 13 11 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 95.1 2.36 +0.3 .991
1956 Erie - AA LF 8 8 15 0 0 16 1 .938 62.0 2.18 +0.9 1.052
1956 Camden - A LF 23 20 25 0 0 26 1 .962 183.1 1.23 +0.3 .977
1956 Charleston - A LF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.0 2.50 +0.1 .965
1956 Erie - AA CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .996
1956 Camden - A CF 5 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 43.0 2.51 -1.4 .871
1956 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Erie - AA RF 5 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 +0.0 .986
1956 Camden - A RF 33 25 51 4 0 62 7 .887 232.0 2.13 +2.2 1.102
1956 Charleston - A RF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 41.1 1.31 -0.3 .956
1957 Erie - AA 1B 1 1 6 0 1 7 1 .857 7.0 7.71 +0.1 .000
1957 Camden - A 1B 4 4 33 1 4 34 0 1.000 33.0 9.27 +0.4 1.057
1957 Erie - AA LF 19 14 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 138.0 1.70 +0.2 1.055
1957 Camden - A LF 13 3 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 43.1 2.28 -0.3 .950
1957 Erie - AA CF 30 29 57 1 0 58 0 1.000 241.0 2.17 -5.3 .925
1957 Camden - A CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.1 .993
1957 Erie - AA RF 24 14 41 0 0 43 2 .953 133.2 2.76 +0.4 .977
1957 Camden - A RF 12 8 18 2 0 21 1 .952 82.2 2.18 +1.8 1.164
1958 Erie - AA 1B 12 12 97 8 9 106 1 .991 97.0 9.74 +0.3 .994
1958 Camden - A 1B 9 9 61 2 6 64 1 .984 75.0 7.56 -0.5 .925
1958 Indianapolis - AAA LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.000
1958 Erie - AA LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 19.2 0.46 -0.1 .991
1958 Camden - A LF 3 2 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 +0.1 .993
1958 Indianapolis - AAA CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.4 .667
1958 Erie - AA CF 16 16 48 1 0 49 0 1.000 137.1 3.21 -3.9 .957
1958 Erie - AA RF 15 8 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 87.0 2.48 +2.9 1.166
1958 Camden - A RF 15 15 21 0 0 23 2 .913 131.0 1.44 -0.3 .964
1959 Erie - AA 1B 18 18 149 5 17 157 3 .981 146.2 9.45 -1.2 .952
1959 Erie - AA LF 6 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 15.0 3.00 +0.2 .988
1959 Indianapolis - AAA CF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 38.0 1.18 -0.2 .833
1959 Erie - AA CF 12 12 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 102.0 2.47 -0.3 .944
1959 Erie - AA RF 8 5 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 50.0 2.52 +0.7 1.063
1960 Erie - AA 1B 7 3 34 0 3 35 1 .971 30.2 9.98 -1.5 .701
1960 Erie - AA LF 21 7 19 0 0 20 1 .950 95.2 1.79 -0.3 .977
1960 Erie - AA RF 15 8 12 2 0 15 1 .933 86.0 1.47 -1.7 .915
1961 Erie - AA 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.064
1961 Camden - A 1B 49 48 379 15 41 397 3 .992 417.1 8.50 -0.7 .973
1961 Erie - AA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Camden - A LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .959
1961 Erie - AA RF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.5 .986
1962 Erie - AA 1B 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.5 .000
1962 Erie - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Erie - AA LF 12 10 19 0 0 20 1 .950 82.2 2.07 -0.5 .980
1962 Erie - AA RF 21 16 32 0 0 34 2 .941 143.0 2.01 -4.0 .857
1963 Erie - AA 1B 25 22 189 12 19 205 4 .980 194.0 9.32 -2.5 .894
1963 Erie - AA LF 9 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 45.2 1.97 -0.9 .891
1963 Erie - AA RF 33 32 50 1 0 51 0 1.000 272.1 1.69 -9.8 .817
1964 Erie - AA 1B 10 4 37 4 6 41 0 1.000 44.2 8.26 +0.4 1.067
1964 Camden - A 1B 14 14 100 8 13 109 1 .991 122.0 7.97 -0.9 .970
1964 Charleston - A 1B 9 7 60 1 8 61 0 1.000 62.1 8.81 +0.3 1.048
1964 Erie - AA LF 6 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 22.2 1.59 -1.1 .806
1964 Camden - A LF 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.1 1.017
1964 Charleston - A LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.1 1.056
1964 Erie - AA RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Camden - A RF 14 14 21 1 0 24 2 .917 115.2 1.71 +0.5 1.052
1964 Charleston - A RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 28.0 1.61 -2.1 .664
1965 Erie - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Erie - AA 1B 7 2 26 3 3 29 0 1.000 27.2 9.43 +0.5 1.067
1965 Camden - A 1B 7 2 21 1 2 23 1 .957 25.0 7.92 -1.5 .531
1965 Indianapolis - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Erie - AA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1965 Camden - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Indianapolis - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Erie - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.025
1965 Camden - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.1 1.025
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 178 146 1197 60 132 1273 16 .987 1294.1 8.74 -7.4 .951
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 239 148 239 3 1 251 9 .964 1386.2 1.57 +0.1 .978
TOTAL CF 88 85 203 2 0 205 0 1.000 730.1 2.53 -11.1 .936
TOTAL RF 339 252 500 15 0 534 19 .964 2351.2 1.97 -6.5 .970
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 3, 131st overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of high school Lodi (Lodi; Lodi, OH).
07/17/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $2,200.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Charleston Seagulls!
03/05/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
05/13/1956 Injured (heel soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/11/1956 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/23/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
06/15/1959 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/21/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Erie Cannons!
05/08/1961 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/29/1962 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
09/02/1963 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
09/15/1964 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/11/1966 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
10/14/1966 Retired from professional baseball.
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