Jim Kirby (baseball)

Jim Kirby
Jim Kirby
	Pinch-hitter
	Born: May 5, 1923; Nashville, Tennessee
	Died: July 17, 2009 (aged 86); Nashville, Tennessee
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 1, 1949, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
	May 13, 1949, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average	.500
At bats	2
Hits	1
Teams
	Chicago Cubs (1949);

James Herschel Kirby (May 5, 1923 – July 17, 2009) was a pinch-hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs during the 1949 season. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 175 lb., Kirby batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kirby began his career in the minor leagues in 1942, but missed the next three years due to military service. Returning to baseball action in 1946 he played until 1958, compiling 13 years of Post-World War II, including another nine and a half seasons after being drafted by the Cubs in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

In three major league games, Kirby had one hit in two at-bats for a .500 career batting average.

Kirby died in his home town of Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 86.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Baseball Almanac

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