Wayne Kirby

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: January 22, 1964 in Williamsburg, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 13th round of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase.

High School: Tabb HS (Yorktown, VA)

School: Newport News Apprentice School (Newport News, VA)

Debut: September 12, 1991 (Age 27-233d, 16,066th in major league history)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 17, 1998 (Age 34-176d)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Wayne Leonard Kirby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

1198

302

.252

183

RBI

119

OBP

.310

SLG

.345

OPS

.654

OPS+

Summary of 14 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 2 go ahead

2 Tms
CLE	13
LAD	1

Platoon
vs RHP	14

Home/Road
Home	7
Away	7

Outs
1	8
0	4
2	2

8 Opps
TOR	4
TEX	2
CAL	2
MIL	2
MIN	1
SFG	1
BOS	1
DET	1

13 Pitchers
Jay Howell	2
Mike Trombley	1
Juan Guzmán	1
Duane Ward	1
Sean Bergman	1
Todd Stottlemyre	1
Mike Timlin	1
Jaime Navarro	1
Mark Gardner	1
Russ Springer	1
Danny Darwin	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Ricky Bones	1

7 Parks
ClevelandStd (CLE)	4
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
Progressive (CLE)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	13
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	4
Unk	3
1	2
3	2
6	1
4	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	14

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
-2-	3
12-	1
--3	1
1--	1

21 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	8
1 on	5
2 on	1
Any on	6

Inning
1	1
3	2
4	1
5	4
7	3
8	2
9	1

1-3	3
4-6	5
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	1
+1	4
Tied	1
-1	1
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	7
Tied	1
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	3
1-2	2
0-0	2
1-0	2
0-1	2
3-2	1
1-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	10
CF	2
PH	2

OrderPos
2nd	10
1st	2
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	5

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1992-09-15	CLE	@	TOR	Duane Ward	behind 3-5	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	2	PH	0.100	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); W. Kirby Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1993-06-09	CLE		BOS	Danny Darwin	ahead 2-1	b 5	1	---	4,(1-2) CLBX	1	2	9	0.110	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	2	1	1993-06-24	CLE		MIL	Ricky Bones	behind 0-5	b 4	0	-2-		2	2	9	0.087	22%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Lofton Scores
4	4	3	1	1993-07-02	CLE	@	CAL	Scott Sanderson	behind 0-3	t 5	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	2	9	0.284	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Á. Espinoza Scores; J. Ortiz Scores
5	5	4	1	1993-07-17	CLE		CAL	Russ Springer	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	-2-	6,(3-2) 1P1P1BC.FX	2	2	9	0.164	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Lofton Scores
6	6	5	1	1993-08-03	CLE		DET	Sean Bergman	ahead 3-2	b 3	0	--3		2	2	9	0.084	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Lofton Scores
7	7	6	1	1993-08-12	CLE	@	MIL	Jaime Navarro	behind 1-2	t 5	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	9	0.246	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Ortiz Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1994-05-21	CLE	@	TOR	Mike Timlin	behind 5-9	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	2	PH	0.010	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
9	9	2	1	1994-05-22	CLE	@	TOR	Juan Guzmán	ahead 3-0	t 5	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	9	0.067	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	3	1	1994-06-15	CLE		TOR	Todd Stottlemyre	behind 1-3	b 8	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	9	0.354	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Lofton Scores
11	11	4	1	1994-07-19	CLE		TEX	Jay Howell	ahead 7-1	b 7	0	---		1	9	9	0.004	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	5	1	1994-07-20	CLE		TEX	Jay Howell	ahead 10-8	b 7	1	---	8,(1-2) CFFFFFBX	1	9	9	0.062	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1995-06-30	CLE	@	MIN	Mike Trombley	ahead 2-1	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0.131	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1996-07-21	LAD	@	SFG	Mark Gardner	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	1	8	0.099	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)