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Doug Bird: looks back on his pitching days in the majors: former right-hander played 11 years in the big leagues, winning 73 games for the Royals, Phillies, Yankees, Cubs and Red Sox.(Interview)

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| February 01, 2003 | Macht, Norman L | COPYRIGHT 2003 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

ASK A BALLPLAYER IF THERE WAS anyone who was especially helpful in his getting to the big leagues, and he'll usually name a minor league manager, or a pitching or hitting coach. But for Doug Bird, starter and reliever on the Kansas City Royals' ALCS clubs of 1976-78, his benefactor is unknown.

Drafted out of high school by Cleveland but unsigned, then by the newborn Royals out of junior college in 1968, Bird, a native of southern California, was headed for USC or UCLA. Spider Jorgensen, slated to manage the Royals' farm club in Winnipeg, had other ideas for him.

"Spider convinced me I had a better shot signing with an expansion team than going four years ...

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