Career
Bird was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft"s secondary phase. During his career, Bird was used in a variety of pitching roles, frequently shifting from the bullpen to the starting rotation and back. Bird appeared in six postseason games from 1976-1978, all with the Royals, and each time against the New York Yankees, posting a 2.35 European Research Area in 7.2 innings pitched.
After good work in the "76 and "77 playoffs, Bird is most known for surrendering a two-run homer to Thurman Munson in the 8th inning of Game Three during the 1978 ALCS.
