Wayne Kirby
Encyclopedia
Wayne Leonard Kirby is a former right fielder
in Major League Baseball
from 1991-1998. He was the outfield/base-running coordinator for the Texas Rangers
until he agreed to become the first base coach for the Baltimore Orioles in the 2011 season.
Right fielder
A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
from 1991-1998. He was the outfield/base-running coordinator for the Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
until he agreed to become the first base coach for the Baltimore Orioles in the 2011 season.
Batting stats
- 516 games
- 302 hits
- 14 home runs
- 119 RBIs
- 44 stolen bases
- .252 batting average
Fast facts
- As a member of the Indians, Kirby appeared in the 1995 World Series1995 World Series-Game 1:Saturday, October 21, 1995 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta ace Greg Maddux pitched a two-hit complete game victory in his first World Series appearance ....
against the Atlanta BravesAtlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
. - Younger brother is former NFL running back Terry KirbyTerry KirbyTerry Gayle Kirby , is a former professional American football player who played ten seasons in the NFL from 1993 to 2002. A 6'1" running back from the University of Virginia...
. - He Graduated from Tabb High SchoolTabb High SchoolTabb High School is a public high school located in Tabb, an unincorporated community in southern York County, Virginia. It is part of the York County School Division. The school opened in 1972 and is located near the site of the first land battle of the US Civil War-the Battle of Big Bethel....