LaRue Kirby

{{Short description|American baseball player (1889–1961)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=LaRue Kirby |image=LaRue Kirby.jpg |position=[[Outfielder]] |bats=Both |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date|1889|12|30}} |birth_place=[[Eureka, Michigan]], US |death_date={{death date and age|1961|6|10|1889|12|30}} |death_place=[[Lansing, Michigan]], US |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=August 7 |debutyear=1912 |debutteam=New York Giants |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 14 |finalyear=1915 |finalteam=St. Louis Terriers |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.230 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=2 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=34 |teams= *[[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] ({{mlby|1912}}) *[[St. Louis Terriers]] ({{mlby|1914}}–{{mlby|1915}}) }} '''LaRue Kirby''' (December 30, 1889 – June 10, 1961) was an American [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] who made his professional debut in 1910 with the Class D [[Traverse City Resorters]] of the [[Michigan State League]], and then would advance in 1912 to [[Major League Baseball]] where he played for the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] and [[St. Louis Terriers]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kirbyla01.shtml "LaRue Kirby Statistics and History"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-20.</ref>

He also pitched 18 innings in the major leagues, 11 innings for the New York Giants in 1912 and 7 innings for the St. Louis Terriers of the [[Federal League]] in 1915, going 1-0 with a 5.50 ERA.

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==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=k/kirbyla01}}

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