LaRue Kirby (December 30, 1889 – June 10, 1961) was a
baseball
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outfielder
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who made his professional debut in 1910 with the Class D
Traverse City Resorters of the
Michigan State League
The Michigan State League was a minor league baseball league that operated in various seasons between 1889 and 1941. The league franchises were based exclusively in Michigan, with the league forming on six different occasions. Twenty two different ...
, and then would advance in 1912 to
Major League Baseball
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where he played for the
New York Giants and
St. Louis Terriers.
"LaRue Kirby Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
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
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that played its first season as a minor league in 1913 and operated as a "third major league", in competition with the e ...
in 1915, going 1-0 with a 5.50 ERA.
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1889 births
1961 deaths
Major League Baseball outfielders
New York Giants (NL) players
St. Louis Terriers players
Baseball players from Michigan
Traverse City Resorters players
Pensacola Snappers players
Burials in Michigan
Bloomington Bloomers players
Enid Harvesters players
Little Rock Travelers players
Mobile Sea Gulls players
Muskegon Muskies players
Omaha Rourkes players
Rochester Hustlers players
Saginaw Aces players
Shamokin Indians players
St. Joseph Saints players
Terre Haute Tots players
Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players
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