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Byrd was a fire-ball throwing pitcher who had a career characterized by uncertainty, constant change, and transition from one team to the next. Byrd pitched in six games with the Athletics in 1950, spent a season back in the Minors , and was called back up to the big club in 1952. That year he enjoyed his best season, going 15-15 with a 3.31 ERA , earned an All-Star berth, and was selected Rookie Of The Year . In 1953 Byrd went 11-20, but he worked 237 Innings . At the start of the 1954 season, he was part of a ten-player trade between the Athletics and Yankees. In New York he finished 9-7 with a 2.99 ERA. At the end of the season, he was sent to the Orioles as part of a 17-player mega-deal. Byrd went 3-2 with Baltimore in 1955, before being shipped off again to the White Sox. He finished with a combined 7-8 record with a 4.61 ERA. After pitching briefly with the Sox in 1956, he ended his career in 1957 with the Tigers. In a seven-year career, Byrd compiled a 46-54 record with 381 Strikeout s and a 4.35 ERA in 827.2 innings. Byrd died in Darlington, South Carolina at age of 60. HIGHLIGHTS
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