Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A lokacin aikinsa, an yi amfani da Bird a cikin nau'ikan rawar da ake yi, sau da yawa yana canzawa daga bullpen zuwa farawa da baya. Bird ya bayyana a wasanni shida na postseason daga 1976 zuwa 1978, duk tare da Royals, kuma kowane lokaci a kan New York Yankees, yana aikawa da 2.35 ERA a cikin 7.2 innings da aka jefa. Bayan kyakkyawan aiki a 1976
da kuma 1977 playoffs, Bird ne mafi sani ga mika wuya a biyu-run homer zuwa Thurman Munson a cikin takwas inning na Game Three a lokacin 1978 American League Championship Series.