Clay Kirby

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: June 25, 1948 in Washington, DC us

Died: October 11, 1991 in Arlington, VA

Buried: National Memorial Park, Falls Church, VA

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington-Liberty HS (Arlington, VA).

High School: Washington-Liberty HS (Arlington, VA)

Debut: April 11, 1969 (Age 20-290d, 12,790th in major league history)
vs. SFG 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 28, 1976 (Age 28-095d)
vs. NYM 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Clayton Laws Kirby

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1975 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.0

104

ERA

3.84

261

239

1548.0

1061

WHIP

1.384

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	SDP		ATL	W,6-5	GS	26	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 19	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 23	SDP	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 28	SDP		PHI	L,0-3	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	18 (4)	May 3	SDP		MON	W,3-2	GS	26	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
6	22 (3)	May 10	SDP	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 14	SDP	@	MON	L,3-9	GS	24	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 19	SDP		CIN	L,0-1	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	35 (4)	May 23 (1)	SDP		HOU	L,0-7	GS	25	5.1	0	2	1	3	0	P
10	39 (3)	May 27	SDP	@	CIN	L,4-9	GS	19	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	43 (3)	Jun 2	SDP		CHC	L,1-2	CG	38	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	47 (3)	Jun 7 (2)	SDP		PIT	L,0-1	GS	50	13.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
13	52 (4)	Jun 13	SDP	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	56 (3)	Jun 17	SDP	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
15	59 (2)	Jun 21	SDP	@	STL	L,3-14	GS	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	63 (3)	Jun 26	SDP		HOU	L,7-14	GS	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	68 (4)	Jun 30	SDP		CIN	W,4-3	GS	44	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	71 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	SDP	@	NYM	L,0-2	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	75 (3)	Jul 7 (2)	SDP	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
20	79 (3)	Jul 11	SDP	@	MON	L,5-6	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	82 (2)	Jul 15	SDP		NYM	L,1-2	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	85 (2)	Jul 19	SDP		PHI	L,2-3	CG	50	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	89 (3)	Jul 23 (2)	SDP		MON	L,1-9	GS	27	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	91 (1)	Jul 28	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	96 (4)	Aug 1 (1)	SDP	@	ATL	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
26	101 (4)	Aug 5	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
27	105 (3)	Aug 9	SDP	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	108 (2)	Aug 13	SDP		LAD	L,3-5	GS	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	111 (2)	Aug 17	SDP		STL	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	115 (3)	Aug 21	SDP		CHC	W,6-5	GS	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
31	121 (5)	Aug 27	SDP	@	STL	L,2-9	GS	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	141 (19)	Sep 19	SDP		LAD	W,5-2	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	145 (3)	Sep 24	SDP	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS	18	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	149 (3)	Sep 29	SDP		HOU	L,2-5	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		238.2	11	29	5	45	3