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

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Team Record in Appearances: 18-20 / in Starts: 18-18

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 0

1971 Pitching Game Log

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1971 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	72	2	Apr 7	SDP		SFG	L,3-7	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	4.0	4	4	4	4	5	2	0	9.00	9.45	20	4	3	1	0	4	39			0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.248	1.17	-0.22%	-2.99	1t start tie	5t -2- 0 out d4
2	73	7	Apr 12	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-5	GS-2	L(0-2)	4	1.2	4	5	5	5	3	1	0	14.29	11.27	15	0	3	0	0	4	25			0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.347	1.60	-0.33%	-4.86	1b start tie	2b 123 2 out d5
3	74	8	Apr 15	SDP		CHC	L,3-4	4-5		2	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.57	9.10	8	3	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.052	.65	0.04%	0.81	4t --- 0 out d3	5t 3 out d2
4	75	11	Apr 18	SDP		STL	L,2-4	GS-7		2	6.0	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	6.59	6.48	22	9	6	1	3	4	59			0	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.259	.93	0.13%	2.07	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a1
5	76	14	Apr 21	SDP		LAD	L,2-10	8-8		2	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	6.75	6.13	6	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.006	.05	0.00%	-0.60	8t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d6
6	77	17	Apr 25(2)	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS-5		3	4.2	8	3	2	2	1	1	0	6.05	6.12	22	7	5	0	0	7	37			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	3	1	1	1.53	-0.148	1.20	-0.07%	-1.28	1b start a 2	5b -23 2 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	78	22	May 1	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-9		5	9.0	10	4	4	2	4	2	0	5.40	5.80	37	9	12	2	0	10	53			1	2	0	35	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.014	.43	0.00%	-0.01	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
8	79	26	May 5(2)	SDP		ATL	L,1-3	GS-6	L(0-3)	3	5.2	8	3	3	2	4	0	1	5.29	5.27	27	8	4	0	0	8	43			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	-0.225	.55	-0.06%	-1.12	1t start tie	6t -23 2 out d2
9	80	29	May 9	SDP		CIN	W,7-2	CG	W(1-3)	3	9.0	9	2	1	4	12	0	0	4.40	4.40	40	6	9	0	0	9	71			1	0	0	36	0	1	0	0	0	0	.49	0.111	.16	0.02%	1.64	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
10	81	35	May 16 susp	SDP	@	CHC	L,4-6	GS-5	L(1-4)	6	4.1	5	6	4	5	1	0	0	4.75	4.50	24	6	10	4	2	2	29			0	0	0	19	1	0	3	0	0	1	1.07	-0.516	.18	-0.05%	-4.94	1b start tie	5b -23 1 out d3
11	82	39	May 20	SDP	@	HOU	W,4-2	GS-9	W(2-4)	3	8.0	8	2	2	8	8	0	0	4.39	4.35	40	7	9	1	0	8	58			2	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.85	0.262	.28	0.02%	1.41	1b start a 2	9b 12- 0 out a3
12	83	44	May 25	SDP		HOU	L,2-3	GS-7	L(2-5)	4	7.0	4	3	3	2	8	1	0	4.33	4.18	27	4	9	2	0	4	63			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.216	.11	-0.01%	-0.17	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
13	84	49	May 30	SDP		NYM	W,4-2	CG	W(3-5)	4	9.0	7	2	2	1	6	1	0	4.04	4.02	33	14	5	0	1	7	70			0	0	0	32	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.06	0.265	.03	0.00%	1.64	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	85	54	Jun 5	SDP		MON	L,1-2	GS-8	L(3-6)	5	8.0	6	2	2	3	5	0	0	3.86	3.85	33	8	11	1	0	6	64			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.010	.03	0.00%	1.24	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
15	86	59	Jun 10	SDP	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	W(4-6)	4	9.0	4	2	2	1	13	1	0	3.67	3.59	32	10	4	0	0	4	83			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	1	.92	0.307	.02	0.01%	1.83	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
16	87	63	Jun 14	SDP	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-8	W(5-6)	3	8.0	3	1	0	3	9	0	1	3.36	3.44	30	10	4	0	0	3	80			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	.80	0.194	.03	0.00%	2.44	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
17	88	68	Jun 19	SDP	@	SFG	L,4-7	GS-5		4	5.0	5	4	4	6	6	1	0	3.55	3.58	26	1	8	0	0	5	41			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	1	0	.97	-0.244	.03	-0.01%	-1.85	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d3
18	89	72	Jun 23(1)	SDP		HOU	W,3-2	GS-8		3	8.0	8	2	2	4	5	1	0	3.46	3.63	35	5	13	3	0	8	59			0	0	1	31	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.04	0.064	.00	0.00%	1.24	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
19	90	78	Jun 28	SDP		SFG	W,6-2	CG	W(6-6)	4	9.0	9	2	2	2	9	0	0	3.35	3.44	38	9	9	3	0	9	68			0	0	0	36	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.111	.00	0.00%	1.64	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	91	82	Jul 2	SDP		LAD	L,2-9	GS-6	L(6-7)	3	5.1	9	5	4	2	5	2	0	3.49	3.57	28	4	8	0	0	9	35			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	.73	-0.318	.00	0.00%	-4.03	1t start tie	6t 123 1 out d4
21	92	86	Jul 7	SDP		STL	W,4-1	CG	W(7-7)	4	9.0	3	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.32	3.47	31	9	12	1	0	3	80			0	1	0	28	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.17	0.281	.00	0.00%	2.64	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
22	93	91	Jul 11(2)	SDP		CHC	W,7-5	GS-8	W(8-7)	3	7.0	8	4	4	3	6	1	0	3.42	3.49	32	9	10	3	2	4	48			0	1	0	29	1	1	0	0	0	1	.91	0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.12	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out a5
23	94	96	Jul 19	SDP	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-6		7	6.0	3	3	2	3	11	1	0	3.40	3.45	25	4	4	0	2	3	64			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.53	1b start a 2	6b 3 out d1
24	95	101	Jul 23	SDP		PIT	L,0-4	GS-6	L(8-8)	3	6.0	6	4	4	2	2	2	0	3.50	3.59	26	11	5	1	2	6	44			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	1	1	.78	-0.222	.00	0.00%	-1.57	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
25	96	106	Jul 28	SDP		CIN	W,4-2	CG	W(9-8)	4	9.0	4	2	2	1	6	1	0	3.42	3.55	31	9	11	0	0	4	76			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	.88	0.178	.00	0.00%	1.64	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	97	110	Aug 1	SDP		ATL	W,2-0	SHO	W(10-8)	3	9.0	5	0	0	1	8	0	1	3.24	3.44	33	11	7	1	2	5	84			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.24	0.484	.00	0.00%	3.64	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
27	98	114	Aug 5	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(10-9)	3	8.0	6	3	0	1	4	0	0	3.09	3.36	31	14	9	1	4	3	67			2	1	0	29	0	0	1	1	0	2	1.34	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.93	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
28	99	118	Aug 10	SDP		NYM	L,4-6	GS-5	L(10-10)	4	5.0	7	4	4	0	3	0	0	3.20	3.31	21	6	5	0	0	7	40			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	-0.221	.00	0.00%	-1.98	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
29	100	122	Aug 15(1)	SDP		PHI	W,5-4	GS-8		4	8.0	7	4	2	4	6	0	0	3.16	3.27	35	12	7	0	0	6	58			0	0	0	29	1	0	1	1	0	1	1.03	-0.182	.00	0.00%	-0.77	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
30	101	126	Aug 20	SDP	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS-9	W(11-10)	4	8.1	5	2	2	5	6	0	0	3.12	3.25	32	9	7	0	1	5	66			0	3	0	26	2	0	2	0	0	0	1.39	0.204	.00	0.00%	2.00	1b start tie	9b 12- 1 out a2
31	102	131	Aug 25	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-0	SHO	W(12-10)	4	9.0	6	0	0	0	9	0	0	2.99	3.13	32	9	9	0	2	5	84			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.187	.00	0.00%	3.91	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a7
32	103	135	Aug 30(2)	SDP	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	W(13-10)	4	9.0	5	3	2	3	11	0	0	2.94	3.04	35	9	6	0	0	5	75			0	0	0	30	1	0	2	1	0	0	1.60	0.256	.00	0.00%	0.71	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	104	139	Sep 4	SDP		ATL	L,7-11	GS-3	L(13-11)	4	2.2	3	6	5	4	0	0	0	3.11	3.09	16	6	3	0	1	3	26			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.48	-0.401	.00	0.00%	-3.33	1t start tie	3t -23 2 out d1
34	105	143	Sep 8	SDP		CIN	L,1-4	GS-5	L(13-12)	3	5.0	8	3	3	2	5	0	0	3.16	3.06	24	8	5	3	1	4	42			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.181	.00	0.00%	-0.98	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
35	106	147	Sep 13	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	L(13-13)	4	8.2	3	3	2	3	5	0	0	3.12	3.03	34	12	11	1	0	3	70			2	0	0	31	1	1	0	0	0	2	1.32	-0.342	.00	0.00%	0.59	1b start a 1	9b 1-- 2 out d1
36	107	152	Sep 18	SDP	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	W(14-13)	4	9.0	1	1	1	1	10	1	0	3.05	2.99	29	7	10	0	0	1	90			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	0.635	.00	0.00%	2.87	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
37	108	156	Sep 24(1)	SDP		HOU	L,1-2	GS-15		5	15.0	8	1	1	3	15	1	0	2.90	2.93	55	16	17	6	2	4	109			3	1	0	52	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.79	1.173	.00	0.00%	5.07	1t start tie	15t 3 out tie
38	109	160	Sep 29	SDP		SFG	W,4-1	CG(10)	W(15-13)	4	10.0	7	1	1	5	11	0	0	2.83	2.88	42	10	9	0	0	7	80			0	0	0	35	1	0	3	0	0	0	1.69	0.523	.00	0.00%	3.04	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
							18-20		W-L:15-13	3.7	267.1	213	99	84	103	231	20	3	2.83	2.88	1107	1.05		6%	4%	191	61	0	---%	13	10	1	986	33	7	14	14	4	16	1.14	1.825	.15	-0.51%	11.86

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