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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-16 / in Starts: 18-16
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 88 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	55 (29-15-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 88 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (27-18-9)

Most Driven In
D ConcepciÃ³n	1
C GerÃ³nimo	1
M Rettenmund	1
K Griffey	0
G Foster	0

Most Driven In By
D Driessen	1
J Bench	1
P Rose	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	182	3 (2)	Apr 7	CIN		ATL	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.04	-0.026	1.86	-0.03%	-0.22	P
2	183	7 (3)	Apr 12	CIN	@	ATL	W,14-2	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.047	.95	-0.04%	-0.48	P
3	184	9 (1)	Apr 16	CIN		LAD	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.48	0.027	.83	0.03%	0.28	P
4	185	14 (4)	Apr 21 (2)	CIN		SDP	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.80	-0.042	1.14	-0.04%	-0.36	P
5	186	19 (4)	Apr 28	CIN	@	STL	L,2-9	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.53	-0.013	.68	-0.01%	-0.15	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	187	21 (1)	May 3	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.50	0.017	.64	0.01%	0.15	P
7	188	29 (7)	May 12 (2)	CIN		HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.88	-0.066	1.05	-0.05%	-1.09	P
8	189	34 (4)	May 18	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	1.03	-0.079	1.37	-0.06%	-1.38	P
9	190	39 (4)	May 23	CIN	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	1.28	-0.058	1.31	-0.04%	-0.72	P
10	191	44 (4)	May 28	CIN		NYM	W,7-2	GS-9	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.30	0.025	.36	0.02%	-0.56	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	192	49 (4)	Jun 3	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.192	.087	.279	9	.81	-0.070	1.06	-0.06%	-1.07	P
12	193	53 (3)	Jun 8	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.214	.120	.334	9	.82	0.005	.99	0.00%	0.03	P
13	194	57 (3)	Jun 12	CIN	@	MON	W,3-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.194	.107	.301	9	.87	-0.087	1.05	-0.06%	-1.22	P
14	195	62 (4)	Jun 18	CIN		MON	L,1-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.206	.100	.306	9	.76	-0.012	1.16	-0.01%	0.02	P
15	196	67 (4)	Jun 23 (2)	CIN		ATL	W,2-1	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.194	.094	.288	9	1.55	-0.066	2.60	-0.07%	-0.64	P
16	197	71 (3)	Jun 27	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-3	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.179	.086	.265	9	.47	-0.038	.90	-0.04%	-0.67	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	198	76 (4)	Jul 2	CIN		LAD	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.081	.171	.081	.252	9	1.13	-0.058	2.87	-0.09%	-0.62	P
18	199	81 (4)	Jul 6	CIN		STL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.163	.077	.240	9	.59	-0.029	.48	-0.01%	-0.31	P
19	200	86 (4)	Jul 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	.88	0.099	.51	0.03%	0.75	P
20	201	92 (5)	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.180	.089	.269	9	.77	-0.022	.87	-0.02%	-0.41	P
21	202	97 (4)	Jul 20	CIN		CHC	L,6-11	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.173	.085	.258	9	.88	-0.060	1.37	-0.06%	-0.75	P
22	203	99 (1)	Jul 25 (1)	CIN		SFG	W,14-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.085	.173	.085	.258	9						P
23	204	104 (4)	Jul 29	CIN		SDP	L,2-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.170	.083	.253	9	1.04	-0.026	2.37	-0.04%	-0.22	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	205	110 (5)	Aug 4 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.078	.161	.078	.239	9	1.90	-0.250	3.44	-0.27%	-1.52	P
25	206	117 (6)	Aug 12	CIN		PIT	L,4-7	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.096	.175	.096	.272	9	.91	0.030	1.69	0.03%	0.26	P
26	207	119 (1)	Aug 14	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.096	.175	.096	.272	9						P
27	208	124 (4)	Aug 20	CIN		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.164	.089	.253	9	.38	-0.036	1.07	-0.06%	0.05	P
28	209	128 (3)	Aug 25	CIN	@	MON	W,3-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.159	.086	.245	9	1.56	-0.079	4.69	-0.14%	-0.58	P
29	210	132 (3)	Aug 30	CIN		MON	L,3-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.156	.085	.241	9	1.25	-0.034	3.41	-0.06%	-0.30	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	211	136 (3)	Sep 3	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.167	.083	.250	9	.98	0.022	2.79	0.04%	0.23	P
31	212	139 (2)	Sep 7	CIN		LAD	W,7-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.167	.083	.250	9						P
32	213	143 (3)	Sep 11	CIN		ATL	T,1-1	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.081	.162	.081	.242	9	1.89	-0.188	4.98	-0.30%	-1.71	P
33	214	149 (5)	Sep 16	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-2	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.34	0.015	1.28	0.03%	0.10	P
34	215	153 (3)	Sep 20	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.160	.087	.247	9	.79	-0.059	3.31	-0.15%	-0.48	P
35	216	157 (3)	Sep 25	CIN		HOU	W,4-1	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.099	.169	.099	.267	9	.48	-0.002	.16	0.00%	-0.10	P
36	217	161 (3)	Sep 29	CIN		SFG	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.163	.095	.257	9	1.10	-0.081	.74	-0.03%	-0.77	P
							19-16		88	74	4	7	0	0	0	3	6	0	36	0	8	0	0	4	0	0	.095	.163	.095	.257		.85	-1.288	1.47	-1.52%	-14.46

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