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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	SDP		LAD	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 11	SDP		ATL	L,1-8	GS	17	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
3	12 (5)	Apr 16	SDP		CIN	L,6-7	GS	17	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 21	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-4	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 27	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-10	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (3)	May 2	SDP		STL	L,4-5	GS	17	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	31 (6)	May 9	SDP		CHC	L,2-9		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	38 (6)	May 18	SDP	@	CIN	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	47 (8)	May 27 (2)	SDP		PHI	L,4-6	GF	17	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	52 (4)	Jun 2	SDP		NYM	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	55 (2)	Jun 6	SDP	@	STL	L,3-6	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	59 (3)	Jun 10	SDP	@	PHI	L,0-11	GS	13	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	62 (2)	Jun 14	SDP	@	MON	L,3-5	GS	27	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	66 (3)	Jun 19	SDP		HOU	L,3-7	GS	22	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	70 (3)	Jun 23 (1)	SDP		ATL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	75 (4)	Jun 28	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	79 (3)	Jul 2	SDP	@	HOU	W,8-5	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	83 (3)	Jul 6	SDP		CHC	L,5-8	GS	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	88 (4)	Jul 12	SDP		PIT	L,0-4	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	93 (4)	Jul 18	SDP	@	CHC	W,8-5	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	98 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	L,7-13	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	100 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	SDP	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	106 (5)	Aug 1	SDP		SFG	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
24	111 (4)	Aug 6	SDP		LAD	L,0-2	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	116 (4)	Aug 12 (1)	SDP		MON	L,0-2	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	121 (4)	Aug 17	SDP	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	126 (4)	Aug 23	SDP	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	131 (4)	Aug 28	SDP	@	NYM	L,6-8	GS	31	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	136 (4)	Sep 3	SDP		ATL	L,3-7	GS	13	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	141 (4)	Sep 8	SDP	@	LAD	W,9-6	GS	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	146 (4)	Sep 14	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	151 (4)	Sep 19 (1)	SDP	@	HOU	L,5-8	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	156 (4)	Sep 23	SDP	@	SFG	W,11-9	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	161 (4)	Sep 29	SDP		LAD	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							34gm		191.2	9	19	3	31	1