Clay Kirby

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1966	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	STL	5	3	.625	3.60	4.40	12	9		1	1		45.0	29	22	18	0	18	0	51	3	0	7		1.044	5.8	0.0	3.6	10.2	2.83
1966	18	-2.8	St. Petersburg	FLOR	A	STL	3	0	1.000	0.90	0.90	3	3		1	1		20.0	9	2	2	0	4	0	23	1	0	0		0.650	4.1	0.0	1.8	10.4	5.75
1966	18	-1.5	Cardinals	GULF	Rk	STL	2	3	.400	5.76	7.20	9	6		0	0		25.0	20	20	16	0	14	0	28	2	0	7		1.360	7.2	0.0	5.0	10.1	2.00
1967	19	-2.3	Modesto	CALL	A	STL	3	4	.429	4.38	4.74	16	14		0	0		74.0	63	39	36	8	31	2	75	4	0	2		1.270	7.7	1.0	3.8	9.1	2.42
1968	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	STL	12	9	.571	2.93	3.55	29	29		7	3		175.0	139	69	57	9	86	3	152	3	4	11		1.286	7.1	0.5	4.4	7.8	1.77
1968	20	-5.7	Tulsa	PCL	AAA	STL	7	6	.538	3.42	4.08	19	19		4	1		108.0	88	49	41	6	60	3	93	2	2	7		1.370	7.3	0.5	5.0	7.8	1.55
1968	20	-2.7	Arkansas	TL	AA	STL	5	3	.625	2.15	2.69	10	10		3	2		67.0	51	20	16	3	26	0	59	1	2	4		1.149	6.9	0.4	3.5	7.9	2.27
1969	21	-6.0	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	7	20	.259	3.80	4.51	35	35	0	2	0	0	215.2	204	108	91	18	100	13	113	6	0	7	931	1.410	8.5	0.8	4.2	4.7	1.13
1970	22	-5.1	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	10	16	.385	4.53	4.95	36	34	2	6	1	0	214.2	198	118	108	29	120	5	154	9	0	7	949	1.481	8.3	1.2	5.0	6.5	1.28
1971	23	-4.4	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	15	13	.536	2.83	3.33	38	36	0	13	2	0	267.1	213	99	84	20	103	14	231	3	0	13	1107	1.182	7.2	0.7	3.5	7.8	2.24
1972	24	-3.1	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	12	14	.462	3.13	3.28	34	34	0	9	2	0	238.2	197	87	83	21	116	11	175	2	0	8	1004	1.311	7.4	0.8	4.4	6.6	1.51
1973	25	-2.3	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	8	18	.308	4.79	5.73	34	31	2	4	2	0	191.2	214	122	102	30	66	7	129	1	1	13	841	1.461	10.0	1.4	3.1	6.1	1.95
1974	26	-1.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	12	9	.571	3.28	3.78	36	35	0	7	1	0	230.2	210	97	84	15	91	3	160	2	0	15	981	1.305	8.2	0.6	3.6	6.2	1.76
1975	27	-0.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	10	6	.625	4.72	5.12	26	19	3	1	0	0	110.2	113	63	58	13	54	3	48	5	1	12	499	1.509	9.2	1.1	4.4	3.9	0.89
1976	28	0.6	MON	NL	Maj	MON	1	8	.111	5.72	6.98	22	15	1	0	0	0	78.2	81	61	50	10	63	1	51	2	0	8	370	1.831	9.3	1.1	7.2	5.8	0.81
1977	29	4.3	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	SDP	1	7	.125	7.95	9.10	17	16		2	0	0	86.0	129	87	76	13	48	0	59	1	1	13		2.058	13.5	1.4	5.0	6.2	1.23
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		75	104	.419	3.84	4.39	261	239	8	42	8	0	1548.0	1430	755	660	156	713	57	1061	30	2	83	6682	1.384	8.3	0.9	4.1	6.2	1.49
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		21	23	.477	4.43	5.14	74	68		10	4	0	380.0	360	217	187	30	183	5	337	11	5	33		1.429	8.5	0.7	4.3	8.0	1.84
All Levels (12 Seasons)							96	127	.430	3.95	4.54	335	307	8	52	12	0	1928.0	1790	972	847	186	896	62	1398	41	7	116	6682	1.393	8.4	0.9	4.2	6.5	1.56

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		8	13	.381	5.43	6.31	36	35		6	1	0	194.0	217	136	117	19	108	3	152	3	3	20		1.675	10.1	0.9	5.0	7.1	1.41
AA (1 season)					Minors		5	3	.625	2.15	2.69	10	10		3	2		67.0	51	20	16	3	26	0	59	1	2	4		1.149	6.9	0.4	3.5	7.9	2.27
A (2 seasons)					Minors		6	4	.600	3.64	3.93	19	17		1	1		94.0	72	41	38	8	35	2	98	5	0	2		1.138	6.9	0.8	3.4	9.4	2.80
Rk (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	5.76	7.20	9	6		0	0		25.0	20	20	16	0	14	0	28	2	0	7		1.360	7.2	0.0	5.0	10.1	2.00