1948
Born June 25, 1948
Washington, DC, USA
Clay Kirby Notable
Clay Kirby played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1969 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1976.
He went 75 and 104 with a 3.84 earned run average, pitching 1,548 innings in 261 games. He struck out 1,061, completed 42 of his 239 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 265 games he batted .098, with 47 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in Washington, DC, USA on June 25, 1948, and died on October 11, 1991. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | SDP | 35 | 66 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 0 | .061 |
| 1970 | SDP | 36 | 74 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 0 | .149 |
| 1971 | SDP | 40 | 86 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 0 | .093 |
| 1972 | SDP | 35 | 74 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .068 |
| 1973 | SDP | 35 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .093 |
| 1974 | CIN | 36 | 74 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | .095 |
| 1975 | CIN | 26 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .188 |
| 1976 | MON | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .056 |
| Career | — | 265 | 478 | 22 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 32 | 217 | 0 | .098 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | SDP | 7 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 215.2 | 204 | 91 | 100 | 113 | 3.80 |
| 1970 | SDP | 10 | 16 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 214.2 | 198 | 108 | 120 | 154 | 4.53 |
| 1971 | SDP | 15 | 13 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 267.1 | 213 | 84 | 103 | 231 | 2.83 |
| 1972 | SDP | 12 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 238.2 | 197 | 83 | 116 | 175 | 3.13 |
| 1973 | SDP | 8 | 18 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 191.2 | 214 | 102 | 66 | 129 | 4.79 |
| 1974 | CIN | 12 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 230.2 | 210 | 84 | 91 | 160 | 3.28 |
| 1975 | CIN | 10 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 110.2 | 113 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 4.72 |
| 1976 | MON | 1 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 78.2 | 81 | 50 | 63 | 51 | 5.72 |
| Career | — | 75 | 104 | 261 | 239 | 0 | 1548.0 | 1430 | 660 | 713 | 1061 | 3.84 |
On this day & linked events
1991
Died October 11, 1991
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