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Ken Clay
Kenneth Earl Clay

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.

Debut June 7, 1977
  vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game October 2, 1981
Born April 6, 1954 in Lynchburg, VA

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1977 23 NYY AL   2   3  21   3   0   0  11  1   55.7   53   32   27   6   24   20   1   0   239   3   0  4.37  3.95   90 1.383
 1978 24 NYY AL   3   4  28   6   0   0  13  0   75.7   89   41   36   3   21   32   2   4   336   3   0  4.28  3.63   85 1.454
 1979 25 NYY AL   1   7  32   5   0   0  17  2   78.3   88   49   47  12   25   28   2   7   338   1   0  5.40  4.06   75 1.443
 1980 26 TEX AL   2   3   8   8   0   0   0  0   43.0   43   24   22   4   29   17   3   7   202   2   0  4.60  3.88   84 1.674
 1981 27 SEA AL   2   7  22  14   0   0   2  0  101.0  116   62   52  10   42   32   3   5   445   3   1  4.63  3.88   84 1.564
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .294  10  24 111  36   0   0  43  3  353.7  389  208  184  35  141  129  11  23  1560  12   1  4.68  3.88   83 1.499
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4  11  51  16   0   0  19  1  163.3  179   96   85  16   65   59   5  10   721   5   0  4.68  3.88   83 1.499
 Career High      3   7  32  14   0   0  17  2  101.0  116   62   52  12   42   32   3   7   445   3   1  4.28  4.06   90 1.383

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1977 23 NYY AL P 21 8 7 0 0 1.000 .949 0.71 0.84 2.42 1.96 3 55.7 1978 24 NYY AL P 28 6 9 2 1 .882 .955 0.54 0.85 1.78 1.90 6 75.7 1979 25 NYY AL P 32 8 12 1 0 .952 .948 0.62 0.81 2.30 1.92 5 78.3 1980 26 TEX AL P 8 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 0.88 0.78 1.47 1.84 8 43.0 1981 27 SEA AL P 22 6 10 1 1 .941 .964 0.73 0.81 1.43 1.98 14 101.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1977 23 NYY AL P 21 8 7 0 0 1.000 .949 0.71 0.84 2.42 1.96 3 55.7 1978 24 NYY AL P 28 6 9 2 1 .882 .955 0.54 0.85 1.78 1.90 6 75.7 1979 25 NYY AL P 32 8 12 1 0 .952 .948 0.62 0.81 2.30 1.92 5 78.3 1980 26 TEX AL P 8 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 0.88 0.78 1.47 1.84 8 43.0 1981 27 SEA AL P 22 6 10 1 1 .941 .964 0.73 0.81 1.43 1.98 14 101.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 111 31 42 5 2 .936 .954 0.66 0.82 1.86 1.93 36 353.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 111 31 42 5 2 .936 .954 0.66 0.82 1.86 1.93 36 354
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1977   WS    NYY LAD     W   2   0   2.45  0  0  0  0   3.2   2   1   1   0 
 1978   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  1  0   3.2   0   0   3   2 
        WS    NYY LAD     W   1   0  11.57  0  0  0  0   2.1   4   3   2   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        2-0   3   0   6.00  0  0  0  0   6     6   4   3   2 
  3 Postseason Ser      3-0   4   0   3.72  0  0  1  0   9.2   6   4   6   4 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1977   WS    NYY LAD     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1978   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY LAD     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        2-0   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   3-0   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.

August 14, 1980: Traded by the New York Yankees with a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry. The New York Yankees sent Marvin Thompson (minors) (October 1, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Steve Finch (minors), Brian Allard, Rick Auerbach, Jerry Don Gleaton, and Richie Zisk to the Seattle Mariners for Rick Honeycutt, Mario Mendoza, Larry Cox, Leon Roberts, and Willie Horton.

March 29, 1982: Released by the Seattle Mariners.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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