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Ken Clay
Kenneth Earl Clay
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: April 6, 1954 in Lynchburg, VA
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 7, 1977
Final Game: October 2, 1981
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1977 23 NYY AL 2 3 .400 4.37 21 3 11 0 0 1 55.2 53 32 27 6 24 3 20 1 0 0 239 90 1.383 8.6 1.0 3.9 3.2 0.83
1978 24 NYY AL 3 4 .429 4.28 28 6 13 0 0 0 75.2 89 41 36 3 21 3 32 2 0 4 336 85 1.454 10.6 0.4 2.5 3.8 1.52
1979 25 NYY AL 1 7 .125 5.40 32 5 17 0 0 2 78.1 88 49 47 12 25 1 28 2 0 7 338 75 1.443 10.1 1.4 2.9 3.2 1.12
1980 26 TEX AL 2 3 .400 4.60 8 8 0 0 0 0 43.0 43 24 22 4 29 2 17 3 0 7 202 84 1.674 9.0 0.8 6.1 3.6 0.59
1981 27 SEA AL 2 7 .222 4.63 22 14 2 0 0 0 101.0 116 62 52 10 42 3 32 3 1 5 445 84 1.564 10.3 0.9 3.7 2.9 0.76
5 Seasons 10 24 .294 4.68 111 36 43 0 0 3 353.2 389 208 184 35 141 12 129 11 1 23 1560 83 1.499 9.9 0.9 3.6 3.3 0.91
162 Game Avg. 5 11 .294 4.68 51 17 20 0 0 1 164 180 96 85 16 65 6 60 5 0 11 722 83 1.499 9.9 0.9 3.6 3.3 0.91
NYY (3 yrs) 6 14 .300 4.72 81 14 41 0 0 3 209.2 230 122 110 21 70 7 80 5 0 11 913 82 1.431 9.9 0.9 3.0 3.4 1.14
TEX (1 yr) 2 3 .400 4.60 8 8 0 0 0 0 43.0 43 24 22 4 29 2 17 3 0 7 202 84 1.674 9.0 0.8 6.1 3.6 0.59
SEA (1 yr) 2 7 .222 4.63 22 14 2 0 0 0 101.0 116 62 52 10 42 3 32 3 1 5 445 84 1.564 10.3 0.9 3.7 2.9 0.76

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1977 23 NYY AL WS W LAD 0 0 2.45 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.818 4.9 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.00
1978 24 NYY AL ALCS W KCR 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 3.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 0.818 0.0 0.0 7.4 4.9 0.67
1978 24 NYY AL WS W LAD 0 0 11.57 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 14 2.571 15.4 3.9 7.7 7.7 1.00
2 Seasons (3 Series) 0 0 3.72 4 0 1 0 0 1 9.2 6 5 4 1 6 0 4 0 0 1 42 1.241 5.6 0.9 5.6 3.7 0.67
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 3.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 0.818 0.0 0.0 7.4 4.9 0.67
2 WS 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 5 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 28 1.500 9.0 1.5 4.5 3.0 0.67

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1978 24 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 23 NYY AL WS LAD W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 NYY AL 23 P 21 3 55.2 15 8 7 0 0 1.000 2.43 0.71 .947 1.96 0.84
1978 NYY AL 24 P 28 6 75.2 17 6 9 2 1 .882 1.78 0.54 .959 1.90 0.85
1979 NYY AL 25 P 32 5 78.1 21 8 12 1 0 .952 2.30 0.63 .948 1.92 0.81
1980 TEX AL 26 P 8 8 43.0 8 3 4 1 0 .875 1.47 0.88 .962 1.84 0.78
1981 SEA AL 27 P 22 14 101.0 17 6 10 1 1 .941 1.43 0.73 .965 1.98 0.81
5 Seasons P 111 36 353.2 78 31 42 5 2 .936 1.86 0.66 .955 1.93 0.82
5 Seasons TOT 111 36 353.2 78 31 42 5 2 .936 1.86 0.66 .891 1.93 0.82

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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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 a player to be named later and 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 Larry Cox, Rick Honeycutt, Willie Horton, Mario Mendoza and Leon Roberts.

March 29, 1982: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

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