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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-24 / in Starts: 11-20
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	51 (25-19-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (20-13-6)

Most Driven In
D Winfield	1
I Murrell	0

Most Driven In By
J Morales	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	147	1	Apr 6	SDP		LAD	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.84	-0.140	2.99	-0.14%	-0.78	P
2	148	6 (4)	Apr 11	SDP		ATL	L,1-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	149	12 (5)	Apr 16	SDP		CIN	L,6-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	150	16 (3)	Apr 21	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.046	.98	-0.03%	-0.36	P
5	151	20 (3)	Apr 27	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.74	-0.044	1.15	-0.02%	-0.43	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	152	24 (3)	May 2	SDP		STL	L,4-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.019	.32	-0.01%	-0.20	P
7	153	31 (6)	May 9	SDP		CHC	L,2-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	154	38 (6)	May 18	SDP	@	CIN	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
9	155	47 (8)	May 27 (2)	SDP		PHI	L,4-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.53	-0.013	.05	0.00%	-0.09	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	156	52 (4)	Jun 2	SDP		NYM	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.024	.03	0.00%	-0.43	P
11	157	55 (2)	Jun 6	SDP	@	STL	L,3-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.025	.03	0.00%	-0.22	P
12	158	59 (3)	Jun 10	SDP	@	PHI	L,0-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	159	62 (2)	Jun 14	SDP	@	MON	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.029	.01	0.00%	-0.25	P
14	160	66 (3)	Jun 19	SDP		HOU	L,3-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.133	.200	9	.73	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
15	161	70 (3)	Jun 23 (1)	SDP		ATL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	9	1.25	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
16	162	75 (4)	Jun 28	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.227	.409	9	.57	0.050	.00	0.00%	1.06	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	163	79 (3)	Jul 2	SDP	@	HOU	W,8-5	GS-9	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360	9	1.29	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.46	P
18	164	83 (3)	Jul 6	SDP		CHC	L,5-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.192	.346	9	1.71	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
19	165	88 (4)	Jul 12	SDP		PIT	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.179	.321	9	1.03	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
20	166	93 (4)	Jul 18	SDP	@	CHC	W,8-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.161	.290	9	.54	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
21	167	98 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	L,7-13	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.121	.152	.273	9	1.19	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
22	168	100 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	SDP	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.121	.152	.273	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	169	106 (5)	Aug 1	SDP		SFG	W,6-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.139	.250	9	.59	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
24	170	111 (4)	Aug 6	SDP		LAD	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.132	.158	.289	9	.66	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
25	171	116 (4)	Aug 12 (1)	SDP		MON	L,0-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.128	.154	.282	9	2.34	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
26	172	121 (4)	Aug 17	SDP	@	STL	W,4-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.122	.146	.268	9	.90	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
27	173	126 (4)	Aug 23	SDP	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.116	.140	.256	9	.61	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
28	174	131 (4)	Aug 28	SDP	@	NYM	L,6-8	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.133	.244	9	2.67	-0.165	.00	0.00%	-1.30	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	175	136 (4)	Sep 3	SDP		ATL	L,3-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.109	.130	.239	9	.40	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
30	176	141 (4)	Sep 8	SDP	@	LAD	W,9-6	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.106	.128	.234	9	.86	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
31	177	146 (4)	Sep 14	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	GS-9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.122	.125	.247	9	.87	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
32	178	151 (4)	Sep 19 (1)	SDP	@	HOU	L,5-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.118	.120	.238	9	2.02	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-1.30	P
33	179	155 (3)	Sep 22	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.118	.120	.238	9						PR
34	180	156	Sep 23	SDP	@	SFG	W,11-9	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.094	.111	.113	.224	9	1.10	0.094	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
35	181	161 (4)	Sep 29	SDP		LAD	L,2-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.109	.111	.220	9	1.36	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
							11-24		66	54	1	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	21	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	.093	.109	.111	.220		1.11	-0.934	.19	-0.19%	-9.34

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