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Mark Fidrych League
10-17-2157
Clay Kirke Catcher
Retired (1979, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .294 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .862 Status Deceased (2028) Option Years 0  
H 2815 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 06-16-1941
HR 435 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1959)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(60 games)
RBI 1679
SB 220
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D  Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 14
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1963 LHP 96 234 73 9 4 8 37 28 28 .871 .384 .487 .175 .312
1963 RHP 122 355 97 13 3 10 36 22 73 .729 .318 .411 .138 .273
1964 LHP 70 164 48 11 4 2 18 16 31 .799 .354 .445 .152 .293
1964 RHP 126 393 95 12 4 18 66 35 69 .733 .303 .430 .188 .242
1965 LHP 80 170 60 10 1 6 29 16 19 .934 .404 .529 .176 .353
1965 RHP 132 403 106 13 4 14 73 33 70 .740 .321 .419 .156 .263
1966 LHP 80 180 56 11 3 3 25 15 27 .820 .364 .456 .144 .311
1966 RHP 125 372 105 20 1 17 63 43 75 .833 .355 .478 .196 .282
1967 LHP 83 184 62 7 3 11 48 20 33 .989 .402 .587 .250 .337
1967 RHP 126 402 120 22 5 19 92 27 68 .864 .344 .520 .221 .299
1968 LHP 78 157 47 7 0 9 23 17 35 .884 .368 .516 .217 .299
1968 RHP 125 421 129 25 4 20 76 33 81 .882 .355 .527 .221 .306
1969 LHP 73 165 51 10 3 5 30 18 23 .870 .373 .497 .188 .309
1969 RHP 123 426 126 23 4 15 52 41 73 .829 .355 .474 .178 .296
1970 LHP 82 194 69 13 3 14 45 21 24 1.089 .419 .670 .314 .356
1970 RHP 129 381 110 16 7 18 66 43 66 .870 .361 .509 .220 .289
1971 LHP 88 181 74 10 1 10 28 22 23 1.114 .473 .641 .232 .409
1971 RHP 127 406 121 18 7 21 90 45 69 .900 .368 .532 .234 .298
1972 LHP 86 188 55 9 4 11 35 15 22 .902 .343 .559 .266 .293
1972 RHP 134 407 119 31 2 22 63 39 63 .894 .353 .541 .248 .292
1973 LHP 78 169 61 11 1 13 39 18 21 1.091 .422 .669 .308 .361
1973 RHP 131 372 112 17 6 24 71 43 57 .943 .371 .573 .272 .301
1974 LHP 62 147 63 14 3 10 45 12 30 1.240 .472 .769 .340 .429
1974 RHP 132 423 124 16 6 21 61 42 64 .867 .359 .508 .215 .293
1975 LHP 64 170 46 13 1 11 32 13 28 .876 .323 .553 .282 .271
1975 RHP 127 356 100 19 5 20 74 49 63 .902 .371 .531 .250 .281
1976 LHP 72 163 42 8 2 7 27 15 31 .779 .318 .460 .202 .258
1976 RHP 128 369 96 18 2 14 56 37 69 .760 .327 .434 .173 .260
1977 LHP 61 152 50 7 1 6 29 13 22 .890 .383 .507 .178 .329
1977 RHP 125 405 121 23 6 17 66 39 74 .873 .362 .511 .212 .299
1978 LHP 61 131 33 5 1 4 28 11 16 .705 .308 .397 .145 .252
1978 RHP 129 419 116 19 3 15 67 50 77 .798 .354 .444 .167 .277
1979 LHP 68 138 33 9 2 7 27 19 20 .813 .327 .486 .246 .239
1979 RHP 129 374 95 16 6 13 62 37 68 .757 .324 .433 .179 .254
Total LHP 1282 2887 923 164 37 137 545 289 433 .925 .380 .545 .225 .320
Total RHP 2170 6684 1892 321 75 298 1134 658 1179 .835 .348 .487 .204 .283
Total 2513 9571 2815 485 112 435 1679 947 1612 .862 .357 .505 .210 .294
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Clay Kirke has retired from the Cincinnati Redlegs
1976-04-16A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the St. Louis Gray Jays. The St. Louis Gray Jays receive Hilly Ortenzio, Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 CIN (Edgar Kitsos) from the Cincinnati Redlegs in exchange for Harry Fisher, Stan Schoendienst, Clay Kirke.
1963-04-01The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Hoyt Glauber to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Clay Kirke to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have sent Gene Roy to the minors.
1959-09-12A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Force and the St. Louis Gray Jays. The St. Louis Gray Jays receive Clay Kirke, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Force in exchange for Marion Smith.