1970 79 Clay Kirby

Clay Kirby

Kirby had a no-hitter going into the 8th inning in one game in 1970, but was pulled for a pinch hitter by manager Preston Gomez.  The pinch hitter did nothing, the reliever surrendered runs and the Padres lost anyway.

Kirby's record improved in 1970, but his ERA was higher and so was his IP/BB ratio.

Kirby played for the Tulsa Oilers in 1968.  They were managed by Warren Spahn and were PCL champions that year.  They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, from which the Padres drafted Kirby in the expansion draft on October 14, 1968.  1968 was the final year for Tulsa in the PCL. 

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