Brad Kilby
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Brad Kilby
| image = 19_Brad_Kilby.jpg
| width = 300
| caption = Kilby with the Oakland Athletics
| team =
| number =
| position = Pitcher
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|02|19}}
| birth_place = Modesto, California, U.S.
| bats = Left
| throws = Left
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = September 2
| debutyear = 2009
| debutteam = Oakland Athletics
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = May 2
| finalyear = 2010
| finalteam = Oakland Athletics
| statyear =
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = Win–loss record
| stat1value = 1–0
| stat2label = Earned run average
| stat2value = 1.07
| stat4label = Strikeouts
| stat4value = 28
| teams =
- Oakland Athletics ({{baseball year|2009}}–{{baseball year|2010}})
| awards =
}}
Brad Thomas Kilby (born February 19, 1983){{Cite web |last=admin |title=Brad Kilby – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/brad-kilby/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |language=en-US}} is a left-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher. Kilby was selected by the Athletics in the twenty ninth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. He is 6'1" and he weighs 235 pounds.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kilbybr01.shtml Baseball Reference Minors]
Minor League career
Brad Kilby attended Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove, California taking the Laguna Creek Cardinals to several high school baseball playoffs. He spent his college baseball career at San Jose State University. Kilby began his minor league career in 2005 with the Vancouver Canadians, pitching 1.95 ERA in 23 games. He spent the next season with the Kane County Cougars, pitching 1.63 ERA in 49 games. In 2007, he played for the Stockton Ports and Midland RockHounds, pitching a combined 2.92 ERA in 54 games.
In 2008, he played for the Sacramento River Cats, pitching 3.47 ERA with seven wins and two losses in 51 games. In 2009, he played for the River Cats, pitching 2.13 ERA in 45 games[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=kilby-001bra Baseball Reference Minor] before was called up by the Oakland A's.[http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=204785120 San Jose State Baseball] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716131954/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=204785120 |date=July 16, 2011 }}
Major League career
Kilby made his major league debut on September 2, 2009, against the Kansas City Royals. In his first game, he pitched two innings, gave up a hit and had two strikeouts.[http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/player/gamelogs/2009/1667422?tag=pageRow;pageContainer CBS Sports]
On October 4, 2009, Brad made his first MLB start, allowing a walk and striking out one, while not allowing a hit over two innings. This proved to be Brad's only MLB start, ending up as the only player in MLB history to not allow a hit in their only career start.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200910040.shtml Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Oakland Athletics Box Score: October 4, 2009], baseball-reference.com
He retired in September 2012 due to injuries to his pitching shoulder.[http://www.egcitizen.com/articles/2012/09/27/sports/doc5064df4e13a45623465848.txt EGCitizen.com] His career ERA of 1.07 is the lowest in major league history, given a minimum of 25 innings.[https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-josh-barfield-recalls-grady-sizemore-and-victor-martinez/ Sunday Notes: Josh Barfield Recalls Grady Sizemore and Victor Martinez], blogs.fangraphs.com, February 19, 2023
References
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External links
{{Baseballstats|mlb=489020|espn=30374|br=k/kilbybr01|fangraphs=9823|brm=kilby-001bra}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050905193748/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/rosterdetail.asp?sportid=51&rosteryear=2004&id=39769&orderby=cast(number+as+int) San Jose State biography]
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