Brad Thomas Kilby (born February 19, 1983) is a left-handed former
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
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.
Minor League career
Brad Kilby attended
Laguna Creek High School in
Elk Grove, California
Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County, California, located just south of the state capital of Sacramento. It is part of the Sacramento– Arden-Arcade– Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 Census, the population ...
taking the Laguna Creek Cardinals to several high school baseball playoffs. He spent his college baseball career at
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sy ...
. Kilby began his minor league career in 2005 with the
Vancouver Canadians
The Vancouver Canadians are a Minor League Baseball team located in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are members of the Northwest League and are affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Canadians play their home games at Nat Bailey Stadiu ...
, pitching 1.95 ERA in 23 games. He spent the next season with the
Kane County Cougars
The Kane County Cougars are an independent professional baseball team located in Geneva, Illinois and are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB). They play thei ...
, pitching 1.63 ERA in 49 games. In 2007, he played for the
Stockton Ports and
Midland RockHounds
The Midland RockHounds are a Minor League Baseball team based in Midland, Texas. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics major league club. The RockHounds play in Momentum Bank Ballpark, w ...
, pitching a combined 2.92 ERA in 54 games.
In 2008, he played for the
Sacramento River Cats
The Sacramento River Cats are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and are the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to 2015, the River Cats were the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics for 15 ...
, 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 before was called up by the Oakland A's.
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.
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.
He retired in September 2012 due to injuries to his pitching shoulder. His career ERA of 1.07 is the lowest in major league history, given a minimum of 25 innings.
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References
External links
San Jose State biography
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1983 births
Sportspeople from Modesto, California
Baseball players from California
Major League Baseball pitchers
Kane County Cougars players
Living people
Oakland Athletics players
San Jose State Spartans baseball players
Sportspeople from Elk Grove, California