Clay Buchholz | |||
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Buchholz with the Red Sox in 2012
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Philadelphia Phillies – No. 21 | |||
Starting pitcher | |||
Born: Nederland, Texas |
August 14, 1984 |||
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MLB debut | |||
August 17, 2007, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Win–loss record | 81–61 | ||
Earned run average | 3.96 | ||
Strikeouts | 899 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
Clay Daniel Buchholz (born August 14, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Buchholz made his MLB debut with the Boston Red Sox in 2007. In his second major league start, he pitched a no-hitter, becoming the third MLB pitcher since 1900 to throw a no-hitter in his first or second start and the first Red Sox rookie to throw one. He stands 6'3" and weighs 190 lbs.
Raised in Lumberton, Texas, Buchholz played baseball for the local youth baseball leagues, and then for the Lumberton High School Raiders.
Buchholz began his college career in 2004 at McNeese State University. He was subsequently dismissed from the McNeese baseball team after stealing 29 laptop computers from a middle school and selling them on the McNeese State University campus.
Buchholz then transferred to Angelina College. In 2005, while competing for the Roadrunners, Buchholz appeared in 15 games, winning 12 and losing 1. His 1.05 ERA, seven complete games, and 129 strikeouts all stand as team records (through the 2010 season). He was also named an All-American in 2005.
Buchholz was drafted by the Red Sox in the supplemental first round of the 2005 draft. The Red Sox obtained their supplemental pick, the 42nd overall, as compensation for losing free agent Pedro Martínez to the New York Mets.
Buchholz pitched 41 1⁄3 innings for the Lowell Spinners of the New York–Penn League, compiling a record of 0–1 with 45 strikeouts in 15 starts. He then pitched for the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Class-A Advanced) and the Greenville Drive (Class-A). Between the two teams, Buchholz struck out 140 and walked 33 in 119 innings while going 11–4.