Pat Zachry
| Pat Zachry | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: April 24, 1952 Richmond, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 11, 1976, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 29, 1985, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 69–67 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.52 | ||
| Strikeouts | 669 | ||
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Patrick Paul Zachry (born April 24, 1952) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1985, and is likely best remembered as one of the players the Cincinnati Reds sent to the New York Mets in the infamous "Midnight Massacre".
Zachry was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the nineteenth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft. In six seasons in their farm system, he compiled a 54-42 record, even 3.00 earned run average and 619 strikeouts. While a member of the Tampa Tarpons in 1971, Zachry received notice of his military draft eligibility for the nation's on-going engagement in Vietnam, however, he failed the U.S. Army's physical examination.
The reigning World Series champion Reds dealt starting pitcher Clay Kirby to the Montreal Expos for third baseman Bob Bailey at the 1975 Winter Meetings in order to make room in their rotation for Zachry. Though he made his debut on April 11, 1976 out of the bullpen, he was moved into the starting rotation shortly afterwards. On May 28, he shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers to improved to 4-0 with a 1.17 ERA. For the season, Zachry compiled a 14-7 record, 2.74 ERA and a team leading 143 strikeouts in 204 innings pitched.
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