Clay Condrey

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**Clay Condrey**

Philadelphia Phillies — No. 55
Relief Pitcher
Born: November 19, 1975 (1975-11-19) (age 32)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
August 28, 2002 for the San Diego Padres
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	9-6
Earned Run Average	4.84
Strikeouts	84
Teams
San Diego Padres (2002-2003) Philadelphia Phillies (2006-present)

Clayton Lee Condrey (born November 19, 1975 in Beaumont, Texas) is a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Condrey features 5 pitches: a sinker, cutter, curveball, change-up, and a four-seam fastball.

Condrey pitched with the San Diego Padres in the 2002 and 2003 seasons before coming to the Phillies in the offseason. In the Padres organization as a starter, Clay started 43 games between the AAA Portland Beavers and the Major Leagues, giving up 118 earned runs in 257.1 innings (ERA of 4.13).

The right-handed pitcher out of McNeese State University pitched his entire 2004 season for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons of the International League (AAA), where he led the team in starts and innings pitched (28 ST, 162 IP), compiling an ERA of 5.50. His 2005 campaign dropped slightly in appearances, where he appeared in only 24 starts (132.1 IP), but he subsequently lowered his ERA to 4.15. After being converted to relief, he was off to a strong start in 2006 as well, allowing only 3 earned runs in eight appearances, but was called up to the Phillies in May.

Condrey begain the 2007 season on the Phillies' active roster, but on April 14th, 2007, Condrey was designated for assignment by the Phillies to make room on the roster for starting pitcher Freddy Garcia, who had been on the DL since the end of Spring Training. Condrey would be designated for assignment three other times, up until August 3, 2007, when he was recalled from AAA Ottawa for his fifth stint of the season with the Phillies.

In 2008 Condrey made the Phillies' Opening Day squad and has pitched well in middle-relief. In accordance with one of the oddities of the baseball rulebook, he earned a save in a 12–2 Phillies victory over the Nationals on 21 May by pitching three innings in relief of Jamie Moyer and not surrendering the lead, though he entered the game with the Phillies leading by twelve runs.