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'''Patrick Leonard Darcy''' (born May 12, 1950) is an American former professional [[baseball]] player. He played his entire career in [[Major League Baseball]] as a right-handed [[pitcher]] for the [[Cincinnati Reds]] from {{By|1974}} through {{By|1976}}. Darcy was a member of the Reds team known as [[The Big Red Machine]] that won two consecutive World Series championships in {{wsy|1975}} and {{wsy|1976}}.


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Signed as an amateur free agent in 1969 by the [[Houston Astros]], Darcy came to the Cincinnati Reds organization in 1974 when he was exchanged for [[Denis Menke]].


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Darcy is best known as the pitcher who gave up [[Carlton Fisk]]'s [[walk-off home run]] in Game 6 of the [[1975 World Series]]. The following season, after recording a 6.23 ERA in 11 appearances with the Reds, Darcy was demoted to the team's [[Indianapolis Indians]] farm club in June of that year. Darcy would never again pitch at the major league level.
'''Patrick Leonard Darcy''' (born May 12, 1950) is a former right-handed [[pitcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Cincinnati Reds]] from 1974 to 1976.


Darcy was born near Dayton, Ohio. His family relocated to [[Tucson, Arizona]], when he was a small child, and he considers Tucson his hometown; Darcy was a standout high school outfielder and pitcher for [[Rincon High School]]. Before becoming a professional pitcher, he attended and played for [[Mesa Community College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/c416738e|title=Pat Darcy {{!}} Society for American Baseball Research|website=sabr.org|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> Darcy returned to Tucson after his major league career, earning his degree at the [[University of Arizona]], starting his family, becoming active in the real estate industry and various aspects of local civic life. Darcy hosted local sports talk radio programs, ran for mayor of Tucson twice,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2011/03/16/whos-pat-darcy-and-does-he-want-to-be-mayor|title=Who's Pat Darcy? And Does He Want To Be Mayor?|last=Nintzel|first=Jim|website=Tucson Weekly|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> and drew upon his connections and relationships in Major League Baseball to help bring the [[Colorado Rockies]] to Tucson in 1993 as a spring training team. Darcy was inducted into the Pima County (Arizona) Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and is currently the president of the organization.
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Signed as an amateur free agent in 1969 by the [[Houston Astros]], Darcy came to the Cincinnati Reds organization in 1974 when he was exchanged for [[Denis Menke]].


==References==
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Darcy is best known as the pitcher who gave up [[Carlton Fisk]]'s [[walk-off home run]] in Game 6 of the [[1975 World Series]]. After beginning the 1976 season with the Reds, Darcy was demoted to the team's Indianapolis Indiana farm club in June of that year. Darcy would never again pitch at the major league level.
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Latest revision as of 04:33, 4 October 2024

For other people with the same name, see Patrick Darcy (disambiguation).

Pat Darcy
Pitcher
Born: (1950-05-12) May 12, 1950 (age 74)
Troy, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 12, 1974, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
June 13, 1976, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record14–8
Earned run average4.15
Strikeouts75
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Patrick Leonard Darcy (born May 12, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds from 1974 through 1976. Darcy was a member of the Reds team known as The Big Red Machine that won two consecutive World Series championships in 1975 and 1976.

Signed as an amateur free agent in 1969 by the Houston Astros, Darcy came to the Cincinnati Reds organization in 1974 when he was exchanged for Denis Menke.

Darcy is best known as the pitcher who gave up Carlton Fisk's walk-off home run in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series. The following season, after recording a 6.23 ERA in 11 appearances with the Reds, Darcy was demoted to the team's Indianapolis Indians farm club in June of that year. Darcy would never again pitch at the major league level.

Darcy was born near Dayton, Ohio. His family relocated to Tucson, Arizona, when he was a small child, and he considers Tucson his hometown; Darcy was a standout high school outfielder and pitcher for Rincon High School. Before becoming a professional pitcher, he attended and played for Mesa Community College.[1] Darcy returned to Tucson after his major league career, earning his degree at the University of Arizona, starting his family, becoming active in the real estate industry and various aspects of local civic life. Darcy hosted local sports talk radio programs, ran for mayor of Tucson twice,[2] and drew upon his connections and relationships in Major League Baseball to help bring the Colorado Rockies to Tucson in 1993 as a spring training team. Darcy was inducted into the Pima County (Arizona) Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and is currently the president of the organization.

References

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  1. ^ "Pat Darcy | Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Nintzel, Jim. "Who's Pat Darcy? And Does He Want To Be Mayor?". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
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