Former Cowboy Clay Condrey Pitching for Phillies in World Series
Clay Condrey, who works as a relief pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies, is giving McNeese State its first representative in the World Series.
Condrey, a native of Navasota, Texas, played for the Cowboys for two seasons, 1997 and 1998. He didn’t appear in game one of the Series for the Phillies but has pitched in 56 games and tossed 69 innings this season for the National League champions.
He’s now in his third season with the Phillies and this past year compiled a 3-4 won-lost record along with a 3.26 ERA and one save. He struck out 34 batters in his 69 innings on the mound.
A year ago he was 5-0 for the Phillies, appearing in 39 games and hurling 50 innings. He also had two saves and a 5.04 ERA.
Condrey also spent two seasons with San Diego (2002 and 2003) and his career record for the majors is 12-10 with a 4.32 ERA. He has appeared in 134 games, hurled 208.1 innings and struck out 118 batters.
He played two seasons for the Cowboys, one year for Jimmy Ricklefsen and one year under Mike Bianco, joining the team out of Angelina Community College in 1997. Injuries bothered him throughout his two seasons with the Cowboys and he posted a 3-7 won-lost record.
However, he had been drafted earlier by the New York Yankees, and with a 90 mile per hour fast ball he signed with San Diego following his senior year with the Cowboys.
Condrey is the only former Cowboy to play in the World Series and one of the few from a Southland Conference team. Among some of the others have been Ron Guidry of Louisiana-Lafayette (when it was a member of the Southland) with the Yankees, Daryl Hamilton of Nicholls State with the New York Mets and Kevin Millar of Lamar with the Boston Red Sox.