San Diego gave up on Kirby, he tried out with the Minnesota Twins during spring training in 1978. He lasted only two weeks before he was released. Kirby was out of Organized Baseball before his 30th birthday. In his eight seasons in the Major Leagues, Kirby played 261 games (239 started) and had a 75–104 record with a 3.84 ERA, 42 complete games, eight shutouts, 1,548 innings pitched and 1,061 strikeouts. After baseball Following his baseball career, Kirby was acting tournament chairman for the annual Major League Baseball Players Alumni (MLBPA) Washington Metropolitan Area Charity Golf Tournament. The event, which benefited the American Lung Association, was part of the "Swing With the Legends Golf Series." His family continued to live in San Diego County until 1983, when they returned to Virginia. Kirby became a self-employed financial securities broker. Death On July 19, 1991, Kirby underwent a coronary atherectomy to open a blockage in an artery just above his heart. After the procedure he was told he had suffered a silent heart attack. Kirby had been complaining about chest discomfort and numbness in his arm. He died of a heart attack on October 11, 1991, at the age of 43. His wife found him about 11 o’clock in the morning in his chair. It appeared that he had fallen asleep while reading and suffered the fatal attack. He was survived by his wife, Susan; his mother, Gloria; his sister, Carolyn Twyman; his son, Clayton; his daughter, Theresa Schoengold; and two grandchildren, Derek and Brandon Schoengold. He was buried in the National Memorial Park in Falls Church, Virginia. References External links 1948 births 1991 deaths American expatriate baseball players in Canada Arkansas Travelers players Baseball players from Washington, D.C. Cincinnati Reds players Gulf Coast Cardinals players Hawaii Islanders players Major League Baseball pitchers Modesto Reds players Montreal Expos players People from Washington, D.C. San Diego Padres players St. Petersburg Cardinals players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Washington-Liberty High School alumni