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.\n', '

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 improve 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.\n', '

In the post-season, Zachry won game two of the 1976 National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies in Veterans Stadium, and game three of the 1976 World Series with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, both by a final score of 6-2.\n', '

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