Around the Majors: Astros even the series
Today in Hardball Times–
Fall From Grace
by John Brattain
The Decline And Fall Of Alex Rodriguez
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/fall-from-grace/
1) Yesterday’s score–
Astros 4, Cardinals 1 (series tied, 1-1)
2) Today’s schedule–
White Sox (Jon Garland, 3.50, 24 RSAA) at Angels (John Lackey, 3.44, 17 RSAA), 8:05
3) ASTROS 4, CARDINALS 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Astros 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 11 1
Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
* Astros P Roy Oswalt’s line–7 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 6 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 21 2.97 21 21 127.1 108 7.63 10.60 10 5 0 10 5 Astros 2004 26 22 3.49 36 35 237 206 7.82 11.62 20 10 0 18 12 Astros 2005 27 32 2.94 35 35 241.2 184 6.85 11.14 20 12 0 21 11 Astros CAREER 137 3.07 155 145 980.2 850 7.80 10.95 83 39 0 79 43 LG AVG 0 4.25 980.2 733 6.73 12.75 55 55
* Cardinals P Mark Mulder’s line–7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 23 3.13 26 26 186.2 128 6.17 10.70 15 9 0 15 9 A's 2004 26 6 4.43 33 33 225.2 140 5.58 12.68 17 8 0 13 12 A's 2005 27 15 3.64 32 32 205 111 4.87 12.78 16 8 0 14 10 Cardinals CAREER 81 3.87 182 182 1208 779 5.80 12.02 97 50 0 83 64 LG AVG 0 4.53 1208 854 6.36 13.01 68 68
4) Yesterday’s HR–
Albert Pujols
5) Cardinals LF Reggie Sanders had to leave yesterday’s game, due to a lower back sprain, and is 50-50 for tomorrow’s game.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 35 22 .345 .567 .913 .629 6.81 .285 31 87 15 130 Pirates 2004 36 4 .315 .482 .797 .529 5.42 .260 22 67 21 135 Cardinals 2005 37 12 .340 .546 .886 .609 6.57 .271 21 54 14 93 Cardinals CAR 145 .344 .491 .835 .566 5.92 .267 292 923 297 1665 LG AVG 0 .340 .426 .766 .500 5.11 .270 179 771 121 POS AVG 104 .350 .459 .808 .547 5.74 .277 226 873 159
6) Blue Jays INF Frank Menechino and C Ken Huckaby became free agents when they refused assignments to the minors.
MENECHINO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 -3 .364 .265 .630 .399 3.75 .193 2 9 0 43 A's 2004 33 7 .371 .454 .824 .571 6.38 .275 9 26 0 84 A's/Blue Jays 2005 34 -3 .352 .345 .697 .427 4.24 .216 4 13 0 70 Blue Jays CAR -6 .358 .383 .741 .482 4.89 .240 36 149 3 449 LG AVG 0 .336 .431 .767 .500 5.09 .269 42 177 23 POS AVG -19 .329 .401 .730 .449 4.62 .267 29 145 34 HUCKABY YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 -1 .182 .273 .455 .263 3.00 .182 0 2 0 5 Blue Jays 2004 33 -7 .218 .200 .418 .058 1.23 .140 0 0 0 24 Rangers/Orioles 2005 34 -9 .250 .253 .503 .129 1.75 .207 0 6 0 35 Blue Jays CAR -36 .256 .282 .538 .178 2.17 .223 3 30 0 153 LG AVG 0 .332 .426 .759 .500 4.94 .266 14 60 7 POS AVG -14 .311 .385 .695 .392 3.91 .254 11 53 2
7) The Blue Jays removed INF Raul Tablado and P Jason Arnold from the 40 man roster and added INF Robert Cosby and P Ryan Houston to the 40 man roster.
8) The Orioles gave manager Sam Perzollo a 3 year contract.
9) Today’s birthdays–
Goodbye for now.
HARRY BRECHEEN, 1914-2004 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1946 31 28 2.49 36 30 231 117 4.56 11.03 15 15 3 20 10 Cardinals 1948 33 43 2.24 33 30 233 149 5.76 9.42 20 7 1 20 7 Cardinals 1949 34 26 3.35 32 31 215 88 3.68 11.68 14 11 1 16 9 Cardinals CAREER 210 2.92 318 240 1905.1 901 4.26 10.88 133 92 18 142 83 LG AVG 0 3.83 1905.1 777 3.67 12.67 106 106 HUGH CASEY, 1913-51 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1939 25 28 2.93 40 25 227 79 3.13 11.62 15 10 1 16 9 Dodgers 1942 28 12 2.25 50 2 112 54 4.34 11.01 6 3 13 6 3 Dodgers 1946 32 17 1.98 46 1 100 31 2.79 12.24 11 5 5 12 4 Dodgers CAREER 46 3.44 343 56 941 349 3.34 12.27 75 42 55 67 50 LG AVG 0 3.76 941 370 3.54 12.55 52 52 RYAN CHURCH, 1978, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 25 -7 .257 .238 .495 .094 1.45 .175 1 6 0 30 Expos 2005 26 8 .353 .466 .820 .597 5.85 .287 9 42 3 102 Nationals CAR 1 .335 .423 .758 .512 4.90 .266 10 48 3 132 LG AVG 0 .339 .430 .769 .500 5.11 .269 10 43 5 POS AVG 7 .351 .458 .809 .557 5.77 .270 14 50 5 MIDRE CUMMINGS, 1971, AGE: 34 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2001 29 -3 .286 .350 .636 .089 1.59 .300 0 1 0 20 Diamondbacks 2004 32 3 .361 .463 .824 .650 6.92 .278 2 7 1 22 Devil Rays 2005 33 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 Orioles CAR -30 .318 .385 .703 .407 4.40 .257 22 124 9 460 LG AVG 0 .342 .430 .772 .500 5.19 .272 34 150 24 POS AVG 9 .350 .437 .787 .518 5.47 .273 36 151 33 FRANK DUFFY, 1946, AGE: 59 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1974 27 -26 .272 .310 .582 .295 2.61 .233 8 48 7 158 Indians 1975 28 -23 .283 .303 .586 .293 2.65 .243 1 47 10 146 Indians 1977 30 -26 .247 .287 .535 .199 2.13 .201 4 31 8 122 Indians CAR -123 .279 .311 .590 .306 2.72 .232 26 240 49 915 LG AVG 0 .324 .376 .700 .500 4.16 .258 60 318 53 POS AVG -79 .300 .319 .619 .377 3.21 .243 26 237 62 JOE GIRARDI, 1964, AGE: 41 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1990 25 -24 .300 .344 .644 .295 3.27 .270 1 38 8 133 Cubs 1994 29 -23 .321 .364 .685 .278 3.59 .276 4 34 3 93 Rockies 1995 30 -44 .308 .359 .667 .229 3.48 .262 8 55 3 125 Rockies CAR -223 .315 .350 .666 .312 3.52 .267 36 422 44 1277 LG AVG 0 .340 .423 .762 .500 5.06 .270 127 559 93 POS AVG -104 .321 .390 .711 .412 4.23 .254 111 530 25 TOMMY HARPER, 1940, AGE: 65 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1970 29 46 .377 .522 .899 .697 7.22 .296 31 82 38 154 Brewers 1972 31 15 .341 .388 .730 .589 5.03 .254 14 49 25 144 Red Sox 1973 32 18 .351 .422 .774 .592 5.62 .281 17 71 54 147 Red Sox CAR 60 .338 .379 .717 .526 4.75 .257 146 567 408 1810 LG AVG 0 .324 .381 .704 .500 4.23 .256 150 708 96 POS AVG 61 .330 .400 .730 .529 4.57 .261 179 766 124 KEN HEINTZELMAN, 1915-2000 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1940 24 -13 4.47 39 16 165 71 3.87 14.29 8 8 3 7 9 Pirates 1942 26 -17 4.57 27 18 130 39 2.70 14.26 8 11 0 7 12 Pirates CAREER -20 3.93 319 183 1502 564 3.38 13.09 77 98 10 87 88 LG AVG 0 3.82 1502 617 3.70 12.60 83 83 HENRY MATEO, 1976, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 -12 .304 .273 .576 .253 3.40 .240 0 7 11 100 Expos 2004 27 -4 .289 .318 .607 .182 2.19 .273 0 0 2 40 Expos 2005 28 0 .500 .000 .500 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 Nationals CAR -18 .297 .286 .583 .243 3.12 .242 0 7 15 168 LG AVG 0 .341 .432 .772 .500 5.16 .268 8 31 4 POS AVG -3 .337 .403 .739 .462 4.76 .272 5 25 4 AL OLIVER, 1946, AGE: 59 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1974 27 30 .358 .475 .832 .650 6.11 .321 11 85 10 147 Pirates 1978 31 32 .358 .490 .848 .689 6.38 .324 14 89 8 133 Rangers 1982 35 50 .392 .514 .906 .715 7.77 .331 22 109 5 160 Expos CAR 251 .344 .451 .795 .588 5.38 .303 219 1326 84 2368 LG AVG 0 .331 .389 .720 .500 4.47 .263 195 1009 174 POS AVG 122 .340 .416 .756 .541 4.96 .271 240 1135 196 IVY OLSON, 1885-1965 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1912 26 -28 .291 .285 .575 .295 3.02 .253 0 33 16 123 Indians 1920 34 -30 .278 .314 .592 .310 2.92 .254 1 46 4 143 Dodgers 1921 35 -33 .301 .345 .646 .323 3.50 .267 3 35 4 151 Dodgers CAR -229 .295 .318 .613 .359 3.28 .258 13 446 156 1572 LG AVG 0 .334 .366 .700 .500 4.46 .274 43 671 201 POS AVG -106 .320 .339 .659 .439 3.90 .262 28 570 184 PAUL RADFORD, 1861-1945 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1883 21 -24 .232 .252 .484 .232 3.17 .205 0 14 0 72 Braves 1886 24 -26 .310 .284 .594 .374 4.99 .229 0 20 39 122 Cowboys 1894 32 -22 .378 .311 .689 .359 5.75 .240 0 49 24 95 Senators CAR -39 .351 .308 .660 .485 6.00 .242 13 417 346 1361 LG AVG 0 .333 .367 .699 .500 6.42 .269 40 616 257 POS AVG 11 .337 .366 .703 .510 6.53 .270 42 610 291 DUANER SANCHEZ, 1979, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 23 -8 16.50 6 0 6 3 4.50 27.00 1 0 0 0 1 Pirates 2004 24 7 3.38 67 0 80 44 4.95 12.83 3 1 0 2 2 Dodgers 2005 25 3 3.73 79 0 82 71 7.79 12.51 4 7 8 6 5 Dodgers CAREER -1 4.19 161 0 174 124 6.41 13.40 8 8 8 8 8 LG AVG 0 4.27 174 129 6.66 12.79 10 10 JOE START, 1842-1927 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1878 35 25 .355 .439 .794 .716 9.14 .351 1 27 0 61 Cubs 1881 38 24 .345 .397 .741 .688 7.89 .328 0 29 0 79 Grays 1882 39 25 .349 .407 .756 .685 8.27 .329 0 48 0 82 Grays CAR 166 .330 .370 .699 .641 6.97 .300 7 357 4 798 LG AVG 0 .287 .342 .629 .500 5.49 .260 15 340 5 POS AVG 118 .313 .383 .696 .602 6.77 .285 19 411 5