Around the Majors: Blue Jays sign Ryan
1) The Blue Jays have reportedly signed a preliminary agreement to sign free agent P B.J. Ryan to a 5 year, $47 million contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 5 3.40 76 0 50.1 63 11.26 12.87 4 1 0 3 2 Orioles 2004 28 25 2.28 76 0 87 122 12.62 10.34 4 6 3 8 2 Orioles 2005 29 13 2.43 69 0 70.1 100 12.80 10.49 1 4 36 4 1 Orioles CAREER 39 3.54 405 0 381.1 465 10.97 12.13 16 19 42 22 13 LG AVG 0 4.57 381.1 267 6.29 13.03 21 21
2) Today’s birthdays–
JIM CANAVAN, 1866-1949 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1891 24 -32 .297 .380 .677 .362 5.28 .238 10 87 28 136 Brewers/Porkers 1892 25 -29 .248 .239 .488 .284 2.98 .166 0 32 33 118 Cubs 1893 26 -35 .305 .317 .622 .324 4.88 .226 5 64 31 121 Reds CAR -120 .304 .344 .648 .355 4.91 .223 30 287 114 539 LG AVG 0 .355 .379 .733 .500 6.68 .279 18 318 124 POS AVG -12 .351 .369 .720 .491 6.49 .273 17 300 138 HUGH DUFFY, 1866-1954 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1890 23 41 .384 .470 .853 .645 10.01 .320 7 82 78 138 Pirates 1891 24 67 .408 .453 .861 .746 10.96 .336 9 110 85 127 Red Stocking 1893 26 45 .416 .461 .876 .669 10.71 .363 6 118 44 131 Braves 1894 27 113 .502 .694 1.196 .791 18.50 .440 18 145 48 125 Braves CAR 374 .384 .449 .834 .623 8.63 .324 106 1302 574 1737 LG AVG 0 .351 .380 .731 .500 6.36 .283 52 937 354 POS AVG 206 .371 .408 .779 .579 7.47 .298 68 974 472 BOB ELLIOTT, 1916-66 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1947 30 48 .410 .517 .927 .718 8.23 .317 22 113 3 150 Braves 1948 31 43 .423 .474 .897 .696 7.87 .283 23 100 6 151 Braves 1950 33 39 .386 .512 .898 .703 7.31 .305 24 107 2 142 Braves CAR 265 .375 .440 .815 .610 6.16 .289 170 1195 60 1978 LG AVG 0 .340 .387 .727 .500 4.83 .268 129 840 73 POS AVG 34 .346 .394 .740 .516 5.02 .269 144 870 68 CHUCK FINLEY, AGE: 43 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1990 27 42 2.40 32 32 236 177 6.75 11.17 18 9 0 19 8 Angels 1993 30 39 3.15 35 35 251.1 187 6.70 11.85 16 14 0 20 10 Angels 1998 35 29 3.39 34 34 223.1 212 8.54 13.10 11 9 0 13 7 Angels CAREER 203 3.85 524 467 3197.1 2610 7.35 12.60 200 173 0 213 160 LG AVG 0 4.43 3197.1 2127 5.99 13.06 179 179 LEFTY GOMEZ, 1908-89 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1931 22 44 2.63 40 26 243 150 5.56 10.93 21 9 3 21 9 Yankees 1934 25 57 2.33 38 33 282 158 5.04 10.18 26 5 1 23 8 Yankees 1937 28 69 2.33 34 34 278 194 6.28 10.59 21 11 0 25 7 Yankees 1938 29 41 3.35 32 32 239 129 4.86 12.77 18 12 0 20 10 Yankees CAREER 241 3.34 368 320 2503.2 1468 5.28 12.24 189 102 9 175 116 LG AVG 0 4.50 2503.2 955 3.43 13.75 140 140 LARRY GURA, AGE: 58 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1978 30 27 2.72 35 26 221.2 81 3.29 10.03 16 4 0 13 7 Royals 1980 32 31 2.95 36 36 283.1 113 3.59 11.21 18 10 0 18 10 Royals 1981 33 17 2.72 23 23 172.1 61 3.19 9.30 11 8 0 12 7 Royals CAREER 51 3.76 403 261 2047 801 3.52 11.72 126 97 14 119 104 LG AVG 0 3.94 2047 1094 4.81 12.46 114 114 RICHIE HEBNER, AGE: 58 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1969 21 24 .380 .420 .801 .660 6.02 .301 8 47 4 129 Pirates 1972 24 34 .378 .508 .886 .717 7.22 .300 19 72 0 124 Pirates 1973 25 25 .346 .477 .823 .652 5.86 .271 25 74 0 144 Pirates CAR 187 .352 .438 .790 .592 5.51 .276 203 890 38 1908 LG AVG 0 .331 .389 .720 .500 4.48 .263 135 701 119 POS AVG 41 .338 .406 .743 .517 4.73 .264 170 802 71 JAY HOWELL, AGE: 50 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1984 28 12 2.69 61 1 103.2 109 9.46 10.42 9 4 7 8 5 Yankees 1985 29 11 2.85 63 0 98 68 6.24 11.94 9 8 29 11 6 A's 1988 32 11 2.08 50 0 65 70 9.69 9.14 5 3 21 6 2 Dodgers 1989 33 14 1.58 56 0 79.2 55 6.21 9.26 5 3 28 6 2 Dodgers 1990 34 11 2.18 45 0 66 59 8.05 11.59 5 5 16 7 3 Dodgers 1993 37 11 2.31 54 0 58.1 37 5.71 9.87 3 3 0 4 2 Braves CAREER 40 3.34 568 21 844.2 666 7.10 11.64 58 53 155 64 47 LG AVG 0 3.94 844.2 520 5.54 12.31 47 47 BOB JOHNSON, 1906-82 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1937 30 45 .425 .556 .981 .703 9.15 .306 25 108 9 138 A's 1939 32 60 .440 .553 .993 .729 9.98 .338 23 114 15 150 A's 1944 37 61 .431 .528 .959 .780 8.79 .324 17 106 2 144 Red Sox CAR 413 .393 .506 .899 .651 7.51 .296 288 1283 96 1863 LG AVG 0 .354 .404 .758 .500 5.33 .280 113 899 89 POS AVG 155 .367 .442 .809 .563 6.19 .294 154 1047 102 EDDIE MILLER, 1916-97 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1943 26 -28 .271 .293 .564 .298 2.67 .224 2 71 8 154 Reds 1944 27 -27 .269 .289 .558 .289 2.59 .209 4 55 9 155 Reds 1946 29 -20 .258 .288 .546 .241 2.49 .194 6 36 5 91 Reds CAR -177 .290 .352 .643 .374 3.44 .238 97 640 64 1510 LG AVG 0 .339 .383 .722 .500 4.78 .268 93 668 59 POS AVG -170 .314 .333 .646 .386 3.72 .251 46 516 71 MIKE MOORE, AGE: 46 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1990 30 -26 4.65 33 33 199.1 73 3.30 13.14 13 15 0 10 18 A's 1993 33 -22 5.22 36 36 213.2 89 3.75 13.44 13 9 0 9 13 Tigers 1995 35 -38 7.53 25 25 132.2 64 4.34 16.89 5 15 0 6 14 Tigers CAREER -61 4.39 450 440 2831.2 1667 5.30 12.93 161 176 2 163 174 LG AVG 0 4.17 2831.2 1747 5.55 12.68 159 159 JORGE ORTA, AGE: 55 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1974 23 24 .365 .440 .805 .646 5.94 .316 10 67 9 139 White Sox 1975 24 18 .363 .450 .813 .599 5.58 .304 11 83 16 140 White Sox 1980 29 14 .379 .403 .782 .583 5.71 .291 10 64 6 129 Indians 1984 33 14 .343 .457 .800 .608 5.67 .298 9 50 0 122 Royals CAR 55 .334 .412 .746 .527 4.74 .278 130 745 79 1755 LG AVG 0 .327 .388 .714 .500 4.34 .261 132 675 111 POS AVG -19 .325 .382 .707 .482 4.23 .260 128 662 112 JOHN PARRISH, AGE: 28 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 6 1.90 14 0 23.2 15 5.70 9.89 0 1 0 1 0 Orioles 2004 26 12 3.46 56 1 78 71 8.19 14.54 6 3 1 6 3 Orioles 2005 27 2 3.12 14 0 17.1 25 12.98 18.69 1 0 0 1 0 Orioles CAREER 5 4.31 108 10 177.1 159 8.07 15.53 10 10 1 11 9 LG AVG 0 4.63 177.1 125 6.34 13.15 10 10 HAROLD REYNOLDS, AGE: 45 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1986 25 -31 .275 .290 .565 .241 2.68 .222 1 24 30 126 Mariners 1992 31 -16 .316 .330 .645 .363 3.30 .247 3 33 15 140 Mariners 1994 33 -16 .310 .290 .600 .238 2.93 .232 0 11 10 74 Angels CAR -120 .327 .341 .668 .407 3.87 .258 21 353 250 1374 LG AVG 0 .330 .399 .729 .500 4.55 .262 129 610 99 POS AVG -61 .329 .359 .689 .449 4.13 .263 61 485 133 BRIAN SCHNEIDER, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 -25 .309 .394 .703 .286 3.73 .230 9 46 0 108 Expos 2004 27 -7 .325 .399 .724 .448 4.45 .257 12 49 0 135 Expos 2005 28 -2 .330 .409 .739 .484 4.56 .268 10 44 1 116 Nationals CAR -43 .323 .402 .725 .410 4.32 .256 37 185 2 504 LG AVG 0 .341 .432 .773 .500 5.18 .269 49 202 25 POS AVG -43 .322 .393 .716 .403 4.19 .254 39 189 6 FRED TENNEY, 1871-1952 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1899 27 31 .411 .439 .851 .633 8.00 .347 1 67 28 150 Braves 1902 30 33 .409 .376 .785 .701 6.50 .315 2 30 21 134 Braves 1903 31 27 .415 .396 .811 .664 7.41 .313 3 41 21 122 Braves CAR 87 .371 .358 .730 .541 5.62 .294 22 688 285 1994 LG AVG 0 .335 .354 .689 .500 5.02 .272 39 854 324 POS AVG 57 .342 .368 .710 .530 5.30 .279 43 964 320 BOB WALK, AGE: 49 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1982 25 -18 4.87 32 27 164.1 84 4.60 13.36 11 9 0 8 12 Braves 1989 32 -25 4.41 33 31 196 83 3.81 12.72 13 10 0 8 15 Pirates 1993 36 -34 5.68 32 32 187 80 3.85 13.91 13 14 0 10 17 Pirates CAREER -62 4.03 350 259 1666 848 4.58 12.52 105 81 5 87 99 LG AVG 0 3.68 1666 1054 5.69 11.99 93 93
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