Around the Majors: Cardinals win
1) Yesterday’s score–
Cardinals 5, Astros 4 (Astros lead the series, 3-2)
2) Today’s schedule–
No game
3) CARDINALS 5, ASTROS 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Cardinals 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 9 1
Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 9 2
* Astros P Andy Pettitte’s line–6 1/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 31 8 4.02 33 33 208.1 180 7.78 12.01 21 8 0 16 13 Yankees 2004 32 4 3.90 15 15 83 79 8.57 11.06 6 4 0 5 5 Astros 2005 33 43 2.39 33 33 222.1 171 6.92 9.39 17 9 0 19 7 Astros CAREER 177 3.78 331 324 2098 1525 6.54 12.20 172 91 0 154 109 LG AVG 0 4.63 2098 1475 6.33 13.26 117 118
4) Yesterday’s HR–
Albert Pujols
Lance Berkman
5) The Devil Rays interviewed Terry Pendleton for their managerial job.
6) The Diamondbacks hired Bryan Price as pitching coach.
7) According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Paul Molitor turned down an offer to become the Twins hitting coach.
8) The A’s exercised their $4 million option on LF Jay Payton and declined their $1 million option on P Keiichi Yabu.
PAYTON YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 30 0 .354 .512 .865 .501 5.78 .302 28 89 6 157 Rockies 2004 31 -9 .326 .367 .693 .431 4.16 .260 8 55 2 143 Padres 2005 32 -5 .306 .444 .749 .461 4.60 .267 18 63 0 124 Red Sox/A's CAR -25 .330 .443 .773 .470 4.90 .282 95 363 25 839 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.21 .269 91 370 47 POS AVG 16 .344 .443 .786 .516 5.43 .269 100 375 71 YABU YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 36 0 4.50 40 0 58 44 6.83 15.21 4 0 1 2 2 A's CAREER 0 4.50 40 0 58 44 6.83 15.21 4 0 1 2 2 LG AVG 0 4.36 58 40 6.16 12.63 3 3
9) On Saturday, Al Widmar died at the age of 80.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1951 26 -24 6.50 26 16 108 28 2.33 17.58 4 9 0 4 9 Orioles CAREER -16 5.21 114 42 389 143 3.31 14.85 13 30 5 20 23 LG AVG 0 4.38 389 160 3.70 13.71 22 22
10) The Yankees have reportedly received permission to talk to Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone.
11) Astros P Carlos Hernandez became a free agent when he refused an assignment to the minors.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2001 21 7 1.02 3 3 17.2 17 8.66 9.17 1 0 0 1 0 Astros 2002 22 -1 4.38 23 21 111 93 7.54 14.27 7 5 0 6 6 Astros 2004 24 -10 6.43 9 9 42 26 5.57 16.71 1 3 0 1 3 Astros CAREER -4 4.54 35 33 170.2 136 7.17 14.34 9 8 0 8 9 LG AVG 0 4.19 170.2 129 6.78 12.71 10 10
12) Dodgers Ps Kelly Wunsch and Giovanni Carrara became free agents when they refused assignments to the minors.
Goodbye for now.
WUNSCH YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 7 2.75 43 0 36 33 8.25 12.25 0 0 0 0 0 White Sox 2004 31 1 0.00 3 0 2 1 4.50 13.50 0 0 0 0 0 White Sox 2005 32 -1 4.56 45 0 23.2 22 8.37 13.69 1 1 0 1 1 Dodgers CAREER 18 3.76 257 0 177 145 7.37 12.97 11 6 1 11 6 LG AVG 0 4.61 177 124 6.30 13.15 10 10 CARRARA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 35 -8 6.83 23 0 29 13 4.03 17.38 2 0 0 1 1 Mariners 2004 36 12 2.18 42 0 53.2 48 8.05 11.24 5 2 2 5 2 Dodgers 2005 37 1 3.93 72 0 75.2 56 6.66 12.96 7 4 0 6 5 Dodgers CAREER -25 4.70 288 18 444.2 313 6.34 13.66 29 17 3 23 23 LG AVG 0 4.35 444.2 328 6.64 12.88 25 25
13) Giants P Brian Cooper became a free agent when he refused an assignment to the minors.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 27 -9 14.04 2 2 8.1 3 3.24 19.44 0 1 0 0 1 Blue Jays 2004 29 -6 8.78 5 2 13.1 7 4.73 14.18 0 2 0 0 2 Giants 2005 30 2 3.06 8 1 17.2 7 3.57 11.72 0 1 0 1 0 Giants CAREER -19 5.80 42 26 167.2 75 4.03 14.12 5 14 0 8 11 LG AVG 0 4.73 167.2 118 6.35 13.44 9 9
14) The Giants removed OFs Doug Clark, Julio Ramirez and Adam Shabala, C Yamid Haad and P Matt Kinney from the 40 man roster.
CLARK YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 29 -1 .167 .000 .167 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 8 Giants CAR -1 .167 .000 .167 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 8 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 0 1 0 POS AVG -1 .263 .000 .263 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 RAMIREZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 24 0 .343 .438 .780 .457 4.32 .281 1 7 0 29 Angels 2003 25 -1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 6 Angels 2005 27 -1 .250 .250 .500 .000 0.00 .250 0 1 0 12 Giants CAR -11 .216 .229 .445 .146 1.93 .167 1 11 2 84 LG AVG 0 .337 .431 .769 .500 5.12 .268 4 15 2 POS AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .496 5.15 .268 3 14 4 SHABALA YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 27 -2 .235 .200 .435 .134 1.80 .200 0 4 0 6 Giants CAR -2 .235 .200 .435 .134 1.80 .200 0 4 0 6 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 1 2 0 POS AVG 0 .350 .456 .805 .556 5.73 .269 1 3 0 HAAD YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1999 21 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 Pirates 2005 27 -5 .156 .107 .263 .000 0.00 .071 0 1 0 17 Giants CAR -5 .152 .103 .255 .000 0.00 .069 0 1 0 18 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.09 .269 1 5 1 POS AVG -1 .314 .385 .699 .385 3.94 .248 1 5 0 KINNEY YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -17 5.19 33 31 190.2 152 7.17 13.55 10 13 0 10 13 Brewers 2004 27 -14 6.06 43 6 78.2 73 8.35 15.79 3 5 0 3 5 Brewers/Royals 2005 28 -2 6.00 5 1 12 3 2.25 18.75 2 0 0 1 1 Giants CAREER -34 5.29 103 58 389.2 297 6.86 14.50 19 27 0 20 26 LG AVG 0 4.40 389.2 283 6.54 12.93 22 22
15) Today’s birthdays–
BOILERYARD CLARKE, 1868-1959 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1893 24 -29 .274 .230 .504 .144 2.93 .175 1 24 2 49 Orioles 1899 30 -23 .270 .283 .553 .197 2.76 .224 2 32 2 60 Braves 1903 34 -26 .273 .308 .581 .308 3.17 .239 2 38 12 126 Senators CAR -187 .310 .327 .637 .335 4.00 .256 20 429 54 950 LG AVG 0 .344 .378 .721 .500 5.72 .283 23 450 152 POS AVG -112 .318 .348 .666 .407 4.59 .266 18 434 85 ALEX CORA, 1975, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -21 .287 .338 .625 .334 3.30 .249 4 34 4 148 Dodgers 2004 28 -4 .364 .380 .745 .472 4.74 .264 10 47 3 138 Dodgers 2005 29 -14 .275 .332 .607 .302 3.00 .232 3 24 7 96 Indians/Red Sox CAR -80 .310 .349 .659 .370 3.66 .244 30 197 25 780 LG AVG 0 .341 .435 .776 .500 5.22 .269 76 309 39 POS AVG -48 .328 .394 .722 .429 4.49 .267 47 242 47 ROY CULLENBINE, 1913-91 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1941 27 48 .452 .465 .917 .719 9.13 .317 9 98 6 149 Browns 1943 29 37 .407 .404 .811 .734 6.39 .289 8 56 3 138 Indians 1945 31 37 .401 .444 .845 .692 6.92 .272 18 93 2 154 Indians/Tigers 1946 32 53 .477 .537 1.014 .819 11.40 .335 15 56 3 113 Tigers CAR 234 .408 .432 .840 .663 7.03 .276 110 599 26 1181 LG AVG 0 .341 .380 .721 .500 4.73 .267 57 452 48 POS AVG 65 .353 .403 .756 .554 5.35 .274 73 496 58 ED FARMER, 1949, AGE: 56 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1974 24 -16 8.42 14 3 31 20 5.81 19.74 2 1 0 1 2 Phillies 1982 32 -13 4.86 47 4 76 58 6.87 13.74 2 6 6 3 5 Phillies CAREER -37 4.30 370 21 624 395 5.70 13.96 30 43 75 35 38 LG AVG 0 3.76 624 345 4.98 12.26 35 35 ANDY HASSLER, 1951, AGE: 54 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1975 23 -35 5.94 30 18 133.1 82 5.54 14.65 3 12 0 4 11 Angels CAREER -15 3.83 387 112 1123.1 630 5.05 13.44 44 71 29 55 60 LG AVG 0 3.80 1123.1 606 4.85 12.34 63 63 GEORGE HENDRICK, 1949, AGE: 56 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1977 27 40 .381 .492 .873 .706 7.04 .311 23 81 11 152 Padres 1980 30 22 .342 .498 .840 .616 6.06 .302 25 109 6 150 Cardinals 1983 33 32 .373 .493 .866 .672 6.61 .318 18 97 3 144 Cardinals CAR 118 .329 .446 .775 .551 4.93 .278 267 1111 59 2048 LG AVG 0 .329 .386 .714 .500 4.39 .262 154 814 168 POS AVG 73 .335 .408 .744 .530 4.75 .270 180 872 204 WILLIE HORTON, 1942, AGE: 63 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1968 25 39 .352 .543 .895 .719 6.47 .285 36 85 0 143 Tigers 1971 28 20 .349 .496 .845 .642 5.65 .289 22 72 1 119 Tigers 1973 30 20 .362 .501 .863 .648 6.10 .316 17 53 1 111 Tigers CAR 154 .332 .457 .789 .566 5.12 .273 325 1163 20 2028 LG AVG 0 .324 .382 .706 .500 4.24 .256 170 811 121 POS AVG 93 .333 .411 .744 .540 4.69 .261 229 943 103 BOBBY KNOOP, 1938, AGE: 67 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1964 25 -20 .289 .280 .569 .313 2.50 .216 7 38 3 162 Angels 1969 30 -22 .304 .315 .619 .297 3.04 .224 7 47 3 131 Angels/White Sox 1970 31 -23 .290 .308 .598 .284 3.01 .229 5 36 0 130 White Sox CAR -96 .296 .334 .630 .384 3.19 .236 56 331 16 1153 LG AVG 0 .320 .379 .699 .500 4.16 .250 95 410 52 POS AVG -71 .308 .335 .643 .417 3.52 .244 50 313 52 HANS LOBERT, 1881-1968 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1908 26 29 .348 .407 .755 .672 5.56 .293 4 63 47 155 Reds CAR 42 .337 .366 .703 .538 4.66 .274 32 482 316 1317 LG AVG 0 .327 .343 .670 .500 4.24 .259 26 464 180 POS AVG -34 .320 .332 .652 .480 4.01 .253 21 444 188 ALAN MILLS, 1966, AGE: 39 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1992 25 15 2.61 35 3 103.1 60 5.23 11.58 10 4 2 9 5 Orioles 1993 26 15 3.23 45 0 100.1 68 6.10 12.11 5 4 4 6 3 Orioles CAREER 20 4.12 474 5 636 456 6.45 14.05 39 32 15 39 32 LG AVG 0 4.46 636 429 6.07 13.14 36 36 DOUG MIRABELLI, 1970, AGE: 35 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 -2 .307 .448 .755 .454 4.75 .258 6 18 0 62 Red Sox 2004 33 6 .368 .525 .893 .595 6.75 .281 9 32 0 59 Red Sox 2005 34 -2 .309 .412 .721 .460 4.54 .228 6 18 2 50 Red Sox CAR -7 .328 .425 .753 .474 4.85 .241 47 165 3 445 LG AVG 0 .339 .433 .772 .500 5.17 .269 39 162 22 POS AVG -29 .321 .401 .723 .416 4.34 .258 33 152 6 SKEETER NEWSOME, 1910-89 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1936 25 -60 .266 .265 .531 .143 2.46 .225 0 46 13 127 A's 1937 26 -30 .312 .315 .627 .285 3.46 .253 1 30 11 122 A's 1939 28 -30 .277 .266 .543 .142 2.18 .222 0 17 5 99 A's CAR -238 .293 .304 .597 .277 3.03 .245 9 292 67 1128 LG AVG 0 .349 .394 .744 .500 5.12 .275 64 506 53 POS AVG -69 .340 .363 .703 .441 4.53 .269 36 427 59 BABE PINELLI, 1895-1984 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1920 24 -26 .296 .282 .578 .215 2.63 .229 0 21 6 102 Tigers 1923 27 -21 .320 .333 .653 .331 3.34 .277 0 51 10 117 Reds 1925 29 -28 .316 .386 .702 .323 3.52 .283 2 49 8 130 Reds CAR -113 .328 .346 .674 .358 3.63 .276 5 298 71 774 LG AVG 0 .353 .409 .762 .500 5.21 .294 35 364 54 POS AVG -60 .339 .382 .721 .431 4.49 .283 23 336 52 JERRY ROYSTER, 1952, AGE: 53 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1976 23 -28 .313 .304 .617 .308 3.16 .248 5 45 24 149 Braves 1977 24 -43 .278 .288 .566 .187 2.58 .216 6 28 28 140 Braves 1978 25 -21 .331 .333 .664 .361 3.77 .259 2 35 27 140 Braves CAR -172 .315 .333 .648 .352 3.57 .249 40 352 189 1428 LG AVG 0 .331 .391 .722 .500 4.50 .265 97 515 114 POS AVG -4 .332 .389 .721 .490 4.49 .265 94 503 107 BURT SHOTTON, 1884-1962 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1913 28 31 .405 .373 .779 .684 6.22 .297 1 28 43 147 Browns 1915 30 27 .409 .360 .769 .664 5.33 .283 1 30 43 156 Browns 1916 31 24 .391 .343 .734 .634 5.13 .282 1 36 41 157 Browns CAR 71 .365 .333 .698 .557 4.67 .270 9 290 294 1388 LG AVG 0 .334 .346 .679 .500 4.26 .264 20 497 191 POS AVG 125 .356 .381 .738 .587 5.13 .283 30 552 235 MICHAEL TEJERA, 1976, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -6 4.67 50 6 81 58 6.44 13.22 3 4 2 3 4 Marlins 2004 27 -9 13.50 8 2 9.1 10 9.64 25.07 0 1 0 0 1 Marlins/Rangers 2005 28 -2 13.50 3 0 2 2 9.00 31.50 0 0 0 0 0 Rangers CAREER -29 5.14 111 27 238.1 172 6.50 14.24 11 13 3 10 14 LG AVG 0 4.20 238.1 178 6.71 12.74 13 13