Around the Majors: Dreifort retires
1) Darren Dreifort retired.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2001 29 -13 5.13 16 16 94.2 91 8.65 13.50 4 7 0 4 7 Dodgers 2003 31 0 4.03 10 10 60.1 67 9.99 12.38 4 4 0 4 4 Dodgers 2004 32 -2 4.44 60 0 50.2 63 11.19 14.03 1 4 1 2 3 Dodgers CAREER -26 4.36 274 113 872.2 802 8.27 12.94 48 60 11 50 58 LG AVG 0 4.41 872.2 656 6.76 13.00 49 49
2) Mets P Jose Parra needs Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire season.
Parra was in camp as a nonroster invitee.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2000 27 -3 6.94 6 2 11.2 9 6.94 19.29 0 1 0 0 1 Pirates 2002 29 2 3.21 16 0 14 8 5.14 16.07 0 1 0 1 0 Diamondbacks 2004 31 2 3.21 13 0 14 14 9.00 12.86 1 0 0 1 0 Mets CAREER -26 6.09 82 19 181.2 117 5.80 15.46 7 12 0 8 11 LG AVG 0 4.71 181.2 127 6.32 13.47 10 10
3) Today’s birthdays–
JUAN AGOSTO, AGE: 48 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1986 28 -12 8.64 26 1 25 12 4.32 24.84 1 4 1 1 4 White Sox/Twins 1991 33 -13 4.81 72 0 86 34 3.56 14.55 5 3 2 3 5 Cardinals 1992 34 -14 6.12 39 1 50 25 4.50 14.58 2 4 0 2 4 Cardinals/Mariners CAREER -20 4.01 543 2 626.1 307 4.41 13.18 40 33 29 35 38 LG AVG 0 3.78 626.1 391 5.62 12.09 35 35 CHRIS AGUILA, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 25 -1 .255 .511 .766 .452 4.50 .222 3 5 0 29 Marlins 2005 26 -5 .272 .282 .554 .259 2.70 .244 0 4 0 65 Marlins CAR -6 .266 .366 .631 .338 3.38 .236 3 9 0 94 LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.14 .269 4 16 2 POS AVG 2 .351 .459 .810 .555 5.80 .269 5 19 2 BOBBY BONILLA, AGE: 43 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1988 25 38 .366 .476 .842 .693 6.43 .274 24 100 3 159 Pirates 1989 26 38 .358 .490 .848 .688 6.14 .281 24 86 8 163 Pirates 1991 28 46 .391 .492 .883 .716 7.06 .302 18 100 2 157 Pirates 1995 32 38 .388 .576 .963 .677 7.57 .329 28 99 0 141 Mets/Orioles CAR 239 .358 .472 .829 .595 5.88 .279 287 1173 45 2113 LG AVG 0 .335 .410 .745 .500 4.83 .266 193 894 172 POS AVG 51 .337 .431 .768 .516 5.08 .268 237 1013 126 KEN BOSWELL, AGE: 60 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1970 24 -14 .331 .345 .676 .356 3.67 .254 5 44 5 105 Mets 1972 26 -17 .274 .318 .592 .297 2.53 .211 9 33 2 100 Mets 1974 28 -14 .277 .279 .556 .234 2.32 .216 2 15 0 96 Mets CAR -63 .313 .337 .650 .392 3.39 .248 31 244 27 930 LG AVG 0 .329 .383 .712 .500 4.38 .261 58 297 43 POS AVG -46 .318 .342 .660 .425 3.77 .257 28 225 50 SCOTT ELARTON, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 -8 6.27 11 10 51.2 20 3.48 16.90 4 4 0 3 5 Rockies 2004 28 -21 5.90 29 29 158.2 103 5.84 13.05 3 11 0 5 9 Rockies/Indians 2005 29 -10 4.61 31 31 181.2 103 5.10 12.04 11 9 0 9 11 Indians CAREER -50 5.10 195 141 898.1 621 6.22 12.90 50 47 3 45 52 LG AVG 0 4.47 898.1 660 6.62 12.98 50 50 EDGAR GONZALEZ, AGE: 23 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 20 0 4.91 9 2 18.1 14 6.87 17.18 2 1 0 1 2 Diamondbacks 2004 21 -25 9.32 10 10 46.1 31 6.02 18.45 0 9 0 2 7 Diamondbacks 2005 22 -4 108.00 1 0 0.1 1 27.00 108.00 0 0 0 0 0 Diamondbacks CAREER -29 8.58 20 12 65 46 6.37 18.55 2 10 0 3 9 LG AVG 0 4.31 65 48 6.71 12.83 4 4 ELSTON HOWARD, 1929-80 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1961 32 42 .387 .549 .936 .744 8.26 .348 21 77 0 129 Yankees 1963 34 24 .342 .528 .869 .646 6.03 .287 28 85 0 135 Yankees 1964 35 27 .371 .455 .825 .651 6.32 .313 15 84 1 150 Yankees CAR 48 .322 .427 .749 .526 4.62 .274 167 762 9 1605 LG AVG 0 .329 .394 .723 .500 4.49 .258 143 630 59 POS AVG -27 .325 .389 .714 .475 4.32 .253 148 667 23 RON HUNT, AGE: 65 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1964 23 10 .357 .406 .763 .570 5.02 .303 6 42 6 127 Mets 1971 30 22 .402 .358 .759 .628 5.77 .279 5 38 5 152 Expos 1973 32 10 .418 .344 .763 .575 5.63 .309 0 18 10 113 Expos CAR 58 .368 .347 .715 .533 4.65 .273 39 370 65 1483 LG AVG 0 .324 .383 .708 .500 4.29 .260 119 584 77 POS AVG -94 .314 .342 .656 .423 3.67 .256 59 439 77 ROY JOHNSON, 1903-73 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1929 26 19 .379 .475 .854 .581 6.56 .314 10 69 20 148 Tigers 1933 30 18 .387 .466 .853 .601 6.74 .313 10 95 13 133 Red Sox 1934 31 13 .379 .467 .846 .562 6.91 .320 7 119 11 143 Red Sox CAR 37 .369 .438 .807 .525 5.98 .296 58 556 135 1155 LG AVG 0 .357 .416 .773 .500 5.54 .288 68 602 60 POS AVG 92 .368 .454 .822 .559 6.32 .301 93 679 65 JOHN SHELBY, AGE: 48 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1984 26 -20 .248 .313 .561 .279 2.51 .209 6 30 12 128 Orioles 1986 28 -16 .263 .364 .627 .341 3.24 .228 11 49 18 135 Orioles 1989 31 -24 .237 .229 .466 .170 1.64 .183 1 12 10 108 Dodgers CAR -88 .281 .364 .645 .383 3.42 .239 70 313 98 1036 LG AVG 0 .328 .397 .724 .500 4.51 .261 80 383 72 POS AVG 11 .330 .396 .726 .506 4.63 .265 71 346 150 MIKE TRESH, 1914-66 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1939 25 -19 .377 .284 .661 .340 4.21 .259 0 38 3 119 White Sox 1940 26 -23 .349 .340 .689 .349 4.03 .281 1 64 3 135 White Sox 1941 27 -20 .319 .282 .601 .309 3.15 .251 0 33 1 115 White Sox CAR -133 .335 .283 .618 .345 3.42 .249 2 297 19 1027 LG AVG 0 .345 .388 .733 .500 4.91 .270 53 406 41 POS AVG -91 .328 .336 .664 .399 3.94 .252 32 367 19 RONDELL WHITE, AGE: 34 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 31 11 .341 .488 .829 .568 5.63 .289 22 87 1 137 Padres/Royals 2004 32 2 .337 .453 .790 .511 5.09 .270 19 67 1 121 Tigers 2005 33 14 .348 .489 .837 .618 6.22 .313 12 53 1 97 Tigers CAR 68 .343 .472 .815 .538 5.58 .289 187 710 93 1337 LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .771 .500 5.16 .270 152 646 96 POS AVG 49 .348 .443 .791 .526 5.54 .275 161 641 137
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