Around the Majors: Signings
1) The White Sox signed DH Bucky Jacobsen to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 28 5 .335 .500 .835 .596 5.85 .275 9 28 0 42 Mariners CAR 5 .335 .500 .835 .596 5.85 .275 9 28 0 42 LG AVG 0 .338 .434 .773 .500 5.16 .271 5 21 2 POS AVG 1 .349 .452 .800 .526 5.52 .266 7 25 1
2) Brian Dallimore announced his retirement.
He was in camp with the Brewers.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 30 -1 .347 .395 .742 .454 4.91 .279 1 7 0 20 Giants 2005 31 -1 .143 .286 .429 .000 0.00 .143 0 0 0 7 Giants CAR -2 .321 .380 .701 .373 4.05 .260 1 7 0 27 LG AVG 0 .341 .435 .776 .500 5.22 .269 2 7 1 POS AVG 0 .340 .416 .756 .477 4.98 .276 1 6 1
3) The Rockies signed OF Ernie Young to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1999 29 -1 .400 .182 .582 .247 3.00 .182 0 0 0 6 Diamondbacks 2003 33 -1 .400 .182 .582 .204 2.25 .182 0 0 0 5 Tigers 2004 34 1 .600 .500 1.100 .860 13.50 .500 0 0 0 3 Indians CAR -41 .310 .378 .688 .325 3.70 .225 27 90 10 288 LG AVG 0 .347 .439 .785 .500 5.38 .275 29 122 16 POS AVG 0 .347 .427 .774 .493 5.37 .273 25 108 37
4) Today’s birthdays–
BOB BESCHER, 1884-1942 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1909 25 11 .335 .312 .647 .600 4.71 .240 1 34 54 124 Reds 1911 27 22 .385 .367 .753 .627 5.62 .275 1 45 80 153 Reds 1912 28 20 .381 .396 .777 .617 5.79 .281 4 38 67 145 Reds CAR 76 .353 .351 .704 .564 4.75 .258 28 345 427 1228 LG AVG 0 .330 .352 .682 .500 4.28 .263 29 472 176 POS AVG 56 .345 .368 .713 .548 4.71 .270 34 444 230 DANNY CATER, AGE: 66 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1969 29 -15 .296 .361 .657 .385 3.19 .262 10 76 1 152 A's 1972 32 -13 .270 .372 .642 .319 2.73 .237 8 39 0 92 Red Sox CAR -24 .316 .377 .693 .472 3.80 .276 66 519 26 1289 LG AVG 0 .321 .376 .698 .500 4.15 .251 107 484 65 POS AVG 60 .331 .407 .738 .542 4.62 .256 145 580 42 CESAR CEDENO, AGE: 55 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1972 21 45 .385 .537 .921 .709 7.51 .320 22 82 55 139 Astros 1973 22 41 .376 .537 .913 .712 7.06 .320 25 70 56 139 Astros 1976 25 35 .357 .454 .811 .697 5.84 .297 18 83 58 150 Astros CAR 251 .347 .443 .790 .606 5.47 .285 199 976 550 2006 LG AVG 0 .331 .387 .718 .500 4.46 .264 157 838 162 POS AVG 53 .335 .400 .735 .519 4.72 .270 161 837 252 KEN DAYLEY, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM CAREER 8 3.64 385 33 573.2 406 6.37 12.50 33 45 39 42 36 LG AVG 0 3.67 573.2 362 5.68 12.02 32 32 AL HOLLINGSWORTH, 1908-96 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1939 31 -17 5.69 23 15 87 35 3.62 15.52 2 11 0 4 9 Phillies/Dodgers 1943 35 -16 4.21 35 20 154 63 3.68 12.97 6 13 3 7 12 Browns 1946 38 -11 4.91 26 2 66 25 3.41 15.27 3 2 1 2 3 Browns/White Sox CAREER -43 3.99 315 185 1519 608 3.60 13.29 70 104 15 83 91 LG AVG 0 3.73 1519 592 3.51 12.56 84 84 MONTE IRVIN, AGE: 87 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1950 31 25 .392 .497 .889 .676 7.60 .299 15 66 3 110 Giants 1951 32 52 .415 .514 .929 .726 8.53 .312 24 121 12 151 Giants 1953 34 34 .406 .541 .947 .689 8.15 .329 21 97 2 124 Giants CAR 116 .383 .475 .858 .626 6.72 .293 99 443 28 764 LG AVG 0 .342 .416 .758 .500 5.08 .269 68 313 23 POS AVG 47 .353 .452 .805 .555 5.76 .276 90 378 18 JOHNNY KLING, 1875-1947 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1904 29 -20 .271 .296 .567 .327 2.85 .243 2 46 7 123 Cubs 1905 30 -24 .272 .279 .551 .280 2.82 .218 1 52 13 111 Cubs 1911 36 -22 .295 .293 .588 .274 2.99 .212 3 29 1 102 Cubs/Braves CAR -13 .319 .357 .676 .498 4.48 .272 20 513 123 1260 LG AVG 0 .328 .344 .673 .500 4.57 .264 21 436 172 POS AVG -133 .296 .307 .603 .387 3.50 .241 15 409 86 DENNY LEMASTER, AGE: 67 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1964 25 -16 4.15 39 35 221 185 7.53 12.01 17 11 1 12 16 Braves 1965 26 -12 4.44 32 23 146 111 6.84 12.39 7 13 0 8 12 Braves 1970 31 -14 4.56 39 21 162 103 5.72 13.11 7 12 3 8 11 Astros CAREER -17 3.58 357 249 1788 1305 6.57 11.71 90 105 8 96 99 LG AVG 0 3.49 1788 1160 5.84 11.72 99 99 PAUL O'NEILL, AGE: 43 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1994 31 52 .460 .603 1.064 .795 10.32 .359 21 83 5 103 Yankees 1997 34 39 .399 .514 .912 .682 7.45 .324 21 117 10 149 Yankees 1998 35 30 .372 .510 .882 .634 6.80 .317 24 116 15 152 Yankees CAR 211 .363 .470 .833 .579 5.92 .288 281 1269 141 2053 LG AVG 0 .337 .416 .753 .500 4.93 .267 206 939 159 POS AVG 88 .343 .446 .789 .531 5.36 .271 268 1095 139 ANDY PAFKO, AGE: 85 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1945 24 25 .361 .455 .816 .638 6.28 .298 12 110 5 144 Cubs 1948 27 38 .375 .516 .891 .690 7.35 .312 26 101 3 142 Cubs 1950 29 48 .397 .591 .989 .706 9.24 .304 36 92 4 146 Cubs CAR 150 .350 .449 .799 .572 5.64 .285 213 976 38 1852 LG AVG 0 .341 .403 .745 .500 5.00 .270 146 780 63 POS AVG 64 .347 .423 .770 .530 5.36 .277 169 837 69 RON SANTO, AGE: 66 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1964 24 60 .398 .564 .962 .746 8.45 .313 30 114 3 161 Cubs 1965 25 43 .378 .510 .888 .688 7.12 .285 33 101 3 164 Cubs 1966 26 54 .412 .538 .950 .736 8.09 .312 30 94 4 155 Cubs 1967 27 48 .395 .512 .906 .719 7.18 .300 31 98 1 161 Cubs CAR 253 .362 .464 .826 .588 5.83 .277 342 1331 35 2243 LG AVG 0 .326 .390 .716 .500 4.39 .261 194 924 115 POS AVG 46 .332 .403 .735 .514 4.60 .261 229 1020 76 SHANNON STEWART, AGE: 32 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 29 14 .364 .459 .823 .572 6.08 .307 13 73 4 136 Blue Jays/Twins 2004 30 12 .380 .447 .827 .592 6.48 .304 11 47 6 92 Twins 2005 31 -9 .323 .388 .711 .442 4.35 .274 10 56 7 132 Twins CAR 97 .364 .441 .805 .558 5.98 .300 100 497 179 1144 LG AVG 0 .339 .432 .771 .500 5.14 .270 145 611 80 POS AVG 19 .342 .436 .778 .510 5.30 .275 141 609 110
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