Around the Majors: White Sox can sweep tonight
1) Yesterday’s score–
White Sox 7, Astros 5 (14) (White Sox lead the series, 3-0)
2) Today’s game–
White Sox (Freddy Garcia, 3.87, 15 RSAA) at Astros (Brandon Backe, 4.76, -11 RSAA), 8:05
3) WHITE SOX 7, ASTROS 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
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White Sox 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 14 3
Astros 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
* White Sox 1B Paul Konerko (1 H, 2 BB, 1 HBP) and 3B Joe Crede (2 H (1 HR), 1 BB, 1 HBP) reached base safely 4 times.
KONERKO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -22 .305 .399 .704 .328 3.34 .234 18 65 0 137 White Sox 2004 28 14 .359 .535 .894 .567 6.39 .277 41 117 1 155 White Sox 2005 29 38 .375 .534 .909 .673 7.45 .283 40 100 0 158 White Sox CAR 63 .349 .488 .837 .543 5.79 .279 210 692 4 1123 LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.12 .270 128 540 68 POS AVG 101 .360 .471 .831 .570 6.05 .275 178 665 23 CREDE YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 -7 .308 .433 .741 .457 4.50 .261 19 75 1 151 White Sox 2004 26 -23 .299 .418 .717 .350 3.93 .239 21 69 1 144 White Sox 2005 27 -5 .303 .454 .756 .465 4.65 .252 22 62 1 132 White Sox CAR -36 .303 .439 .743 .433 4.45 .255 74 251 4 504 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .764 .500 5.02 .268 56 234 28 POS AVG -7 .329 .427 .756 .487 4.88 .262 59 235 25
* Astros LF Lance Berkman reached base safely 4 times (2 H, 2 BB) and CF Willy Taveras (1 HBP) and C Brad Ausmus were 0 for 6.
BERKMAN YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 40 .412 .515 .927 .678 8.03 .288 25 93 5 153 Astros 2004 28 69 .450 .566 1.016 .762 9.98 .316 30 106 9 160 Astros 2005 29 35 .411 .524 .934 .690 7.67 .293 24 82 4 132 Astros CAR 289 .416 .557 .973 .708 8.74 .302 180 617 44 907 LG AVG 0 .342 .434 .775 .500 5.22 .269 99 400 51 POS AVG 73 .358 .472 .830 .567 6.09 .276 126 454 57 TAVERAS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 22 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 1 10 Astros 2005 23 -13 .325 .341 .666 .423 4.18 .291 3 29 34 152 Astros CAR -13 .324 .341 .665 .421 4.16 .290 3 29 35 162 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 18 74 9 POS AVG -2 .338 .422 .760 .491 5.01 .270 17 65 16 AUSMUS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 34 -32 .303 .291 .594 .260 3.02 .229 4 47 5 143 Astros 2004 35 -26 .306 .325 .631 .277 3.13 .248 5 31 2 129 Astros 2005 36 -14 .351 .331 .682 .378 3.77 .258 3 47 5 134 Astros CAR -207 .328 .353 .680 .361 3.82 .255 71 508 92 1577 LG AVG 0 .342 .431 .774 .500 5.20 .271 169 714 101 POS AVG -127 .324 .402 .726 .417 4.38 .257 151 677 30
* Astros P Roy Oswalt took a pounding–6 IP, 8 H, 5 R/ER, 5 BB, 3 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
4) Yesterday’s HR–
Joe Crede
Geoff Blum
Jason Lane
5) Today’s birthdays–
ARMANDO ALMANZA, 1972, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 -12 6.08 51 0 50.1 49 8.76 15.38 4 5 0 3 6 Marlins 2004 31 -2 6.17 13 0 11.2 13 10.03 13.11 1 1 0 1 1 Braves 2005 32 1 2.25 6 0 4 2 4.50 18.00 0 0 0 0 0 Diamondbacks CAREER -15 4.82 254 0 214.2 232 9.73 13.88 14 13 2 12 15 LG AVG 0 4.36 214.2 161 6.77 12.92 12 12 JAIME CERDA, 1978, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 -6 5.85 27 0 32.1 19 5.29 14.47 1 1 0 1 1 Mets 2004 25 6 3.15 53 0 45.2 33 6.50 14.58 1 4 2 3 2 Royals 2005 26 -5 6.63 20 0 19 18 8.53 15.16 1 4 0 2 3 Royals CAREER -1 4.26 132 0 122.2 91 6.68 14.31 3 9 2 6 6 LG AVG 0 4.39 122.2 89 6.52 12.88 7 7 KID GLEASON, 1866-1933 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1898 31 -35 .278 .253 .531 .279 2.84 .221 0 62 21 150 Giants 1899 32 -36 .293 .302 .595 .306 3.67 .264 0 59 29 146 Giants 1905 38 -33 .302 .303 .604 .324 3.22 .247 1 50 16 155 Phillies CAR -311 .311 .317 .628 .375 4.16 .261 15 823 328 1966 LG AVG 0 .342 .367 .709 .500 5.60 .278 48 966 361 POS AVG -202 .323 .335 .658 .426 4.68 .260 34 875 288 TOMMY GRIFFITH, 1889-1967 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1915 25 18 .355 .436 .790 .619 4.78 .307 4 85 6 160 Reds 1921 31 11 .364 .464 .828 .569 6.09 .312 12 71 3 129 Dodgers 1922 32 10 .361 .453 .814 .588 6.12 .316 4 49 7 99 Dodgers CAR 10 .328 .382 .711 .508 4.46 .280 52 619 70 1401 LG AVG 0 .332 .373 .705 .500 4.42 .275 42 534 133 POS AVG 55 .344 .391 .735 .538 4.81 .281 51 552 142 MIKE HARGROVE, 1949, AGE: 56 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1974 24 27 .395 .424 .819 .701 6.28 .323 4 66 0 131 Rangers 1976 26 28 .397 .384 .781 .665 5.95 .287 7 58 2 151 Rangers 1977 27 39 .420 .476 .897 .688 7.41 .305 18 69 2 153 Rangers CAR 201 .396 .391 .787 .609 5.71 .290 80 686 24 1666 LG AVG 0 .327 .391 .718 .500 4.39 .263 126 644 105 POS AVG 85 .341 .420 .760 .547 4.94 .273 161 755 68 TOBY HARRAH, 1948, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1975 26 42 .403 .458 .861 .714 7.11 .293 20 93 23 151 Rangers 1977 28 36 .393 .479 .872 .664 6.99 .263 27 87 27 159 Rangers 1982 33 48 .398 .490 .888 .706 7.46 .304 25 78 17 162 Indians CAR 199 .365 .395 .760 .579 5.28 .264 195 918 238 2155 LG AVG 0 .327 .388 .715 .500 4.35 .261 174 876 139 POS AVG -87 .318 .365 .683 .449 3.95 .255 135 781 135 DOC HOBLITZELL, 1888-1962 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1909 20 29 .364 .418 .782 .686 5.78 .308 4 67 17 142 Reds 1911 22 16 .342 .415 .757 .594 5.21 .289 11 91 32 158 Reds 1912 23 11 .352 .405 .757 .575 5.26 .294 2 85 23 148 Reds CAR 59 .341 .374 .715 .551 4.60 .278 27 593 173 1317 LG AVG 0 .334 .349 .683 .500 4.31 .262 26 497 189 POS AVG 44 .336 .376 .713 .539 4.64 .274 40 591 172 FRANCISCO LIRIANO, 1983, AGE: 22 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 21 -3 5.70 6 4 23.2 33 12.55 9.89 1 2 0 1 2 Twins CAREER -3 5.70 6 4 23.2 33 12.55 9.89 1 2 0 1 2 LG AVG 0 4.36 23.2 16 6.16 12.63 1 1 STEVE ROGERS, 1949, AGE: 56 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1973 23 34 1.54 17 17 134 64 4.30 9.60 10 5 0 13 2 Expos 1977 27 25 3.10 40 40 301.2 206 6.15 10.68 17 16 0 20 13 Expos 1982 32 43 2.40 35 35 277 179 5.82 10.27 19 8 0 19 8 Expos CAREER 157 3.17 399 393 2837.2 1621 5.14 11.22 158 152 2 176 134 LG AVG 0 3.64 2837.2 1646 5.22 12.17 158 158 SNUFFY STIRNWEISS, 1918-58 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1944 25 48 .389 .460 .849 .699 7.56 .319 8 43 55 154 Yankees 1945 26 40 .385 .476 .862 .677 6.97 .309 10 64 33 152 Yankees CAR 35 .362 .371 .733 .530 5.09 .268 29 281 134 1028 LG AVG 0 .344 .378 .722 .500 4.71 .266 58 445 41 POS AVG -49 .333 .361 .695 .454 4.28 .261 45 384 55 MARK SWEENEY, 1969, AGE: 36 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -4 .321 .412 .733 .370 4.32 .258 2 14 0 67 Rockies 2004 34 4 .377 .508 .885 .556 7.15 .266 9 40 1 122 Rockies 2005 35 15 .395 .466 .861 .681 6.91 .294 8 40 4 135 Padres CAR 5 .356 .404 .760 .508 5.22 .262 35 195 14 900 LG AVG 0 .341 .429 .770 .500 5.16 .270 43 182 27 POS AVG 26 .354 .459 .813 .552 5.81 .273 54 205 25 LEE TANNEHILL, 1880-1938 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1903 22 -25 .263 .276 .539 .300 2.61 .225 2 50 10 138 White Sox 1906 25 -21 .254 .220 .473 .257 2.01 .183 0 33 7 116 White Sox 1911 30 -26 .300 .310 .610 .330 3.27 .254 0 49 0 141 White Sox CAR -155 .269 .273 .542 .331 2.61 .220 3 346 63 1090 LG AVG 0 .314 .334 .648 .500 4.17 .256 15 387 152 POS AVG -81 .296 .310 .606 .426 3.50 .243 9 364 132 ED VANDEBERG, 1958, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1982 23 18 2.37 78 0 76 60 7.11 10.42 9 4 5 10 3 Mariners CAREER 14 3.92 413 17 519 314 5.45 13.47 25 28 22 30 23 LG AVG 0 4.07 519 308 5.34 12.49 29 29