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03-06-2006, 06:28 AM
1) Kirby Puckett is in critical condition after suffering a stroke and undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1986 25 35 .366 .537 .903 .638 7.07 .328 31 96 20 161 Twins
1987 26 38 .367 .534 .900 .669 7.02 .332 28 99 12 157 Twins
1988 27 47 .375 .545 .920 .696 7.40 .356 24 121 6 158 Twins
1992 31 35 .374 .490 .864 .661 6.63 .329 19 110 17 160 Twins
CAR 254 .360 .477 .837 .602 6.09 .318 207 1085 134 1783
LG AVG 0 .331 .403 .734 .500 4.63 .263 181 848 133
POS AVG 43 .333 .414 .747 .515 4.86 .269 179 825 260
2) Red Sox P David Wells withdrew his trade request and says there is a "99.9 percent chance" that he will retire after the season.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 40 5 4.14 31 30 213 101 4.27 11.41 15 7 0 11 11 Yankees
2004 41 5 3.73 31 31 195.2 101 4.65 10.35 12 8 0 11 9 Padres
2005 42 -1 4.45 30 30 184 107 5.23 12.23 15 7 0 11 11 Red Sox
CAREER 132 4.06 618 447 3206.1 2081 5.84 11.46 227 143 13 199 171
LG AVG 0 4.48 3206.1 2181 6.12 13.08 180 180
3) The Marlins terminated INF Pokey Reese's 1 year, $800,000 contract.
4) Cubs 2B Jerry Hairston Jr. was taken to the hospital after being hit in the head by a pitch. Fortunately, he showed no signs of a head injury.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 27 -2 .353 .372 .725 .465 4.40 .271 2 21 14 58 Orioles
2004 28 2 .378 .397 .775 .521 5.62 .303 2 24 13 86 Orioles
2005 29 -10 .336 .368 .704 .412 4.20 .261 4 30 8 114 Cubs
CAR -45 .334 .371 .705 .429 4.27 .261 30 190 102 644
LG AVG 0 .337 .431 .768 .500 5.10 .269 74 311 40
POS AVG -24 .334 .406 .740 .463 4.77 .269 54 260 62
5) MLB signed a lease for a new stadium for the Nationals, which will built along the Anacostia River.
6) The Orioles released P Ryan Jensen.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2002 26 -13 4.51 32 30 171.2 105 5.50 13.32 13 8 0 9 12 Giants
2003 27 -10 10.80 6 2 13.1 3 2.03 18.23 0 0 0 0 0 Giants
2005 29 -8 7.11 9 3 25.1 18 6.39 14.21 3 2 0 1 4 Royals
CAREER -32 5.06 57 42 252.2 152 5.41 14.03 17 12 0 11 18
LG AVG 0 4.19 252.2 189 6.74 12.67 14 14
7) Today's birthdays--
TED ABERNATHY, 1933-2004
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1965 32 17 2.58 84 0 136 104 6.88 11.51 4 6 31 7 3 Cubs
1967 34 28 1.27 70 0 106 88 7.47 9.25 6 3 28 8 1 Reds
1968 35 15 2.47 78 0 135 64 4.27 11.33 10 7 13 11 6 Reds
CAREER 24 3.46 681 34 1146.1 765 6.01 12.93 63 69 148 73 59
LG AVG 0 3.55 1146.1 707 5.55 11.90 64 64
TERRY ADAMS, AGE: 33
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 30 11 2.65 66 0 68 51 6.75 12.31 1 4 0 3 2 Phillies
2004 31 2 4.76 61 0 70 56 7.20 14.66 6 4 3 6 4 Blue Jays/Red Sox
2005 32 -12 12.83 16 0 13.1 4 2.70 26.33 0 2 0 0 2 Phillies
CAREER 6 4.17 574 41 869.1 691 7.15 13.32 51 62 42 58 55
LG AVG 0 4.34 869.1 654 6.77 12.85 49 49
CLINT BARMES, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 24 0 .357 .400 .757 .517 6.00 .320 0 2 0 12 Rockies
2004 25 -4 .320 .437 .757 .335 4.34 .282 2 10 0 20 Rockies
2005 26 -7 .330 .434 .764 .436 5.05 .289 10 46 6 81 Rockies
CAR -11 .330 .433 .763 .424 4.98 .289 12 58 6 113
LG AVG 0 .339 .429 .769 .500 5.11 .269 14 56 7
POS AVG -9 .322 .394 .716 .429 4.40 .269 8 44 12
ERIK BEDARD, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2002 23 -1 13.50 2 0 0.2 1 13.50 27.00 0 0 0 0 0 Orioles
2004 25 3 4.59 27 26 137.1 121 7.93 14.88 6 10 0 8 8 Orioles
2005 26 1 4.00 24 24 141.2 125 7.94 12.77 6 8 0 7 7 Orioles
CAREER 3 4.31 53 50 279.2 247 7.95 13.84 12 18 0 15 15
LG AVG 0 4.50 279.2 196 6.30 12.88 16 16
JOHN COLEMAN, 1863-1922
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1883 20 -104 4.87 65 61 538.1 159 2.66 13.71 12 48 0 18 42 Phillies
1884 21 -33 4.72 24 21 175.1 42 2.16 13.96 5 17 0 7 15 Phillies/Athletics
CAREER -142 4.68 107 93 842.2 224 2.39 13.77 23 72 0 31 64
LG AVG 0 3.16 842.2 372 3.97 11.33 47 47
LEFTY GROVE, 1900-75
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1926 26 62 2.51 45 33 258 194 6.77 11.65 13 13 6 20 6 A's
1928 28 43 2.58 39 31 262 183 6.29 10.06 24 8 4 22 10 A's
1929 29 53 2.81 42 37 275 170 5.56 11.85 20 6 4 18 8 A's
1930 30 64 2.54 50 32 291 209 6.46 10.45 28 5 9 24 9 A's
1931 31 75 2.06 41 30 289 175 5.45 9.72 31 4 5 28 7 A's
1932 32 75 2.84 44 30 292 188 5.79 10.76 25 10 7 26 9 A's
1935 35 65 2.70 35 30 273 121 3.99 11.11 20 12 1 24 8 Red Sox
1936 36 70 2.81 35 30 253 130 4.62 10.89 17 12 2 22 7 Red Sox
1937 37 51 3.02 32 32 262 153 5.26 12.13 17 9 0 18 8 Red Sox
1939 39 54 2.54 23 23 191 81 3.82 11.26 15 4 0 15 4 Red Sox
CAREER 668 3.06 616 457 3940 2266 5.18 11.60 300 141 55 298 143
LG AVG 0 4.42 3940 1422 3.25 13.63 220 220
COOKIE ROJAS, AGE: 67
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1968 29 -27 .248 .306 .554 .288 2.27 .232 9 48 4 152 Phillies
1969 30 -26 .269 .292 .561 .228 2.29 .228 4 30 1 110 Phillies
1970 31 -23 .283 .302 .585 .276 2.72 .244 2 30 3 121 Cardinals/Royals
CAR -171 .306 .337 .643 .386 3.35 .263 54 593 74 1822
LG AVG 0 .323 .380 .703 .500 4.21 .258 146 716 98
POS AVG -102 .314 .344 .657 .431 3.67 .255 77 564 102
WILLIE STARGELL, 1940-2001
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1966 26 48 .381 .581 .962 .749 8.13 .315 33 102 2 140 Pirates
1969 29 52 .382 .556 .938 .760 7.88 .307 29 92 1 145 Pirates
1971 31 71 .398 .628 1.026 .809 9.34 .295 48 125 0 141 Pirates
1972 32 46 .373 .558 .930 .740 7.69 .293 33 112 1 138 Pirates
1973 33 77 .392 .646 1.038 .822 9.62 .299 44 119 0 148 Pirates
1974 34 54 .407 .537 .944 .764 8.27 .301 25 96 0 140 Pirates
CAR 553 .360 .529 .889 .693 6.86 .282 475 1540 17 2360
LG AVG 0 .327 .386 .713 .500 4.38 .262 170 862 132
POS AVG 107 .337 .414 .752 .542 4.87 .270 217 999 133
BILL SWEENEY, 1886-1948
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1914 28 -16 .298 .276 .575 .366 2.96 .218 1 38 18 134 Cubs
CAR -2 .349 .344 .693 .504 4.66 .272 11 389 172 1039
LG AVG 0 .332 .350 .682 .500 4.39 .263 23 388 149
POS AVG 0 .341 .339 .680 .507 4.40 .263 16 364 154
BOB SWIFT, 1915-66
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1940 25 -35 .295 .299 .594 .226 3.09 .244 0 39 1 130 Browns
1942 27 -21 .264 .257 .522 .185 2.08 .220 1 23 1 89 Browns/A's
1943 28 -15 .301 .237 .538 .243 2.37 .192 1 11 0 77 A's
1945 30 -15 .296 .251 .547 .276 2.63 .233 0 24 1 95 Tigers
1948 33 -15 .338 .284 .622 .328 3.36 .223 4 33 1 113 Tigers
CAR -164 .312 .280 .592 .285 3.06 .231 14 238 10 1001
LG AVG 0 .346 .386 .732 .500 4.87 .269 49 361 34
POS AVG -81 .328 .335 .663 .399 3.90 .250 32 327 15
ANTHONY TELFORD, AGE: 40
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1997 31 11 3.24 65 0 89 61 6.17 11.63 4 6 1 6 4 Expos
CAREER 9 4.17 333 9 455.1 331 6.54 13.34 22 25 8 23 24
LG AVG 0 4.35 455.1 333 6.59 12.95 26 25
MARCUS THAMES, AGE: 29
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 26 -7 .298 .274 .572 .201 2.61 .205 1 4 0 30 Rangers
2004 27 3 .326 .509 .835 .562 5.70 .255 10 33 0 61 Tigers
2005 28 -4 .263 .411 .674 .382 3.68 .196 7 16 0 38 Tigers
CAR -8 .298 .433 .731 .440 4.41 .226 19 55 0 136
LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.04 .269 12 50 6
POS AVG 3 .340 .442 .783 .523 5.33 .276 13 52 7
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1986 25 35 .366 .537 .903 .638 7.07 .328 31 96 20 161 Twins
1987 26 38 .367 .534 .900 .669 7.02 .332 28 99 12 157 Twins
1988 27 47 .375 .545 .920 .696 7.40 .356 24 121 6 158 Twins
1992 31 35 .374 .490 .864 .661 6.63 .329 19 110 17 160 Twins
CAR 254 .360 .477 .837 .602 6.09 .318 207 1085 134 1783
LG AVG 0 .331 .403 .734 .500 4.63 .263 181 848 133
POS AVG 43 .333 .414 .747 .515 4.86 .269 179 825 260
2) Red Sox P David Wells withdrew his trade request and says there is a "99.9 percent chance" that he will retire after the season.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 40 5 4.14 31 30 213 101 4.27 11.41 15 7 0 11 11 Yankees
2004 41 5 3.73 31 31 195.2 101 4.65 10.35 12 8 0 11 9 Padres
2005 42 -1 4.45 30 30 184 107 5.23 12.23 15 7 0 11 11 Red Sox
CAREER 132 4.06 618 447 3206.1 2081 5.84 11.46 227 143 13 199 171
LG AVG 0 4.48 3206.1 2181 6.12 13.08 180 180
3) The Marlins terminated INF Pokey Reese's 1 year, $800,000 contract.
4) Cubs 2B Jerry Hairston Jr. was taken to the hospital after being hit in the head by a pitch. Fortunately, he showed no signs of a head injury.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 27 -2 .353 .372 .725 .465 4.40 .271 2 21 14 58 Orioles
2004 28 2 .378 .397 .775 .521 5.62 .303 2 24 13 86 Orioles
2005 29 -10 .336 .368 .704 .412 4.20 .261 4 30 8 114 Cubs
CAR -45 .334 .371 .705 .429 4.27 .261 30 190 102 644
LG AVG 0 .337 .431 .768 .500 5.10 .269 74 311 40
POS AVG -24 .334 .406 .740 .463 4.77 .269 54 260 62
5) MLB signed a lease for a new stadium for the Nationals, which will built along the Anacostia River.
6) The Orioles released P Ryan Jensen.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2002 26 -13 4.51 32 30 171.2 105 5.50 13.32 13 8 0 9 12 Giants
2003 27 -10 10.80 6 2 13.1 3 2.03 18.23 0 0 0 0 0 Giants
2005 29 -8 7.11 9 3 25.1 18 6.39 14.21 3 2 0 1 4 Royals
CAREER -32 5.06 57 42 252.2 152 5.41 14.03 17 12 0 11 18
LG AVG 0 4.19 252.2 189 6.74 12.67 14 14
7) Today's birthdays--
TED ABERNATHY, 1933-2004
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1965 32 17 2.58 84 0 136 104 6.88 11.51 4 6 31 7 3 Cubs
1967 34 28 1.27 70 0 106 88 7.47 9.25 6 3 28 8 1 Reds
1968 35 15 2.47 78 0 135 64 4.27 11.33 10 7 13 11 6 Reds
CAREER 24 3.46 681 34 1146.1 765 6.01 12.93 63 69 148 73 59
LG AVG 0 3.55 1146.1 707 5.55 11.90 64 64
TERRY ADAMS, AGE: 33
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 30 11 2.65 66 0 68 51 6.75 12.31 1 4 0 3 2 Phillies
2004 31 2 4.76 61 0 70 56 7.20 14.66 6 4 3 6 4 Blue Jays/Red Sox
2005 32 -12 12.83 16 0 13.1 4 2.70 26.33 0 2 0 0 2 Phillies
CAREER 6 4.17 574 41 869.1 691 7.15 13.32 51 62 42 58 55
LG AVG 0 4.34 869.1 654 6.77 12.85 49 49
CLINT BARMES, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 24 0 .357 .400 .757 .517 6.00 .320 0 2 0 12 Rockies
2004 25 -4 .320 .437 .757 .335 4.34 .282 2 10 0 20 Rockies
2005 26 -7 .330 .434 .764 .436 5.05 .289 10 46 6 81 Rockies
CAR -11 .330 .433 .763 .424 4.98 .289 12 58 6 113
LG AVG 0 .339 .429 .769 .500 5.11 .269 14 56 7
POS AVG -9 .322 .394 .716 .429 4.40 .269 8 44 12
ERIK BEDARD, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2002 23 -1 13.50 2 0 0.2 1 13.50 27.00 0 0 0 0 0 Orioles
2004 25 3 4.59 27 26 137.1 121 7.93 14.88 6 10 0 8 8 Orioles
2005 26 1 4.00 24 24 141.2 125 7.94 12.77 6 8 0 7 7 Orioles
CAREER 3 4.31 53 50 279.2 247 7.95 13.84 12 18 0 15 15
LG AVG 0 4.50 279.2 196 6.30 12.88 16 16
JOHN COLEMAN, 1863-1922
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1883 20 -104 4.87 65 61 538.1 159 2.66 13.71 12 48 0 18 42 Phillies
1884 21 -33 4.72 24 21 175.1 42 2.16 13.96 5 17 0 7 15 Phillies/Athletics
CAREER -142 4.68 107 93 842.2 224 2.39 13.77 23 72 0 31 64
LG AVG 0 3.16 842.2 372 3.97 11.33 47 47
LEFTY GROVE, 1900-75
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1926 26 62 2.51 45 33 258 194 6.77 11.65 13 13 6 20 6 A's
1928 28 43 2.58 39 31 262 183 6.29 10.06 24 8 4 22 10 A's
1929 29 53 2.81 42 37 275 170 5.56 11.85 20 6 4 18 8 A's
1930 30 64 2.54 50 32 291 209 6.46 10.45 28 5 9 24 9 A's
1931 31 75 2.06 41 30 289 175 5.45 9.72 31 4 5 28 7 A's
1932 32 75 2.84 44 30 292 188 5.79 10.76 25 10 7 26 9 A's
1935 35 65 2.70 35 30 273 121 3.99 11.11 20 12 1 24 8 Red Sox
1936 36 70 2.81 35 30 253 130 4.62 10.89 17 12 2 22 7 Red Sox
1937 37 51 3.02 32 32 262 153 5.26 12.13 17 9 0 18 8 Red Sox
1939 39 54 2.54 23 23 191 81 3.82 11.26 15 4 0 15 4 Red Sox
CAREER 668 3.06 616 457 3940 2266 5.18 11.60 300 141 55 298 143
LG AVG 0 4.42 3940 1422 3.25 13.63 220 220
COOKIE ROJAS, AGE: 67
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1968 29 -27 .248 .306 .554 .288 2.27 .232 9 48 4 152 Phillies
1969 30 -26 .269 .292 .561 .228 2.29 .228 4 30 1 110 Phillies
1970 31 -23 .283 .302 .585 .276 2.72 .244 2 30 3 121 Cardinals/Royals
CAR -171 .306 .337 .643 .386 3.35 .263 54 593 74 1822
LG AVG 0 .323 .380 .703 .500 4.21 .258 146 716 98
POS AVG -102 .314 .344 .657 .431 3.67 .255 77 564 102
WILLIE STARGELL, 1940-2001
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1966 26 48 .381 .581 .962 .749 8.13 .315 33 102 2 140 Pirates
1969 29 52 .382 .556 .938 .760 7.88 .307 29 92 1 145 Pirates
1971 31 71 .398 .628 1.026 .809 9.34 .295 48 125 0 141 Pirates
1972 32 46 .373 .558 .930 .740 7.69 .293 33 112 1 138 Pirates
1973 33 77 .392 .646 1.038 .822 9.62 .299 44 119 0 148 Pirates
1974 34 54 .407 .537 .944 .764 8.27 .301 25 96 0 140 Pirates
CAR 553 .360 .529 .889 .693 6.86 .282 475 1540 17 2360
LG AVG 0 .327 .386 .713 .500 4.38 .262 170 862 132
POS AVG 107 .337 .414 .752 .542 4.87 .270 217 999 133
BILL SWEENEY, 1886-1948
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1914 28 -16 .298 .276 .575 .366 2.96 .218 1 38 18 134 Cubs
CAR -2 .349 .344 .693 .504 4.66 .272 11 389 172 1039
LG AVG 0 .332 .350 .682 .500 4.39 .263 23 388 149
POS AVG 0 .341 .339 .680 .507 4.40 .263 16 364 154
BOB SWIFT, 1915-66
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1940 25 -35 .295 .299 .594 .226 3.09 .244 0 39 1 130 Browns
1942 27 -21 .264 .257 .522 .185 2.08 .220 1 23 1 89 Browns/A's
1943 28 -15 .301 .237 .538 .243 2.37 .192 1 11 0 77 A's
1945 30 -15 .296 .251 .547 .276 2.63 .233 0 24 1 95 Tigers
1948 33 -15 .338 .284 .622 .328 3.36 .223 4 33 1 113 Tigers
CAR -164 .312 .280 .592 .285 3.06 .231 14 238 10 1001
LG AVG 0 .346 .386 .732 .500 4.87 .269 49 361 34
POS AVG -81 .328 .335 .663 .399 3.90 .250 32 327 15
ANTHONY TELFORD, AGE: 40
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1997 31 11 3.24 65 0 89 61 6.17 11.63 4 6 1 6 4 Expos
CAREER 9 4.17 333 9 455.1 331 6.54 13.34 22 25 8 23 24
LG AVG 0 4.35 455.1 333 6.59 12.95 26 25
MARCUS THAMES, AGE: 29
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 26 -7 .298 .274 .572 .201 2.61 .205 1 4 0 30 Rangers
2004 27 3 .326 .509 .835 .562 5.70 .255 10 33 0 61 Tigers
2005 28 -4 .263 .411 .674 .382 3.68 .196 7 16 0 38 Tigers
CAR -8 .298 .433 .731 .440 4.41 .226 19 55 0 136
LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.04 .269 12 50 6
POS AVG 3 .340 .442 .783 .523 5.33 .276 13 52 7