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<tt><font face="Courier, Courier">The new edition of the Complete
Baseball Encyclopedia is now shipping and makes an excellent holliday
gift.<br><br>
In 2009, Joe Mauer became only the 3rd player in AL history to win back
to back batting titles, one year being below the league average in HR,
the next year being above. Who were the other 2? Who was the only player,
other than Mickey Mantle, to lead AL switch hitters in HR in a season
between 1952-68? Who were the only 2 players to lead the league in HR,
despite having an OPS below the league average?<br><br>
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</a>1) A 4 team trade--<br><br>
The Phillies acquire P Roy Halladay from the Blue Jays.<br>
The Mariners acquire P Cliff Lee and minor leaguers OF Tyson Gillies and
Ps Phillippe Aumont and J.C. Ramirez from the Phillies.<br>
The Blue Jays acquire minor leaguers C Travis d'Arnaud and P Kyle Drabek
from the Phillies and minor league 3B Brett Wallace from the A's.<br>
The A's acquire minor league OF Michael Taylor from the
Phillies.<br><br>
The Phillies signed Halladay to a 3 year, $60 million contract extension,
covering 2011-13, with an option for 2014.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2007 30 17 3.71 31 31
225.1 139 5.55 11.30 16 7
0 13 10 Blue Jays <br>
2008 31 40 2.78 34 33
246 206 7.54 9.91 20
11 0 21 10 Blue Jays
<br>
2009 32 41 2.79 32 32
239 208 7.83 10.32 17 10
0 19 8 Blue Jays <br>
CAREER 262 3.43 313 287 2046.2 1495
6.57 11.03 148 76 1 142 82 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.53 2046.2
1463 6.43 13.02 116 114 <br><br>
LEE<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2007 28 -17 6.29 20 16
97.1 66 6.10 14.33 5
8 0 5 8
Indians <br>
2008 29 45 2.54 31 31
223.1 170 6.85 10.20 22 3
0 18 7 Indians
<br>
2009 30 24 3.22 34 34
231.2 181 7.03 11.38 14 13 0
17 10 Indians/Phillies<br>
CAREER 48 3.97 194 190 1196.2
900 6.77 11.99 90 52 0 78
64 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.46 1196.2
868 6.53 12.92 68 66 <br><br>
2) The Red Sox signed free agent CF Mike Cameron to a 2 year, $15-16
million contract.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2007 34 5 .328 .431
.759 .530 4.96 .242 21
78 18 151
Padres <br>
2008 35 8 .331 .477
.809 .553 5.65 .243 25
70 17 120 Brewers
<br>
2009 36 10 .342 .452 .795
.557 5.36 .250 24
70 7 149
Brewers <br>
CAREER 95 .340 .448
.788 .542 5.44 .250 265 926 296
1829 <br>
LG AVG 0 .340 .433
.773 .500 5.19 .270 212 892 120
<br><br>
3) The Dodgers traded CF Juan Pierre to the White Sox for 2 players to be
named later.<br><br>
PIERRE<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2007 29 -20 .331 .353 .685
.406 4.42 .293 0 41
64 162 Dodgers <br>
2008 30 -5 .327 .328 .655
.450 4.19 .283 1 28
40 119 Dodgers <br>
2009 31 6 .365 .392
.757 .548 5.18 .308 0
31 30 145 Dodgers
<br>
CAREER -83 .348 .372 .720
.451 4.86 .301 13 387 459 1433
<br>
LG AVG 0 .341 .433
.774 .500 5.20 .269 176 723 94
<br><br>
4) The Phillies signed free agent 1B-OF Ross Gload to a 2 year, $2.6
million contract.<br><br>
ROSS GLOAD, AGE: 33<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2007 31 -7 .318 .441 .759
.432 4.41 .288 7
51 2 102
Royals <br>
2008 32 -13 .317 .348 .664
.374 3.58 .273 3
37 3 122
Royals <br>
2009 33 -4 .329 .400 .729
.443 4.73 .261 6
30 0 125
Marlins <br>
CAREER -26 .328 .408 .736
.439 4.52 .283 28 192 11
608 <br>
LG AVG 0 .338 .426
.765 .500 5.06 .270 43
191 24 <br><br>
5) The Nationals signed C Jamie Burke to a minor league
contract.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2007 35 0 .363 .398
.761 .505 4.97 .301 1
12 0 50
Mariners <br>
2008 36 -5 .303 .326 .629
.289 2.92 .261 1
8 0 48
Mariners <br>
2009 37 -8 .164 .176 .340
.018 0.55 .118 1
2 0 19 Mariners/Nationals<br>
CAREER -12 .328 .351 .679
.390 3.98 .277 3
39 0 190 <br>
LG AVG 0 .337 .427
.764 .500 5.05 .269 12
53 7 <br><br>
6) The Brewers signed Ps A.J. Murray and Mark DiFelice to minor league
contracts.<br><br>
Murray was invited to spring training.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2007 25 0 4.50 14
2 28 18 5.79 12.86
1 2 0 1 2
Rangers <br>
2008 26 1 3.52
2 2 7.2 5 5.87
17.61 1 0 0 1
0 Rangers <br>
CAREER 1 4.29
16 4 35.2 23 5.80
13.88 2 2 0 2
2 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.48
35.2 26 6.64 13.02 2 2
<br><br>
DiFelice is expected to miss the entire 2010 season, due to shoulder
surgery.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2008 31 3 2.84 15
0 19 20 9.47
9.95 1 0 0 1
0 Brewers <br>
2009 32 2 3.66 59
0 51.2 48 8.36 11.32
4 1 0 3 2
Brewers <br>
CAREER 5 3.44
74 0 70.2 68 8.66
10.95 5 1 0 4
2 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.22
70.2 55 7.06 12.77 4 4
<br><br>
7) The Nationals signed INF Pete Orr and Ps Joel Peralta and Logan
Kensing to minor league contracts.<br><br>
ORR<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2007 28 -7 .235 .215 .451
.097 1.50 .200 0
2 1 57
Braves <br>
2008 29 -4 .282 .307 .589
.308 3.32 .253 0
7 1 49 Nationals
<br>
2009 30 -3 .272 .347 .618
.351 3.60 .253 1
10 2 27 Nationals
<br>
CAREER -26 .287 .335 .623
.320 3.43 .260 3 35
13 347 <br>
LG AVG 0 .341 .432
.773 .500 5.18 .270 17
70 9 <br><br>
PERALTA<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2007 31 8 3.80 62
0 87.2 66 6.78 11.70
1 3 1 2 2
Royals <br>
2008 32 -11 5.98 40
0 52.2 38 6.49 12.30
1 2 0 1 2
Royals <br>
2009 33 -4 6.20 27
0 24.2 22 8.03 15.32
0 3 0 1 2
Rockies <br>
CAREER -2 4.61 221
0 273.1 213 7.01 11.95 4
11 2 7 8 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.45
273.1 199 6.57 12.95 16 15 <br><br>
KENSING<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2007 24 5 1.35
9 0 13.1 13 8.78
13.50 3 0 0 3
0 Marlins <br>
2008 25 0 4.23 48
0 55.1 55 8.95 14.15
3 1 0 2 2
Marlins <br>
2009 26 -18 8.92 32
0 35.1 19 4.84 18.08
1 2 1 0 3
Marlins/Nationals<br>
CAREER -27 5.81 134 3
161 143 7.99 15.26 8
9 2 8 9 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.33
161 123 6.89 12.88 9 9
<br><br>
8) The Royals signed P Philip Humber to a minor league contract, with an
invitation to spring training.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2007 24 -3 7.71 3
1 7 2 2.57
14.14 0 0 0 0
0 Mets <br>
2008 25 -1 4.63 5
0 11.2 6 4.63 13.11
0 0 0 0 0
Twins <br>
2009 26 -3 8.00 8
0 9 9 9.00
26.00 0 0 0 0
0 Twins <br>
CAREER -6 6.07 18
1 29.2 19 5.76 16.69
0 0 0 0 0 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.42
29.2 22 6.73 12.93 2 2
<br><br>
9) The A's signed 1B Matt Whitney and Ps Fernando Hernandez, Cedrick
Bowers, Matt Wright and Marcus McBeth to minor league contracts, with
invitations to spring training.<br><br>
HERNANDEZ<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2008 23 -5 18.00 3
0 3 2 6.00
30.00 1 0 0 0
1 A's <br>
CAREER -5 18.00 3
0 3 2 6.00
30.00 1 0 0 0
1 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.36
3 2 6.64 12.87
0 0 <br><br>
BOWERS<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2008 30 -7 13.50 5
0 6.2 5 6.75 22.95
0 0 0 0 0
Rockies <br>
CAREER -7 13.50 5
0 6.2 5 6.75 22.95
0 0 0 0 0 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.30
6.2 5 6.99 12.86 0 0
<br><br>
MCBETH<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2007 26 -3 5.95 23
0 19.2 17 7.78 13.73
3 2 0 2 3
Reds <br>
CAREER -3 5.95 23
0 19.2 17 7.78 13.73
3 2 0 2 3 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.44
19.2 15 6.70 12.98 1 1
<br><br>
10) Today's birthdays--<br><br>
ALCIDES ESCOBAR, AGE: 23<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2008 21 1 .500 .500 1.000
.860 13.50 .500 0
0 0 9
Brewers <br>
2009 22 0 .333 .368
.701 .496 4.70 .304 1
11 4 38
Brewers <br>
CAREER 1 .338 .372
.710 .513 4.88 .310 1
11 4 47 <br>
LG AVG 0 .339 .422
.761 .500 5.02 .266 4
15 2 <br><br>
MIKE FLANAGAN, AGE: 58<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
1978 26 -20 4.03 40 40
281.1 167 5.34 11.55 19 15 0
14 20 Orioles <br>
1985 33 -10 5.13 15 15
86 42 4.40 13.71 4
5 0 4 5
Orioles <br>
1992 40 -16 8.05 42
0 34.2 17 4.41 20.25
0 0 0 0 0
Orioles <br>
CAREER -9 3.90 526 404
2770 1491 4.84 12.14 167 143 4 155
155 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.02
2770 1554 5.05 12.52 155 155 <br><br>
BILLY RIPKEN, AGE: 45<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1988 23 -33 .260 .258 .518
.218 2.13 .207 2
34 8 150
Orioles <br>
1991 26 -23 .253 .261 .515
.166 1.81 .216 0
14 0 104
Orioles <br>
1992 27 -19 .275 .312 .587
.267 2.52 .230 4
36 2 111
Orioles <br>
CAREER -119 .294 .318 .612
.321 3.03 .247 20 229 25
912 <br>
LG AVG 0 .331 .401
.732 .500 4.60 .263 75
357 57 <br><br>
SAMMY STRANG, 1876-1932<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1902 25 22 .387 .364 .751
.615 6.70 .296 3 46
39 140 Cubs/White Sox<br>
1906 29 41 .423 .435 .857
.807 8.98 .319 4 49
21 113 Giants <br>
1907 30 25 .388 .382 .770
.715 7.25 .252 4 30
21 123 Giants <br>
CAREER 115 .377 .343 .720
.618 6.15 .269 16 253 216
903 <br>
LG AVG 0 .331 .353
.683 .500 4.96 .270 15 323 120
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