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<tt><font face="Courier, Courier">1) The Padres signed free agent C
Yorvit Torrealba to a 1 year, $1.25 million contract, with a mutual
option for 2011.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2007 28 -24 .323 .376 .699
.312 3.70 .255 8
47 2 113
Rockies <br>
2008 29 -17 .293 .394 .687
.265 3.11 .246 6
31 0 70
Rockies <br>
2009 30 -5 .351 .380 .732
.426 4.80 .291 2
31 1 64
Rockies <br>
CAREER -85 .315 .390 .706
.343 3.79 .255 38 235 11
574 <br>
LG AVG 0 .340 .431
.771 .500 5.17 .269 59
247 32 <br><br>
2) The Pirates signed 2B Doug Bernier to a minor league contract, with an
invitation to spring training.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2008 28 -1 .000 .000 .000
.000 0.00 .000 0
0 0 2
Rockies <br>
CAREER -1 .000 .000
.000 .000 0.00 .000
0 0 0 2 <br>
LG AVG 0 .339 .426
.765 .500 5.11 .267
0 1 0 <br><br>
3) The Brewers sent P Tim Dillard outright to the minors.<br><br>
Dillard was removed from the 40 man roster when he was designated for
assignment on Wednesday.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2008 24 0 4.40 13
0 14.1 5 3.14 14.44
0 0 0 0 0
Brewers <br>
2009 25 -4 12.46 2
0 4.1 1 2.08 24.92
0 1 0 0 1
Brewers <br>
CAREER -4 6.27 15
0 18.2 6 2.89 16.88
0 1 0 0 1 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.27
18.2 15 7.01 12.83 1 1
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4) The Giants sent 1B Jesus Guzman outright to the minors.<br>
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Guzman was removed from the 40 man roster when he was designated for
assignment on January 22.<br>
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YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2009 25 -2 .250 .250 .500
.104 1.59 .250 0
0 0 12
Giants <br>
CAREER -2 .250 .250
.500 .104 1.59 .250
0 0 0 12 <br>
LG AVG 0 .339 .422
.761 .500 5.02 .266
1 3 0 <br><br>
5) Today's birthdays--<br><br>
SMOKY BURGESS, 1927-91<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1952 25 19 .380 .429 .809
.655 6.52 .296 6
56 3 110 Phillies
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1954 27 29 .432 .510 .942
.719 8.28 .368 4
46 1 108 Phillies
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1962 35 21 .375 .500 .875
.657 7.04 .328 13
61 0 103
Pirates <br>
CAREER 117 .362 .446 .807
.578 5.79 .295 126 673 13 1691
<br>
LG AVG 0 .334 .409
.744 .500 4.79 .266 119 532 48
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FRANK LAPORTE, 1880-1939<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1911 31 14 .361 .446 .807
.589 6.04 .314 2
82 4 136
Browns <br>
CAREER 21 .331 .377
.708 .521 4.79 .281 15 560 101
1194 <br>
LG AVG 0 .325 .341
.667 .500 4.38 .262 18 413 169
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DALE LONG, 1926-91<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1955 29 16 .362 .513 .875
.607 6.20 .291 16
79 0 131
Pirates <br>
1956 30 11 .326 .485 .812
.564 5.51 .263 27
91 1 148
Pirates <br>
1957 31 27 .378 .496 .875
.669 6.95 .298 21
67 1 130 Pirates/Cubs<br>
CAREER 64 .341 .464
.805 .559 5.52 .267 132 467 10
1013 <br>
LG AVG 0 .336 .415
.751 .500 4.85 .266 89
378 31 <br><br>
BABE RUTH, 1895-1948<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1918 23 45 .411 .555 .966
.831 9.01 .300 11
66 6 95 Red
Sox <br>
1919 24 92 .456 .657 1.114
.872 12.39 .322 29 114 7
130 Red Sox <br>
1920 25 156 .532 .847 1.379
.913 18.41 .376 54 137 14
142 Yankees <br>
1921 26 166 .512 .846 1.359
.891 17.90 .378 59 171 17
152 Yankees <br>
1922 27 64 .434 .672 1.106
.796 11.01 .315 35 96
2 110 Yankees <br>
1923 28 157 .545 .764 1.309
.896 17.31 .393 41 131 17
152 Yankees <br>
1924 29 138 .513 .739 1.252
.879 15.61 .378 46 121 9
153 Yankees <br>
1926 31 132 .516 .737 1.253
.883 15.60 .372 47 146 11
152 Yankees <br>
1927 32 138 .486 .772 1.258
.874 14.91 .356 60 164 7
151 Yankees <br>
1928 33 117 .463 .709 1.172
.861 12.79 .323 54 142 4
154 Yankees <br>
1929 34 82 .430 .697 1.128
.802 11.60 .345 46 154 5
135 Yankees <br>
1930 35 122 .493 .732 1.225
.860 13.90 .359 49 153 10
145 Yankees <br>
1931 36 128 .494 .700 1.194
.872 15.11 .373 46 163 5
145 Yankees <br>
1932 37 101 .489 .661 1.150
.860 13.73 .341 41 137 2
133 Yankees <br>
1933 38 66 .442 .582 1.023
.795 10.05 .301 34 103 4
137 Yankees <br>
1934 39 43 .448 .537 .985
.748 9.49 .288 22
84 1 125
Yankees <br>
CAREER 1795 .474 .690 1.164
.852 13.14 .342 714 2210 123 2503 <br>
LG AVG 0 .356 .404
.760 .500 5.27 .288 92 1005 143
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GLENN WRIGHT, 1901-84<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
CAREER -35 .328 .447 .775
.473 5.08 .294 94 723 38
1119 <br>
LG AVG 0 .350 .415
.765 .500 5.27 .292 60
543 62 <br><br>
RICHIE ZISK, AGE: 61<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1973 24 26 .364 .526 .890
.725 7.07 .324 10
54 0 103
Pirates <br>
1974 25 37 .386 .476 .862
.698 6.89 .313 17 100
1 149 Pirates <br>
1975 26 28 .374 .474 .848
.659 6.41 .290 20
75 0 147
Pirates <br>
CAREER 188 .353 .466 .818
.611 5.73 .287 207 792 8
1453 <br>
LG AVG 0 .330 .391
.721 .500 4.45 .264 112 586 94
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Correction from yesterday--The Nationals, not the A's, signed Adam
Kennedy.<br><br>
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