Today in Hardball Times--
Constructing Lineups
by Dave Studeman
A recent Internet baseball craze and a new baseball book produce some intriguing lineup guidelines.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/a...cting-lineups/
Book Review: Winners
by Dan Fox
Dan takes a look at the new book by Dayn Perry.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/a...eview-winners/
1) The Yankees named Randy Johnson as their Opening Day starter.
Code:
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 39 6 4.26 18 18 114 125 9.87 12.63 6 8 0 8 6 Diamondbacks
2004 40 50 2.60 35 35 245.2 290 10.62 8.46 16 14 0 22 8 Diamondbacks
2005 41 17 3.79 34 34 225.2 211 8.42 10.61 17 8 0 14 11 Yankees
CAREER 528 3.11 523 513 3593.2 4372 10.95 10.86 263 136 2 260 139
LG AVG 0 4.35 3593.2 2505 6.27 12.93 201 201
Johnson ranks 2nd on the career RSAA for lefties--
Code:
RSAA
1 Lefty Grove 668
2 Randy Johnson 528
3 Carl Hubbell 355
4 Whitey Ford 321
5 Warren Spahn 319
6 Hal Newhouser 309
7 Tom Glavine 308
8 Steve Carlton 282
9 Rube Waddell 254
10 Lefty Gomez 241
2) Bret Boone announced his retirement. Boone had been in camp as a nonroster invitee with the Mets.
Code:
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1996 27 -29 .275 .354 .629 .295 3.18 .233 12 69 3 142 Reds
1997 28 -29 .298 .332 .630 .273 3.15 .223 7 46 5 139 Reds
1999 30 -18 .310 .416 .726 .398 4.22 .252 20 63 14 152 Braves
2003 34 38 .366 .535 .902 .662 7.05 .294 35 117 16 159 Mariners
2004 35 -7 .317 .423 .740 .460 4.34 .251 24 83 10 148 Mariners
2005 36 -17 .290 .350 .639 .319 3.20 .221 7 37 4 88 Mariners/Twins
CAR -16 .325 .442 .767 .488 4.85 .266 252 1021 94 1780
LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.11 .270 212 911 137
POS AVG -88 .334 .396 .730 .454 4.69 .269 136 737 194
3) The White Sox are reportedly talking to free agent P Hideo Nomo.
4) The Dodgers sent OF Tydus Meadows to the minors.
5) Today's birthdays--
Code:
ACE ADAMS, AGE: 93
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1942 30 15 1.84 61 0 88 33 3.38 10.23 7 4 11 8 3 Giants
CAREER 8 3.47 302 7 553 171 2.78 12.58 41 33 49 40 34
LG AVG 0 3.54 553 202 3.28 12.35 31 31
MOE BERG, 1902-72
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1923 21 -15 .198 .240 .439 .110 1.63 .186 0 6 1 49 Dodgers
1929 27 -16 .323 .307 .630 .342 3.64 .287 0 47 5 107 White Sox
1932 30 -16 .266 .303 .569 .216 2.68 .236 1 26 1 75 Senators
1934 32 -15 .283 .301 .583 .227 2.95 .251 0 15 2 62 Senators/Indians
1936 34 -15 .264 .288 .552 .154 2.63 .240 0 19 0 39 Red Sox
CAR -146 .278 .299 .577 .231 2.86 .243 6 206 11 663
LG AVG 0 .359 .418 .778 .500 5.55 .290 30 270 31
POS AVG -54 .342 .367 .709 .413 4.60 .270 19 240 18
MORT COOPER, 1913-58
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1942 29 53 1.77 37 35 279 152 4.90 9.03 22 7 0 22 7 Cardinals
1943 30 34 2.30 37 32 274 141 4.63 10.25 21 8 3 19 10 Cardinals
1944 31 27 2.46 34 33 252 97 3.46 10.43 22 7 1 19 10 Cardinals
CAREER 146 2.96 295 239 1843 913 4.46 11.06 128 75 14 122 81
LG AVG 0 3.61 1843 698 3.41 12.40 102 102
WOODY ENGLISH, 1907-97
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1929 22 -30 .352 .339 .691 .350 4.23 .276 1 52 13 144 Cubs
1932 25 -12 .344 .360 .704 .425 4.38 .272 3 47 5 127 Cubs
1937 30 -19 .350 .299 .649 .334 3.72 .238 1 42 4 129 Dodgers
CAR -25 .366 .378 .743 .483 5.11 .286 32 422 57 1261
LG AVG 0 .349 .415 .765 .500 5.34 .291 76 633 60
POS AVG -114 .335 .373 .708 .421 4.50 .275 43 530 56
CHICO FERNANDEZ, AGE: 74
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1957 25 -22 .302 .336 .638 .327 3.19 .262 5 51 18 149 Phillies
1958 26 -35 .280 .318 .598 .253 2.76 .230 6 51 12 148 Phillies
1960 28 -24 .303 .313 .616 .293 2.98 .241 4 35 13 133 Tigers
CAR -154 .292 .329 .622 .293 3.04 .240 40 259 68 856
LG AVG 0 .335 .411 .746 .500 4.79 .265 86 370 32
POS AVG -60 .321 .374 .695 .422 4.09 .257 59 304 42
RON GANT, AGE: 41
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1990 25 32 .357 .539 .896 .648 6.84 .303 32 84 33 152 Braves
1993 28 22 .345 .510 .854 .599 6.09 .274 36 117 26 157 Braves
1995 30 31 .386 .554 .940 .681 7.55 .276 29 88 23 119 Reds
CAR 104 .336 .468 .803 .541 5.52 .256 321 1008 243 1832
LG AVG 0 .335 .411 .746 .500 4.86 .266 178 821 157
POS AVG 66 .341 .428 .769 .525 5.22 .268 206 858 209
JAY GIBBONS, AGE: 29
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 26 9 .330 .456 .786 .548 5.29 .277 23 100 0 160 Orioles
2004 27 -17 .303 .379 .682 .337 3.70 .246 10 47 1 97 Orioles
2005 28 11 .317 .516 .833 .575 5.41 .277 26 79 0 139 Orioles
CAR 4 .315 .466 .781 .507 4.90 .261 102 331 2 605
LG AVG 0 .333 .428 .762 .500 4.99 .267 69 290 36
POS AVG 17 .338 .449 .787 .524 5.28 .269 83 314 33
JACK KNOTT, 1907-81
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1936 29 -37 7.27 47 23 193 60 2.80 17.21 9 17 6 10 16 Browns
1942 35 -21 5.59 20 14 95 31 2.94 15.54 2 10 0 4 8 A's
CAREER -38 4.97 325 192 1557 484 2.80 14.16 82 103 19 90 95
LG AVG 0 4.50 1557 609 3.52 13.77 87 87
JIM KONSTANTY, 1917-76
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1950 33 20 2.66 74 0 152 56 3.32 9.36 16 7 22 15 8 Phillies
1955 38 12 2.31 45 0 74 19 2.31 11.19 7 2 11 6 3 Yankees
CAREER 36 3.46 433 36 946 268 2.55 11.71 66 48 74 64 50
LG AVG 0 3.98 946 423 4.02 12.72 53 53
ELMER MYERS, 1894-1976
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1916 22 -25 3.66 44 35 315 182 5.20 13.20 14 23 1 15 22 A's
1917 23 -41 4.41 38 23 202 88 3.92 13.59 9 16 3 7 18 A's
1918 24 -18 4.64 18 15 95 17 1.61 13.93 4 8 1 4 8 A's
CAREER -101 4.06 185 127 1101.2 428 3.50 13.39 55 72 7 52 75
LG AVG 0 3.22 1101.2 402 3.28 12.19 61 61
MEL OTT, 1909-58
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1929 20 75 .449 .635 1.084 .760 11.13 .328 42 151 6 150 Giants
1930 21 57 .458 .578 1.036 .720 10.28 .349 25 119 9 148 Giants
1931 22 44 .392 .545 .937 .721 8.03 .292 29 115 10 138 Giants
1932 23 74 .424 .601 1.025 .779 9.89 .318 38 123 6 154 Giants
1934 25 77 .415 .591 1.006 .787 10.05 .326 35 135 0 153 Giants
1935 26 69 .407 .555 .962 .766 9.46 .322 31 114 7 152 Giants
1936 27 82 .448 .588 1.036 .804 10.96 .328 33 135 6 150 Giants
1937 28 56 .408 .523 .931 .742 8.79 .294 31 95 7 151 Giants
1938 29 81 .442 .583 1.024 .807 10.79 .311 36 116 2 150 Giants
1939 30 59 .449 .581 1.030 .797 10.43 .308 27 80 2 125 Giants
1941 32 47 .403 .495 .898 .723 8.18 .286 27 90 5 148 Giants
1942 33 58 .415 .497 .912 .763 8.34 .295 30 93 6 152 Giants
1944 35 48 .423 .544 .967 .765 9.50 .288 26 82 2 120 Giants
1945 36 43 .411 .499 .910 .735 8.44 .308 21 79 1 135 Giants
CAR 989 .414 .533 .947 .743 8.86 .304 511 1860 89 2730
LG AVG 0 .343 .398 .740 .500 5.03 .281 137 1126 102
POS AVG 313 .367 .446 .812 .598 6.27 .297 213 1327 127
TERRY STEINBACH, AGE: 44
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1997 35 -18 .302 .394 .696 .361 3.88 .248 12 54 6 122 Twins
1998 36 -16 .310 .410 .720 .370 3.91 .242 14 54 0 124 Twins
CAR -31 .326 .420 .746 .473 4.49 .271 162 745 23 1546
LG AVG 0 .337 .414 .751 .500 4.87 .267 154 701 107
POS AVG -128 .316 .385 .701 .409 4.05 .252 138 658 29
03-02-2006, 08:37 AM
Yankees name Johnson Opening Day starter
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