Yankees, Twins, A's clinch

nyy26wc · 09-24-2003, 12:21 PM

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
BlueJays 8, Devil Rays 5
Redsox 6, Orioles 5 (10)
Twins 4, Indians 1
Yankees 7, Whitesox 0
Tigers 15, Royals 6
A's 4, Rangers 3 (10)
Angels 2, Mariners 1 (11)

NL
Mets 1, Pirates 0
Cubs 6, Reds 0
Braves 2, Expos 0
Marlins 5, Phillies 4
Cardinals 5, Brewers 1
Giants 10, Astros 3
Dodgers 2, Padres 1
Rockies 20, Diamondbacks 9

2) Standings--

Code:

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Yankees       98   59  .624   -     47-31  51-28  44-28 23-08 18-18 WON  1
d--Redsox        93   64  .592   5     52-27  41-37  39-32 24-12 19-13 WON  3
e--BlueJays      82   75  .522  16     37-39  45-36  35-39 20-13 17-15 WON  1
e--Orioles       69   87  .442  28 1/2 40-40  29-47  29-41 14-18 21-15 LOST 3
e--Devil Rays    61   96  .389  37     34-44  27-52  32-39 12-20 14-22 LOST 1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Twins         88   69  .561   -     47-33  41-36  17-15 41-30 20-16 WON  10
e--Whitesox      82   75  .522   6     50-30  32-45  20-15 39-33 13-19 LOST 1
e-Royals         82   75  .522   6     39-36  43-39  12-20 45-26 16-20 LOST 1
e--Indians       67   91  .424  21 1/2 38-43  29-48  13-16 35-40 13-23 LOST 2
e--Tigers        39  118  .248  49     20-57  19-61  09-27 20-51 06-26 WON  1

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--A's           95   63  .601   -     56-24  39-39  28-13 25-20 33-21 WON  3
d--Mariners      90   68  .570   5     47-31  43-37  18-23 32-13 30-24 LOST 1
e--Angels        74   84  .468  21     42-36  32-48  15-30 26-15 22-32 WON  1
e--Rangers       70   88  .443  25     43-38  27-50  22-23 21-20 23-31 LOST 3

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Braves        98   60  .620   -     54-26  44-34  38-34 27-12 23-09 WON  1
d--Marlins       87   70  .554  10 1/2 49-27  38-43  44-27 19-20 15-17 WON  2
d--Phillies      85   72  .541  12 1/2 48-30  37-42  38-33 21-18 18-14 LOST 3
e--Expos         81   77  .513  17     52-29  29-48  35-40 18-15 19-13 LOST 1
e--Mets          64   92  .410  33     33-45  31-47  26-47 16-21 17-14 WON  1

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Cubs             85   72  .541   -     42-36  43-36  15-15 44-35 17-13 WON  2
Astros           84   73  .535   1     45-31  39-42  13-17 47-33 13-16 LOST 4
Cardinals        82   76  .519   3 1/2 48-33  34-43  17-13 45-38 10-17 WON  3
e--Pirates       73   84  .465  12     39-42  34-42  14-17 38-43 16-17 LOST 2
e--Reds          67   90  .427  18     33-43  34-47  13-17 33-49 14-19 LOST 1
e--Brewers       66   91  .420  19     31-49  35-42  14-22 35-44 12-18 LOST 1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Giants        97   59  .622   -     54-23  43-36  14-17 23-12 50-22 WON  2
d--Dodgers       83   73  .532  14     46-35  37-38  16-16 23-13 33-37 WON  1
e--Diamondbacks  81   76  .516  16 1/2 44-34  37-42  16-16 22-14 32-42 LOST 2
e--Rockies       72   85  .459  25 1/2 49-30  23-55  11-21 19-20 33-38 WON  2
e--Padres        62   95  .395  35 1/2 33-43  29-52  10-22 13-23 31-40 LOST 1

x--clinched division title
d--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title
e--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason

3) Wild card standings--

Code:

AL              WON  LOST  PCT  GB
Redsox           93   64  .592   -    
Mariners         90   68  .570   3 1/2

NL              WON  LOST  PCT  GB
Marlins          87   70  .554   -    
Phillies         85   72  .541   2    
Astros           84   73  .535   3    
Dodgers          83   73  .532   3 1/2

4) The Yankees clinched the AL East title for the 6th consecutive year.

5) The Twins clinched the AL Central title for the 2nd consecutive year.

The Twins winning streak reached 10 games.

6) The A's clinched the AL West title for the 2nd consecutive year.

7) The Cubs passed the Astros for sole possession of 1st place in the NL Central.

8) The Redsox will clinch the AL wild card if they beat the Orioles and the Mariners lose to the Angels.

9) The Cardinals will be mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason if they lose to the Brewers and the Cubs beat the Reds.

The Cardinals clinched a winning season for the 4th consecutive year.

10) The Diamondbacks were mathematically eliminated from the postseason.

11) The BlueJays clinched a winning season for the first time since 2000.

12) Magic numbers--

AL East--Yankees, clinched
AL Central--Twins, clinched
AL West--A's, clinched
AL wild card--Redsox, 2

NL East--Braves, clinched
NL Central--Cubs, 5
NL West--Giants, clinched
NL wild card--Marlins, 4

13) The race for the postseason seeds--

AL--The Yankees have a 3 1/2 game lead over the A's for the #1 seed. The Twins will be the #3 seed.

The Yankees will clinch the #1 seed if they beat the Whitesox and the A's lose to the Rangers.

NL--The Giants and Braves are in a virtual tie for the #1 seed. The Giants lead in PCT. The Central champions will be the #3 seed.

14) Tigers watch--

To lose 121 games (to set a modern major league record): 3-2

Current pace: 122 losses

The Tigers losing streak ended at 10 games.

15) Today's schedule--

AL
Yankees (Mike Mussina) at Whitesox (Esteban Loaiza), 2:05
Rangers (Joaquin Benoit) at A's (Tim Hudson), 3:35
Mariners (Ryan Franklin) at Angels (John Lackey), 4:05
Orioles (Pat Hentgen) at Redsox (John Burkett), 7:05
Devil Rays (Doug Waechter) at BlueJays (Kelvim Escobar), 7:05
Indians (C.C. Sabathia) at Twins (Kyle Lohse), 8:05
Tigers (Shane Loux) at Royals (Jimmy Gobble), 8:05

NL
Giants (Sidney Ponson) at Astros (Roy Oswalt), 2:05
Expos (Zach Day) at Braves (Russ Ortiz), 7:05
Phillies (Brett Myers) at Marlins (Josh Beckett), 7:05
Cubs (Shawn Estes) at Reds (Josh Hall), 7:10
Pirates (Jeff D'Amico) at Mets (Steve Trachsel), 7:10
Cardinals (Matt Morris) at Brewers (Matt Kinney), 8:05
Diamondbacks (Randy Johnson) at Rockies (Jose Jimenez), 9:05
Dodgers (Kevin Brown) at Padres (Ben Howard), 10:05

16) Yesterday's HRs--

Jason Giambi--#40
Carlos Delgado--#37
Aubrey Huff--#32
Todd Helton--#32
David Ortiz--#29
Aramis Ramirez--#27
Adrian Beltre--#23
Raul Mondesi--#23
Craig Monroe--#21
Marquis Grissom--#20
Tim Salmon--#19
Shea Hillenbrand--#19
Jeff Conine--#18
Angel Berroa--#17
Larry Walker--#15
Nick Johnson--#14
Julio Lugo--#13
Luis Matos--#13
Ken Harvey--#13
Alex Cintron--#13
Todd Walker--#12
Edgardo Alfonzo--#12
Reed Johnson--#10
Todd Greene--#10
Mike Matheny--#8
Ron Belliard--#6 & #7
Chad Moeller--#7
Warren Morris--#6
Brady Clark--#6
Juan Rivera--#4
Jason Lane--#2 & #3
Cristian Guzman--#3
A.J. Hinch--#3

17) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez--47
2) Frank Thomas--41
3) Jason Giambi--40*
T4) Rafael Palmeiro--37
T4) Carlos Delgado--37*
T6) Manny Ramirez--36
T6) Alfonso Soriano--36
8) Bret Boone--34
9) Vernon Wells--33
10) Aubrey Huff--32*

NL
T1) Barry Bonds--44
T1) Jim Thome--44
3) Albert Pujols--43
T4) Javier Lopez--42
T4) Richie Sexson--42
6) Gary Sheffield--38
T7) Jeff Bagwell--37
T7) Jim Edmonds--37
T9) Sammy Sosa--36
T9) Andruw Jones--36

*--hit 1 yesterday

17) Larry Walker tied Chili Davis for 66th place on the all time HR list, with 350.

18) Carlos Delgado tied Tino Martinez into 98th place on the all time HR list, with 299.

19) Jason Giambi reached 40 HR for the 3rd time and 2nd consecutive year.

After 103 RCAA/1.137 OPS and 75 RCAA/1.034 OPS seasons, Giambi is hitting .525 SLG, .412 OBA, .936 OPS, 50 RCAA in 152 games. He has a .964 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 444 RCAA in 1260 games.

Giambi can join the list of AL'ers with at least 5 consecutive years with 50+ RCAA--

Code:

1    Ty Cobb                  1907-19   13   
2    Lou Gehrig               1926-37   12   
3    Mickey Mantle            1954-62    9   
4    Babe Ruth                1926-33    8   
T5   Eddie Collins            1909-15    7   
T5   Harry Heilmann           1921-27    7   
T5   Frank Thomas             1991-97    7   
T5   Edgar Martinez           1995-01    7   
9    Babe Ruth                1919-24    6   
T10  Jimmie Foxx              1932-36    5   
T10  Ted Williams             1954-58    5   
T10  Manny Ramirez            1999-03    5   
T10  Jason Giambi             1999-03    5

Giambi became the 4th player to have consecutive 40+ HR seasons in his 1st 2 years with a team--

Code:

Alex Rodriguez     2001-03 Rangers  (3 in a row)
Babe Ruth          1920-21 Yankees
Cecil Fielder      1990-91 Tigers
Jason Giambi       2002-03 Yankees

nyy26wc · 09-24-2003, 12:23 PM

1) Tigers RF Bobby Higginson was suspended for 2 games, for throwing equipment that hit an umpire last week. He started serving it yesterday.

After 14 RCAA/.813 OPS and 9 RCAA/.762 OPS seasons, Higginson has a .366 SLG, .322 OBA, .688 OPS, -12 RCAA in 126 games. He has a .824 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 119 RCAA in 1217 games.

2) The Phillies activated 3B David Bell from the DL.

Bell, who's never had a positive RCAA in his career, is hitting .285 SLG, .298 OBA, .582 OPS, -18 RCAA in 84 games in his first year with the Phillies. He has a .703 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and -80 RCAA in 964 games.

3) According to the Chicago Sun Times, the Whitesox will try to re-sign Ps Bartolo Colon and Tom Gordon, who will both be free agents.

4) Royals SS Angel Berroa tied the team's single season record for HBP.

Berroa, who also played in 35 games in 2001-02, is hitting .462 SLG, .344 OBA, .806 OPS, -2 RCAA in 153 games as a 23 year old rookie.

The new top 10--

Code:

HIT BY PITCHES                YEAR     HBP    
T1   Mike Macfarlane          1994       18   
T1   Angel Berroa             2003       18   
T3   Sal Fasano               1998       16   
T3   Mike Macfarlane          1993       16   
T5   Mike Sweeney             2000       15   
T5   Mike Macfarlane          1992       15   
7    Keith Miller             1992       14   
T8   Hal McRae                1977       13   
T8   Aaron Guiel              2003       13   
T10  Lonnie Smith             1986       10   
T10  Hal McRae                1983       10   
T10  Mike Sweeney             1999       10   
T10  Carlos Febles            2000       10

He's tied for 4th vs. the league average--

Code:

HIT BY PITCHES                YEAR     DIFF   PLAYER   LEAGUE   
1    Mike Macfarlane          1994       16       18        2   
2    Sal Fasano               1998       14       16        2   
3    Mike Macfarlane          1993       13       16        3   
T4   Mike Macfarlane          1992       12       15        3   
T4   Angel Berroa             2003       12       18        6   
6    Keith Miller             1992       11       14        3   
7    Mike Sweeney             2000       10       15        5   
T8   Hal McRae                1977        9       13        4   
T8   Aaron Guiel              2003        9       13        4   
T10  Hal McRae                1983        7       10        3   
T10  Carlos Febles            2000        7       10        3   
T10  Lonnie Smith             1986        7       10        3

5) The Mets outrighted P Jason Roach to the minors after he cleared waivers. Roach had been removed from the 40 man roster when he was designated for assignment earlier in the month.

6) Rangers OF Laynce Nix has a badly bruised right shin and could miss the rest of the season.

Nix has a .440 SLG, .289 OBA, .729 OPS, -5 RCAA in his first 53 career games.

7) Braves CF Andruw Jones was given a routine day off from the lineup, but was used as a pinch hitter.

After -7 RCAA/.772 OPS and 25 RCAA/.878 OPS seasons, Jones is hitting .512 SLG, .335 OBA, .847 OPS, 12 RCAA in 152 games. He has a .835 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and 80 RCAA in 1133 games.

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09-24-2003, 12:21 PM	#1
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	Yankees, Twins, A's clinch 1) Yesterday's scores-- AL BlueJays 8, Devil Rays 5 Redsox 6, Orioles 5 (10) Twins 4, Indians 1 Yankees 7, Whitesox 0 Tigers 15, Royals 6 A's 4, Rangers 3 (10) Angels 2, Mariners 1 (11) NL Mets 1, Pirates 0 Cubs 6, Reds 0 Braves 2, Expos 0 Marlins 5, Phillies 4 Cardinals 5, Brewers 1 Giants 10, Astros 3 Dodgers 2, Padres 1 Rockies 20, Diamondbacks 9 2) Standings-- Code: AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Yankees 98 59 .624 - 47-31 51-28 44-28 23-08 18-18 WON 1 d--Redsox 93 64 .592 5 52-27 41-37 39-32 24-12 19-13 WON 3 e--BlueJays 82 75 .522 16 37-39 45-36 35-39 20-13 17-15 WON 1 e--Orioles 69 87 .442 28 1/2 40-40 29-47 29-41 14-18 21-15 LOST 3 e--Devil Rays 61 96 .389 37 34-44 27-52 32-39 12-20 14-22 LOST 1 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Twins 88 69 .561 - 47-33 41-36 17-15 41-30 20-16 WON 10 e--Whitesox 82 75 .522 6 50-30 32-45 20-15 39-33 13-19 LOST 1 e-Royals 82 75 .522 6 39-36 43-39 12-20 45-26 16-20 LOST 1 e--Indians 67 91 .424 21 1/2 38-43 29-48 13-16 35-40 13-23 LOST 2 e--Tigers 39 118 .248 49 20-57 19-61 09-27 20-51 06-26 WON 1 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--A's 95 63 .601 - 56-24 39-39 28-13 25-20 33-21 WON 3 d--Mariners 90 68 .570 5 47-31 43-37 18-23 32-13 30-24 LOST 1 e--Angels 74 84 .468 21 42-36 32-48 15-30 26-15 22-32 WON 1 e--Rangers 70 88 .443 25 43-38 27-50 22-23 21-20 23-31 LOST 3 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Braves 98 60 .620 - 54-26 44-34 38-34 27-12 23-09 WON 1 d--Marlins 87 70 .554 10 1/2 49-27 38-43 44-27 19-20 15-17 WON 2 d--Phillies 85 72 .541 12 1/2 48-30 37-42 38-33 21-18 18-14 LOST 3 e--Expos 81 77 .513 17 52-29 29-48 35-40 18-15 19-13 LOST 1 e--Mets 64 92 .410 33 33-45 31-47 26-47 16-21 17-14 WON 1 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Cubs 85 72 .541 - 42-36 43-36 15-15 44-35 17-13 WON 2 Astros 84 73 .535 1 45-31 39-42 13-17 47-33 13-16 LOST 4 Cardinals 82 76 .519 3 1/2 48-33 34-43 17-13 45-38 10-17 WON 3 e--Pirates 73 84 .465 12 39-42 34-42 14-17 38-43 16-17 LOST 2 e--Reds 67 90 .427 18 33-43 34-47 13-17 33-49 14-19 LOST 1 e--Brewers 66 91 .420 19 31-49 35-42 14-22 35-44 12-18 LOST 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Giants 97 59 .622 - 54-23 43-36 14-17 23-12 50-22 WON 2 d--Dodgers 83 73 .532 14 46-35 37-38 16-16 23-13 33-37 WON 1 e--Diamondbacks 81 76 .516 16 1/2 44-34 37-42 16-16 22-14 32-42 LOST 2 e--Rockies 72 85 .459 25 1/2 49-30 23-55 11-21 19-20 33-38 WON 2 e--Padres 62 95 .395 35 1/2 33-43 29-52 10-22 13-23 31-40 LOST 1 x--clinched division title d--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title e--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason 3) Wild card standings-- Code: AL WON LOST PCT GB Redsox 93 64 .592 - Mariners 90 68 .570 3 1/2 NL WON LOST PCT GB Marlins 87 70 .554 - Phillies 85 72 .541 2 Astros 84 73 .535 3 Dodgers 83 73 .532 3 1/2 4) The Yankees clinched the AL East title for the 6th consecutive year. 5) The Twins clinched the AL Central title for the 2nd consecutive year. The Twins winning streak reached 10 games. 6) The A's clinched the AL West title for the 2nd consecutive year. 7) The Cubs passed the Astros for sole possession of 1st place in the NL Central. 8) The Redsox will clinch the AL wild card if they beat the Orioles and the Mariners lose to the Angels. 9) The Cardinals will be mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason if they lose to the Brewers and the Cubs beat the Reds. The Cardinals clinched a winning season for the 4th consecutive year. 10) The Diamondbacks were mathematically eliminated from the postseason. 11) The BlueJays clinched a winning season for the first time since 2000. 12) Magic numbers-- AL East--Yankees, clinched AL Central--Twins, clinched AL West--A's, clinched AL wild card--Redsox, 2 NL East--Braves, clinched NL Central--Cubs, 5 NL West--Giants, clinched NL wild card--Marlins, 4 13) The race for the postseason seeds-- AL--The Yankees have a 3 1/2 game lead over the A's for the #1 seed. The Twins will be the #3 seed. The Yankees will clinch the #1 seed if they beat the Whitesox and the A's lose to the Rangers. NL--The Giants and Braves are in a virtual tie for the #1 seed. The Giants lead in PCT. The Central champions will be the #3 seed. 14) Tigers watch-- To lose 121 games (to set a modern major league record): 3-2 Current pace: 122 losses The Tigers losing streak ended at 10 games. 15) Today's schedule-- AL Yankees (Mike Mussina) at Whitesox (Esteban Loaiza), 2:05 Rangers (Joaquin Benoit) at A's (Tim Hudson), 3:35 Mariners (Ryan Franklin) at Angels (John Lackey), 4:05 Orioles (Pat Hentgen) at Redsox (John Burkett), 7:05 Devil Rays (Doug Waechter) at BlueJays (Kelvim Escobar), 7:05 Indians (C.C. Sabathia) at Twins (Kyle Lohse), 8:05 Tigers (Shane Loux) at Royals (Jimmy Gobble), 8:05 NL Giants (Sidney Ponson) at Astros (Roy Oswalt), 2:05 Expos (Zach Day) at Braves (Russ Ortiz), 7:05 Phillies (Brett Myers) at Marlins (Josh Beckett), 7:05 Cubs (Shawn Estes) at Reds (Josh Hall), 7:10 Pirates (Jeff D'Amico) at Mets (Steve Trachsel), 7:10 Cardinals (Matt Morris) at Brewers (Matt Kinney), 8:05 Diamondbacks (Randy Johnson) at Rockies (Jose Jimenez), 9:05 Dodgers (Kevin Brown) at Padres (Ben Howard), 10:05 16) Yesterday's HRs-- Jason Giambi--#40 Carlos Delgado--#37 Aubrey Huff--#32 Todd Helton--#32 David Ortiz--#29 Aramis Ramirez--#27 Adrian Beltre--#23 Raul Mondesi--#23 Craig Monroe--#21 Marquis Grissom--#20 Tim Salmon--#19 Shea Hillenbrand--#19 Jeff Conine--#18 Angel Berroa--#17 Larry Walker--#15 Nick Johnson--#14 Julio Lugo--#13 Luis Matos--#13 Ken Harvey--#13 Alex Cintron--#13 Todd Walker--#12 Edgardo Alfonzo--#12 Reed Johnson--#10 Todd Greene--#10 Mike Matheny--#8 Ron Belliard--#6 & #7 Chad Moeller--#7 Warren Morris--#6 Brady Clark--#6 Juan Rivera--#4 Jason Lane--#2 & #3 Cristian Guzman--#3 A.J. Hinch--#3 17) HR leaders-- AL 1) Alex Rodriguez--47 2) Frank Thomas--41 3) Jason Giambi--40* T4) Rafael Palmeiro--37 T4) Carlos Delgado--37* T6) Manny Ramirez--36 T6) Alfonso Soriano--36 8) Bret Boone--34 9) Vernon Wells--33 10) Aubrey Huff--32* NL T1) Barry Bonds--44 T1) Jim Thome--44 3) Albert Pujols--43 T4) Javier Lopez--42 T4) Richie Sexson--42 6) Gary Sheffield--38 T7) Jeff Bagwell--37 T7) Jim Edmonds--37 T9) Sammy Sosa--36 T9) Andruw Jones--36 *--hit 1 yesterday 17) Larry Walker tied Chili Davis for 66th place on the all time HR list, with 350. 18) Carlos Delgado tied Tino Martinez into 98th place on the all time HR list, with 299. 19) Jason Giambi reached 40 HR for the 3rd time and 2nd consecutive year. After 103 RCAA/1.137 OPS and 75 RCAA/1.034 OPS seasons, Giambi is hitting .525 SLG, .412 OBA, .936 OPS, 50 RCAA in 152 games. He has a .964 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 444 RCAA in 1260 games. Giambi can join the list of AL'ers with at least 5 consecutive years with 50+ RCAA-- Code: 1 Ty Cobb 1907-19 13 2 Lou Gehrig 1926-37 12 3 Mickey Mantle 1954-62 9 4 Babe Ruth 1926-33 8 T5 Eddie Collins 1909-15 7 T5 Harry Heilmann 1921-27 7 T5 Frank Thomas 1991-97 7 T5 Edgar Martinez 1995-01 7 9 Babe Ruth 1919-24 6 T10 Jimmie Foxx 1932-36 5 T10 Ted Williams 1954-58 5 T10 Manny Ramirez 1999-03 5 T10 Jason Giambi 1999-03 5 Giambi became the 4th player to have consecutive 40+ HR seasons in his 1st 2 years with a team-- Code: Alex Rodriguez 2001-03 Rangers (3 in a row) Babe Ruth 1920-21 Yankees Cecil Fielder 1990-91 Tigers Jason Giambi 2002-03 Yankees __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. It's powerful, yet extremely easy to use. Features extensive sorting and stat display options. The CBE has many features that are not available in online and printed sources. Has 2006 stats and daily update service for 2007.

09-24-2003, 12:23 PM	#2
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	1) Tigers RF Bobby Higginson was suspended for 2 games, for throwing equipment that hit an umpire last week. He started serving it yesterday. After 14 RCAA/.813 OPS and 9 RCAA/.762 OPS seasons, Higginson has a .366 SLG, .322 OBA, .688 OPS, -12 RCAA in 126 games. He has a .824 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 119 RCAA in 1217 games. 2) The Phillies activated 3B David Bell from the DL. Bell, who's never had a positive RCAA in his career, is hitting .285 SLG, .298 OBA, .582 OPS, -18 RCAA in 84 games in his first year with the Phillies. He has a .703 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and -80 RCAA in 964 games. 3) According to the Chicago Sun Times, the Whitesox will try to re-sign Ps Bartolo Colon and Tom Gordon, who will both be free agents. 4) Royals SS Angel Berroa tied the team's single season record for HBP. Berroa, who also played in 35 games in 2001-02, is hitting .462 SLG, .344 OBA, .806 OPS, -2 RCAA in 153 games as a 23 year old rookie. The new top 10-- Code: HIT BY PITCHES YEAR HBP T1 Mike Macfarlane 1994 18 T1 Angel Berroa 2003 18 T3 Sal Fasano 1998 16 T3 Mike Macfarlane 1993 16 T5 Mike Sweeney 2000 15 T5 Mike Macfarlane 1992 15 7 Keith Miller 1992 14 T8 Hal McRae 1977 13 T8 Aaron Guiel 2003 13 T10 Lonnie Smith 1986 10 T10 Hal McRae 1983 10 T10 Mike Sweeney 1999 10 T10 Carlos Febles 2000 10 He's tied for 4th vs. the league average-- Code: HIT BY PITCHES YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Mike Macfarlane 1994 16 18 2 2 Sal Fasano 1998 14 16 2 3 Mike Macfarlane 1993 13 16 3 T4 Mike Macfarlane 1992 12 15 3 T4 Angel Berroa 2003 12 18 6 6 Keith Miller 1992 11 14 3 7 Mike Sweeney 2000 10 15 5 T8 Hal McRae 1977 9 13 4 T8 Aaron Guiel 2003 9 13 4 T10 Hal McRae 1983 7 10 3 T10 Carlos Febles 2000 7 10 3 T10 Lonnie Smith 1986 7 10 3 5) The Mets outrighted P Jason Roach to the minors after he cleared waivers. Roach had been removed from the 40 man roster when he was designated for assignment earlier in the month. 6) Rangers OF Laynce Nix has a badly bruised right shin and could miss the rest of the season. Nix has a .440 SLG, .289 OBA, .729 OPS, -5 RCAA in his first 53 career games. 7) Braves CF Andruw Jones was given a routine day off from the lineup, but was used as a pinch hitter. After -7 RCAA/.772 OPS and 25 RCAA/.878 OPS seasons, Jones is hitting .512 SLG, .335 OBA, .847 OPS, 12 RCAA in 152 games. He has a .835 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and 80 RCAA in 1133 games. __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. It's powerful, yet extremely easy to use. Features extensive sorting and stat display options. The CBE has many features that are not available in online and printed sources. Has 2006 stats and daily update service for 2007.

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