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| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: April 27, 1975 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 12, 1997 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 100-69 |
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| Strikeouts | 1,164 |
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Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975 in Exeter, New Hampshire) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the St. Louis Cardinals since 2003, and is currently signed with the team until the 2011 season, with a club option for 2012. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St [1] Carpenter was 22 years old and a highly-regarded prospect when he broke into the majors in 1997 with the Toronto Blue Jays. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He stayed with Toronto until after the 2002 season. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series:
As of 2005, Carpenter resides in Bedford, New Hampshire. Bedford, founded in 1750 is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. He is married to his wife, Alyson. He also has a son (Sam) and a daughter (Ava).
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Minor Leagues
Chris began his pro career with the Medicine Hat Jays of the short-season Pioneer League in 1994. In his debut against the Great Falls Dodgers, he tossed six scoreless innings of one-hit ball, fanning nine along the way. Chris ended up with a mark of 6-3 and turned in the league’s third-lowest ERA. He was also picked as the PL’s #3 prospect by league managers, behind Aaron Boone and Ray Brown. Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973 in La Mesa, California) is a major league infielder currently with the Washington Nationals
Career with St. Louis
The Cardinals signed Carpenter prior to the 2003 season. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to He was forced to sit out the entire 2003 season due to a torn labrum. However, Carpenter came back with an impressive 2004, helping the Cardinals win the National League pennant for the first time since 1987. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St In September, Carpenter was benched with a nerve problem in his right biceps, ending his season and causing him to miss the 2004 World Series. The 2004 World Series was the championship series of the 2004 Major League Baseball (MLB season
In 2005, Carpenter posted his best year to date. He set career bests in ERA (2. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 83), strikeouts (213), innings pitched (241. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners 7), complete games (7) and shutouts (4) while amassing a 21-5 record for the Division Champion Cardinals. In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St While not a leader in any one statistical category in 2005, he was selected over Dontrelle Willis as the National League Cy Young Award winner. Dontrelle Wayne Willis (born January 12, 1982 in Oakland California) nicknamed "D-Train" is a Starting pitcher in the In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National He also was selected as the starter for the National League in the 2005 All Star game.
This time, Carpenter was healthy for the post-season. Although the Cardinals lost to the Houston Astros in the National League Championship Series, he pitched well throughout the postseason, going 2-0 with a 2. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The National League Championship Series ( NLCS) the second round of the 2005 National League playoffs matched the Central Division champion and defending 14 ERA in 21 innings against the San Diego Padres and Houston. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969
Carpenter continued pitching well throughout the 2006 season, achieving career feats such as striking out a career high 13 batters on June 13, 2006 against the Pittsburgh Pirates[2]and winning his 100th career game on September 16, 2006 beating the San Francisco Giants 6-1. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. [3] Carpenter became the third member of the St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff to get his 100th career win in 2006, after Jeff Suppan and Mark Mulder. Jeffrey Scot Suppan (ˈsuːpɑːn born January 2, 1975, in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a Major League Baseball pitcher Mark Alan Mulder (born August 5, 1977 in South Holland Illinois) is a Left-handed Starting pitcher for the St Carpenter was also voted on the 2006 All-Star game, and finished third in the Cy Young Award voting behind Brandon Webb and Trevor Hoffman. In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Brandon Tyler Webb (born May 9, 1979 in Ashland Kentucky) is a National Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for Trevor William Hoffman ( October 13, 1967 in Bellflower California) is a closer in Major League Baseball who has played for the [4]
Carpenter won his first career World Series start in Game 3 against the Detroit Tigers on October 24, 2006 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri by pitching eight innings and allowing no runs on three hits. The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Busch Stadium (also referred to informally as " New Busch Stadium " or " Busch Stadium III " is the home of the St Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee In eight career post-season starts, he has a 5-1 record with a 2. 53 ERA in 53. 3 innings.
On December 4, 2006 the Cardinals announced they had re-signed Carpenter to a five-year, $65 million deal, keeping Carpenter with the team through 2011, with a $12 million option for 2012. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [5]
In 2007, Carpenter pitched only one game. After an opening day loss to the New York Mets, Carpenter was sidelined with elbow problems and the team announced on May 5, 2007 that he would need arthroscopic surgery to trim bone spurs. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. As Carpenter was attempting to return from elbow surgery, further problems developed and on July 19, 2007 the Cardinals announced that his season was over. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Carpenter would undergo Tommy John surgery to replace a ligament in his pitching elbow and would miss the remainder of the 2007 and a significant portion of the 2008 season. Thomas Edward John Jr (born May 22 1943 in Terre Haute Indiana) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball whose 288 Tommy John surgery known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL) is a surgical procedure in which a Ligament in the [6]
Pitching style
Carpenter is known to have five quality pitches and throws two and four-seam fastballs in the 93-97 mph range consistently. For the American band of the same name see Fastball (band. For the game also known as fast-pitch softball see Softball. He is known to have one of the best curveballs in baseball and has excellent command over his slider and circle-change up. The curveball is a breaking pitch in Baseball thrown with a grip and hand movement that imparts down and/or sideways spin to the ball. [7] He is known as being unpredictable to opposing batters in his pitching pattern, as he will throw any of his pitches at any time.
Carpenter has also shown his ability to work effectively on days when he doesn't have his best stuff.
Stats
| Season | Team | G | W | L | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | O-AVG |
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| 1997 | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 | 3 | 7 | 81. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3 | 108 | 55 | 46 | 7 | 37 | 55 | 5. 09 | . 325 |
| 1998 | Toronto Blue Jays | 33 | 12 | 7 | 175. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 0 | 177 | 97 | 85 | 18 | 61 | 136 | 4. 37 | . 265 |
| 1999 | Toronto Blue Jays | 24 | 9 | 8 | 150. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 0 | 177 | 81 | 73 | 16 | 48 | 106 | 4. 38 | . 305 |
| 2000 | Toronto Blue Jays | 34 | 10 | 12 | 175. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3 | 204 | 130 | 122 | 30 | 83 | 113 | 6. 26 | . 290 |
| 2001 | Toronto Blue Jays | 34 | 11 | 11 | 215. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 7 | 229 | 112 | 98 | 29 | 75 | 157 | 4. 09 | . 274 |
| 2002 | Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | 4 | 5 | 73. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3 | 89 | 45 | 43 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 5. 28 | . 306 |
| 2004 | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 15 | 5 | 182. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St 0 | 169 | 75 | 70 | 24 | 38 | 152 | 3. 46 | . 245 |
| 2005 | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 21 | 5 | 241. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St 7 | 204 | 82 | 76 | 18 | 51 | 213 | 2. 83 | . 231 |
| 2006 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 15 | 8 | 221. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St 7 | 194 | 81 | 76 | 21 | 43 | 184 | 3. 09 | . 235 |
| 2007 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7. 50 | . 346 |
| TOTALS | WinPct . 592 | 246 | 100 | 69 | 1,522. 0 | 1,560 | 763 | 694 | 174 | 464 | 1,164 | 4. 10 | . 267 |
Honors
- 2004 Comeback Player of the Year - The Sporting News and MLBPA
- 2005-2007 All-Star selection
- 2005 Pitcher of the Year - The Sporting News
- 2005 Cy Young Award for the NL
Trivia
- Pitched for the Trinity High School (Manchester) Pioneers while living in Raymond, New Hampshire during his high school years. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports The Major League Baseball Players Association (or MLBPA) is the union of professional major-league baseball players Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Trinity High School is a private Catholic, Coeducational High school located in Manchester New Hampshire. Raymond is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
- Prior to becoming one of the prominent pitchers in baseball, Carpenter was often confused with former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Cris Carpenter. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Cris Howell Carpenter (born April 5, 1965, in St Augustine Florida) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher
- Carpenter's uncle owns a small Sports Collectibles store in Wells, Maine
References
- ^ Yahoo! Sports, Carpenter and Cardinals agree to new five-year contract. Golen, Jimmy
- ^ Notes on Carpenter's 13K game
- ^ Box Score of Carpenter's 100th victory
- ^ Diamondbacks' Webb Wins N.L. Cy Young Award
- ^ Cards reward Carpenter with $65M extension
- ^ USA Today: Carpenter To Have Tommy John Surgery, Out for Season
- ^ Carpenter's scouting report
7. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2002/09/02/carpenter020902.html
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
- Chris Carpenter page at stlcardinals.scout.com
| Preceded by Javy López |
NL Comeback Player of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Ken Griffey, Jr. |
| Preceded by Roger Clemens |
National League Cy Young Award 2005 |
Succeeded by Brandon Webb |