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| Born: December 24, 1974 Gastonia, North Carolina |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| Selected MLB statistics (through May 8, 2008) |
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| Win-Loss | 135-104 |
| Earned Run Average | 3. In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Gastonia is a city in North Carolina, United States. It is the County seat of Gaston County. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 99 |
| Strikeouts | 1589 |
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Kevin Austin Millwood (born December 24, 1974 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Texas Rangers. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes 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 Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Gastonia is a city in North Carolina, United States. It is the County seat of Gaston County. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft
Millwood was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, The First-Year Player Draft, also known as the Rule 4 Draft, is Major League Baseball 's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools After a couple of years in the minors, Millwood made his debut with the Atlanta Braves on July 14, 1997. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, A year later he won 17 games. Millwood formed a part of the Braves' star pitching rotation, which also consisted of Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, and Tom Glavine, which at that time was regarded by many as the best in the National League. Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966 in San Angelo Texas) is a Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967 in) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord Massachusetts) is an American Left-handed Starting pitcher The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball
The 1999 campaign was one of Millwood's best. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP He posted career highs in wins (18, also achieved in 2002), ERA (2. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 68), strikeouts (205) and WHIP (0. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes In Baseball statistics, Walks plus hits per inning pitched ( WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a Pitcher 996). He finished third in the National League Cy Young voting (losing to the Arizona Diamondbacks' Randy Johnson) and 26th on the National League MVP ballot. 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 The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. He was selected an All-Star in 1999, his only appearance in the Midsummer Classic. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 70th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL and National League
Before the 2003 season, Millwood was traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher Johnny Estrada, probably in order to cut their payroll in the midst of economic difficulties. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Johnny Pulado Estrada III (born June 27, 1976 in Hayward, California) is a Major League Baseball Catcher who is currently He went 14-12 with his new team, including throwing a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants on April 27. In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated This was one of only two no-no's ever thrown at the now-demolished Veterans Stadium — the other was thrown by Terry Mulholland — coming in the Phillies' final season at the stadium. Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (informally called "The Vet") was a professional sports facility located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Terence John Mulholland (born March 9, 1963 in Uniontown Pennsylvania) is a retired Major League Baseball Pitcher. To date, it remains the last no-hitter thrown by a Phillie. [1]
In 2005, Millwood signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He came back from injury well, leading the American League in ERA (2. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in 86). However, he only managed a record of 9-11, having horrible run support. He was tied for 6th in the balloting for the Cy Young Award. On December 26, 2005 the Texas Rangers signed Millwood to a five-year, $60 million deal. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. [1].
Through the end of the 2005 season, Millwood has compiled a career 107-75 record with 1280 strikeouts and a 3. 76 ERA in 1559 innings. 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 He has a 3-3 career playoff record, with an ERA of 3. A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade 92.
See also
Reference
- ^ Millwood signs five-year, $60 million deal with Rangers. Major League Baseball recognizes Earned run average champions in the American League and National League each season This is a list of No-hitters in Major League Baseball history.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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American League ERA Champion 2005 |
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