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| Born: May 14, 1977 Denver, Colorado |
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| Major League Baseball debut | |
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Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III (born May 14, 1977 in Denver, Colorado), nicknamed Doc, is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher. 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. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the 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 He currently pitches for the Toronto Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He received his nickname from the famous Arizona gunslinger, "Doc" Holliday. John Henry "Doc" Holliday ( August 14, 1852 &ndash November 8, 1887) was an American dentist He has played for the Jays since 1998 and was the team's first draft selection (17th overall) in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft. 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 He bats and throws right-handed. His outstanding stamina and control, along with devastating movements on an already impressive arsenal, established Halladay as one of the best pitchers in baseball since the turn of the century.
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Early life
Harry Leroy Halladay III was born in 1977 in the Denver suburb of Aurora. His father flew planes for a food processing company while his mother stayed home to raise the kids. From an early age, Halladay loved baseball. Like any kid growing up playing baseball, he sampled every position on the field and dreamed one day to reach the majors. By 14, he’d had so much success on the pitcher’s mound that he attracted the attention of major league scouts. In 1995, after graduating from Arvada West High School, he was picked up by the Jays in the amateur draft. Four seasons in the minors later, the strapping righty made the team and immediately proved his worth. [1]
Career
2000–01
During the 2000 season, Halladay sported a 10. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: 64 ERA in 19 games, 13 of which he started. At the beginning of the 2001 season, Halladay was optioned to class at Dunedin Blue Jays to rebuild his delivery. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series:
Halladay's fastball was clocked up to 95mph but it had little movement and his pitches were up in the strike zone, which was ultimately the reason why his 2000 season was so unsuccessful. He worked with former Jays pitching coach Mel Queen. The problem, Queen realized, was Halladay’s total reliance on his strength—his attempt to overpower batters with straight-ahead pitches. Within two weeks, Halladay remade himself, altering his arm angle for a more deceptive delivery and adding pitches that sank and careened. [2] Instead of throwing over the top, he went to more of a three-quarters sidearm delivery (the middle point between throwing overhand and sidearm). He went from a being a pitcher who relied on his fastball to one who delivers everything down, regardless of the type of pitch he throws. The adjustments were proven to be successful. After a month and a half, he was promoted to class AA Tennessee, and then, a month later, to class AAA Syracuse. The Tennessee Smokies are a Minor League Baseball team based in the Knoxville Tennessee metropolitan area. The Syracuse Chiefs are a Minor league baseball team based in Syracuse New York, and are the new Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals By mid-season, he was back in the Jays’ rotation. He posted a 5–3 record with a 3. 19 ERA for the Jays in 16 starts in 2001.
2002
Halladay had one of his best seasons in 2002, as he posted career highs in wins, ERA, strikeouts, and innings pitched. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Halladay made the All-Star team, and finished with a 19–7 record with 168 strikeouts and a 2. 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 In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes 93 earned run average. His 19 wins were the most by a Blue Jay since David Wells won 20 in 2000. David Lee Wells (born May 20, 1963 in Torrance California) is a former Major League Baseball Starting pitcher. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: He established himself as one of the better starting pitchers in baseball.
2003
Halladay's 2003 season was even better. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to He posted a 22–7 record, 204 strikeouts and a 3. 25 earned run average, which won him the American League Cy Young Award. 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 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 In 2003, he also led the American League in innings pitched with 266. In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners 0 and tied for the American League lead in complete games with nine. 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 He helped the Blue Jays reach a surprising 86 victories.
2004
In 2004, Halladay was placed on the DL twice due to right shoulder problems. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. In just 133. 0 innings, he went 8–8 with a 4. 20 ERA. He walked 39 batters, seven more than he had walked in 2003, when he pitched twice as many innings.
2005
The 2005 season proved to be largely successful for Halladay, as he proved to be one of the best pitchers in the American League, as he went 12–4 with a 2. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series 41 ERA in 19 starts. He was selected to his third All-Star team and was slated to be the starting pitcher for the American League at the All-Star Game in Detroit. 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 However, on July 8, Halladay suffered a broken leg when he was hit with a line drive off the bat of Texas Rangers left fielder Kevin Mench (now a Blue Jay). Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Kevin Ford Mench (born January 7, 1978 in Wilmington Delaware) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays Obviously unavailable for the All-Star Game, he was replaced by Matt Clement of the Boston Red Sox, while Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox was named as the starting pitcher for the American League in the All-Star Game. Matthew Paul Clement (born August 12, 1974 in McCandless Township, Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Mark Alan Buehrle (pronounced /ˈbɝˌli/) (born March 23, 1979 in St The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. 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 An all-star game is an Exhibition game played by the best players in their Sports league. Despite rehabilitation and further evaluation on his leg, Halladay would sit out the remainder of the season.
2006
On March 16, 2006, Halladay signed a $40 million, 3-year contract that will keep him with the club through 2010. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success
During 2006, Halladay finished near the top of the MLB in wins with 16. In, the Major League Baseball season ended with the National League 's St He was named to the American League All-Star Team as a reserve on July 3, 2006, along with four of his Jays teammates. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It marked the second-most appearances in club history, and Halladay's fourth as an All-Star. Although Halladay's strikeout total was lower in 2006 than in previous seasons, his groundball to flyball ratio, complete games, and innings pitched were all among the American League leaders.
2007
Halladay was the American league pitcher of the month in April, going 4–0, highlighted by a 10-inning complete game win over the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA However, he pitched poorly in his two starts in May, and on May 11 was placed on the disabled list and underwent an appendectomy. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople An appendicectomy (or appendectomy) is the surgical removal of the Vermiform appendix. He returned to the rotation in his usual form on May 31 against the Chicago White Sox. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Halladay went 7 innings, giving up just six hits and allowing no runs on his way to his 100th career win. 2007 also saw Halladay bat in his first career RBI. Against the LA Dodgers on June 10th, his ground ball single to center field allowed John McDonald to score. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA John Joseph McDonald (born September 24, 1974 in New London Connecticut) is a Major League Baseball Infielder for the Toronto He shut out the Seattle Mariners on July 22, allowing only three hits. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of
2008
For the sixth consecutive year, Halladay was Toronto's opening day starter, beating his own previous club record of five[3]. He lost 3–2 in a pitcher's duel with New York's Chien-Ming Wang. Chien-Ming Wang ( Pinyin: Wáng Jiànmín born March 31, 1980 in Tainan, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese Starting pitcher for His first win of the season came in his next start against Boston, when he outpitched Josh Beckett in his season debut. Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15 1980 in) is a Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In his third start of the season, Halladay pitched a complete game against the Texas Rangers, in a 4–1 win. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft He has five complete games so far but has lost 3 of them.
Scouting Report
Roy Halladay is no longer known as a strikeout pitcher; he has adjusted his approach to that of a ground ball pitcher with a good strikeout-to-walk ratio. "Fly ball" redirects here for the dog sport see Flyball. In Baseball statistics, strikeout-to-walk ratio ( K/BB) is a measure of a Pitcher 's ability to control pitches calculated as Strikeouts This approach helps to keep his pitch count down (he regularly features among the league leaders in this category) so as to avoid fatigue later in the season. In Baseball statistics, pitch count is the number of pitches thrown by a Pitcher in a game Halladay's arsenal includes a 4 seam fastball which he throws in the mid 90s, two-seam (sinking) fastball which he throws at 92-94 MPH, a curveball which he uses as his strikeout pitch in pressure situations, a cutter which he throws at 90-92 MPH, and a changeup, which he added in 2006[4]. For the American band of the same name see Fastball (band. For the game also known as fast-pitch softball see Softball. 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. For the American band of the same name see Fastball (band. For the game also known as fast-pitch softball see Softball. A changeup is a type of pitch in Baseball. Other names include change-of-pace and simply change. In, the Major League Baseball season ended with the National League 's St He generally can use any of these pitches in any count, which serves to make him even more effective, and keeps hitters off pace. In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Halladay noted that overusing his cutter in 2006 caused some discomfort towards the end of the season, and that he planned to throw more sinkers in 2007 to avoid further pain or stiffness. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities In 2007, Halladay has regained confidence in his cutter, crediting his catcher Sal Fasano for suggesting a grip change[5].
In addition, Roy Halladay pitches at a frenetic pace in order to make his pitches more effective in keeping hitters off pace. Halladay also credits his pace as his way to keep himself warm in between innings so as to stave off stiffness in his pitching shoulder.
Trivia
- Against the Detroit Tigers on September 27, 1998, Halladay had what would have been the third no-hitter ever pitched on the final day of a regular season broken up with two out in the ninth. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again 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 feat would have joined the combined no-hitter by four Oakland Athletics pitchers (Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers) in 1975 and Mike Witt's perfect game in 1984. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. This article is about Vida Blue the baseball pitcher For information on the Jam band of the same name see Vida Blue (band. William Glenn Abbott (born February 16, 1951 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a former professional baseball player who pitched Paul Aaron Lindblad ( August 9 1941 – January 1 2006) was an American left-handed middle-relief pitcher in Major Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946, in Steubenville Ohio) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP Michael Atwater "Mike" Witt (born July 20, 1960 in Fullerton California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball. A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP The bid was broken up by a Bobby Higginson solo home run, the only hit Halladay would allow in a 2–1 Blue Jay victory, his first in the majors in this, his second career start. Robert Leigh Higginson (born August 18, 1970 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball who played The game was also a near perfect game if not for an error by the Blue Jays backup second baseman, Felipe Crespo, as Halladay struck out eight and walked none. A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum Felipe Javier Crespo (born March 5, 1973 in Río Piedras Puerto Rico) is a former utility in Major League Baseball who played for
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- Halladay also pitched the first extra-inning shutout in the major leagues since Jack Morris in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, leading the Jays over the Tigers on September 6, 2003. TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955, in St Paul Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95-67 of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68 of the National League Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started He pitched 10 innings and hadn't allowed a hit until Kevin Witt doubled with two outs in the top of the 8th. Halladay pitched another 10 inning game against the Detroit Tigers on April 14, 2007 in a 2–1 Blue Jays win. Detroit reliever Fernando Rodney took the loss in both games. Fernando Rodney (born March 18 1977 in Samana, Dominican Republic) is a Relief pitcher who currently plays for the Detroit Tigers.
- He uses the song "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" by Robert Palmer when he takes the mound. Robert Allen Palmer ( 19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) born in Batley, Yorkshire, was an English
- In an interview with Politico. com, President George W. Bush claimed that if given the choice, Roy Halladay would be the pitcher he would build a team around, stating, "He's a great pitcher, a steady guy that burns through innings. "
Career highlights
- 4-time MLB All-Star: 2002, 2003, 2005 (was supposed to start but was sidelined with a season-ending injury), and 2006
- American League Cy Young Award: 2003
- The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year: 2003
- Players Choice Awards (Most Outstanding Pitcher): 2003
- 2 time AL player of the week:
- 3 time AL pitcher of the month: May 2003, September 2003, April 2007.
- Toronto Blue Jays Career Leader in Win–Loss percentage (. 670)
- Only Blue Jays pitcher to earn two base hits in one regular season game (vs. Los Angeles Dodgers on June 10, 2007)
See also
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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