Around the Majors: GM meetings begin today
by Lee SininsNovember 07, 2005
1) The general managers meetings begin today.
2) Today's birthdays--
KRIS BENSON, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 -9 4.97 18 18 105 68 5.83 14.06 5 9 0 6 8 Pirates 2004 29 -3 4.31 31 31 200.1 134 6.02 12.26 12 12 0 12 12 Pirates/Mets 2005 30 0 4.13 28 28 174.1 95 4.90 11.56 10 8 0 9 9 Mets CAREER 11 4.25 165 165 1024.1 699 6.14 12.66 57 61 0 61 57 LG AVG 0 4.39 1024.1 762 6.70 13.00 57 57 JIM KAAT, AGE: 67 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1962 23 31 3.14 39 35 269 173 5.79 11.24 18 14 1 20 12 Twins 1966 27 37 2.75 41 41 304.2 205 6.06 9.72 25 13 0 25 13 Twins 1975 36 28 3.11 43 41 303.2 142 4.21 12.06 20 14 0 21 13 White Sox CAREER 144 3.45 898 625 4530.1 2461 4.89 11.57 283 237 18 282 238 LG AVG 0 3.60 4530.1 2746 5.45 11.97 252 252 DAVE KRYNZEL, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 22 -2 .319 .244 .563 .299 3.38 .220 0 3 0 16 Brewers 2005 23 -1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 5 Brewers CAR -3 .278 .208 .486 .232 2.77 .188 0 3 0 21 LG AVG 0 .341 .435 .776 .500 5.22 .269 2 7 1 POS AVG 1 .351 .458 .809 .542 5.76 .268 2 7 1 BUCK MARTINEZ, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1969 20 -12 .258 .327 .585 .259 2.65 .229 4 23 0 72 Royals 1978 29 -18 .255 .277 .533 .223 2.32 .219 1 20 1 89 Brewers 1986 37 -13 .271 .269 .539 .200 2.30 .181 2 12 0 81 Blue Jays CAR -116 .284 .343 .627 .336 3.15 .225 58 321 5 1049 LG AVG 0 .327 .390 .718 .500 4.39 .262 69 346 55 POS AVG -51 .313 .364 .677 .428 3.80 .246 64 331 19 JOE NIEKRO, AGE: 61 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1968 23 -17 4.32 34 29 177 65 3.31 13.53 14 10 2 10 14 Cubs 1971 26 -16 4.49 31 15 122.1 43 3.16 13.76 6 7 1 5 8 Tigers 1987 42 -17 5.33 27 26 147 84 5.14 14.02 7 13 0 8 12 Yankees/Twins CAREER -42 3.59 702 500 3584 1747 4.39 12.04 221 204 16 209 216 LG AVG 0 3.64 3584 2170 5.45 12.06 199 199 GLENDON RUSCH, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 -28 6.42 32 19 123.1 93 6.79 16.05 1 12 1 4 9 Brewers 2004 29 16 3.47 32 16 129.2 90 6.25 11.38 6 2 2 5 3 Cubs 2005 30 -4 4.52 46 19 145.1 111 6.87 14.18 9 8 0 8 9 Cubs CAREER -72 4.88 271 202 1308.2 961 6.61 13.44 57 86 4 65 78 LG AVG 0 4.40 1308.2 970 6.67 12.97 73 74 TRAVIS SMITH, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 29 -20 7.17 12 10 54 32 5.33 15.33 4 2 0 1 5 Cardinals 2004 31 -9 6.20 16 4 40.2 26 5.75 13.50 2 3 0 2 3 Braves 2005 32 -3 6.75 12 0 10.2 9 7.59 18.56 0 0 0 0 0 Marlins CAREER -31 6.62 41 14 107.1 68 5.70 14.76 6 5 0 3 8 LG AVG 0 4.20 107.1 80 6.74 12.74 6 6 RUSS SPRINGER, AGE: 37 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 34 -8 8.31 17 0 17.1 11 5.71 13.50 1 1 0 0 2 Cardinals 2004 35 3 2.63 16 0 13.2 9 5.93 14.49 0 1 0 1 0 Astros 2005 36 -4 4.73 62 0 59 54 8.24 11.14 4 4 0 4 4 Astros CAREER -50 5.08 446 27 621.2 559 8.09 13.51 24 38 8 29 33 LG AVG 0 4.38 621.2 450 6.51 12.99 35 35 DICK STUART, 1932-2003 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1959 26 20 .362 .549 .911 .630 6.84 .297 27 78 1 118 Pirates 1961 28 22 .344 .581 .925 .615 6.36 .301 35 117 0 138 Pirates 1964 31 14 .320 .491 .811 .567 5.47 .279 33 114 0 156 Red Sox CAR 52 .316 .489 .806 .535 5.06 .264 228 743 2 1112 LG AVG 0 .329 .404 .733 .500 4.61 .263 112 480 49 POS AVG 60 .337 .443 .780 .543 5.15 .267 160 603 29