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Around the Majors: Puckett has a strokeby Lee SininsMarch 06, 2006 1) Kirby Puckett is in critical condition after suffering a stroke and undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1986 25 35 .366 .537 .903 .638 7.07 .328 31 96 20 161 Twins 1987 26 38 .367 .534 .900 .669 7.02 .332 28 99 12 157 Twins 1988 27 47 .375 .545 .920 .696 7.40 .356 24 121 6 158 Twins 1992 31 35 .374 .490 .864 .661 6.63 .329 19 110 17 160 Twins CAR 254 .360 .477 .837 .602 6.09 .318 207 1085 134 1783 LG AVG 0 .331 .403 .734 .500 4.63 .263 181 848 133 POS AVG 43 .333 .414 .747 .515 4.86 .269 179 825 260 2) Red Sox P David Wells withdrew his trade request and says there is a "99.9 percent chance" that he will retire after the season. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 40 5 4.14 31 30 213 101 4.27 11.41 15 7 0 11 11 Yankees 2004 41 5 3.73 31 31 195.2 101 4.65 10.35 12 8 0 11 9 Padres 2005 42 -1 4.45 30 30 184 107 5.23 12.23 15 7 0 11 11 Red Sox CAREER 132 4.06 618 447 3206.1 2081 5.84 11.46 227 143 13 199 171 LG AVG 0 4.48 3206.1 2181 6.12 13.08 180 180 3) The Marlins terminated INF Pokey Reese's 1 year, $800,000 contract. 4) Cubs 2B Jerry Hairston Jr. was taken to the hospital after being hit in the head by a pitch. Fortunately, he showed no signs of a head injury. YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -2 .353 .372 .725 .465 4.40 .271 2 21 14 58 Orioles 2004 28 2 .378 .397 .775 .521 5.62 .303 2 24 13 86 Orioles 2005 29 -10 .336 .368 .704 .412 4.20 .261 4 30 8 114 Cubs CAR -45 .334 .371 .705 .429 4.27 .261 30 190 102 644 LG AVG 0 .337 .431 .768 .500 5.10 .269 74 311 40 POS AVG -24 .334 .406 .740 .463 4.77 .269 54 260 62 5) MLB signed a lease for a new stadium for the Nationals, which will built along the Anacostia River. 6) The Orioles released P Ryan Jensen. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 26 -13 4.51 32 30 171.2 105 5.50 13.32 13 8 0 9 12 Giants 2003 27 -10 10.80 6 2 13.1 3 2.03 18.23 0 0 0 0 0 Giants 2005 29 -8 7.11 9 3 25.1 18 6.39 14.21 3 2 0 1 4 Royals CAREER -32 5.06 57 42 252.2 152 5.41 14.03 17 12 0 11 18 LG AVG 0 4.19 252.2 189 6.74 12.67 14 14 7) Today's birthdays-- TED ABERNATHY, 1933-2004 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1965 32 17 2.58 84 0 136 104 6.88 11.51 4 6 31 7 3 Cubs 1967 34 28 1.27 70 0 106 88 7.47 9.25 6 3 28 8 1 Reds 1968 35 15 2.47 78 0 135 64 4.27 11.33 10 7 13 11 6 Reds CAREER 24 3.46 681 34 1146.1 765 6.01 12.93 63 69 148 73 59 LG AVG 0 3.55 1146.1 707 5.55 11.90 64 64 TERRY ADAMS, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 11 2.65 66 0 68 51 6.75 12.31 1 4 0 3 2 Phillies 2004 31 2 4.76 61 0 70 56 7.20 14.66 6 4 3 6 4 Blue Jays/Red Sox 2005 32 -12 12.83 16 0 13.1 4 2.70 26.33 0 2 0 0 2 Phillies CAREER 6 4.17 574 41 869.1 691 7.15 13.32 51 62 42 58 55 LG AVG 0 4.34 869.1 654 6.77 12.85 49 49 CLINT BARMES, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 24 0 .357 .400 .757 .517 6.00 .320 0 2 0 12 Rockies 2004 25 -4 .320 .437 .757 .335 4.34 .282 2 10 0 20 Rockies 2005 26 -7 .330 .434 .764 .436 5.05 .289 10 46 6 81 Rockies CAR -11 .330 .433 .763 .424 4.98 .289 12 58 6 113 LG AVG 0 .339 .429 .769 .500 5.11 .269 14 56 7 POS AVG -9 .322 .394 .716 .429 4.40 .269 8 44 12 ERIK BEDARD, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 23 -1 13.50 2 0 0.2 1 13.50 27.00 0 0 0 0 0 Orioles 2004 25 3 4.59 27 26 137.1 121 7.93 14.88 6 10 0 8 8 Orioles 2005 26 1 4.00 24 24 141.2 125 7.94 12.77 6 8 0 7 7 Orioles CAREER 3 4.31 53 50 279.2 247 7.95 13.84 12 18 0 15 15 LG AVG 0 4.50 279.2 196 6.30 12.88 16 16 JOHN COLEMAN, 1863-1922 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1883 20 -104 4.87 65 61 538.1 159 2.66 13.71 12 48 0 18 42 Phillies 1884 21 -33 4.72 24 21 175.1 42 2.16 13.96 5 17 0 7 15 Phillies/Athletics CAREER -142 4.68 107 93 842.2 224 2.39 13.77 23 72 0 31 64 LG AVG 0 3.16 842.2 372 3.97 11.33 47 47 LEFTY GROVE, 1900-75 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1926 26 62 2.51 45 33 258 194 6.77 11.65 13 13 6 20 6 A's 1928 28 43 2.58 39 31 262 183 6.29 10.06 24 8 4 22 10 A's 1929 29 53 2.81 42 37 275 170 5.56 11.85 20 6 4 18 8 A's 1930 30 64 2.54 50 32 291 209 6.46 10.45 28 5 9 24 9 A's 1931 31 75 2.06 41 30 289 175 5.45 9.72 31 4 5 28 7 A's 1932 32 75 2.84 44 30 292 188 5.79 10.76 25 10 7 26 9 A's 1935 35 65 2.70 35 30 273 121 3.99 11.11 20 12 1 24 8 Red Sox 1936 36 70 2.81 35 30 253 130 4.62 10.89 17 12 2 22 7 Red Sox 1937 37 51 3.02 32 32 262 153 5.26 12.13 17 9 0 18 8 Red Sox 1939 39 54 2.54 23 23 191 81 3.82 11.26 15 4 0 15 4 Red Sox CAREER 668 3.06 616 457 3940 2266 5.18 11.60 300 141 55 298 143 LG AVG 0 4.42 3940 1422 3.25 13.63 220 220 COOKIE ROJAS, AGE: 67 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1968 29 -27 .248 .306 .554 .288 2.27 .232 9 48 4 152 Phillies 1969 30 -26 .269 .292 .561 .228 2.29 .228 4 30 1 110 Phillies 1970 31 -23 .283 .302 .585 .276 2.72 .244 2 30 3 121 Cardinals/Royals CAR -171 .306 .337 .643 .386 3.35 .263 54 593 74 1822 LG AVG 0 .323 .380 .703 .500 4.21 .258 146 716 98 POS AVG -102 .314 .344 .657 .431 3.67 .255 77 564 102 WILLIE STARGELL, 1940-2001 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1966 26 48 .381 .581 .962 .749 8.13 .315 33 102 2 140 Pirates 1969 29 52 .382 .556 .938 .760 7.88 .307 29 92 1 145 Pirates 1971 31 71 .398 .628 1.026 .809 9.34 .295 48 125 0 141 Pirates 1972 32 46 .373 .558 .930 .740 7.69 .293 33 112 1 138 Pirates 1973 33 77 .392 .646 1.038 .822 9.62 .299 44 119 0 148 Pirates 1974 34 54 .407 .537 .944 .764 8.27 .301 25 96 0 140 Pirates CAR 553 .360 .529 .889 .693 6.86 .282 475 1540 17 2360 LG AVG 0 .327 .386 .713 .500 4.38 .262 170 862 132 POS AVG 107 .337 .414 .752 .542 4.87 .270 217 999 133 BILL SWEENEY, 1886-1948 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1914 28 -16 .298 .276 .575 .366 2.96 .218 1 38 18 134 Cubs CAR -2 .349 .344 .693 .504 4.66 .272 11 389 172 1039 LG AVG 0 .332 .350 .682 .500 4.39 .263 23 388 149 POS AVG 0 .341 .339 .680 .507 4.40 .263 16 364 154 BOB SWIFT, 1915-66 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1940 25 -35 .295 .299 .594 .226 3.09 .244 0 39 1 130 Browns 1942 27 -21 .264 .257 .522 .185 2.08 .220 1 23 1 89 Browns/A's 1943 28 -15 .301 .237 .538 .243 2.37 .192 1 11 0 77 A's 1945 30 -15 .296 .251 .547 .276 2.63 .233 0 24 1 95 Tigers 1948 33 -15 .338 .284 .622 .328 3.36 .223 4 33 1 113 Tigers CAR -164 .312 .280 .592 .285 3.06 .231 14 238 10 1001 LG AVG 0 .346 .386 .732 .500 4.87 .269 49 361 34 POS AVG -81 .328 .335 .663 .399 3.90 .250 32 327 15 ANTHONY TELFORD, AGE: 40 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1997 31 11 3.24 65 0 89 61 6.17 11.63 4 6 1 6 4 Expos CAREER 9 4.17 333 9 455.1 331 6.54 13.34 22 25 8 23 24 LG AVG 0 4.35 455.1 333 6.59 12.95 26 25 MARCUS THAMES, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 -7 .298 .274 .572 .201 2.61 .205 1 4 0 30 Rangers 2004 27 3 .326 .509 .835 .562 5.70 .255 10 33 0 61 Tigers 2005 28 -4 .263 .411 .674 .382 3.68 .196 7 16 0 38 Tigers CAR -8 .298 .433 .731 .440 4.41 .226 19 55 0 136 LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.04 .269 12 50 6 POS AVG 3 .340 .442 .783 .523 5.33 .276 13 52 7 The 2006 edition of the sabermetric baseball encyclopedia is available and is now shipping. Also, for the first time, there will be a subscription package available to get the encyclopedia updated every day during the 2006 season. The encyclopedia can be ordered at http://www.baseball-encyclopedia.com "Lee Sinins' Sabermetric Encyclopedia is best reason yet developed to own a computer. I think I must own a copy of every baseball encyclopedia there is or ever was, and occasionally I find that I still need to pull out one of the others, but not very often; the Sabermetric Encyclopedia covers 97% of my needs. Whether I'm working or playing, calculating or daydreaming, the Sabermetric Encyclopedia pops up to help out. I turn it on in the morning; I turn it off when the house is on fire. Otherwise, I'm using it."--Bill James Commenting is not available in this weblog entry. Do you have a general question or comment for one of THT's writers? Send it in to our weekly mailbag We also welcome unsolicited op-ed pieces of approximately 500 words for consideration. 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