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1) The Yankees named Randy Johnson as their Opening Day starter.
Johnson ranks 2nd on the career RSAA for lefties--
2) Bret Boone announced his retirement. Boone had been in camp as a nonroster invitee with the Mets.
3) The White Sox are reportedly talking to free agent P Hideo Nomo.
4) The Dodgers sent OF Tydus Meadows to the minors.
5) Today's birthdays--
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YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 39 6 4.26 18 18 114 125 9.87 12.63 6 8 0 8 6 Diamondbacks 2004 40 50 2.60 35 35 245.2 290 10.62 8.46 16 14 0 22 8 Diamondbacks 2005 41 17 3.79 34 34 225.2 211 8.42 10.61 17 8 0 14 11 Yankees CAREER 528 3.11 523 513 3593.2 4372 10.95 10.86 263 136 2 260 139 LG AVG 0 4.35 3593.2 2505 6.27 12.93 201 201
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RSAA 1 Lefty Grove 668 2 Randy Johnson 528 3 Carl Hubbell 355 4 Whitey Ford 321 5 Warren Spahn 319 6 Hal Newhouser 309 7 Tom Glavine 308 8 Steve Carlton 282 9 Rube Waddell 254 10 Lefty Gomez 241
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YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1996 27 -29 .275 .354 .629 .295 3.18 .233 12 69 3 142 Reds 1997 28 -29 .298 .332 .630 .273 3.15 .223 7 46 5 139 Reds 1999 30 -18 .310 .416 .726 .398 4.22 .252 20 63 14 152 Braves 2003 34 38 .366 .535 .902 .662 7.05 .294 35 117 16 159 Mariners 2004 35 -7 .317 .423 .740 .460 4.34 .251 24 83 10 148 Mariners 2005 36 -17 .290 .350 .639 .319 3.20 .221 7 37 4 88 Mariners/Twins CAR -16 .325 .442 .767 .488 4.85 .266 252 1021 94 1780 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.11 .270 212 911 137 POS AVG -88 .334 .396 .730 .454 4.69 .269 136 737 194
4) The Dodgers sent OF Tydus Meadows to the minors.
5) Today's birthdays--
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ACE ADAMS, AGE: 93 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1942 30 15 1.84 61 0 88 33 3.38 10.23 7 4 11 8 3 Giants CAREER 8 3.47 302 7 553 171 2.78 12.58 41 33 49 40 34 LG AVG 0 3.54 553 202 3.28 12.35 31 31 MOE BERG, 1902-72 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1923 21 -15 .198 .240 .439 .110 1.63 .186 0 6 1 49 Dodgers 1929 27 -16 .323 .307 .630 .342 3.64 .287 0 47 5 107 White Sox 1932 30 -16 .266 .303 .569 .216 2.68 .236 1 26 1 75 Senators 1934 32 -15 .283 .301 .583 .227 2.95 .251 0 15 2 62 Senators/Indians 1936 34 -15 .264 .288 .552 .154 2.63 .240 0 19 0 39 Red Sox CAR -146 .278 .299 .577 .231 2.86 .243 6 206 11 663 LG AVG 0 .359 .418 .778 .500 5.55 .290 30 270 31 POS AVG -54 .342 .367 .709 .413 4.60 .270 19 240 18 MORT COOPER, 1913-58 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1942 29 53 1.77 37 35 279 152 4.90 9.03 22 7 0 22 7 Cardinals 1943 30 34 2.30 37 32 274 141 4.63 10.25 21 8 3 19 10 Cardinals 1944 31 27 2.46 34 33 252 97 3.46 10.43 22 7 1 19 10 Cardinals CAREER 146 2.96 295 239 1843 913 4.46 11.06 128 75 14 122 81 LG AVG 0 3.61 1843 698 3.41 12.40 102 102 WOODY ENGLISH, 1907-97 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1929 22 -30 .352 .339 .691 .350 4.23 .276 1 52 13 144 Cubs 1932 25 -12 .344 .360 .704 .425 4.38 .272 3 47 5 127 Cubs 1937 30 -19 .350 .299 .649 .334 3.72 .238 1 42 4 129 Dodgers CAR -25 .366 .378 .743 .483 5.11 .286 32 422 57 1261 LG AVG 0 .349 .415 .765 .500 5.34 .291 76 633 60 POS AVG -114 .335 .373 .708 .421 4.50 .275 43 530 56 CHICO FERNANDEZ, AGE: 74 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1957 25 -22 .302 .336 .638 .327 3.19 .262 5 51 18 149 Phillies 1958 26 -35 .280 .318 .598 .253 2.76 .230 6 51 12 148 Phillies 1960 28 -24 .303 .313 .616 .293 2.98 .241 4 35 13 133 Tigers CAR -154 .292 .329 .622 .293 3.04 .240 40 259 68 856 LG AVG 0 .335 .411 .746 .500 4.79 .265 86 370 32 POS AVG -60 .321 .374 .695 .422 4.09 .257 59 304 42 RON GANT, AGE: 41 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1990 25 32 .357 .539 .896 .648 6.84 .303 32 84 33 152 Braves 1993 28 22 .345 .510 .854 .599 6.09 .274 36 117 26 157 Braves 1995 30 31 .386 .554 .940 .681 7.55 .276 29 88 23 119 Reds CAR 104 .336 .468 .803 .541 5.52 .256 321 1008 243 1832 LG AVG 0 .335 .411 .746 .500 4.86 .266 178 821 157 POS AVG 66 .341 .428 .769 .525 5.22 .268 206 858 209 JAY GIBBONS, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 9 .330 .456 .786 .548 5.29 .277 23 100 0 160 Orioles 2004 27 -17 .303 .379 .682 .337 3.70 .246 10 47 1 97 Orioles 2005 28 11 .317 .516 .833 .575 5.41 .277 26 79 0 139 Orioles CAR 4 .315 .466 .781 .507 4.90 .261 102 331 2 605 LG AVG 0 .333 .428 .762 .500 4.99 .267 69 290 36 POS AVG 17 .338 .449 .787 .524 5.28 .269 83 314 33 JACK KNOTT, 1907-81 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1936 29 -37 7.27 47 23 193 60 2.80 17.21 9 17 6 10 16 Browns 1942 35 -21 5.59 20 14 95 31 2.94 15.54 2 10 0 4 8 A's CAREER -38 4.97 325 192 1557 484 2.80 14.16 82 103 19 90 95 LG AVG 0 4.50 1557 609 3.52 13.77 87 87 JIM KONSTANTY, 1917-76 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1950 33 20 2.66 74 0 152 56 3.32 9.36 16 7 22 15 8 Phillies 1955 38 12 2.31 45 0 74 19 2.31 11.19 7 2 11 6 3 Yankees CAREER 36 3.46 433 36 946 268 2.55 11.71 66 48 74 64 50 LG AVG 0 3.98 946 423 4.02 12.72 53 53 ELMER MYERS, 1894-1976 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1916 22 -25 3.66 44 35 315 182 5.20 13.20 14 23 1 15 22 A's 1917 23 -41 4.41 38 23 202 88 3.92 13.59 9 16 3 7 18 A's 1918 24 -18 4.64 18 15 95 17 1.61 13.93 4 8 1 4 8 A's CAREER -101 4.06 185 127 1101.2 428 3.50 13.39 55 72 7 52 75 LG AVG 0 3.22 1101.2 402 3.28 12.19 61 61 MEL OTT, 1909-58 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1929 20 75 .449 .635 1.084 .760 11.13 .328 42 151 6 150 Giants 1930 21 57 .458 .578 1.036 .720 10.28 .349 25 119 9 148 Giants 1931 22 44 .392 .545 .937 .721 8.03 .292 29 115 10 138 Giants 1932 23 74 .424 .601 1.025 .779 9.89 .318 38 123 6 154 Giants 1934 25 77 .415 .591 1.006 .787 10.05 .326 35 135 0 153 Giants 1935 26 69 .407 .555 .962 .766 9.46 .322 31 114 7 152 Giants 1936 27 82 .448 .588 1.036 .804 10.96 .328 33 135 6 150 Giants 1937 28 56 .408 .523 .931 .742 8.79 .294 31 95 7 151 Giants 1938 29 81 .442 .583 1.024 .807 10.79 .311 36 116 2 150 Giants 1939 30 59 .449 .581 1.030 .797 10.43 .308 27 80 2 125 Giants 1941 32 47 .403 .495 .898 .723 8.18 .286 27 90 5 148 Giants 1942 33 58 .415 .497 .912 .763 8.34 .295 30 93 6 152 Giants 1944 35 48 .423 .544 .967 .765 9.50 .288 26 82 2 120 Giants 1945 36 43 .411 .499 .910 .735 8.44 .308 21 79 1 135 Giants CAR 989 .414 .533 .947 .743 8.86 .304 511 1860 89 2730 LG AVG 0 .343 .398 .740 .500 5.03 .281 137 1126 102 POS AVG 313 .367 .446 .812 .598 6.27 .297 213 1327 127 TERRY STEINBACH, AGE: 44 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1997 35 -18 .302 .394 .696 .361 3.88 .248 12 54 6 122 Twins 1998 36 -16 .310 .410 .720 .370 3.91 .242 14 54 0 124 Twins CAR -31 .326 .420 .746 .473 4.49 .271 162 745 23 1546 LG AVG 0 .337 .414 .751 .500 4.87 .267 154 701 107 POS AVG -128 .316 .385 .701 .409 4.05 .252 138 658 29