Roy Halladay
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.jpg) Halladay casts for the Blue Jays, May 27, 2009
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| Born: May 14, 1977 in Denver , United States 
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| Died on: November 7th, 2017 Gulf of Mexico |
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| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| September 20, 1998 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
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| September 23, 2013 at the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Win-loss | 203-105 |
| Earned Run Average | 3.38 |
| Strikeouts | 2.117 |
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 2019 |
| Quota | 85.4% |
| Last update: January 31, 2019 | |
Roy Halladay (born May 14, 1977 in Denver , Colorado as Harry Leroy Halladay III , † November 7, 2017 in the Gulf of Mexico ) was an American baseball player and pitcher , who last played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League . He previously played in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays for more than a decade . On May 29, 2010 he made only the 20th Perfect Game in the history of MLB; this represents the best possible individual achievement of a pitcher.
His nickname "Doc" refers to the gunslinger Doc Holliday and comes from former Blue Jays commentator Tom Cheek .
Halladay was killed when his small plane crashed over the Gulf of Mexico .
In 2019 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame .
Career
Toronto Blue Jays (1998-2009)
In 1995, Halladay was in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft (as the 17th player overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays, a team from the American League , drafted . After spending a few years in the minor leagues, he was called up to the Toronto team late in September 1998. He made his debut on September 20, 1998. He was then able to win his second game in an impressive manner. He pitched a complete game and only allowed one hit (in the 9th inning ).
In 1999, the first year he spent entirely with the Blue Jays, Halladay achieved an excellent ERA of 3.92, setting a high bar for himself.
The following year Halladay could not confirm his performance and at the beginning of the 2001 season he was sent to the farm team in Dunedin , where he should improve his ball control. The plan worked. After almost two months he was promoted back to the higher leagues of the minor league system and in the middle of the season he returned to Toronto, where he was on the mound 16 times from the start, winning five times , losing three times and an ERA Achieved a value of 3.19.
Halladay's breakthrough came in 2002. He pitched 239 1/3 innings, achieved a sensational 19 wins, 168 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.93. In addition, at the age of 25, he was appointed to the All-Star-Team in 2002 .
In 2003 he was allowed to travel to the MLB All-Star Game again and thanks to once again exceptional statistics and outstanding achievements, he was even given the American League Cy Young Award . He was also able to win 22 games, which he broke the sound barrier of 20 wins for the first time in his career.
In the following season, however, his career took a little kink. The Blue Jays had to put him on the injured list twice due to problems with his right shoulder. He was only able to pitch 133 innings and his ERA rose to 4.20. To this day, he has never had a season with an ERA above 4.
Halladay returned successfully in 2005. With 12 wins and an ERA of 2.41, he proved that he had matured into one of the best pitchers in the American League. So he was invited back to the All-Star Game , but was unable to take part due to a broken leg he sustained in a game against the Texas Rangers on July 8th . He also missed the rest of the season with the Blue Jays.
In March 2006, Halladay extended his contract in Toronto for three years during which he would earn $ 40 million. During the season he showed that he was definitely worth his money. With 16 wins he finished the year among the best pitchers in the MLB and he was appointed to the All-Star Team for the fourth time .
He started 2007 extremely successfully with 4 wins in a row. After two poor starts in May and an appendix operation, he returned to the Mound in his old form on May 31, celebrating his 100th victory in the MLB. In total, he again won 16 games.
Due to poor offensive performance by the Blue Jays, Halladay needed a certain amount of time in 2008 to get going. But then he still achieved an excellent 20 victories and thus cracked the 20-victory mark for the second time in his career. His ERA was the second best in the major league with a score of 2.78. Only Cliff Lee achieved a higher value (2.54).
Halladay then seamlessly continued his performance from the previous year in 2009. He led an injured pitching staff and won 17 games. His career climax was on July 14, 2009, when he was allowed to start the All-Star Game for the first time . He pitched two innings and allowed three runs.
Despite all these personal successes, Halladay was unable to play a playoff game for the Blue Jays, as other teams in the demanding East Division ( New York Yankees , Boston Red Sox , most recently Tampa Bay Rays ) outstripped Toronto. At the end of the season, he confirmed existing rumors that he would be looking for a new challenge and not renewing his contract in Toronto. The Blue Jays reacted accordingly and sold him to the Philadelphia Phillies. As part of this move, the Blue Jays received three players ( Kyle Drabek , Travis D'Arnaud and Brett Wallace ) for their star pitcher.
In 12 years for the Blue Jays , Halladay won 148 and lost 76 games. He achieved an ERA of 3.40 and 1495 strikeouts.
In his honor, the Blue Jays have not awarded his number 32 since the 2018 season .
Philadelphia Phillies (2010-2013)
On December 16, 2009, Halladay extended his contract with the Phillies for three years, during which he would earn $ 60 million.
Halladay made his debut for the Phillies in the first game of the 2010 season against the Washington Nationals. In the 1–0 victory over the Florida Marlins on May 29, 2010, he managed his first no-hitter and at the same time a perfect game, that is, no opposing player reached a base during the game. Only 19 other players in over 130 years of MLB history succeeded in this.
Halladay also did something extraordinary in his playoff debut. He is only the second player to score a no-hitter in the postseason. When his Phillies 4-0 on October 6, 2010 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Cincinnati Reds , he managed this feat for the second time after Don Larsen ( New York Yankees 1956). He received the National League's Cy Young Award for his exceptional achievements in the 2010 season . Halladay is only the fifth pitcher to win Cy Young Awards in the AL and NL.
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Blue Jays great Roy Halladay killed in a small plane crash . CBC Sports, November 7, 2017, accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Kyle Cantlon: Blue Jay's Retire Roy Halladay's Number in Touching Opening Day Tribute. In: sports.vice.com. March 29, 2018, accessed April 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Alden Gonzalez: Phils' Halladay throws MLB's 20th perfecto. In: mlb.com. May 30, 2010, accessed November 8, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Todd Zolecki: Halladay unanimous NL Cy Young winner. In: mlb.com. November 16, 2010, accessed November 8, 2017 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Halladay, Roy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halladay III, Harry Leroy (full name); Halladay, Doc (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver , Colorado |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th November 2017 |
| Place of death | Gulf of Mexico |