Happy Birthday to you!!! Today the world celebrate's our Johan Santana's birthday. He turns 29 this year. About him, Wikipedia tells us:Johan Alexander Santana Araque (born March 13, 1979) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Minnesota Twins. He is a 2-time American League Cy Young Award winner (both unanimous selections).
Santana was born in Tovar, Mérida State, Venezuela and attended Jordan High School, where he played baseball and soccer. He is married to Yasmile and has two daughters, Jasmily & Jasmine.
Highlights- All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007)
- American League Cy Young Award winner (2004 and 2006, both unanimous selections)
- Led American League in winning percentage in 2003, finishing the season at 12-3 (.800)
- Top 10 Cy Young Award (7th, 2003; Winner, 2004; 3rd, 2005; Winner, 2006)
- Top 10 MVP Award (7th, 2006)
- Won the Triple Crown as the leader in wins (19), strikeouts (245), and ERA (2.77) in 2006
- Fanned former teammate David Ortiz for his 1,000th career strikeout (June 13, 2006). Coincidentally, later in the year he would give up Ortiz's 51st home run of the season (September 21), which set a record for home runs by a Red Sox player in one season.
- Set a new club record with 17 strikeouts over eight innings against the Rangers.(August 19, 2007)
Abbrev Explanation
SEASON Year Season was played
AGE Player's Age during season
TM Team played for
LG League team played in
W Pitching Wins
L Pitching Losses
G Games pitched in
GS Games Started
CG Complete Games
SHO Shutouts
GF Games Finished as relief pitcher
SV Saves
IP Innings Pitched
H Hits allowed
R Runs allowed
ER Earned
Runs allowed
HR Home Runs allowed
BB Bases on Balls (Walks)
K Strikeouts
HBP Batters Hit
WP Wild Pitches
O-AVG Opponents Batting Average
ERA Earned Run Average (Formula: 9 * ER / IP)
Source: wikipedia
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