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Esteban Antonio Loaiza [lo-EYE-sa] (born December 31, 1971 in Tijuana, Mexico) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who plays for the Oakland Athletics. Previously, Loaiza played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1995-98), Texas Rangers (1998-2000), Toronto Blue Jays (2000-02), Chicago White Sox (2003-04), New York Yankees (2004), and Washington Nationals (2005). He bats and throws right-handed. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...
Geography Tijuana is a city in northwestern Mexico. ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of a game. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1989 • 1974 • 1973 • 1972 1930 • 1929 • 1913 • 1911 1910 AL Pennants (15) 1990 • 1989 • 1988 • 1974 1973 • 1972 • 1931 • 1930 1929 • 1914 • 1913 • 1911 1910 • 1905 • 1902 West Division titles (13) [1...
Major league affiliations National League (1887-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1886) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1979 • 1971 • 1960 • 1925 1909 NL Pennants (9) 1979 • 1971 • 1960 • 1927 1925 • 1909 • 1903 • 1902 1901 Central Division titles (0) None East Division...
Major league affiliations American League (1961-present) West Division (1972-present) East Division (1969-1971) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None AL Pennants (0) None West Division titles (3) [1] 1999 • 1998 • 1996 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In 1994, a players strike wiped out the last...
Major league affiliations American League (1977-present) East Division (1977-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1992 • 1993 AL Pennants (2) 1992 • 1993 East Division titles (5) 1985 • 1989 • 1991 • 1992 1993 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames Toronto Blue Jays (1977-present) Major league home...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 2005 • 1917 • 1906 AL Pennants (6) 2005 • 1959 • 1919 • 1917 1906 • 1901 Central Division titles (2) [1] 2005 • 2000 West Division titles (2) 1993 • 1983 Wild card berths...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (26) 2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1996 1978 • 1977 • 1962 • 1961 1958 • 1956 • 1953 • 1952 1951 • 1950 • 1949 • 1947 1943 • 1941 • 1939 • 1938 1937 • 1936 • 1932 • 1928 1927 • 1923 AL Pennants (39) 2003 • 2001 • 2000...
Major league affiliations National League (1969-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (0) None East Division titles (2) 1994 • 1981 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames Washington Nationals (2005-present) Montreal Expos (1969-2004) Major league home ballparks RFK...
Loaiza enjoyed a career-season in 2003, leading the American League pitchers in strikeouts (207), and was second in wins (21) and strikeouts per nine innings (8.23); third in ERA (2.90), and sixth in innings pitched (226.3). Considered for the Cy Young Award, Loaiza finished second behind Roy Halladay, and over Pedro Martinez and Tim Hudson. American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ...
In baseball, a pitcher is credited with a win (or W) when, in a game won by his team, he is the teams pitcher at the time that his team takes a lead that it does not relinquish for the remainder of the game. ...
In baseball statistics, strikeouts per nine innings (denoted by SO/9) is a measure of the strikeout ability of a pitcher; calculated as the number of strikeouts obtained for every nine innings pitched: (9 x number of strikeouts) / (innings pitched). ...
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...
In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. ...
In baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best pitchers in the Major Leagues. ...
Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay Harry Leroy Roy Halladay (born May 14, 1977 in Denver, Colorado), nicknamed Doc, is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher. ...
Pedro Martinez warming up in right field of Fenway Park before a game, June 22, 2004. ...
Timothy Adam Hudson (born July 14, 1975 in Columbus, Georgia) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Atlanta Braves (since 2005). ...
In an 11-year career, Loaiza has compiled a 112-99 record with 1255 strikeouts and a 4.60 ERA in 1880 innings. He was an All-Star selection both in 2003 and 2004. Loaiza's 21 wins in 2003 are the most ever in a season for a Mexican pitcher. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual exhibition baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the position players and by the manager for pitchers. ...
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- ESPN profile and daily update
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