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| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: May 3, 1977 Sechelt, British Columbia | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 23, 1998 for the Florida Marlins | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 04, 2008) | |
| Win-Loss | 66-77 |
| Saves | 87 |
| Earned run average | 4. In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The District Municipality of Sechelt ('siːʃɛlt is a community on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 70 |
| Strikeouts | 1,070 |
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Ryan Scott Dempster (born May 3, 1977 in Sechelt, British Columbia) is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The District Municipality of Sechelt ('siːʃɛlt is a community on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois.
Dempster bats and throws right-handed. He has a win-loss record of 56-59 and an earned run average of 4. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 83 in 247 games (162 starts) [all statistics are through the 2005 season]. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series He has played for the Florida Marlins (1998-2002), the Cincinnati Reds (2002-2003), and the Chicago Cubs (2004-present). The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. In August 2003 he underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and made a miraculous recovery from the surgery, taking a little under a year to recover from it, coming back in the last half of 2004 to pitch for the Chicago Cubs. Tommy John surgery known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL) is a surgical procedure in which a Ligament in the The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2005, after starting 6 games, Dempster was named the closer for the Chicago Cubs, replacing LaTroy Hawkins. In Baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL) is a Relief pitcher who specializes in closing out LaTroy Hawkins (born December 21, 1972 in Gary, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the Houston
He collected 33 saves in 35 opportunities, the best save percentage in the league; in both blown saves, he collected the win. Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVP, PCT) is an Ice hockey and Lacrosse Statistic that represents A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead He is the only Cub and one of just three players ever to start a game and collect 30 saves in a single season. On October 1, 2005, the Cubs signed him through 2008 in a US$15. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 5 million contract extension. He emerged as one of the team's most consistent closers in 2007. At one point, Lou Pinella, the Cubs' manager, was considering promoting Dempster to a starting pitcher. Louis Victor Piniella (pɨˈnɛlə born August 28, 1943, in Tampa Florida, United States) is the current manager of the Chicago [1] However, the idea was short lived, as a struggling bullpen forced Dempster to remain as closer. He recorded sixteen saves in eighteen opportunities before missing two weeks of playtime on account of an injured oblique muscle. [2] During 2008 spring training, Dempster's performance earned him a promotion to the third spot on the starting rotation, with the closer job going to Kerry Wood. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. Kerry Lee Wood (born June 16, 1977 in Irving, Texas) is an American Baseball player On April 3, 2008, he earned his first win as a home starter since a 2002 win with the Marlins against the Cubs. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. [3] On May 15th, 2008, Dempster recorded a career high 12 strikeouts in a game. He pitched 8 1/3rd innings, and gave up only 6 hits.
Dempster is widely known for his laid-back attitude, constantly joking with fans and teammates and is said to be a positive contribution to a team's clubhouse. Dempster's fun and easy-going personality was especially evident when in comments to an Arizona newspaper in March of 2007, Dempster stated that if his career as a closer began to tumble, he would pursue ninja training. [4] He is also known for his Harry Caray impression. Harry Caray (b Harry Christopher Carabina, March 1, 1914, St Louis, Mo Most notably, he announced the Cubs' starting lineup while speaking like Caray before a nationally televised baseball game on Fox Sports. See also Fox Sports (Australia and Fox Sports Net. Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company (part of As of June 4th 2008, he has posted an impressive record as a starter going 7 and 2 with an ERA of 2. 75, with 63 strikeouts in 75. 1 innings pitched.
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Awards and honors
- National League All-Star (2000)
- Named one of the 99 "Good Guys" in professional sports by The Sporting News. All-star (also allstar or all star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of Sports and 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports
- Tip O'Neill Award (2000)
- Played in the NHL All-Star Celebrity Challenge on January 30, 2002. The Tip O'Neill Award is an award given out by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to the Canadian Baseball player "judged to have excelled in individual The NHL All-Star Celebrity Challenge was a benefit hockey game to raise money for Hockey's All-Star Kids and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
See also
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Yahoo! Sports: Ryan Dempster
- Interview in The Heckler
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