Jamie Moyer

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Jamie Moyer was born on November 18, 1962 in Sellersville, Pennslyvania. He was drafterd by the Chicago Cubs in the 6th round of the 1984 Amateur draft. He lives in Seattle with his wife Karen and six children: Dillon James (7/18/91); Hutton Scott (4/30/93); Timoney Jennifer (7/3/95); Duffy Margaret Joan (9/28/97); McCabe Joseph (7/28/03); and Grady Adele (7/16/04). Played baseball, basketball and golf at Souderton Area High School. At St. Joseph's (PA) he set records with 16 wins, 1.99 ERA and 90 SO in 1984. Moyer had his jersey (#10) retired from St. Joseph's in November, 1997 having the first-ever retired number. He wore number 50 with the Red Sox in 1996 before he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for Darren Bragg.

Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Awards 3 Moments in the Sun 4 Trivia 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

Jamie Moyer made his major league debut on June 16, 1986 against the Philadelphia Phillies, and got his first win. Later that year on August 16, he threw his first shutout against the Montreal Expos.

He was traded to the Texas Rangers in 1988, in which he spent many a days on the DL, he was released in 1990, and signed by the St. Louis Cardinals. He spent time in their minor league system, and the also the Detroit Tigers' before being released and picked up by the Baltimore Orioles in 1993.

His contract was picked up by the Boston Red Sox on December 22. Moyer started the 1996 season in the Boston bullpen, but made seven starts for the Red Sox during the year.

Moyer is best known for his methodical approach to the game and his devastating changeup. Never over-powering, he has become the epitome of the "crafty lefty" throwing a 84mph fastball with late movement, the circle changeup and a curveball. He throws four different pitches: fastball, changeup, curveball, and slider. He reportedly keeps a log of all the batters he has faced in which he details their strengths and weaknesses.

Jamie Moyer spent eleven seasons with the Seattle Mariners where he had career highs in every possible pitching category. His best season came in 2003 when he won a career high 21 games, cruised to a 21-7 record with a career low 3.27 ERA. He was tied for second in the American League for wins and was sixth in ERA. His .750 winning percentage placed him fourth in the league and his 21 wins are a club record. He became the only Seattle pitcher to win 20 games more than once. Moyer was voted to his first All-Star Game in 2003. He was named for the third time the Seattle Pitcher of the Year. On May 5, 2005, Moyer passed Randy Johnson to become the winningest pitcher in Seattle history. The following month he recorded his 200th win in the majors.

In 2006, Moyer was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for a pair of minor league pitchers. In 11 seasons with the Mariners, Moyer is the franchise leader in wins, starts and innings pitched.

Awards

• 2003 American League All-Star
• 2003 Hutch Award (Outstanding Community Service)
• 2003 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
• 2003 Roberto Clemente Award
• 2004 Branch Rickey Humanitarian Award
• 2004 Sporting News Good Guys Award

Moments in the Sun

• The combination of Jamie Moyer(42) and Pat Borders(42) on May 25, 2005 at Baltimore was the third oldest starting battery of all time
• Cofounder with his wife Karen of the Moyer Foundation, helping children in distress
• In November 1997, St. Joseph's University honored Jamie by retiring his jersey (#10)

Trivia

• Toured with ML All-Star team in Japan in November, 1998
• Gave up 5 homeruns to the Red Sox on July 21, 2006 a career high for the 43 year old
• One of five active lefthanders with at least 200 wins (Tom Glavine, Randy Johnson, David Wells, Kenny Rogers)
• Wife Karen is the daughter of former Notre Dame basketball coach and current sportscaster Digger Phelps
• Winningest pitcher in Seattle Mariners franchise history with 145 victories.
• At age 43, Moyer set a Philadelphia Phillies franchise record as the oldest pitcher to record a win.
• On April 12, 2007 Moyer (44 years, 145 days) and Tom Glavine (41 years, 18 days) combined for the oldest age (85 years, 163 days) of any opposing left-handed starting pitchers in baseball history, easily surpassing the Yankees’ Tommy John and the White Sox’ Jerry Reuss, who were a combined 83 years, 299 days old when they faced off on May 2, 1988.

Transactions

• June 4, 1984: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1984.
• December 5, 1988: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Drew Hall and Rafael Palmeiro to the Texas Rangers for Mitch Williams, Paul Kilgus, Steve Wilson, Curtis Wilkerson, Luis Benitez and Pablo Delgado.
• November 13, 1990: Released by the Texas Rangers.
• January 9, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
• October 14, 1991: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
• January 8, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
• March 30, 1992: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
• May 24, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
• December 8, 1992: Granted Free Agency.
• December 14, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
• November 1, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
• January 2, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
• July 30, 1996: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Seattle Mariners for Darren Bragg.
• October 29, 1996: Granted Free Agency.
• November 20, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
• October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.
• December 7, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
• November 7, 2005: Granted Free Agency.
• December 7, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
• August 19, 2006: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Andrew Barb and Andy Baldwin.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis