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The rookie gave up a run in the first inning, then held the Astros at bay until the sixth inning.
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Desperately needing a win against the Dodgers in the final game of the year to force a one-game playoff with the Braves in San Francisco, the controversial choice of Giants rookie pitcher Salomon Torres proved disastrous as he gave up three runs in the first four innings and the Giants went on to lose the game 12 – 1.
At the end of his rookie season, the Tigers gave him a $ 25, 000 bonus and signed him to a three-year contract worth $ 255, 000.
He made 97 plate appearances, but drew ten walks and had one sacrifice fly, which gave him 86 official at bats, and allowed him to go into the season still technically a rookie.
Upon being sworn in as an MPP, NDP Leader Howard Hampton reorganized his shadow cabinet and gave the rookie member a long list of portfolios, including Transportation, Environment, Public Infrastructure Renewal, Greater Toronto Area, Culture, Tourism and Recreation, Citizenship and Immigration, and Multicultural Affairs.
This contributed to the perception that Culverhouse was not committed to fielding a quality team, although the rookie contracts he gave to Vinny Testaverde and Paul Gruber were so high as to upset other team owners, while he made Ray Perkins one of the five highest-paid NFL head coaches.
Later in the quarter, a 15-yard facemask penalty on Dallas rookie Dick Daniels during a Wood punt return gave Green Bay the ball on the Cowboys 47-yard line.
Tampa Bay, weak on offense, would only muster two field goals, and gave up a costly safety in the second quarter when a bad snap from center went over the head of rookie quarterback Shaun King and out of the endzone.
") ran so deep that he gave the starting assignment in the last game of the " Massacre " to rookie Bobby Sprowl, who had only been called up from Triple-A Pawtucket a few days earlier.
Reds manager Pete Rose gave Sabo the nickname " Spuds " during his rookie season in 1988, citing a resemblance to a bull terrier character in Bud Light commercials named Spuds MacKenzie.
* In 2011 the International Rugby Board gave its Development Award to USA Rugby for its rookie rugby program that introduced over 100, 000 new children to youth rugby.
Wada secured a spot in the Hawks ' starting rotation from his rookie year ( 2003 ), making his professional debut in a regular season game against the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes on April 1 ( he gave up five runs in innings ).
During a team practice on September 19, " White was defending against two-on-one rushes when John Madden gave rookie Nicklas Bergfors the puck for a shot that deflected off White's stick and hit him in the nose and near the right eye.
Those were quickly put to rest, however, when rookie defensive back Odis McKinney's first NFL interception gave the Giants possession of the football after the two-minute warning.
In the seventh he recorded only one out and gave up another four runs before being pulled for fellow rookie Lynn Nelson.
As a rookie, he was known as " the natural ", which gave the title to the book loosely based on his life.
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Next to Leo Durocher, Dark taught Mays the most when he was a grass-green rookie rushed up to the Polo Grounds 10 years ago this month, to help the Giants win a dramatic pennant.
In their second match up of the 2011 season, Newton set the record for most passing yards in a season for a rookie QB and converted a 91 yard touchdown pass to WR Brandon LaFell to set a Carolina Panther records for longest pass.
On the Cowboys opening possession after 49ers punt, Romo found WR Jesse Holley on a 78 yard pass, which set up the game winning field goal by rookie kicker Dan Bailey.
In September, the Astros called up rookie Glenn Davis after he posted impressive numbers in AAA.
Williams ended up hitting. 327 with 31 home runs and 145 RBIs, leading the league in the latter category, the first rookie to lead the league in runs batted in.
The Bulls also picked up rookie center Stacey King and rookie point guard B. J.
After he was AAA's International League Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player and Triple Crown winner in 1974, he and fellow rookie teammate Fred Lynn were brought up to the Red Sox at the same time, and were known as the " Gold Dust Twins ".< ref >
* Awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy ( rookie of the year ) in 1967, the youngest ever to win the award, and the youngest ever to win a major NHL award up to that time
In this mode, players begin as a rookie tennis player at the Royal Tennis Academy, who must build up his / her skill ( by leveling-up ) through training and practice matches before entering various tournaments.
Mike Scioscia, after being called up as a rookie, made the effort to learn Spanish and eventually became Valenzuela's " personal catcher " with the Dodgers before becoming the full-time catcher.
Called up from the Stingers earlier in the year, he became the first rookie to win a World Series game in nearly a century.
" In his rookie season, Duncan lived up to expectations of being the number one draft pick, starting in all 82 regular-season games, and averaging 21. 1 points, 11. 9 rebounds, 2. 7 assists and 2. 5 blocks per game.
Sandrine Gruda and Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota decided to sit out the season, so the Sun looked elsewhere, adding Jessica Moore and relying on rookie Danielle McCray to step up and score.
With the future of the franchise up in the air, Mystics assistant coach Marianne Stanley took over as head coach and with the duo of Holdsclaw and rookie guard Stacey Dales-Schuman, the Mystics made the playoffs in 2002 with a 17-15 record.
The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain weighed 250 pounds as a rookie before bulking up to 275 and eventually to over 300 pounds with the Lakers.
When the Gundam turns up in a Federation R & D base inside the neutral space colony Side 6, the Principality launches a covert operation to destroy the Gundam that includes young rookie Bernard Wiseman.
Rice only averaged 13. 6 points per game his rookie season but bumped that up to 20 ppg for his remaining five seasons in Miami, which included two trips to the playoffs.
Nonetheless, he put up solid numbers for a rookie, batting. 302 with 11 HRs and 40 RBI in just 325 at-bats.
Going up against rookie Premier Ed Stelmach, the Alberta Liberals had high hopes of increasing their seat count dramatically, particularly with the supposed discontent with the Tories in Calgary.
When Brabham, an Indy rookie, began his warmup laps, he was unaware of the requirement to gradually build up his speed on the track.
That injury ( coupled with the knowledge that the Yankees were set to bring up a rookie center fielder named Joe DiMaggio the next season ) led to Combs ' decision to retire at the age of 36.
During the offseason he continued his tutorials with Hakeem Olajuwon, which he took up after his rookie season, and lost the 20 pounds which he had gained for his second season.
rookie and run
The contributions of the other starters-Brandon Backe ( 10 – 8, 4. 76 ) and rookie starters Ezequiel Astacio ( 3 – 6, 5. 67 ) and Wandy Rodríguez ( 10 – 10, 5. 53 )-were less remarkable, but enough to push the Astros into position for a playoff run.
The Giants went on to lose Game 3 in Arlington, Texas 4 – 2 after a 3-run home run from Ranger's rookie Mitch Moreland in the second inning, and a solo home run by Josh Hamilton in the fifth.
Then on the next play, running back Timmy Smith, a rookie in his first NFL start, took off for a 58-yard touchdown run, making the score 21 – 10.
Up front, linemen Bobby Hamilton ( 7 sacks, 1 fumble recovery ), and rookie Richard Seymour excelled at pressuring quarterbacks and stuffing the run.
Ending several weeks of speculation on 10 September 2005 Red Bull announced it would take control of Minardi in November and run it as their " rookie team " from 2006.
Brian Boucher, who as a rookie backstopped the Flyers ' playoff run the previous season, couldn't duplicate his performance in 2000 – 01 and therefore lost the starting goaltending job to Roman Cechmanek, a former star goalie in the Czech Republic.
Facing rookie Dick Hoover of the Boston Braves, Wilhelm swung and sliced a home run over the short right-field fence at the Polo Grounds.
In his rookie season of 1962, Brock became one of four players to hit a home run into the center-field bleachers at the old Polo Grounds in New York since its 1923 reconstruction.
He also competed in three playoff games with Ottawa during his rookie season, helping the team in its 2003 playoff run to the semifinals.
He would have hit. 300 with over 30 home runs and 30 steals in his rookie year, but he had one home run scratched off his record because he forgot to step on first base while rounding the bases after hitting a home run.
Nagashima hit the game-winning home run off Minoru Murayama, and rookie Sadaharu Oh also had a home run in the game.
Debate over the definition of a rookie aside, Berroa's backers pointed to their identical batting averages and Berroa's greater home run total while hitting in a weaker Kansas City lineup and playing a more demanding position.
During the 2003 – 04 NHL season, his rookie season, he scored six goals and ten assists during the regular season and three points during the Lightning's post season run to the 2004 Stanley Cup.
The Mariners immediately assigned him to their rookie league team, where he went 5 – 3 with a 2. 41 earned run average ( ERA ) in 12 starts.
As a rookie, Crawford was a part of Vancouver's 1982 run to the Stanley Cup finals in which the Canucks were defeated by the New York Islanders.
Later in the year, in the World Series, he became the first rookie to hit a grand slam home run in the Series.
He ended his rookie campaign with 27 mound appearances, a 1 – 2 record, five saves and a 2. 28 earned run average ( ERA ).
In his rookie season, Lugo started in ten games and played in ten more, posting a 3 – 4 record with a 3. 69 earned run average.
At the start of this run the Monarchs acquired their most famous player, Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige, who had since his rookie season in 1927 built a reputation as the best hurler in black baseball for the Birmingham Black Barons, Pittsburgh Crawfords, and several other teams.
A driver can make up to five ( until 2000 ) or seven ( since 2001 ) starts in a season, or run portions of a season and not be declared in that series ( since 2011 ), without giving up their eligibility to be a rookie in NASCAR.
In addition, through the several trades that brought in Fraser Clair, Shayne Fryia, and goaltender David Chant as well as the great play of rookie Jan Platil the Colts looked to make a deep run into the playoffs the following season.
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