JockBio: Roy Halladay Facts

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• Philadelphia Phillies	• Pitcher	• #34
• Height: 6' 6"	• Weight: 225	• Born: 5/14/77

When Roy came within one out of a no-hitter in 1998 against the Detroit Tigers, he lost it on a homerun by Bobby Higginson. The ball was caught in the Toronto bullpen by Dave Steib, the only Blue Jay to have ever thrown a no-hitter.
Roy was the third Blue Jays pitcher to win the Cy Young, following Roger Clemens and Pat Hentgen.
Roy was the only pitcher who received votes on every ballot for the 2003 Cy Young Award. Chicago White Sox Esteban Loaiza got the only other two first-place votes, and both were from Chicago writers.
Roy has always done well in away games. In 2005, he had the league’s best road ERA at 2.09.
Roy’s 100th career win came in his first start after undergoing an appendectomy in 2007—and his 200th start overall. No Toronto pitcher had ever reached the century mark that quickly.
Roy drove in his first major-league run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2007.
In 2008, Roy became the first pitcher to beat the New York Yankees five times since Luis Tiant in 1974.
Roy won his first 10 starts at the Rogers Centre in 2008.
Roy set career highs with 14 strikeouts and 133 pitches in a 2009 game against the Los Angeles Angels.
Roy’s 1.3 walks per nine innings pitched was the best in the AL in 2009.
Roy led the AL in shutouts in 2003, 2008 and 2009.
Roy’s perfect game in 2010 was the second in Philies’ history. The first was authored by Hall of Famer Jim Bunning in 1964.
In 2009, Roy signed a contract extension with the Phillies worth $60 million.
Roy and Clemens are the only Blue Jays with two 20-win seasons.
After being dealt to the Phillies, Roy took out an ad thanking Blue Jays fans for their love and support.
Roy’s teammates nicknamed him “Doc,” after the Old West gunslinger.
Roy is one of the most active players in baseball when it comes to working in the community. He runs Doc’s Box for Kids, inviting children and families from Toronto’s Hospital For Sick Children to the Rogers Centre. He’s also involved in the Blue Jays Field of Dreams and the Jays Care Foundation.
Roy grew up in the Denver area, but makes his home today in Palm Harbor, Fla., just a few miles from the Blue Jays spring training home of Dunedin.
Roy is married to Brandy and the couple has two children, Braden and Ryan.
Roy was an avid card collector as a boy. His most treasure cards were Roger Clemens, Nolan Ryan, and Dale Murphy.
During the off-season, Roy has full use of the Blue Jays spring training facilities where he runs between 60-90 minutes each morning.
Roy’s best friend as a kid was his sister, Heather, who was four years younger. She now owns her brother every year on her fantasy baseball team.

Bobby Higginson,
2002 Upper Deck 40-Man

Roger Clemens, 1997 Beckett