"Doc Halladay" redirects here. For the gambler and gunfighter, see Doc Holliday.
Baseball player
Roy Halladay
Halladay with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009
Pitcher
Born:(1977-05-14)May 14, 1977 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died: November 7, 2017(2017-11-07) (aged 40) Gulf of Mexico near New Port Richey, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 20, 1998, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 2013, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
203–105
Earned run average
3.38
Strikeouts
2,117
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (1998–2009)
Philadelphia Phillies (2010–2013)
Career highlights and awards
8× All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008–2011)
2× Cy Young Award (2003, 2010)
2× MLB wins leader (2003, 2010)
Pitched a perfect game on May 29, 2010
Pitched a postseason no-hitter on October 6, 2010
Toronto Blue Jays No. 32 retired
Philadelphia Phillies No. 34 retired
Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence
Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
2019
Vote
85.4% (first ballot)
Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III[1] (May 14, 1977 – November 7, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies between 1998 and 2013. His nickname, "Doc", was coined by Toronto Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek,[2] and was a reference to Wild West gunslinger Doc Holliday. An eight-time All-Star, Halladay was one of the most dominant pitchers of his era and is regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time.[3][4][5] Known for his outstanding durability, he led the league in complete games seven times, the most of any pitcher whose career began after 1945.[1][6] He also led the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio five times and innings pitched four times.[6]
Raised in Arvada, Colorado, Halladay pitched at Arvada West High School, before being drafted 17th overall by the Blue Jays in the 1995 MLB draft. He made his major league debut in 1998, nearly pitching a no-hitter in his second career start. After struggling in 2000, he was demoted to the minor leagues, where he reworked his delivery and pitching. In 2002, Halladay established himself as a durable, elite starting pitcher, earning his first All-Star selection. The following year, he won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award and led the AL in complete games, which he accomplished five times in seven seasons, through 2009. He was traded to the Phillies before the 2010 season, and that year, he pitched both the 20th perfect game and the second postseason no-hitter in major league history, led the majors in shutouts for the second consecutive year, and won the National League (NL) Cy Young Award. In 2011, Halladay had another dominant season, leading the NL in complete games, but he was plagued by injuries the next two years. After the 2013 season, he announced his retirement as the active major league leader in complete games, with 67.
On November 7, 2017, Halladay died when he crashed his ICON A5 amphibious plane into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. He was 40 years old.[7][8][9] The Blue Jays organization posthumously retired his number 32 on March 29, 2018, with the Phillies retiring his number 34 on August 8, 2021. Halladay was announced as an inductee to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on January 22, 2019; he was the first posthumously elected player since Deacon White in 2013 and the first posthumously elected by the BBWAA since Roberto Clemente in 1973.
^ ab"Roy Halladay Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
^Griffin, Richard (March 29, 2013). "Roy Halladay, Blue Jays go separate ways: Griffin". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^Kepner, Tyler (May 29, 2010). "This Time, It's Halladay Who's Perfect". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
^"Roy Halladay throws second no-hitter in postseason history". ESPN. October 6, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^Brookover, Bob (October 8, 2010). "Inside the Phillies: On day after, Doc sticks to routine". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^ ab"Roy Halladay". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
^"Blue Jays great Roy Halladay killed in small plane crash". CBC News. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^"Ex-MLB star Halladay, 40, dies in plane crash". ESPN. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
^Apstein, Stephanie (July 17, 2019). "What Made Roy Fly". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
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