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The Cardinals won again and the Series, giving him his first World Series ring. Although he had just three hits in 19 at bats, Holliday walked seven times – the most since Bonds' 13 in the 2002 World Series — boosting his on-base percentage to .385 as he scored five runs. The Cardinals won the National League Central division crown to claim a playoff berth for the first time in three years. During the 65 games with Holliday on the roster, they dispatched an NL-best .600 winning percentage; he batted .353 with 13 home runs and 55 RBI; twelve were game-winning RBI. After the All-Star break, he ranked in the top ten in MLB in batting average (.357), home runs , and RBI . His aggregate totals with the A's and Cardinals included a .313 batting average, 24 home runs and 109 RBI.
Six years after that, as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, Holliday again played against Farrell. In both Series, however, Farrell's teams were victorious over Holliday's. With intense off-season physical training regimens, Holliday plays squash and likes to incorporate an NFL approach.
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Was elected into the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame in 2014 and inducted in 2016. Known primarily as a reserved figure, Holliday has played for years in the shadows of such franchise icons as Todd Helton and Albert Pujols, which accommodated his demeanor well. However, he has emerged as a veteran presence for the Cardinals willing to assist and entertain younger players and top prospects as they attempt to adjust to a lifestyle of playing baseball. In January 2012, he invited Matt Adams, Ryan Jackson, Charlie Tilson and Kolten Wong for a weeklong stay in St. Louis at the tony Frontenac Hotel. Activities included eating out, hitting, working out and attending a St. Louis Blues game.
He singled in the first inning against the Nationals on August 30 for his 1,500th career hit. Holliday finished the season with a .295 batting average with 27 home runs and 102 RBI. After hitting a career-best .340, Holliday won his first batting title. He played in 158 games and posted career-highs as the National League leader in hits , doubles , RBI , extra base hits , and total bases . Additionally, he placed third in each of runs scored , slugging percentage (.607) and OPS (1.012), and fourth in home runs and adjusted OPS+ . He became just the fifth National Leaguer in the previous 59 years to lead the NL in both batting average and RBI, and only the 13th major league player in the previous 45 years with at least 200 hits and 50 doubles.
Matt Holliday slugs three-run home run in Game 1 win
In 41 straight starts spanning from June 22 to August 8, 2012, Holliday reached base. His 15-game hitting streak from June 27 to July 16 was a season-high for the club. From June 16 to July 6, he batted .500 with 10 doubles, 17 runs scored, four home runs, and 21 RBI; his batting average, on-base percentage (.549) and slugging percentage (.824) each led MLB. Holliday was named the NL All-Star team to replace teammate Yadier Molina when he went on the bereavement list. On July 21, Holliday hit the longest home run recorded to date at Busch Stadium.
Faced with a must-win Game 4 situation against the Pirates in the NLDS, he hit a two-run home run in a 2–1 victory. The Cardinals advanced to their third consecutive NLCS against the Dodgers. Holliday started 0-for-13, but his Game 3 home run off Ricky Nolasco to help St. Louis win, 4–2. The Cardinals defeated the Dodgers in six games, securing Holliday's third trip to the Fall Classic, and second against the Red Sox. Holliday collected six hits in 24 at bats with one double, one triple and two home runs for a .625 slugging percentage; however, the Red Sox claimed the title in six games. In the 2013 postseason, Holliday hit four home runs, 10 RBI and a .507 slugging percentage.
Matt Holliday
He made his major league debut in left field on April 16 at Busch Memorial Stadium against one of his future teams, the St. Louis Cardinals. Two days after his debut, Holliday recorded his first career hit, a single, and then, RBI against the Cardinals' Woody Williams, doubling in Kit Pellow. Holliday's first career home run came against José Lima of the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 22. Five days later, he, Jeromy Burnitz, and Charles Johnson collaborated for back-to-back-to-back home runs against the Florida Marlins, the sixth such occasion in franchise history. In the NLDS against the Phillies, Holliday's tendonitis reemerged, limiting him to start two of the five games in the series.
Had he caught the ball, that play would have ended the contest for a Cardinals win and a 1–1 Series tie. Instead, Loney ended up on second base, setting the Dodgers up to eventually score the game-winning run for a 3–2 final margin. Los Angeles swept the best-of-five series, ending the Cardinals' season, and the Game 2 error left Holliday with a reputation as a "goat."
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The plate Holliday allegedly touched with his hand, but instead, just got leg guard or cleat if anything. Holliday’s face got more of the ground than his hand did of the plate, and for some reason, that was enough for the home plate ump. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Baseball-Reference Bullpen 100,000+ pages of baseball information, How to Contribute, ... MLB Scores Yesterday's MLB Games, Scores from any date in Major League history, MLB Probable Pitchers, Baseball-Reference Stream Finder, ... Sign up for the free Baseball Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.
Holliday led the NL with a .480 batting average and 10 RBI, while homering twice with an .880 slugging percentage and .519 on-base percentage. He hit the game-tying home run against New York Mets closer Billy Wagner in the bottom of the ninth inning on May 23, then the game-winning single off Aaron Heilman in the bottom of the 13th to drive in Jonathan Herrera. Two days later, the Rockies placed Holliday on the 15-day DL due to a strained left hamstring, and reactivated him on June 10. Holliday was selected to Team USA for the 2006 World Baseball Classic prior to the start of the MLB season. Despite batting just .255 through May 1, 2006, Holliday accumulated 24 RBI in 25 games.
He played 32 games and assembled 40 hits in 117 at bats for a .342 batting average, collected four doubles, a triple, five home runs and 23 runs batted in ; his home run total placed third in the league. He played 1999 for the Asheville Tourists, batting .264 with 16 home runs and 76 runs scored. With the bases loaded, he was 3-for-9 with one grand slam and 11 RBI. At third base, Holliday turned in an .871 fielding percentage and 57 putouts.
Intends to continue his playing career during the 2019 season, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Heath Bell came on and got out of the jam, keeping Colorado's lead at just one run ... Which would loom large a half-inning later, when Brian Giles drove a two-out double to left to knot the score at six. "I'm sure it means a lot," manager Joe Girardi said of Holliday hitting No. 300. "And I'm sure he got the ball because of where it landed. That probably even means a lot too, so it was a smart place to hit it."
One opponent with long-time ties to the Hollidays is former Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell. Farrell pitched for Tom Holliday at OSU, helping propel them to four College World Series appearances. When Matt and Josh were still toddlers, Farrell often babysat them when their parents went out. Years later, when Matt Holliday was a member of the Rockies team that played the Red Sox in the 2007 World Series, Farrell was the Red Sox pitching coach.
Another possible split is that Holliday crushed finesse pitchers in 2006, batting .358 and slugging 13 home runs against them. A finesse pitcher can be characterized as a pitcher in the bottom third of the league in strikeouts and walks. Dessens only struck out 15.6% of the batters he faced and walked only 6.6%, so he fits the term well. Another possible explanation could be that when batters swung at the first pitch Dessens allowed an .821 OPS and 5 home runs.
Career Regular Season
Because of his hitting abilities and strength, he has sometimes been called the "Stillwater Stinger". With Coors Field absolutely losing its mind, Hoffman intentionally walked Todd Helton, putting runners on the corners with no one out for infielder Jamey Carroll. Carroll jumped on the first pitch he saw, hitting a line drive directly at Giles in right. Holliday -- at 6-foot-4, 240 pounds, not exactly the swiftest guy on the bases -- tagged up, looking to come home with the winning run and send the Rockies to the NLDS for the first time since 1995. That’s in reference to the controversial final play of the 2007 NL Wild-Card Tiebreaker Game. Holliday was ruled safe at home on Jamey Carroll’s walk-off sacrifice fly, but the debate has raged on for over a decade over whether Holliday ever really touched home plate.
Holliday hit a grand slam on June 9, 2013, during a seven-run 10th inning against the Reds in an 11–4 victory. He left the July 11 game against the Cubs early because of a tightened right hamstring sustained while running to first base, prompting the Cardinals to place him on the DL. In another game against the Reds on August 26, Holliday's three-run home run was the longest at Busch Stadium in 2013 at 442 feet .
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