1976
Born November 2, 1976
Noord, Noord, Aruba
Sidney Ponson Notable
b. November 2, 1976 · Baltimore Orioles 1998–2005, San Francisco Giants 2003, St. Louis Cardinals 2006, New York Yankees 2006, 2008, Minnesota Twins 2007, Texas Rangers 2008, Kansas City Royals 2009
Sidney Ponson played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1998 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 2009.
He went 91 and 113 with a 5.03 earned run average, pitching 1,760.3 innings in 298 games. He struck out 1,031, completed 29 of his 278 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 298 games he batted .138, with 9 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2004, with 2.
He was born in Noord, Noord, Aruba on November 2, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | BAL | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| 1999 | BAL | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | BAL | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | BAL | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | BAL | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 2003 | BAL/SFG | 31 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .074 |
| 2004 | BAL | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | BAL | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 2006 | NYY/STL | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .231 |
| 2007 | MIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | NYY/TEX | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | KCR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 298 | 65 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .138 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | BAL | 8 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 135.0 | 157 | 79 | 42 | 85 | 5.27 |
| 1999 | BAL | 12 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 210.0 | 227 | 110 | 80 | 112 | 4.71 |
| 2000 | BAL | 9 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 222.0 | 223 | 119 | 83 | 152 | 4.82 |
| 2001 | BAL | 5 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 138.1 | 161 | 76 | 37 | 84 | 4.94 |
| 2002 | BAL | 7 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 176.0 | 172 | 80 | 63 | 120 | 4.09 |
| 2003 | BAL/SFG | 17 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 216.0 | 211 | 90 | 61 | 134 | 3.75 |
| 2004 | BAL | 11 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 215.2 | 265 | 127 | 69 | 115 | 5.30 |
| 2005 | BAL | 7 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 130.1 | 177 | 90 | 48 | 68 | 6.21 |
| 2006 | NYY/STL | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 85.0 | 108 | 59 | 36 | 48 | 6.25 |
| 2007 | MIN | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 37.2 | 54 | 29 | 17 | 23 | 6.93 |
| 2008 | NYY/TEX | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 135.2 | 170 | 76 | 48 | 58 | 5.04 |
| 2009 | KCR | 1 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 58.2 | 79 | 48 | 25 | 32 | 7.36 |
| Career | — | 91 | 113 | 298 | 278 | 1 | 1760.1 | 2004 | 983 | 609 | 1031 | 5.03 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Major-league debut: Sidney Ponson
Sidney Ponson made a major-league debut on April 19, 1998.
2001
Hideo Nomo's No-Hitter
Hideo Nomo threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Baltimore Orioles on April 4, 2001, winning 3–0.
2009
Final major-league game: Sidney Ponson
Sidney Ponson played a final major-league game on July 31, 2009.