#31

Full name: Theodore Roosevelt Lilly

Born: 01/04/76

Birthplace: Lameta,CA,USA

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 185

Position: P

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

MLB Debut: 14-MAY-99

Salary: $237,150

2002 Highlights:
Was acquired from the New York Yankees as part of a three-team, seven-player deal on July 5 and made six appearances, five starts with the A's...was 2-1 with a 4.63 ERA with Oakland after going 3-6 with a 3.40 ERA in 16 games, 11 starts, with the Yankees...combined for a 5-7 record and a 3.69 ERA in 22 games, 16 starts...was 4-6 with a 3.90 ERA (39 er in 90.0 ip) and .217 (73 for 336) opponents batting average in his 16 starts and 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA (2 er in 10.0 ip) and .189 (7 for 37) opponents average in his six relief appearances...the five wins matched his career best from 2001 and the seven losses topped his six from 2001...held the opposition to a .214 batting average which was the lowest mark of his career...that broke down to .154 (12 for 78) against left handers and .231 (68 for 295) against right handers...lefties are batting .215 (45 for 209) against him in his career...opponents batting average dropped to .174 (12 for 69) with runners in scoring position...held the opponents number four hitters to a .163 (7 for 43) batting average and he now has a .171 (19 for 111) career average against the oppositions clean-up hitters...fared better on the road where he was 4-4 with a 2.13 ERA (12 er in 50.2 ip), .163 (29 for 178) opponents batting average and three home runs allowed in 12 games, seven starts, compared to 1-3 with a 5.29 ERA (29 er in 49.1 ip), .262 (51 for 195) opponents average and 12 home runs in 10 games, nine starts, in his home ballparks...first hitters faced were 1 for 6 (.167) in relief and he did not inherit any runners...tossed six or more innings in just seven of his 16 starting assignments and pitched fewer than five innings four times...allowed three runs or fewer 12 times, walked two batters or fewer 13 times and did not allow a home run seven times...his teams were 3-3 in his no decisions and 7-9 in his starting assignments...New York scored just 21 runs for him in his 11 starting assignments (68.2 ip, 2.75 runs per nine innings)...A's scored 11 runs in his five starts with Oakland (21.1 ip, 4.64 per nine innings) for a season run support of 3.20 (32 r in 90.0 ip)...acquired from the Yankees on July 5 in a deal in which the A's sent minor leaguers Carlos Pena, Franklyn German and Jeremy Bonderman to Detroit for cash and Jeff Weaver...the A's then sent Weaver to New York for Lilly and minor leaguers John-Ford Griffin and Jason Arnold...inserted into the A's starting rotation after the All-Star Break and won his first start on July 15 at Tampa Bay, combining with the A's bullpen on a four-hit shutout in the A's 4-0 win...tossed six innings and allowed three of the hits...took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before Flaherty singled with two outs...then had a no decision in his next start on July 20 against Texas, a 6-5 A's win, and went on the disabled list on July 23 with an inflamed left shoulder...activated from the D.L. on September 10 and went into the rotation for three starts...was 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA (8 er in 10.1 ip) in those three starts and then made his last appearance of the season in relief on September 28 at Texas in preparation for a possible relief role in the playoffs...tossed two scoreless innings (1 h, 2 so) and picked up the win in the A's 10-8 victory...made two relief appearances against Minnesota in the ALDS and was 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA...took the loss in Game 1 (0.2 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 1 so)...relieved Tim Hudson with one out in the sixth inning, a 5-4 lead and the bases empty and allowed the tying and go ahead runs...also relieved Hudson in Game 4 (3.1 ip, 7 h, 4 r, 4 er, 2 so) and had a no decision in the A's 11-2 loss...began his Yankees portion of the season in the bullpen and had a loss in three relief appearances (5.1 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 6 so) before replacing the injured Andy Pettitte in the rotation...made nine consecutive starts from April 20 to June 8 and was 2-4 with a 3.56 ERA (22 er in 55.2 ip)...first start came on April 20 against Toronto and he had a no decision in the Yankees 5-4, 10 inning loss...tossed a complete game one-hitter at Seattle on April 27 but lost 1-0...it was the 58th one-hitter in Yankees history but the only regular season loss (the Yankees did lose a no-hitter on July 1, 1990 at Chicago)...took a no-hitter into the eighth before walking Wilson with one out...fell to 0-3 before recording his first win of the season on May 18 against Minnesota in a 6-2 Yankees win (7.0 ip, 5 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 9 so)...returned to the pen for a two-game stint (2.2 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb) on June 12 against Arizona and June 15 at New York...tossed his first career shutout in a 1-0 win at San Diego on June 22...allowed three hits and walked two while striking out a career high 11...it was his second career 10 strikeout game...final appearance as a Yankee was a loss in an 11-2 loss to the Mets on June 29 at Yankee Stadium (4.0 ip, 7 h, 6 r, 5 er, 3 bb, 2 so).

2001 Highlights:
Spent the majority of the season with the Yankees, going 5-6 with a 5.37 ERA in 26 games (21 starts)...was second among American League rookies with 112 K (behind Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia--171)...began the season with Triple-A Columbus but was recalled on 4/22 after making three starts...in his first start as a Yankee established a career-high 10 K on 4/22 vs. Boston, allowing 2 ER in 6.2 IP...was the first double-digit strikeout performance by a pitcher making his first start for the Yankees since Charles Hudson in 1987...recorded his first Major-League win on 4/28 vs. Oakland, allowing 3 ER in 5.2 IP...served six-game suspension (by Major League Baseball) from 8/11-17 after hitting Scott Spiezio with a pitch on 8/5 vs. Anaheim (was not ejected from game)...was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on 8/21 to make room for Orlando Hernandez on the 25-man roster...was recalled on 9/1 after making two starts with Columbus...on 9/26 vs. Tampa Bay, established a career high with 7.2 innings in relief of Andy Pettitte...was the longest relief outing in the Majors since the White Sox' Melido Perez went 7.2 innings on 6/15/91 vs. Kansas City...was 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA in two stints with Columbus (5 GS, 25.1 IP, 16 H, 8 ER, 8 BB, 30 K).

2000 Highlights:
Made seven September relief appearances with the Yankees, going 0-0 with a 5.63 ERA...made his Yankee debut on 9/11 vs. Boston, pitching a perfect ninth inning (1 K) in a 4-0 loss...tossed 3.1 hitless innings of relief (4 BB, 5 K) on 9/29 at Baltimore, the longest relief appearance of his career...began the season on the 15-day disabled list, placed there on 3/25 with tendinitis of the left shoulder...made one rehab start for Class-A Tampa on 4/27, allowing 1 ER in 6.2 IP at St. Petersburg...had rehab transferred to Triple-A Columbus on 5/1, was reinstated from the D.L. and optioned to Columbus on 5/23...spent the majority of the season at Columbus, going 8-11 with a 4.19 ERA in 22 starts...finished second in the International League with 127 K (teammate Brandon Knight led the league with 138 K)...pitched at least 6.0 innings in 16 of his 22 starts...tied a Clippers single-game record with 15 strikeouts on 8/20 vs. Louisville...pitched 8.0 shutout innings without issuing a walk, but did not receive a decision in the Clippers 3-0 loss in 17 innings...was named IL Pitcher-of-the-Week for the week of 8/14-20, going 1-0 in two starts without allowing an earned run in 15.0 IP (9 H, 5 BB, 22 K).

1999 Highlights:
Was 0-1 with a 7.61 ERA in nine games (three starts) with the Expos in two separate stints at the Major-League level...was first recalled on 5/14 after Shane Andrew was placed on the D.L...made four relief appearances and allowed 4 ER in 4.0 IP before being optioned back to Triple-A on 5/31...was recalled again on 9/7 and after allowing 11 ER in six relief appearances was moved into the starting rotation...in three starts went 0-1 with a 4.58 ERA, striking out 19 batters in 17.2 IP...underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder on 10/20 at Montreal's St. Mary's Hospital to repair a small tear in his labrum...enjoyed a solid season a Triple-A Ottawa, going 8-5 with a 3.84 ERA in 16 starts, leading the Lynx staff in wins...was selected as the International League Player-of-the-Week from 5/10-16 after going 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA...was placed on the Ottawa D.L. after his 6/20 start with shoulder tendinitis...did not pitch again until 8/11, throwing three scoreless innings vs. Rochester...made his final start with Ottawa on 9/5 vs. Syracuse, scattering three hits in 7.0 IP.

1998:
pitched for three minor league teams in two organizations, combining to go 11-9 with a 3.91 ERA in 29 starts...began the season at Double-A San Antonio, going 8-4 with a 3.30 ERA...after losing his first three decisions, won six straight over an eight start span from April 29-June 5, allowing 11 earned runs in 57.0 innings (1.74 ERA)...was promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque on July 1 and went 1-3 with a 4.94 ERA in five starts before being acquired by Montreal as part of a seven player trade on July 31...spent the remainder of the season at Triple-A Ottawa...despite receiving the no-decision on August 21 at Pawtucket, set the Lynx franchise record with 13 strikeouts in 7.0 innings...fanned 10 Syracuse Chiefs in 5.2 innings in his last start of the season on September 5...struck out 49 in 39.0 innings during his IL stint...pitched for Arecibo in Puerto Rico at season's end.

1997:
spent he entire season at Single-A San Bernardino...was named the California League Pitcher-of-the-Year and was named to the league's post-season All-Star Team after going 7-8 with a 2.81 ERA in 23 games, 21 starts...ranked first in the league in ERA, strikeouts per nine innings (10.7) and opponents batting average (.229)...threw a no-hitter on May 10 vs. Lake Elsinore after missing two weeks because of a back injury...it was the first no-hitter thrown in the league in three years...struck out a season-high 13 vs. Lancaster on July 29...became the first player in California League history to earn Pitcher-of-the-Week honors four times, three times in a one month span...missed the final three weeks of the season with a pinched nerve in his left shoulder...ranked sixth among the Top 10 Prospects in the league by Baseball America.

1996:
was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 23rd round of the June 1996 draft...began his pro career with Short-A Yakima...was 4-0 in 13 games, eight starts, and led all short-season minor leaguers with a 0.84 ERA (53.2 ip, 5 er, 75 so)...rated the seventh best prospect in the Dodgers organization by Baseball America.

Personal:

Was signed by Joe Ferrone...graduated in 1994 from Yosemite High School...attended Fresno City College.