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Paul Konerko

Paul Henry Konerko (born March 5, 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox. He previously played with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1997-98) and Cincinnati Reds (1998). Konerko bats and throws right-handed.

High School Career

At Chapparal High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, Konerko was named the Arizona Rupublic/Phoenix Gazette Player of the Year as a senior, after leading his team to a Class 5-A state championship.

Career Statistics

So far in his career, Konerko's numbers are considered fairly impressive. With a .278 batting average, he has hit 170 home runs and 592 RBI's. In 3420 at bats, he has 952 career hits, 172 doubles and 5 triples. He has 4 stolen bases in 965 games. He has 592 career RBI's and 482 runs scored.

Career Overview

As a Minor leaguer, Konerko enjoyed some good numbers. On May 13, 1995 with the San Bernardino Spirit, he drove in the only run of a 21-inning game. It was the longest shutout in California League history.

After two incomplete seasons in the Majors, he was traded by the Reds to White Sox for Mike Cameron. After that, his career took off for the most part. Each year, Konerko's statistics have been impressive. In 582 at bats in 2001, Konerko had a total of 164 hits, 35 doubles. He just missed the 100 RBI mark, getting 99, with a career high 35 home runs. His batting average was .282. He had 92 runs scored.

In 2002, his stats improved in some areas, and went downhill in others. In 570 at bats, he had 173 hits and a .304 batting average with 104 RBI's. He had 17 less strikeouts than the year before at 72 and a .359 on base percentage. With those credentials, he made the All-Star team. Areas he was not as good in, included 27 home runs, 81 runs, and 30 doubles.

Postseason

In 2000, with a 95-67 White Sox team, Konerko made his only postseason whey they lost to the Seattle Mariners in the 2002 American League Division Series. The Mariners swept the series in 3 games, and in 3 games and 9 at bats, he had 0 hits. He got on base once on a walk.

Highlights

  • All-star in 2002
  • 2nd in the league in home runs in 2004 (41)
  • In 2004, he came in 6th in RBI's (117) and 16th in MVP Voting

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With those credentials, he made the All-Star team. Stephen Sondheim, who worked with Rodgers as lyricist for Do I Hear a Waltz?, later described their working relationship as unhappy. He had 17 less strikeouts than the year before at 72 and a .359 on base percentage. Rodgers had an abrasive personality and was not universally popular. In 570 at bats, he had 173 hits and a .304 batting average with 104 RBI's. In 1990 he was honored posthumously when the 46th Street Theatre was renamed The Richard Rodgers Theatre. In 2002, his stats improved in some areas, and went downhill in others. He died at home in New York City, aged 77.

He had 92 runs scored. For the film version of The Sound of Music, he wrote music and lyrics for two new songs ("I Have Confidence" and "Something Good") that had not appeared in the stage show. His batting average was .282. After Hammerstein's death in 1960, Rodgers continued to write with other partners for Broadway. He just missed the 100 RBI mark, getting 99, with a career high 35 home runs. During this period, Rodgers also had one major solo project, writing the score to the NBC TV documentary series Victory at Sea. In 582 at bats in 2001, Konerko had a total of 164 hits, 35 doubles. The Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals earned a total of 34 Tony Awards, 15 Academy Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes, two Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards.

Each year, Konerko's statistics have been impressive. Their first musical, Oklahoma! (1943), was ground-breaking, and marked the beginning of the most successful partnership in Broadway musical history. After that, his career took off for the most part. Anticipating the end of the partnership, Rodgers had already begun working with Oscar Hammerstein II, who was already well known as a successful lyricist who had worked with Jerome Kern and others. After two incomplete seasons in the Majors, he was traded by the Reds to White Sox for Mike Cameron. During the 1920s and 1930s, they produced numerous successful musical comedies, but their partnership foundered over Hart's alcohol problems, finally coming to an end with the latter's death in 1943. It was the longest shutout in California League history. While studying at Columbia University, he met his writing partner, Lorenz Hart.

On May 13, 1995 with the San Bernardino Spirit, he drove in the only run of a 21-inning game. Born in New York City to a prosperous Jewish family, Rodgers attended the same public school as Bennett Cerf. As a Minor leaguer, Konerko enjoyed some good numbers. . He has 592 career RBI's and 482 runs scored. Many of his compositions continue to have a broad appeal and have had a significant impact on the development of popular music. He has 4 stolen bases in 965 games. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals.

In 3420 at bats, he has 952 career hits, 172 doubles and 5 triples. Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. With a .278 batting average, he has hit 170 home runs and 592 RBI's. Equally, "Edelweiss", "Ländler" and Do-Re-Mi", from The Sound of Music frequently go unrecognized as Rodgers' work. So far in his career, Konerko's numbers are considered fairly impressive. "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'" from the musical Oklahoma! is sometimes mistaken for an authentic folk song. At Chapparal High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, Konerko was named the Arizona Rupublic/Phoenix Gazette Player of the Year as a senior, after leading his team to a Class 5-A state championship. and has become almost synonymous with that football club.

. "You'll Never Walk Alone", originally from Carousel, is the anthem of Liverpool F.C. Konerko bats and throws right-handed. "Blue Moon", a song written with lyricist Lorenz Hart, has become a pop standard. He previously played with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1997-98) and Cincinnati Reds (1998). In 1960, the gentle waltz "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music was adopted and transformed into a seminal jazz performance by the saxophonist John Coltrane (Coltrane would frequently play the tune until his death). Paul Henry Konerko (born March 5, 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox. I Remember Mama (1979) (lyrics by Martin Charnin).

In 2004, he came in 6th in RBI's (117) and 16th in MVP Voting. Rex (1976) (lyrics by Sheldon Harnick). 2nd in the league in home runs in 2004 (41). Two By Two (1970) (lyrics by Martin Charnin). All-star in 2002. Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965) (lyrics by Stephen Sondheim). No Strings (1962) (lyrics by Rodgers).

The Sound of Music (1959) (lyrics by Hammerstein). Flower Drum Song (1958) (lyrics by Hammerstein). Cinderella (1957) (lyrics by Hammerstein). Pipe Dream (1955) (lyrics by Hammerstein).

Me and Juliet (1953) (lyrics by Hammerstein). The King and I (1951) (lyrics by Hammerstein). South Pacific (1949) (lyrics by Hammerstein). Allegro (1947) (lyrics by Hammerstein).

Carousel (1945) (lyrics by Hammerstein). Oklahoma! (1943) (lyrics by Hammerstein). By Jupiter (1942) (lyrics by Hart). Pal Joey (1940–41) (lyrics by Hart).

Higher and Higher (1940) (lyrics by Hart). Too Many Girls (1939) (lyrics by Hart). The Boys from Syracuse (1938) (lyrics by Hart). I Married an Angel (1938) (lyrics by Hart).

I'd Rather Be Right (1937) (lyrics by Hart). Babes in Arms (1937) (lyrics by Hart). On Your Toes (1936) (lyrics by Hart). A Connecticut Yankee (1927) (lyrics by Hart).

Dearest Enemy (1925) (lyrics by Hart). The Garrick Gaieties (1925–26) (lyrics by Hart).