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{{Short description|American baseball pitcher (1977–2017)}} {{for|the British vice-admiral|Roy Halliday}} {{redirect|Doc Halladay|the gambler and gunfighter|Doc Holliday}} {{pp-move|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Roy Halladay |image = Roy Halladay pitches allison full.jpg |caption = Halladay with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009 |width = 250 |position = [[Pitcher]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |birth_date = {{birth date|1977|05|14}} |birth_place = [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2017|11|07|1977|05|14}} |death_place = [[Gulf of Mexico]] near [[New Port Richey, Florida]], U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = September 20 |debutyear = 1998 |debutteam = Toronto Blue Jays |finalleague = MLB |finaldate = September 23 |finalyear = 2013 |finalteam = Philadelphia Phillies |statleague = MLB |stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]] |stat1value = 203–105 |stat2label = [[Earned run average]] |stat2value = 3.38 |stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s |stat3value = 2,117 |teams= * [[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2009}}) * [[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{mlby|2010}}–{{mlby|2013}}) <!--Halladay signed a one-day contract to retire with the Blue Jays. He did not appear on the active roster, nor did he make a regular season appearance for Toronto under this contract. Do not add Toronto Blue Jays (2013) to this list.--> |highlights= * 8× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2002]], [[2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2003]], [[2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2005]], [[2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2006]], [[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2008]]–[[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2011]]) * 2× [[Cy Young Award]] (2003, 2010) * 2× [[List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders|MLB wins leader]] (2003, 2010) * Pitched a [[Roy Halladay's perfect game|perfect game]] on May 29, 2010 * Pitched a [[MLB postseason|postseason]] [[no-hitter]] on October 6, 2010 * [[Toronto Blue Jays#Retired numbers|Toronto Blue Jays No. 32]] retired * [[Philadelphia Phillies#Retired numbers|Philadelphia Phillies No. 34]] retired * [[Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence]] * [[Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame|Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame]] | hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum | hoftype = National | hofdate = [[2019 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|2019]] | hofvote = 85.4% (first ballot) }} '''Harry Leroy Halladay III''' (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'''", coined by Toronto Blue Jays announcer [[Tom Cheek]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Griffin|first=Richard|date=March 29, 2013|title=Roy Halladay, Blue Jays go separate ways: Griffin|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2013/03/29/roy_halladay_blue_jays_go_separate_ways_griffin.html|access-date=September 27, 2016|work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> was a reference to Wild West gunslinger [[Doc Holliday]]. His lasting durability allowed him to lead the league in [[complete game]]s seven times, the most of any pitcher whose career began after 1945.<ref name="BlueBio">{{cite web|title=Roy Halladay Stats, Fantasy & News|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/roy-halladay-136880|access-date=September 6, 2008|work=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref><ref name="HOF">{{cite web|title=Roy Halladay|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/halladay-roy|access-date=July 11, 2020|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]]|publisher=}}</ref> He also led the league in [[strikeout-to-walk ratio]] five times and [[innings pitched]] four times.<ref name="HOF"/> An eight-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=May 29, 2010|title=This Time, It's Halladay Who's Perfect|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/sports/baseball/30phillies.html|access-date=May 30, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2010 |title=Roy Halladay throws second no-hitter in postseason history |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=301006122 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802122508/http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=301006122 |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=[[ESPN]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brookover|first=Bob|date=October 8, 2010|title=Inside the Phillies: On day after, Doc sticks to routine|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/phillies/20101008_Inside_the_Phillies__On_day_after__Doc_sticks_to_routine.html|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|publisher=}}</ref> Raised in [[Arvada, Colorado]], Halladay pitched at [[Arvada West High School]] before being drafted 17th overall by the Blue Jays in the [[1995 Major League Baseball draft|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 low [[Minor League Baseball|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. Traded to the Phillies before the 2010 season, he pitched both the [[Roy Halladay's perfect game|20th perfect game]] and the second [[Major League Baseball postseason|postseason]] no-hitter in major league history, led the majors in [[shutouts in baseball|shutouts]] for the second consecutive year, and won the [[National League (baseball)|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. 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.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 7, 2017|title=Blue Jays great Roy Halladay killed in small plane crash|work=[[CBC News]]|publisher=|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/roy-halladay-killed-plane-crash-1.4391632|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=November 7, 2017|title=Roy Halladay, 40, dies in plane crash in Gulf of Mexico|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21331438/roy-halladay-40-dies-plane-crash-gulf-mexico|access-date=November 8, 2017|website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref><ref name="si2019">{{cite magazine|last1=Apstein|first1=Stephanie|date=July 17, 2019|title=What Made Roy Fly|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/07/17/roy-halladay-death-philadelphia-phillies|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref> The following year the Blue Jays organization retired his number 32; the Phillies retired his number 34 in 2021. In [[2019 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|2019]], Halladay was posthumously inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] in his first year of eligibility.
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