Bill Text: PA SR58 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating pitcher Roy Halladay for receiving the 2010 Cy Young Award and for his outstanding season with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 15-9)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-08 - Introduced and adopted [SR58 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR58-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 818
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 58 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, PILEGGI, STACK, SCARNATI, FARNESE, TARTAGLIONE, BAKER, COSTA, McILHINNEY, MENSCH, ERICKSON, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, FONTANA, CORMAN, KITCHEN, HUGHES, TOMLINSON, BROWNE, BREWSTER, EARLL, WASHINGTON, PIPPY AND BRUBAKER, MARCH 8, 2011
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 8, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating pitcher Roy Halladay for receiving the 2010 Cy
Young Award and for his outstanding season with the
Philadelphia Phillies.
WHEREAS, Roy Halladay, former star pitcher for the Toronto
Blue Jays, began his playing career with the Philadelphia
Phillies on opening day of the 2010 season; and
WHEREAS, Halladay, a seven-time All-Star selection, pitched
the 20th perfect game in Major League Baseball history on May
29, 2010, against the Florida Marlins, retiring 27 batters,
including 11 strikeouts, no hits, no runs and no errors; and
WHEREAS, On October 6, 2010, in his first postseason
appearance, Halladay pitched a no-hitter against the Cincinnati
Reds in the first game of the National League Division series;
and
WHEREAS, With his October 6 game, Halladay became the first
pitcher since Nolan Ryan in 1973 to pitch two no-hitters in a
season; and
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WHEREAS, On September 21, 2010, Halladay became the first
pitcher to win 20 games in a season since 1982, and one week
later he completed his 21st victory, helping the Phillies clinch
their fourth consecutive National League East title; and
WHEREAS, Halladay was unanimously chosen as the recipient of
the 2010 National League Cy Young Award, making him only the
fifth pitcher in history to win the award in both the National
League and the American League, having won the award for his
play with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2003; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate congratulate Roy Halladay for
receiving the 2010 Cy Young Award, for his outstanding season
with the Philadelphia Phillies and his contributions to the game
of baseball in this Commonwealth.
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