03/03/1947 |
Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Toronto Hurons, out of high school (Bataan Military Academy; Albuquerque, NM). |
04/15/1947 |
Named the #8 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 45 (55); Control: 30 (50). |
08/18/1948 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (65); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 35 (45). |
04/18/1949 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 35 (45). |
03/14/1950 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/02/1950 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/06/1950 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Hawks with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (45). |
06/16/1951 |
Injured (Strained forearm), out for 5-6 weeks. |
07/02/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
04/23/1952 |
Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
06/20/1952 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Francisco Seagulls with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/19/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/25/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/26/1952 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/01/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Seattle Emeralds with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
05/12/1953 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/28/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/23/1953 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/28/1953 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/04/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Seagulls with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/06/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/27/1953 |
Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/12/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/23/1953 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
06/30/1954 |
Injured (Sore forearm), day-to-day for 6 days. |
09/09/1954 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/14/1954 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Hawks with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/19/1954 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 15 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
06/03/1955 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/08/1955 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/04/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/15/1955 |
Injured (Sore shoulder), out for 6 weeks. |
10/02/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
05/30/1956 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/25/1956 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days. |
08/05/1956 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/15/1956 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
04/27/1957 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Wolverines with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/19/1957 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/14/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/18/1957 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/13/1957 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
06/25/1958 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Twin Cities Northmen with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/18/1958 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/07/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/13/1958 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
06/06/1959 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Twin Cities Northmen with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/23/1959 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/21/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Seagulls with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/03/1959 |
Injured (fractured coracoid (shoulder)),out for 5-6 months. |
10/25/1959 |
Wins the 1959 World Series with the Toronto Hurons. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45). |
04/23/1960 |
Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 7 weeks. |
08/01/1960 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball strikeout! |
08/20/1960 |
Injured (ruptured ligament (elbow)),out for 13 months. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (35). |
09/20/1961 |
Injured (dead arm),out for one week. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 30 (30). |
05/16/1962 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/22/1962 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/08/1962 |
Was selected to the 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 30 (30). |
09/28/1963 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 25 (25). |
04/27/1964 |
Released by the Toronto Hurons. |
10/26/1964 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1948 |
16 |
5 |
1949 |
15 |
9 |
1955 |
21 |
1 |
1958 |
14 |
9 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1949 |
36 |
4 |
1956 |
33 |
10 |
1962 |
32 |
10 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1948 |
15 |
10 |
1954 |
17 |
6 |
1957 |
19 |
5 |
1959 |
17 |
10 |
|
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1950 |
.640 |
8 |
1954 |
.607 |
10 |
1957 |
.655 |
7 |
1959 |
.739 |
1 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1949 |
292.2 |
4 |
1956 |
272.2 |
8 |
1957 |
255.2 |
10 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1949 |
1258 |
3 |
1956 |
1094 |
9 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1948 |
20 |
10 |
1950 |
26 |
6 |
1952 |
24 |
10 |
1954 |
29 |
4 |
1956 |
29 |
5 |
1958 |
29 |
5 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1948 |
128 |
4 |
1949 |
139 |
5 |
1955 |
86 |
10 |
1962 |
146 |
1 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1949 |
138 |
6 |
1951 |
129 |
9 |
1952 |
193 |
2 |
1953 |
134 |
6 |
1954 |
165 |
1 |
1955 |
154 |
4 |
1956 |
205 |
1 |
1957 |
213 |
1 |
1958 |
194 |
5 |
1959 |
180 |
5 |
1962 |
159 |
8 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1955 |
7 |
5 |
1957 |
6 |
9 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1948 |
3.13 |
9 |
1952 |
2.45 |
8 |
1953 |
2.88 |
4 |
1955 |
2.76 |
4 |
1956 |
2.41 |
4 |
1957 |
2.57 |
4 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1948 |
.244 |
5 |
1949 |
.249 |
9 |
1950 |
.242 |
5 |
1952 |
.240 |
10 |
1954 |
.255 |
10 |
1955 |
.222 |
1 |
1956 |
.230 |
6 |
1957 |
.246 |
4 |
1958 |
.259 |
9 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1952 |
1.09 |
9 |
1953 |
1.18 |
7 |
1954 |
1.16 |
7 |
1955 |
1.18 |
8 |
1956 |
1.05 |
4 |
1957 |
1.05 |
6 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1952 |
2.30 |
6 |
1953 |
2.48 |
5 |
1954 |
2.36 |
3 |
1955 |
1.79 |
10 |
1956 |
2.56 |
8 |
1957 |
2.77 |
8 |
1959 |
2.73 |
6 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
9.91 |
9 |
1953 |
10.69 |
7 |
1954 |
10.51 |
7 |
1955 |
10.72 |
8 |
1956 |
9.47 |
4 |
1957 |
9.47 |
4 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
0.62 |
9 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
7.95 |
9 |
1949 |
7.81 |
9 |
1950 |
7.81 |
9 |
1952 |
6.91 |
4 |
1954 |
7.91 |
5 |
1955 |
6.62 |
2 |
1956 |
6.77 |
3 |
1957 |
6.76 |
1 |
1958 |
7.61 |
4 |
1959 |
7.75 |
10 |
1962 |
7.24 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1953 |
2.32 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
4.53 |
9 |
1951 |
6.24 |
2 |
1952 |
6.57 |
2 |
1953 |
5.75 |
2 |
1954 |
6.04 |
1 |
1955 |
7.08 |
1 |
1956 |
6.77 |
2 |
1957 |
7.50 |
1 |
1958 |
7.73 |
2 |
1959 |
7.79 |
2 |
1962 |
6.57 |
8 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1948 |
21 |
6 |
1952 |
22 |
9 |
1956 |
25 |
5 |
1957 |
22 |
9 |
1962 |
21 |
8 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1948 |
.700 |
5 |
1951 |
.640 |
9 |
1953 |
.680 |
8 |
1954 |
.645 |
7 |
1956 |
.758 |
5 |
1957 |
.710 |
8 |
|
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1952 |
.581 |
9 |
1957 |
.516 |
5 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1952 |
5 |
2 |
1953 |
6 |
1 |
1954 |
3 |
5 |
1955 |
3 |
3 |
1956 |
3 |
8 |
1957 |
4 |
2 |
1958 |
4 |
4 |
1959 |
2 |
8 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1955 |
0.48 |
10 |
1962 |
0.55 |
4 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1949 |
5.7 |
10 |
1953 |
5.2 |
6 |
1956 |
6.6 |
9 |
1957 |
8.4 |
4 |
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