11/01/1947 |
Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Toronto Hurons, out of college (Oklahoma). |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (65); Movement: 60 (70); Control: 35 (55). |
04/13/1948 |
Named the #2 prospect in the MLB |
08/08/1948 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/20/1948 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/01/1948 |
Wins the MLB AABC Rookie of the Month Award. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 60 (70); Control: 40 (55). |
01/31/1949 |
Injured (Burned arm), out for 6 days. |
04/28/1949 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 2 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed! |
05/07/1949 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
05/15/1949 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Hawks with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1949 |
Wins the MLB AABC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/04/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/08/1949 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/16/1949 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Seagulls with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/03/1949 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Seattle Emeralds with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/11/1949 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 4 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 65 (70); Control: 40 (55). |
05/21/1950 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/03/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/30/1950 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/15/1950 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/23/1950 |
Finished 3rd in 1950 MLB ABL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 45 (55). |
04/18/1951 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/02/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 50 (55). |
05/23/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/02/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/12/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB ABL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/07/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Hawks with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/13/1952 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/01/1952 |
Finished 3rd in 1952 MLB ABL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 50 (50). |
07/06/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/21/1953 |
Suspended 9 games after ejection following a brawl. |
08/16/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Seagulls with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/01/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/25/1953 |
Finished 2nd in 1953 MLB ABL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 50 (50). |
04/23/1954 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/05/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/30/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/01/1954 |
Wins the MLB ABL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/10/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/24/1954 |
Finished 2nd in 1954 MLB ABL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (70); Control: 50 (50). |
04/12/1955 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/07/1955 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/04/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/28/1955 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Hawks with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/02/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Seattle Emeralds with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/18/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/29/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB ABL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/22/1955 |
Finished 3rd in 1955 MLB ABL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50). |
06/17/1956 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/18/1956 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
06/22/1956 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Wolverines with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/02/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/05/1956 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/22/1956 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/06/1956 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/26/1956 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Seattle Emeralds with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/22/1956 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/20/1956 |
Finished 3rd in 1956 MLB ABL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55). |
04/16/1957 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Wolverines with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
04/18/1957 |
Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/07/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/1957 |
Wins the MLB ABL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/14/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/09/1957 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/14/1957 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/27/1957 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/02/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/26/1957 |
Wins the 1957 MLB ABL Royal Ricketts Award. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55). |
05/06/1958 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/01/1958 |
Earns his 200th career The American Circuits victory! |
06/01/1958 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 15 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/13/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/01/1958 |
Wins the MLB ABL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/01/1958 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Seattle Emeralds with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/11/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/31/1958 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the San Francisco Seagulls with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/16/1958 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/21/1958 |
Finished 2nd in 1958 MLB ABL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55). |
05/04/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Hawks with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/15/1959 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Hawks with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/19/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/14/1959 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Seattle Emeralds with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/01/1959 |
Wins the MLB ABL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/09/1959 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/12/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/07/1959 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/12/1959 |
Injured (sprained ankle),out for 3 weeks. |
10/25/1959 |
Wins the 1959 World Series with the Toronto Hurons. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55). |
06/01/1960 |
Injured (tendinitis (forearm)),out for one week. |
06/15/1960 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/20/1960 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball strikeout! |
06/26/1960 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/01/1960 |
Wins the MLB ABL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/10/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/20/1960 |
Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55). |
04/28/1961 |
Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/02/1961 |
Earns his 250th career Major League Baseball victory! |
09/08/1961 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 40 (40). |
04/21/1962 |
Injured (foream stiffness),out for one week. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
08/11/1963 |
Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/28/1963 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week. |
10/20/1963 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
01/06/1969 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1948 |
20 |
1 |
1949 |
20 |
3 |
1952 |
17 |
4 |
1954 |
19 |
3 |
1955 |
15 |
3 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1949 |
37 |
2 |
1952 |
35 |
5 |
1953 |
31 |
10 |
1954 |
33 |
7 |
1955 |
33 |
6 |
1958 |
35 |
9 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1948 |
15 |
10 |
1949 |
23 |
1 |
1950 |
20 |
2 |
1951 |
18 |
6 |
1952 |
20 |
4 |
1953 |
16 |
8 |
1954 |
21 |
3 |
1955 |
18 |
2 |
1956 |
20 |
6 |
1957 |
24 |
2 |
1958 |
21 |
4 |
1960 |
18 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1948 |
.652 |
4 |
1949 |
.639 |
7 |
1950 |
.741 |
2 |
1951 |
.643 |
9 |
1952 |
.625 |
10 |
1953 |
.615 |
6 |
1954 |
.700 |
5 |
1955 |
.600 |
7 |
1956 |
.690 |
6 |
1957 |
.828 |
1 |
1959 |
.682 |
5 |
1960 |
.667 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1949 |
324.2 |
1 |
1951 |
273.2 |
7 |
1952 |
295.1 |
5 |
1953 |
267.0 |
5 |
1954 |
279.0 |
6 |
1955 |
286.0 |
2 |
1956 |
269.0 |
9 |
1957 |
289.0 |
4 |
1958 |
285.2 |
5 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1949 |
1356 |
1 |
1951 |
1126 |
8 |
1952 |
1171 |
7 |
1953 |
1105 |
7 |
1954 |
1133 |
8 |
1955 |
1145 |
4 |
1957 |
1124 |
7 |
1958 |
1131 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1948 |
119 |
9 |
1949 |
151 |
2 |
1950 |
113 |
10 |
1955 |
89 |
7 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1948 |
127 |
10 |
1949 |
132 |
7 |
1950 |
157 |
5 |
1951 |
155 |
5 |
1952 |
165 |
5 |
1953 |
166 |
2 |
1954 |
155 |
2 |
1955 |
171 |
1 |
1956 |
151 |
6 |
1957 |
210 |
2 |
1958 |
212 |
2 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1948 |
6 |
8 |
1951 |
7 |
6 |
1954 |
5 |
6 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1948 |
3.01 |
7 |
1949 |
2.58 |
3 |
1950 |
2.92 |
7 |
1951 |
2.63 |
4 |
1952 |
2.22 |
2 |
1953 |
2.66 |
3 |
1954 |
2.26 |
1 |
1955 |
2.17 |
2 |
1956 |
2.14 |
1 |
1957 |
2.24 |
2 |
1958 |
2.39 |
3 |
1959 |
2.01 |
1 |
1960 |
2.94 |
9 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1948 |
.255 |
10 |
1949 |
.236 |
5 |
1954 |
.252 |
7 |
1955 |
.231 |
3 |
1956 |
.235 |
7 |
1958 |
.240 |
1 |
1959 |
.245 |
2 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1949 |
1.26 |
10 |
1950 |
1.25 |
10 |
1951 |
1.13 |
8 |
1952 |
1.05 |
7 |
1953 |
1.16 |
6 |
1954 |
1.10 |
1 |
1955 |
1.04 |
2 |
1956 |
0.94 |
2 |
1957 |
0.97 |
1 |
1958 |
1.03 |
1 |
1959 |
1.02 |
1 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1950 |
1.39 |
10 |
1951 |
2.28 |
5 |
1952 |
2.04 |
10 |
1953 |
2.59 |
4 |
1954 |
1.89 |
9 |
1955 |
1.92 |
9 |
1956 |
2.96 |
5 |
1957 |
3.62 |
3 |
1958 |
2.59 |
9 |
1959 |
2.71 |
7 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
11.42 |
10 |
1950 |
11.49 |
9 |
1951 |
10.43 |
8 |
1952 |
9.63 |
7 |
1953 |
10.65 |
6 |
1954 |
10.13 |
3 |
1955 |
9.57 |
2 |
1956 |
8.63 |
2 |
1957 |
8.78 |
1 |
1958 |
9.42 |
1 |
1959 |
9.23 |
1 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
0.54 |
4 |
1949 |
0.33 |
1 |
1950 |
0.38 |
1 |
1951 |
0.43 |
3 |
1952 |
0.40 |
4 |
1953 |
0.37 |
2 |
1954 |
0.23 |
2 |
1955 |
0.35 |
3 |
1956 |
0.30 |
4 |
1957 |
0.31 |
1 |
1958 |
0.60 |
9 |
1959 |
0.37 |
3 |
1960 |
0.51 |
8 |
1961 |
0.48 |
4 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
7.91 |
8 |
1949 |
7.12 |
4 |
1950 |
7.38 |
5 |
1952 |
7.01 |
6 |
1954 |
7.23 |
1 |
1955 |
6.55 |
1 |
1956 |
6.76 |
2 |
1957 |
6.91 |
2 |
1958 |
6.65 |
1 |
1959 |
6.89 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1951 |
2.24 |
9 |
1953 |
2.16 |
5 |
1956 |
1.71 |
5 |
1957 |
1.81 |
6 |
1959 |
2.26 |
10 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
4.90 |
8 |
1950 |
5.39 |
3 |
1951 |
5.10 |
5 |
1952 |
5.03 |
6 |
1953 |
5.60 |
3 |
1954 |
5.00 |
5 |
1955 |
5.38 |
5 |
1957 |
6.54 |
3 |
1958 |
6.68 |
4 |
1959 |
6.11 |
9 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1948 |
21 |
6 |
1949 |
25 |
4 |
1950 |
20 |
8 |
1951 |
25 |
3 |
1952 |
28 |
3 |
1953 |
24 |
2 |
1954 |
26 |
3 |
1955 |
26 |
2 |
1956 |
26 |
3 |
1957 |
24 |
7 |
1958 |
24 |
7 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1948 |
.700 |
5 |
1949 |
.676 |
8 |
1950 |
.667 |
6 |
1951 |
.781 |
2 |
1952 |
.800 |
3 |
1953 |
.774 |
1 |
1954 |
.788 |
2 |
1955 |
.788 |
2 |
1956 |
.812 |
1 |
1957 |
.727 |
4 |
1958 |
.686 |
7 |
1959 |
.750 |
2 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1949 |
27 |
2 |
1951 |
16 |
8 |
1952 |
27 |
2 |
1953 |
17 |
8 |
1954 |
16 |
9 |
1955 |
19 |
2 |
1956 |
21 |
6 |
1957 |
24 |
2 |
1958 |
22 |
2 |
1959 |
15 |
10 |
1960 |
15 |
7 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1949 |
.730 |
2 |
1952 |
.771 |
2 |
1953 |
.548 |
9 |
1955 |
.576 |
2 |
1956 |
.656 |
4 |
1957 |
.727 |
1 |
1958 |
.629 |
2 |
1959 |
.536 |
6 |
1960 |
.484 |
6 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1948 |
2 |
8 |
1949 |
7 |
1 |
1950 |
2 |
10 |
1952 |
5 |
2 |
1953 |
2 |
10 |
1954 |
3 |
5 |
1955 |
6 |
1 |
1956 |
7 |
1 |
1957 |
6 |
1 |
1958 |
6 |
1 |
1959 |
6 |
1 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1948 |
0.51 |
3 |
1949 |
0.54 |
1 |
1950 |
0.50 |
10 |
1951 |
0.55 |
1 |
1952 |
0.55 |
1 |
1953 |
0.55 |
2 |
1954 |
0.53 |
1 |
1955 |
0.53 |
2 |
1956 |
0.57 |
1 |
1957 |
0.54 |
2 |
1958 |
0.54 |
3 |
1959 |
0.57 |
1 |
1960 |
0.55 |
2 |
1961 |
0.58 |
1 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1948 |
4.4 |
10 |
1949 |
7.4 |
7 |
1950 |
7.9 |
6 |
1951 |
9.1 |
3 |
1952 |
8.7 |
2 |
1953 |
9.8 |
1 |
1954 |
9.3 |
2 |
1955 |
9.6 |
3 |
1956 |
10.2 |
2 |
1957 |
11.4 |
1 |
1958 |
8.0 |
2 |
1959 |
7.4 |
6 |
1960 |
5.9 |
9 |
|
|
|
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