11/01/1947 |
Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Buffalo Beavers, out of college (Louisville). |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 55 (65); Control: 35 (55). |
04/13/1948 |
Named the #9 prospect in the MLB |
07/26/1948 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 40 (55). |
05/17/1949 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/27/1949 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Detroit Wolverines with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
07/04/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/21/1949 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Detroit Wolverines with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (55). |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 65 (70); Control: 40 (55). |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (55). |
05/31/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/07/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/27/1952 |
Pitches a PERFECT GAME against the Philadelphia Quakers, striking out 7 hitters! |
08/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/06/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/20/1952 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/31/1952 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/05/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/08/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/12/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/26/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/07/1952 |
Wins the The American Circuits triple-crown!! |
10/21/1952 |
Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/01/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB NBL Royal Ricketts Award. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 50 (55). |
05/24/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/06/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/25/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/19/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/01/1953 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/25/1953 |
Wins the 1953 MLB NBL Royal Ricketts Award. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 50 (50). |
07/05/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 45 (45). |
06/28/1955 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/04/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/24/1955 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/22/1955 |
Wins the 1955 MLB NBL Royal Ricketts Award. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
06/25/1956 |
Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Los Angeles Pobladores in exchange for SP Charlie Hickman, SP Clay Sims. |
07/31/1956 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Twin Cities Northmen with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/05/1956 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Twin Cities Northmen with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
05/15/1957 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Boston Terriers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/14/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
10/15/1957 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Toronto Hurons with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/25/1957 |
Wins the 1957 World Series with the Los Angeles Pobladores. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
07/13/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
09/12/1958 |
Earns his 200th career The American Circuits victory! |
09/18/1958 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Seagulls with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/21/1958 |
Finished 3rd in 1958 MLB ABL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
04/27/1959 |
Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/12/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50). |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50). |
06/11/1961 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball strikeout! |
07/03/1961 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Seattle Emeralds with 7 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
08/18/1961 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/29/1961 |
Earns his 250th career Major League Baseball victory! |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 50 (50). |
10/21/1962 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
01/08/1968 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1949 |
16 |
8 |
1952 |
15 |
10 |
1958 |
17 |
6 |
1961 |
16 |
8 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1948 |
37 |
1 |
1949 |
36 |
3 |
1950 |
36 |
3 |
1951 |
38 |
1 |
1952 |
36 |
5 |
1953 |
40 |
1 |
1954 |
35 |
9 |
1955 |
38 |
1 |
1957 |
37 |
4 |
1959 |
37 |
5 |
1960 |
34 |
9 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1949 |
18 |
6 |
1950 |
22 |
2 |
1951 |
15 |
10 |
1952 |
24 |
1 |
1953 |
22 |
1 |
1957 |
19 |
5 |
1958 |
20 |
5 |
1959 |
22 |
3 |
1961 |
18 |
3 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1949 |
14 |
8 |
1954 |
17 |
5 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1950 |
.710 |
3 |
1952 |
.727 |
3 |
1953 |
.667 |
4 |
1957 |
.679 |
5 |
1958 |
.833 |
1 |
1959 |
.710 |
2 |
1961 |
.818 |
1 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1949 |
289.0 |
5 |
1950 |
270.2 |
7 |
1951 |
269.2 |
9 |
1952 |
313.2 |
2 |
1953 |
316.1 |
2 |
1955 |
285.1 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1949 |
1200 |
7 |
1950 |
1156 |
6 |
1951 |
1174 |
7 |
1952 |
1220 |
3 |
1953 |
1287 |
3 |
1955 |
1184 |
7 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1948 |
127 |
4 |
1949 |
153 |
2 |
1950 |
124 |
6 |
1955 |
113 |
7 |
1959 |
105 |
9 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1948 |
114 |
6 |
1950 |
126 |
2 |
1951 |
168 |
1 |
1952 |
177 |
1 |
1953 |
175 |
1 |
1954 |
135 |
3 |
1955 |
177 |
1 |
1958 |
164 |
9 |
1959 |
155 |
9 |
|
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1949 |
2.77 |
2 |
1950 |
3.29 |
3 |
1952 |
1.87 |
1 |
1953 |
2.70 |
2 |
1955 |
3.03 |
6 |
1957 |
2.45 |
3 |
1958 |
2.09 |
1 |
1959 |
3.09 |
10 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1949 |
.220 |
1 |
1950 |
.259 |
8 |
1952 |
.219 |
2 |
1953 |
.243 |
3 |
1961 |
.253 |
8 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1949 |
1.29 |
6 |
1950 |
1.36 |
7 |
1952 |
0.98 |
2 |
1953 |
1.09 |
1 |
1955 |
1.21 |
7 |
1958 |
1.14 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1950 |
1.02 |
8 |
1951 |
1.46 |
7 |
1952 |
1.84 |
3 |
1953 |
1.97 |
1 |
1954 |
1.52 |
7 |
1955 |
1.57 |
10 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
11.68 |
4 |
1950 |
12.34 |
7 |
1952 |
8.89 |
2 |
1953 |
9.87 |
1 |
1955 |
10.98 |
8 |
1958 |
10.27 |
7 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
0.40 |
6 |
1950 |
0.60 |
4 |
1952 |
0.23 |
2 |
1953 |
0.34 |
1 |
1954 |
0.51 |
3 |
1955 |
0.32 |
1 |
1957 |
0.37 |
4 |
1958 |
0.27 |
1 |
1959 |
0.39 |
5 |
1961 |
0.56 |
6 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
6.82 |
1 |
1950 |
8.11 |
2 |
1952 |
6.03 |
1 |
1953 |
7.26 |
1 |
1955 |
7.29 |
1 |
1957 |
7.68 |
7 |
1958 |
7.26 |
2 |
1961 |
7.54 |
5 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
2.75 |
8 |
1953 |
2.53 |
10 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
3.98 |
2 |
1950 |
4.19 |
3 |
1951 |
5.61 |
1 |
1952 |
5.08 |
1 |
1953 |
4.98 |
1 |
1954 |
4.61 |
2 |
1955 |
5.58 |
1 |
1957 |
5.86 |
8 |
1958 |
6.33 |
7 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1948 |
24 |
3 |
1949 |
28 |
2 |
1950 |
25 |
1 |
1951 |
24 |
4 |
1952 |
31 |
1 |
1953 |
28 |
1 |
1955 |
28 |
1 |
1957 |
26 |
4 |
1958 |
29 |
2 |
1959 |
27 |
3 |
1960 |
25 |
3 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1948 |
.649 |
7 |
1949 |
.778 |
2 |
1950 |
.694 |
2 |
1951 |
.632 |
9 |
1952 |
.861 |
1 |
1953 |
.700 |
2 |
1955 |
.737 |
3 |
1957 |
.703 |
9 |
1958 |
.879 |
1 |
1959 |
.730 |
6 |
1960 |
.735 |
3 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1952 |
19 |
7 |
1953 |
15 |
10 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1952 |
.528 |
9 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1949 |
3 |
4 |
1952 |
9 |
1 |
1953 |
3 |
2 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1950 |
0.51 |
5 |
1954 |
0.49 |
8 |
1958 |
0.52 |
7 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1949 |
4.6 |
9 |
1950 |
5.9 |
4 |
1951 |
5.8 |
8 |
1952 |
10.0 |
1 |
1953 |
10.5 |
1 |
1954 |
6.7 |
4 |
1955 |
9.1 |
1 |
1957 |
6.9 |
8 |
1958 |
7.5 |
3 |
1959 |
6.1 |
9 |
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