11/01/1949 |
Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick) by the Cleveland Bobcats, out of college (Florida International). |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 55 (65); Control: 30 (45). |
04/11/1950 |
Named the #36 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (45). |
07/22/1951 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/19/1951 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/14/1951 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Detroit Wolverines with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (45). |
07/05/1952 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
09/15/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Wolverines with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50). |
06/04/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/09/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/05/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
09/08/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50). |
04/22/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/31/1955 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Philadelphia Quakers with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/04/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/05/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/31/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/22/1955 |
Finished 3rd in 1955 MLB NBL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50). |
05/01/1956 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/25/1956 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Rough Riders with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/02/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/01/1956 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/28/1956 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/01/1956 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/07/1956 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/20/1956 |
Finished 2nd in 1956 MLB NBL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
05/19/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/03/1957 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/14/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/19/1957 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/22/1957 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50). |
07/13/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/24/1958 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Kansas City Bulls with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/12/1958 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/19/1958 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/20/1958 |
Wins the 1958 World Series with the Cleveland Bobcats. |
10/21/1958 |
Finished 2nd in 1958 MLB NBL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 50 (50). |
08/06/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/11/1959 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/14/1959 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/01/1959 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50). |
08/20/1960 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/29/1960 |
Injured (tender shoulder),out for 4 days. |
10/24/1960 |
Wins the 1960 MLB NBL Royal Ricketts Award. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50). |
04/21/1961 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/13/1961 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/25/1961 |
Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory! |
06/30/1961 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/02/1961 |
Injured (sore shoulder),out for 2 weeks. |
09/17/1961 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 45 (45). |
05/01/1962 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/27/1962 |
Injured (tender elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
08/25/1962 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/27/1962 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 50 (50). |
05/14/1963 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/19/1963 |
Wins the 1963 World Series with the Cleveland Bobcats. |
10/20/1963 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1952 |
15 |
10 |
1954 |
16 |
10 |
1956 |
15 |
9 |
1959 |
15 |
3 |
1960 |
19 |
4 |
|
Year |
G |
Rank |
1950 |
79 |
1 |
1956 |
44 |
9 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1955 |
35 |
6 |
1956 |
44 |
1 |
1957 |
35 |
6 |
1958 |
34 |
8 |
1959 |
35 |
5 |
1960 |
40 |
1 |
1961 |
37 |
8 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1952 |
17 |
9 |
1954 |
16 |
10 |
1955 |
24 |
1 |
1956 |
29 |
1 |
1957 |
20 |
4 |
1958 |
17 |
6 |
1959 |
18 |
6 |
1960 |
25 |
1 |
1961 |
16 |
7 |
1962 |
15 |
9 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1951 |
15 |
7 |
1953 |
16 |
6 |
1959 |
15 |
9 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1955 |
.727 |
3 |
1956 |
.707 |
4 |
1957 |
.645 |
8 |
1958 |
.654 |
5 |
1960 |
.694 |
5 |
1961 |
.615 |
8 |
1962 |
.789 |
2 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1952 |
264.0 |
9 |
1954 |
286.1 |
7 |
1955 |
293.2 |
1 |
1956 |
371.1 |
1 |
1957 |
291.0 |
2 |
1959 |
287.1 |
3 |
1960 |
316.2 |
1 |
1961 |
282.1 |
6 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1952 |
1116 |
9 |
1954 |
1211 |
7 |
1955 |
1202 |
3 |
1956 |
1492 |
1 |
1957 |
1244 |
2 |
1959 |
1243 |
2 |
1960 |
1314 |
1 |
1961 |
1189 |
7 |
|
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1956 |
107 |
9 |
1957 |
117 |
2 |
1959 |
97 |
9 |
1960 |
105 |
5 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1953 |
125 |
7 |
1955 |
166 |
2 |
1956 |
210 |
1 |
1957 |
169 |
3 |
1958 |
149 |
7 |
1959 |
160 |
6 |
1960 |
179 |
3 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1951 |
6 |
5 |
1952 |
9 |
2 |
1954 |
6 |
6 |
1955 |
7 |
6 |
1957 |
7 |
4 |
1960 |
10 |
1 |
1961 |
12 |
4 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1955 |
3.28 |
10 |
1956 |
2.86 |
2 |
1957 |
3.06 |
10 |
1958 |
2.95 |
4 |
1961 |
3.22 |
10 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1951 |
.261 |
10 |
1954 |
.255 |
7 |
1955 |
.245 |
9 |
1956 |
.239 |
4 |
1958 |
.260 |
9 |
1962 |
.255 |
5 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1954 |
1.28 |
9 |
1955 |
1.13 |
5 |
1956 |
1.10 |
5 |
1958 |
1.09 |
1 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1955 |
1.80 |
7 |
1956 |
1.96 |
7 |
1958 |
2.37 |
5 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1954 |
11.82 |
10 |
1955 |
10.45 |
5 |
1956 |
10.35 |
6 |
1958 |
10.12 |
1 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1951 |
0.33 |
2 |
1955 |
0.64 |
5 |
1957 |
0.59 |
7 |
1958 |
0.22 |
1 |
1959 |
0.53 |
6 |
1960 |
0.40 |
5 |
1961 |
0.64 |
9 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1954 |
8.33 |
8 |
1955 |
7.39 |
4 |
1956 |
7.30 |
3 |
1957 |
7.98 |
9 |
1958 |
7.50 |
4 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
2.90 |
9 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1953 |
4.64 |
4 |
1955 |
5.09 |
6 |
1956 |
5.09 |
7 |
1958 |
5.50 |
8 |
|
|
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1952 |
20 |
10 |
1955 |
22 |
7 |
1956 |
30 |
1 |
1957 |
23 |
6 |
1958 |
22 |
4 |
1959 |
20 |
8 |
1960 |
26 |
4 |
1961 |
24 |
4 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1955 |
.629 |
10 |
1956 |
.682 |
6 |
1957 |
.657 |
8 |
1958 |
.647 |
5 |
1961 |
.649 |
8 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1952 |
22 |
2 |
1953 |
17 |
6 |
1954 |
24 |
5 |
1955 |
25 |
1 |
1956 |
33 |
1 |
1957 |
23 |
3 |
1959 |
20 |
2 |
1960 |
19 |
1 |
1961 |
19 |
5 |
1962 |
8 |
9 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1951 |
.500 |
8 |
1952 |
.710 |
3 |
1953 |
.548 |
8 |
1954 |
.706 |
5 |
1955 |
.714 |
2 |
1956 |
.750 |
1 |
1957 |
.657 |
3 |
1959 |
.571 |
1 |
1960 |
.475 |
2 |
1961 |
.514 |
6 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1951 |
3 |
6 |
1954 |
3 |
3 |
1955 |
4 |
2 |
1956 |
2 |
9 |
1957 |
4 |
2 |
1958 |
2 |
10 |
1959 |
3 |
5 |
1961 |
4 |
3 |
1962 |
2 |
6 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1951 |
0.49 |
5 |
1952 |
0.52 |
2 |
1954 |
0.50 |
5 |
1956 |
0.51 |
9 |
1958 |
0.52 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1953 |
4.8 |
10 |
1954 |
5.0 |
10 |
1955 |
7.7 |
4 |
1956 |
7.6 |
3 |
1957 |
5.6 |
7 |
1958 |
7.9 |
2 |
1959 |
6.4 |
4 |
1960 |
7.6 |
1 |
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