11/01/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of college (Mississippi). |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (65). |
04/10/1951 |
Named the #27 prospect in the MLB |
04/17/1951 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/01/1951 |
Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/01/1951 |
Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/19/1951 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (65). |
04/03/1952 |
Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/20/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/04/1952 |
Pitches a 12-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/13/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/21/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (65). |
03/15/1953 |
Injured (Viral infection), day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/19/1953 |
Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/06/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
09/05/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Wolverines with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (65). |
05/25/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/05/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/17/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Buffalo Beavers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (60). |
04/17/1955 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/14/1955 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Wolverines with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/29/1955 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/09/1955 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 0 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/09/1955 |
Wins the 1955 MLB NBL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/21/1955 |
Wins the 1955 World Series with the New York Knickerbockers. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
05/13/1956 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/02/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/21/1956 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
07/14/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
05/03/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/16/1958 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/13/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
05/15/1960 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/03/1960 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/07/1960 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
07/10/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/03/1960 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Rough Riders with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
07/10/1961 |
Was traded by the New York Knickerbockers to the Los Angeles Pobladores in exchange for a 1st round draft pick and a 3rd round draft pick. |
09/17/1961 |
Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory! |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
03/26/1963 |
Injured (shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40). |
03/15/1964 |
Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/14/1964 |
Released by the Los Angeles Pobladores. |
10/26/1964 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1952 |
17 |
4 |
1954 |
21 |
3 |
1956 |
19 |
2 |
1957 |
17 |
4 |
1958 |
26 |
1 |
1959 |
15 |
3 |
1960 |
19 |
4 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1951 |
37 |
2 |
1952 |
39 |
1 |
1953 |
39 |
2 |
1954 |
37 |
2 |
1956 |
38 |
4 |
1957 |
35 |
6 |
1958 |
35 |
5 |
1959 |
37 |
2 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1951 |
18 |
5 |
1952 |
18 |
8 |
1953 |
16 |
10 |
1954 |
21 |
1 |
1955 |
20 |
5 |
1956 |
19 |
6 |
1957 |
19 |
6 |
1959 |
22 |
2 |
1960 |
19 |
4 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1952 |
17 |
2 |
1953 |
16 |
6 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1954 |
.600 |
5 |
1955 |
.667 |
7 |
1956 |
.679 |
7 |
1957 |
.704 |
3 |
1959 |
.815 |
2 |
1960 |
.633 |
8 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1951 |
291.2 |
2 |
1952 |
319.2 |
1 |
1953 |
305.1 |
3 |
1954 |
294.0 |
4 |
1956 |
292.0 |
5 |
1958 |
257.0 |
8 |
1959 |
263.2 |
6 |
1960 |
270.0 |
8 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1951 |
1279 |
1 |
1952 |
1361 |
1 |
1953 |
1305 |
2 |
1954 |
1250 |
3 |
1956 |
1157 |
9 |
1959 |
1106 |
7 |
1960 |
1092 |
9 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1951 |
27 |
5 |
1952 |
24 |
3 |
1953 |
32 |
4 |
1954 |
34 |
4 |
1955 |
33 |
7 |
1956 |
38 |
2 |
1958 |
28 |
10 |
1959 |
24 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1951 |
139 |
1 |
1952 |
126 |
4 |
1953 |
106 |
8 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1951 |
112 |
8 |
1952 |
142 |
3 |
1953 |
140 |
2 |
1955 |
142 |
6 |
1956 |
196 |
2 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1952 |
6 |
5 |
1953 |
10 |
1 |
1954 |
11 |
1 |
1956 |
7 |
10 |
1958 |
8 |
6 |
1959 |
8 |
7 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1956 |
2.93 |
4 |
1957 |
2.75 |
2 |
1959 |
3.28 |
9 |
1960 |
2.57 |
3 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1951 |
.252 |
4 |
1955 |
.242 |
8 |
1956 |
.228 |
2 |
1957 |
.239 |
4 |
1960 |
.253 |
7 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1955 |
1.11 |
3 |
1956 |
0.97 |
1 |
1957 |
1.00 |
1 |
1958 |
1.13 |
3 |
1959 |
1.20 |
10 |
1960 |
1.06 |
1 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1955 |
2.45 |
2 |
1956 |
3.92 |
1 |
1957 |
3.74 |
2 |
1958 |
2.91 |
3 |
1959 |
2.45 |
6 |
1960 |
2.94 |
3 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1955 |
10.10 |
3 |
1956 |
8.94 |
1 |
1957 |
9.06 |
1 |
1958 |
10.30 |
3 |
1959 |
10.92 |
10 |
1960 |
9.67 |
1 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1951 |
8.45 |
10 |
1955 |
7.89 |
9 |
1956 |
7.21 |
2 |
1957 |
7.74 |
3 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1955 |
2.11 |
4 |
1956 |
1.54 |
1 |
1957 |
1.25 |
2 |
1958 |
1.51 |
1 |
1959 |
1.91 |
4 |
1960 |
1.63 |
1 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1955 |
5.16 |
4 |
1956 |
6.04 |
1 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1951 |
23 |
8 |
1952 |
22 |
8 |
1953 |
23 |
4 |
1954 |
20 |
7 |
1956 |
28 |
2 |
1957 |
24 |
4 |
1958 |
20 |
7 |
1959 |
24 |
2 |
1960 |
27 |
3 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1951 |
.622 |
10 |
1956 |
.737 |
2 |
1957 |
.686 |
5 |
1959 |
.649 |
4 |
1960 |
.750 |
3 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1951 |
15 |
10 |
1952 |
21 |
6 |
1953 |
18 |
5 |
1954 |
19 |
10 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1952 |
.538 |
8 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1952 |
4 |
3 |
1953 |
2 |
9 |
1956 |
2 |
9 |
1958 |
2 |
10 |
1960 |
3 |
4 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1952 |
4.5 |
10 |
1956 |
6.5 |
5 |
1957 |
5.7 |
5 |
1958 |
4.6 |
10 |
1959 |
5.4 |
9 |
1960 |
6.6 |
6 |
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