11/01/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 32nd overall pick) by the Cincinnati Packers, out of high school (Allen; Allentown, PA). |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (50); Movement: 40 (55); Control: 25 (45). |
04/10/1951 |
Named the #24 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 40 (55); Control: 30 (45). |
04/15/1952 |
Named the #13 prospect in the MLB |
06/08/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/09/1952 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/13/1952 |
Suspended 9 games after ejection following a brawl. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 30 (45). |
06/27/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/06/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
09/06/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (45). |
05/05/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 4 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
05/16/1954 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/04/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
04/27/1955 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/02/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/04/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/15/1955 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/24/1955 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
05/15/1956 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/20/1956 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/23/1956 |
Injured (Tendinitis (shoulder)), day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
07/31/1956 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/12/1956 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Rough Riders with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45). |
06/05/1957 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 45 (45). |
04/18/1958 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 5 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed! |
06/26/1958 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/01/1958 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/20/1958 |
Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 45 (45). |
06/18/1959 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Knickerbockers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/11/1959 |
Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 6 weeks. |
10/01/1959 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/19/1959 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Toronto Hurons with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45). |
04/07/1960 |
Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/08/1960 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/13/1960 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Knickerbockers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 50 (50). |
05/05/1961 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/23/1961 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/20/1961 |
Wins the 1961 World Series with the Cincinnati Packers. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45). |
06/20/1962 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 0 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/22/1962 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Washington Rough Riders with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/28/1962 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 8 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
09/02/1962 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Dallas Wranglers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50). |
05/19/1963 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Rough Riders with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/31/1963 |
Was traded by the Cincinnati Packers to the Cleveland Bobcats in exchange for SP J.J. Hopps. |
10/19/1963 |
Wins the 1963 World Series with the Cleveland Bobcats. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50). |
04/18/1964 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/28/1964 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Rough Riders with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/07/1964 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50). |
10/25/1965 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $65,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50). |
04/16/1966 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/10/1966 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/29/1966 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/04/1966 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $75,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50). |
05/14/1967 |
Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory! |
10/20/1967 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1953 |
17 |
6 |
1955 |
17 |
1 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1954 |
35 |
9 |
1955 |
35 |
6 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1953 |
18 |
5 |
1955 |
16 |
10 |
1962 |
16 |
6 |
1964 |
20 |
1 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1954 |
20 |
2 |
1958 |
15 |
9 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1953 |
.667 |
4 |
1962 |
.615 |
9 |
1964 |
.800 |
1 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1955 |
287.0 |
3 |
1957 |
265.2 |
8 |
1962 |
254.2 |
3 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1954 |
1217 |
6 |
1955 |
1198 |
4 |
1957 |
1129 |
7 |
1962 |
1064 |
3 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1953 |
27 |
10 |
1955 |
29 |
10 |
1957 |
34 |
4 |
1958 |
28 |
10 |
1960 |
27 |
6 |
1962 |
24 |
6 |
1963 |
26 |
7 |
1967 |
33 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1953 |
126 |
1 |
1954 |
125 |
6 |
1955 |
105 |
10 |
1957 |
99 |
6 |
1958 |
93 |
8 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1953 |
125 |
7 |
1954 |
119 |
9 |
1955 |
160 |
4 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1964 |
2.64 |
4 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1953 |
.260 |
10 |
1956 |
.241 |
5 |
1957 |
.237 |
3 |
1960 |
.260 |
9 |
1962 |
.250 |
3 |
1964 |
.243 |
5 |
1966 |
.254 |
9 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1962 |
1.20 |
10 |
1964 |
1.06 |
5 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1963 |
2.67 |
7 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1964 |
9.89 |
6 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1953 |
8.54 |
9 |
1955 |
7.81 |
8 |
1956 |
7.70 |
4 |
1957 |
7.86 |
6 |
1964 |
7.43 |
6 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1963 |
1.83 |
2 |
1964 |
2.12 |
10 |
1967 |
1.81 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1953 |
4.45 |
6 |
1955 |
5.02 |
7 |
|
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1964 |
.724 |
9 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1955 |
20 |
3 |
1956 |
17 |
8 |
1957 |
17 |
6 |
1958 |
13 |
7 |
1960 |
15 |
4 |
1962 |
15 |
1 |
1963 |
10 |
10 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1955 |
.571 |
5 |
1956 |
.548 |
6 |
1957 |
.500 |
6 |
1958 |
.448 |
8 |
1960 |
.500 |
1 |
1962 |
.469 |
2 |
1963 |
.357 |
5 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1953 |
2 |
9 |
1954 |
3 |
3 |
1955 |
4 |
2 |
1956 |
4 |
2 |
1958 |
3 |
5 |
1962 |
4 |
1 |
1964 |
3 |
7 |
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