| 11/08/1962 |
Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick) by the Chicago Hawks, out of high school Caldwell County (Caldwell County; Princeton, KY). |
| 01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (60); Movement: 45 (80); Control: 25 (60). |
| 04/09/1963 |
Named the #51 prospect in the MLB |
| 07/04/1963 |
Named the #32 prospect in the MLB |
| 07/31/1963 |
Was traded by the Chicago Hawks to the Cleveland Bobcats in exchange for RF Stan Patterson. |
| 10/20/1963 |
Named the #3 prospect in the MLB |
| 01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 65 (75); Control: 35 (60). |
| 04/14/1964 |
Named the #7 prospect in the MLB |
| 07/09/1964 |
Named the #3 prospect in the MLB |
| 01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 70 (75); Control: 40 (60). |
| 04/13/1965 |
Named the #4 prospect in the MLB |
| 05/09/1965 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
| 05/31/1965 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
| 06/01/1965 |
Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award. |
| 06/05/1965 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 06/07/1965 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06/15/1965 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
| 07/01/1965 |
Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award. |
| 07/11/1965 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Knickerbockers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
| 08/08/1965 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
| 08/13/1965 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
| 09/09/1965 |
Injured (tender shoulder),out for one week. |
| 09/19/1965 |
Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days. |
| 10/21/1965 |
Wins the 1965 MLB NBL Rookie of the Year Award. |
| 11/07/1965 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,000. |
| 11/22/1965 |
Was traded by the Cleveland Bobcats to the Cincinnati Packers in exchange for RP Marv Traber and a player to be named later. |
| 01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 45 (60). |
| 07/19/1966 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 07/29/1966 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 08/09/1966 |
Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 09/03/1966 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Rough Riders with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
| 09/23/1966 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
| 09/28/1966 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 10/20/1966 |
Finished 2nd in 1966 MLB NBL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
| 11/08/1966 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,000. |
| 01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 55 (60). |
| 03/28/1967 |
Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for one week. |
| 07/18/1967 |
Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
| 10/20/1967 |
Finished 3rd in 1967 MLB NBL Royal Ricketts Award voting. |
| 11/06/1967 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $187,500. |
| 01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 65 (65). |
| 03/10/1968 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week. |
| 03/15/1968 |
Injured (foream stiffness),out for 4 days. |
| 03/16/1968 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days. |
| 04/29/1968 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
| 05/04/1968 |
Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 days. |
| 05/09/1968 |
Injured (elbow surgery),out for 4 months. |
| 09/01/1968 |
Injured (shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week. |
| 09/07/1968 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Diego Captains with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
| 11/08/1968 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $268,000 with the Cincinnati Packers organization. |
| 01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
| 01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
| 03/10/1969 |
Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Cincinnati Packers development complex. |
| 05/28/1969 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 06/08/1969 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 11/02/1969 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,456,000 with the Cincinnati Packers organization. |
| 01/01/1970 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (55). |
| 01/01/1970 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (55). |
| 09/22/1970 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 01/01/1971 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55). |
| 01/01/1971 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55). |
| 04/08/1971 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
| 01/01/1972 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 55 (55). |
| 01/01/1972 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 55 (55). |
| 02/29/1972 |
Successfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Cincinnati Packers development complex. |
| 06/27/1972 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 07/07/1972 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
| 07/18/1972 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
| 07/31/1972 |
Was traded by the Cincinnati Packers to the Cleveland Bobcats in exchange for a 1st round draft pick. |
| 09/12/1972 |
Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 3 days. |
| 01/01/1973 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
| 01/01/1973 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
| 06/18/1973 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,950,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization. |
| 01/01/1974 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (60). |
| 07/07/1974 |
Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year |
SH |
Rank |
| 1966 |
14 |
7 |
| 1967 |
20 |
1 |
|
|
| Year |
GS |
Rank |
| 1966 |
34 |
1 |
| 1967 |
35 |
1 |
| 1969 |
34 |
2 |
|
| Year |
W |
Rank |
| 1966 |
21 |
1 |
| 1967 |
18 |
2 |
| 1970 |
18 |
5 |
| 1972 |
16 |
7 |
|
| Year |
L |
Rank |
| 1969 |
15 |
8 |
| 1973 |
16 |
8 |
|
| Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
| 1966 |
.724 |
5 |
| 1972 |
.667 |
7 |
|
|
| Year |
IP |
Rank |
| 1966 |
275.2 |
1 |
| 1967 |
287.1 |
1 |
| 1969 |
250.0 |
8 |
| 1970 |
240.0 |
9 |
|
| Year |
BF |
Rank |
| 1966 |
1136 |
1 |
| 1967 |
1147 |
1 |
| 1969 |
1056 |
4 |
| 1970 |
1040 |
5 |
|
| Year |
HRA |
Rank |
| 1969 |
40 |
1 |
| 1970 |
38 |
2 |
|
| Year |
K |
Rank |
| 1966 |
179 |
9 |
| 1967 |
205 |
4 |
| 1969 |
196 |
3 |
|
|
| Year |
ERA |
Rank |
| 1967 |
2.57 |
5 |
|
| Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
| 1969 |
.251 |
8 |
|
| Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
| 1967 |
3.25 |
9 |
|
| Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
| 1965 |
0.37 |
4 |
| 1966 |
0.42 |
6 |
| 1972 |
0.39 |
10 |
|
| Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
| 1966 |
1.83 |
8 |
|
| Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
| 1969 |
7.06 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Year |
QS |
Rank |
| 1967 |
27 |
2 |
| 1971 |
21 |
10 |
|
| Year |
QSP |
Rank |
| 1967 |
.771 |
10 |
|
| Year |
CG |
Rank |
| 1965 |
12 |
6 |
| 1966 |
21 |
1 |
| 1967 |
22 |
1 |
| 1970 |
12 |
4 |
|
| Year |
CGP |
Rank |
| 1965 |
.387 |
8 |
| 1966 |
.618 |
1 |
| 1967 |
.629 |
2 |
| 1970 |
.364 |
7 |
|
| Year |
SHO |
Rank |
| 1965 |
7 |
1 |
| 1966 |
4 |
4 |
| 1972 |
3 |
7 |
|
| Year |
GB% |
Rank |
| 1965 |
0.60 |
5 |
| 1967 |
0.59 |
1 |
|
| Year |
WAR |
Rank |
| 1966 |
7.4 |
5 |
| 1967 |
6.5 |
3 |
| 1972 |
5.4 |
9 |
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