06/03/1943 |
Joined the Albany College Smoke. |
01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 24 (54); Movement: 49 (54); Control: 4 (46). |
04/08/1944 |
Injured (flu), day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 26 (53); Movement: 46 (58); Control: 7 (43). |
04/24/1945 |
Was selected to the 1945 PUB College All-Star Game. |
05/01/1945 |
Wins the PUBCOL SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1946 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (87); Movement: 55 (76); Control: 14 (70). |
04/01/1946 |
Strikes out 15 against the St. Joseph College Yachts. |
05/03/1946 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Sarasota Springs College Diehards with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1946 |
Won the 1946 PUB College Round 1 with the Albany College Smoke! |
06/13/1946 |
Wins the 1946 PUBCOL SL2 Outstanding Pitcher Award. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (80); Movement: 63 (81); Control: 27 (78). |
04/06/1947 |
Strikes out 15 against the Highland (Vanderburgh County) College Caimans. |
06/01/1947 |
Released by the Albany College Smoke. |
06/01/1947 |
Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Philadelphia Athletics. |
09/01/1947 |
Wins the PUBAA SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 89 (98); Movement: 84 (91); Control: 41 (79). |
04/05/1948 |
Named the #1 prospect in the PUB |
11/20/1948 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 89 (94); Movement: 89 (93); Control: 52 (81). |
11/14/1949 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 95 (97); Control: 50 (70). |
02/02/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Muskegon Clippers. |
06/01/1950 |
Was traded by the Muskegon Clippers to the Seattle Rainiers in exchange for 3B Roberto Fragoza, 1B Gil Watson, CF Jim Piersall, CL Juan Rivera, CF Ben Matthews. |
06/08/1950 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Barry's Bay Jacks with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1950 |
Wins the PUB UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/31/1950 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Barry's Bay Jacks with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/27/1950 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Lake Diefenbaker Chiefs with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
11/14/1950 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 91 (91); Control: 68 (80). |
06/14/1951 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Vancouver Voodoo with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/15/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
06/22/1951 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Barry's Bay Jacks with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1951 |
Wins the PUB UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/01/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $21,250 through arbitration. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 89 (92); Movement: 93 (93); Control: 70 (84). |
07/01/1952 |
Wins the PUB UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/11/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/24/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Wetaskiwin Whalers with 15 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/06/1952 |
Wins the Polaris Union Baseball triple-crown!! |
11/10/1952 |
Wins the 1952 PUB UL Prime Hurler Award. |
11/18/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $30,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (91); Movement: 92 (92); Control: 78 (83). |
05/02/1953 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/15/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Louisville Redbirds with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/1953 |
Wins the PUB UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/26/1953 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Houston Colt .45s with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/11/1953 |
Wins the 1953 PUB UL Prime Hurler Award. |
11/19/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $40,525 through arbitration. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 89 (90); Movement: 89 (89); Control: 86 (86). |
01/20/1954 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $570,000 with the Seattle Rainiers organization. |
05/27/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Barry's Bay Jacks with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/1954 |
Wins the PUB UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/06/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/08/1954 |
Finished 2nd in 1954 PUB UL Prime Hurler Award voting. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 89 (90); Movement: 90 (90); Control: 83 (83). |
04/26/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Orlando Oracles with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/01/1955 |
Wins the PUB UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/01/1955 |
Wins the PUB UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/04/1955 |
Wins the Polaris Union Baseball triple-crown!! |
11/09/1955 |
Wins the 1955 PUB UL Prime Hurler Award. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 88 (88); Movement: 89 (89); Control: 84 (84). |
05/01/1956 |
Wins the PUB UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/16/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/29/1956 |
Wins the 1956 PUB UL Prime Hurler Award. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 87 (89); Movement: 85 (85); Control: 83 (83). |
05/14/1957 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Royals with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/19/1957 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Wetaskiwin Whalers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1957 |
Wins the PUB UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/16/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
06/25/1957 |
Collects his 2000th career Polaris Union Baseball strikeout! |
09/04/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kitscoty Kings with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/23/1957 |
Wins the 1957 PUB UL Prime Hurler Award. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 86 (88); Movement: 82 (82); Control: 82 (82). |
05/19/1958 |
Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Montreal Royals with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/02/1958 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $296,640 with the Seattle Rainiers organization. |
06/21/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
06/28/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Royals with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/19/1958 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kinuso Blues with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/01/1958 |
Wins the PUB UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/03/1958 |
Finished 2nd in 1958 PUB UL Prime Hurler Award voting. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 86 (87); Movement: 82 (82); Control: 85 (85). |
04/22/1959 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Louisville Redbirds with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/08/1959 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kitscoty Kings with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/30/1959 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Louisville Redbirds with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/21/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/03/1959 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Honolulu Rays with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/14/1959 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kinuso Blues with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/07/1959 |
Collects his 2500th career Polaris Union Baseball strikeout! |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 87 (88); Movement: 82 (82); Control: 86 (86). |
05/28/1960 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Royals with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/18/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/30/1960 |
Earns his 200th career Polaris Union Baseball victory! |
08/30/1960 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Hollywood Stars with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/20/1960 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kinuso Blues with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (78); Movement: 77 (77); Control: 87 (87). |
09/17/1961 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Hollywood Stars with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (71); Movement: 73 (77); Control: 84 (85). |
05/17/1962 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Puerto Rico Hurricanes with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/21/1962 |
Executed his contract year option. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 33 (71); Movement: 70 (77); Control: 82 (85). |
05/03/1963 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Latrobe Rolling Rock with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/18/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
12/13/1963 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $23,000 with the Scituate Rox organization. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (61); Movement: 64 (74); Control: 78 (85). |
04/05/1964 |
Released by the Scituate Rox. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1950 |
17 |
3 |
1952 |
15 |
9 |
1953 |
17 |
1 |
1960 |
16 |
4 |
1962 |
18 |
2 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1952 |
36 |
2 |
1953 |
33 |
8 |
1954 |
33 |
10 |
1955 |
38 |
3 |
1956 |
37 |
6 |
1957 |
32 |
10 |
1959 |
31 |
9 |
1960 |
32 |
4 |
1961 |
34 |
3 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1950 |
15 |
9 |
1952 |
20 |
1 |
1953 |
17 |
6 |
1955 |
24 |
1 |
1956 |
20 |
2 |
1957 |
17 |
3 |
1958 |
15 |
10 |
1960 |
18 |
2 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1951 |
.647 |
8 |
1952 |
.667 |
6 |
1953 |
.654 |
8 |
1955 |
.649 |
5 |
1956 |
.690 |
5 |
1957 |
.680 |
4 |
1960 |
.692 |
4 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1952 |
270.2 |
2 |
1953 |
246.0 |
4 |
1954 |
246.2 |
2 |
1955 |
269.2 |
2 |
1956 |
268.1 |
2 |
1957 |
244.0 |
3 |
1958 |
231.2 |
7 |
1959 |
229.0 |
8 |
1960 |
247.2 |
3 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1952 |
1081 |
3 |
1953 |
985 |
7 |
1954 |
993 |
8 |
1955 |
1088 |
3 |
1956 |
1061 |
4 |
1960 |
1006 |
6 |
|
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1949 |
172 |
6 |
1950 |
172 |
6 |
1951 |
180 |
4 |
1952 |
277 |
1 |
1953 |
220 |
1 |
1954 |
245 |
1 |
1955 |
276 |
1 |
1956 |
258 |
2 |
1957 |
221 |
1 |
1958 |
203 |
2 |
1959 |
215 |
4 |
1960 |
225 |
5 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1951 |
7 |
10 |
1955 |
12 |
1 |
1957 |
8 |
10 |
1960 |
10 |
4 |
1962 |
16 |
1 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1950 |
3.06 |
2 |
1951 |
2.20 |
1 |
1952 |
2.69 |
1 |
1953 |
3.04 |
3 |
1954 |
2.96 |
1 |
1955 |
2.94 |
1 |
1956 |
2.55 |
2 |
1957 |
2.58 |
1 |
1958 |
2.60 |
2 |
1959 |
3.10 |
4 |
1962 |
3.54 |
9 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1958 |
.290 |
5 |
1959 |
.303 |
10 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1950 |
1.26 |
8 |
1951 |
1.14 |
8 |
1952 |
1.06 |
3 |
1953 |
1.07 |
2 |
1954 |
1.06 |
1 |
1955 |
1.07 |
1 |
1956 |
1.04 |
3 |
1957 |
1.07 |
1 |
1958 |
1.10 |
1 |
1959 |
1.04 |
1 |
1960 |
1.07 |
4 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1952 |
5.23 |
2 |
1953 |
4.49 |
5 |
1954 |
5.70 |
3 |
1955 |
7.46 |
1 |
1956 |
6.00 |
2 |
1957 |
4.80 |
1 |
1958 |
4.06 |
2 |
1959 |
6.52 |
1 |
1960 |
6.43 |
2 |
1961 |
4.22 |
7 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
11.68 |
8 |
1951 |
10.42 |
7 |
1952 |
10.01 |
4 |
1953 |
9.95 |
2 |
1954 |
9.81 |
2 |
1955 |
10.11 |
2 |
1956 |
9.69 |
3 |
1957 |
9.85 |
1 |
1958 |
10.14 |
1 |
1959 |
9.51 |
1 |
1960 |
10.17 |
4 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
0.47 |
4 |
1950 |
0.33 |
3 |
1951 |
0.31 |
2 |
1952 |
0.50 |
6 |
1953 |
0.26 |
1 |
1954 |
0.55 |
4 |
1955 |
0.80 |
10 |
1956 |
0.74 |
9 |
1957 |
0.66 |
8 |
1958 |
0.43 |
1 |
1959 |
0.67 |
9 |
1960 |
0.55 |
7 |
1961 |
0.51 |
4 |
1962 |
0.47 |
3 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
8.01 |
6 |
1951 |
7.56 |
5 |
1952 |
7.78 |
4 |
1953 |
7.87 |
1 |
1954 |
7.95 |
2 |
1955 |
8.41 |
3 |
1956 |
7.95 |
4 |
1957 |
7.97 |
3 |
1958 |
7.93 |
2 |
1959 |
8.10 |
5 |
1960 |
8.32 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
1.76 |
7 |
1953 |
1.79 |
8 |
1954 |
1.57 |
4 |
1955 |
1.23 |
2 |
1956 |
1.44 |
4 |
1957 |
1.70 |
9 |
1958 |
1.94 |
6 |
1959 |
1.30 |
3 |
1960 |
1.27 |
2 |
1961 |
1.54 |
6 |
1962 |
1.75 |
9 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
7.34 |
9 |
1950 |
7.10 |
7 |
1951 |
7.92 |
7 |
1952 |
9.21 |
2 |
1953 |
8.05 |
1 |
1954 |
8.94 |
1 |
1955 |
9.21 |
1 |
1956 |
8.65 |
2 |
1957 |
8.15 |
2 |
1958 |
7.89 |
2 |
1959 |
8.45 |
4 |
1960 |
8.18 |
7 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1950 |
19 |
10 |
1951 |
22 |
1 |
1952 |
27 |
1 |
1953 |
22 |
4 |
1954 |
23 |
2 |
1955 |
27 |
1 |
1956 |
30 |
1 |
1957 |
24 |
2 |
1958 |
22 |
4 |
1959 |
22 |
4 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1951 |
.786 |
1 |
1952 |
.750 |
1 |
1953 |
.667 |
5 |
1954 |
.697 |
4 |
1955 |
.711 |
4 |
1956 |
.811 |
1 |
1957 |
.750 |
2 |
1958 |
.733 |
3 |
1959 |
.710 |
5 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1950 |
6 |
8 |
1953 |
10 |
2 |
1954 |
10 |
2 |
1956 |
5 |
9 |
1957 |
7 |
10 |
1958 |
7 |
4 |
1959 |
10 |
2 |
1960 |
7 |
10 |
1962 |
7 |
9 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1950 |
.188 |
10 |
1953 |
.303 |
3 |
1954 |
.303 |
2 |
1958 |
.233 |
4 |
1959 |
.323 |
2 |
1962 |
.226 |
9 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1950 |
3 |
1 |
1951 |
2 |
3 |
1952 |
1 |
8 |
1953 |
3 |
2 |
1954 |
1 |
7 |
1955 |
1 |
5 |
1957 |
3 |
1 |
1958 |
3 |
1 |
1959 |
5 |
1 |
1960 |
3 |
4 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1949 |
0.67 |
8 |
1950 |
0.68 |
5 |
1956 |
0.70 |
2 |
1961 |
0.57 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1949 |
5.6 |
6 |
1950 |
5.4 |
4 |
1951 |
6.1 |
7 |
1952 |
10.1 |
1 |
1953 |
9.8 |
1 |
1954 |
9.4 |
2 |
1955 |
8.8 |
1 |
1956 |
8.3 |
1 |
1957 |
7.3 |
2 |
1958 |
7.8 |
2 |
1959 |
7.7 |
2 |
1960 |
8.3 |
2 |
1961 |
5.7 |
8 |
|