08/01/1951 |
Entered the Sydney Baseball Championship as an international amateur free agent from Australia_. |
08/06/1951 |
Signed a minor league contract ($156,000 bonus) out of Australia_ with the Parramatta Giants organization. |
10/01/1951 |
Named the #24 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (7); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 2 (8). |
01/30/1952 |
Injured (ruptured ulnar collateral ligament), out for 13 months. |
10/01/1952 |
Named the #9 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (7); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 2 (7). |
10/01/1953 |
Named the #22 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 3 (7). |
10/01/1954 |
Named the #22 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (8). |
10/01/1955 |
Named the #15 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (8). |
05/03/1956 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,880 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (8). |
03/01/1957 |
Wins the SBC SBC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
03/03/1957 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Western Suburbs Magpies with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
03/04/1957 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
04/22/1957 |
Wins the 1956 SBC SBC Gold Glove Award at P. |
05/07/1957 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,262 through automatic renewal. |
12/22/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (8). |
01/01/1958 |
Wins the SBC SBC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
03/13/1958 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Canterbury Bulldogs with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/13/1958 |
Won the 1957 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Parramatta Giants! |
04/18/1958 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $104,900 with the Parramatta Giants organization. |
11/01/1958 |
Wins the SBC SBC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
12/26/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
04/14/1959 |
Won the 1958 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Parramatta Giants! |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
01/12/1960 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Balmain Tigers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
02/01/1960 |
Wins the SBC SBC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
04/23/1960 |
Wins the 1959 SBC SBC Platinum Stick Award at P. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
04/05/1961 |
Wins the 1960 SBC SBC Platinum Stick Award at P. |
12/10/1961 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cronulla Sharks with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
12/23/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
01/25/1962 |
Injured (sore shoulder), out for one week. |
10/18/1962 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $342,000 with the Parramatta Giants organization. |
12/21/1962 |
Was selected to the 1962 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
01/06/1963 |
Injured (latissimus dorsi strain), out for 6 days. |
11/21/1963 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Canterbury Bulldogs with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
12/22/1963 |
Was selected to the 1963 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
12/25/1965 |
Was selected to the 1965 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
02/20/1966 |
Collects his 1500th career Sydney Baseball Championship strikeout! |
04/08/1966 |
Wins the 1965 SBC SBC Platinum Stick Award at P. |
12/24/1966 |
Was selected to the 1966 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
08/18/1967 |
Was traded by the Parramatta Giants to the Newtown BlueBags, along with RP Oren Redgate, in exchange for SP Graham Gilleland, SP Paddy Siddorn, SS Morty Bunce. |
12/23/1967 |
Was selected to the 1967 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
02/20/1968 |
Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery), out for 4 months. |
03/29/1968 |
Wins the 1967 Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags. |
04/06/1968 |
Wins the 1967 SBC SBC Platinum Stick Award at P. |
04/22/1968 |
Became a free agent. |
08/04/1968 |
Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,088,000 with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles organization. |
10/08/1968 |
Injured (torn rotator cuff), out for 14 months. |
01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
01/01/1970 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
02/13/1970 |
Earns his 150th career Sydney Baseball Championship victory! |
09/14/1970 |
Injured (elbow tendinitis), out for 3 weeks. |
01/01/1971 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
01/06/1971 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Canterbury Bulldogs with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/26/1971 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000 with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles organization. |
01/01/1972 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6). |
02/20/1972 |
Injured (knee contusion), out for one week. |
02/27/1972 |
Collects his 2000th career Sydney Baseball Championship strikeout! |
09/07/1972 |
Injured (strained hamstring), out for 2-3 weeks. |
01/01/1973 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (6). |
04/24/1973 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1974 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (6). |
01/01/1974 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1957 |
11 |
7 |
1962 |
13 |
1 |
1965 |
11 |
7 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1957 |
29 |
2 |
1958 |
29 |
3 |
1962 |
28 |
1 |
1964 |
26 |
8 |
1965 |
26 |
9 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1956 |
13 |
9 |
1957 |
17 |
1 |
1958 |
13 |
3 |
1959 |
14 |
6 |
1960 |
12 |
8 |
1961 |
12 |
9 |
1962 |
11 |
9 |
1963 |
12 |
8 |
1965 |
16 |
3 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1964 |
13 |
2 |
1971 |
13 |
3 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1956 |
.722 |
3 |
1957 |
.895 |
1 |
1958 |
.765 |
3 |
1959 |
.737 |
3 |
1960 |
.667 |
10 |
1961 |
.706 |
5 |
1962 |
.786 |
2 |
1965 |
.800 |
2 |
1967 |
.692 |
6 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1957 |
182.1 |
5 |
1958 |
206.0 |
2 |
1959 |
170.2 |
5 |
1962 |
170.0 |
5 |
1965 |
170.1 |
6 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1957 |
736 |
8 |
1958 |
808 |
5 |
1962 |
697 |
10 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1966 |
20 |
5 |
1971 |
21 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1956 |
70 |
9 |
1971 |
65 |
7 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1956 |
136 |
8 |
1957 |
164 |
3 |
1958 |
190 |
1 |
1959 |
158 |
4 |
1960 |
141 |
7 |
1961 |
142 |
9 |
1962 |
141 |
7 |
1963 |
134 |
10 |
1965 |
134 |
6 |
1966 |
146 |
6 |
1967 |
144 |
5 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1956 |
8 |
5 |
1957 |
8 |
3 |
1964 |
9 |
2 |
1966 |
8 |
4 |
1970 |
9 |
3 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1956 |
2.75 |
4 |
1957 |
2.71 |
2 |
1958 |
2.32 |
2 |
1959 |
3.22 |
8 |
1961 |
2.61 |
5 |
1963 |
2.87 |
4 |
1965 |
2.27 |
1 |
1966 |
2.85 |
7 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1956 |
.223 |
1 |
1957 |
.273 |
6 |
1958 |
.257 |
2 |
1961 |
.242 |
1 |
1965 |
.272 |
10 |
1966 |
.266 |
6 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1956 |
1.10 |
4 |
1957 |
1.11 |
3 |
1958 |
1.00 |
1 |
1959 |
1.01 |
1 |
1960 |
1.09 |
7 |
1961 |
0.94 |
1 |
1962 |
1.14 |
6 |
1963 |
1.14 |
4 |
1965 |
1.04 |
3 |
1966 |
1.04 |
3 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1958 |
3.96 |
4 |
1959 |
5.10 |
2 |
1960 |
5.04 |
4 |
1961 |
4.44 |
2 |
1962 |
4.27 |
2 |
1963 |
3.72 |
4 |
1964 |
3.26 |
10 |
1965 |
3.72 |
4 |
1966 |
4.71 |
3 |
1967 |
4.36 |
4 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
10.29 |
4 |
1957 |
10.27 |
4 |
1958 |
9.22 |
1 |
1959 |
9.28 |
1 |
1960 |
10.15 |
6 |
1961 |
8.90 |
1 |
1962 |
10.59 |
6 |
1963 |
10.66 |
8 |
1965 |
9.72 |
3 |
1966 |
9.50 |
3 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
0.58 |
8 |
1957 |
0.54 |
7 |
1959 |
0.63 |
9 |
1963 |
0.61 |
7 |
1965 |
0.48 |
4 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
5.79 |
1 |
1957 |
7.16 |
2 |
1958 |
6.90 |
1 |
1959 |
7.44 |
3 |
1961 |
6.59 |
2 |
1965 |
7.45 |
5 |
1966 |
7.66 |
7 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1958 |
2.10 |
8 |
1959 |
1.63 |
3 |
1960 |
1.72 |
6 |
1961 |
1.90 |
3 |
1962 |
1.75 |
3 |
1963 |
1.99 |
6 |
1965 |
1.90 |
7 |
1966 |
1.73 |
1 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
7.95 |
6 |
1957 |
8.10 |
4 |
1958 |
8.30 |
6 |
1959 |
8.33 |
4 |
1960 |
8.67 |
5 |
1961 |
8.43 |
5 |
1962 |
7.46 |
10 |
1963 |
7.40 |
10 |
1965 |
7.08 |
8 |
1966 |
8.16 |
6 |
1967 |
9.28 |
4 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1957 |
23 |
1 |
1958 |
23 |
2 |
1959 |
19 |
5 |
1963 |
20 |
2 |
1965 |
22 |
1 |
1966 |
19 |
4 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1957 |
.793 |
2 |
1958 |
.793 |
3 |
1959 |
.760 |
5 |
1963 |
.769 |
2 |
1965 |
.846 |
1 |
1966 |
.760 |
7 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1959 |
1 |
8 |
1961 |
2 |
2 |
1963 |
1 |
9 |
1966 |
1 |
8 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1959 |
.040 |
9 |
1961 |
.083 |
6 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1955 |
0 |
8 |
1956 |
1 |
4 |
1957 |
1 |
4 |
1959 |
1 |
3 |
1961 |
1 |
2 |
1963 |
1 |
2 |
1970 |
1 |
3 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1967 |
0.66 |
3 |
1971 |
0.58 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1957 |
5.2 |
5 |
1958 |
5.9 |
3 |
1959 |
5.8 |
2 |
1962 |
3.7 |
8 |
1963 |
4.7 |
3 |
1965 |
4.9 |
5 |
1966 |
3.8 |
10 |
1967 |
3.9 |
4 |
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