07/01/1953 |
Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Newtown BlueBags. |
10/01/1953 |
Named the #26 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 6 (8); Control: 2 (9). |
10/01/1954 |
Named the #8 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 2 (9). |
10/01/1955 |
Named the #7 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 3 (9). |
10/01/1956 |
Named the #3 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 3 (9). |
02/10/1957 |
Injured (dead arm), out for 3 days. |
03/17/1957 |
Finished 3rd in 1956 RES RES Outstanding Pitcher Award voting. |
10/01/1957 |
Named the #4 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (9). |
02/24/1958 |
Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
03/03/1958 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days. |
05/08/1958 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,586 through automatic renewal. |
11/12/1958 |
Injured (partially torn UCL (Tommy John surgery)), out for 9-10 months. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 5 (9). |
05/09/1959 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,921 through automatic renewal. |
12/08/1959 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Canterbury Bulldogs with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (9). |
04/01/1960 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $90,000 with the Newtown BlueBags organization. |
04/14/1960 |
Won the 1959 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags! |
11/27/1960 |
Injured (sprained elbow), out for 2-3 weeks. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
03/29/1961 |
Wins the 1960 Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags. |
12/23/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6). |
01/01/1962 |
Wins the SBC SBC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6). |
03/25/1963 |
Wins the 1962 Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags. |
03/30/1963 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $192,000 with the Newtown BlueBags organization. |
12/07/1963 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Balmain Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 1 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: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6). |
11/15/1964 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the South Sydney Rabbitohs with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
12/25/1964 |
Was selected to the 1964 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6). |
12/25/1965 |
Was selected to the 1965 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 6 (6). |
01/05/1966 |
Injured (strained oblique), out for 1-2 weeks. |
12/24/1966 |
Was selected to the 1966 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
12/31/1966 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $234,000 with the Newtown BlueBags organization. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
10/12/1967 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the North Sydney Bears with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
03/29/1968 |
Wins the 1967 Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags. |
12/22/1968 |
Was selected to the 1968 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
02/04/1969 |
Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/21/1969 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $180,000 with the Newtown BlueBags organization. |
12/25/1969 |
Was selected to the 1969 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1970 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
03/03/1970 |
Injured (torn rotator cuff), out for 4 months. |
12/24/1970 |
Was selected to the 1970 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1971 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6). |
01/05/1971 |
Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 5 days. |
01/15/1971 |
Injured (dead arm), out for 3 weeks. |
04/01/1971 |
Wins the 1970 Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags. |
07/31/1971 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $140,000 with the Newtown BlueBags organization. |
12/09/1971 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Balmain Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1972 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (6). |
04/03/1972 |
Wins the 1971 Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags. |
01/01/1973 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (6). |
02/13/1973 |
Injured (flu), day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/01/1973 |
Declined his contract option. |
04/24/1973 |
Became a free agent. |
08/14/1973 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Geelong Cats organization. |
01/01/1974 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (6). |
01/03/1974 |
Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days. |
02/11/1974 |
Wins the 1973 Championship with the Coburg Bankers! |
01/01/1975 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (6). |
02/26/1975 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
01/08/1978 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1961 |
11 |
4 |
1963 |
10 |
9 |
1965 |
12 |
3 |
1966 |
11 |
7 |
1967 |
14 |
3 |
1968 |
12 |
2 |
1969 |
12 |
2 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1962 |
27 |
7 |
1963 |
27 |
6 |
1964 |
28 |
1 |
1965 |
26 |
9 |
1968 |
26 |
9 |
1969 |
26 |
9 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1961 |
17 |
1 |
1962 |
11 |
9 |
1965 |
14 |
4 |
1967 |
15 |
2 |
1969 |
12 |
10 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1959 |
.667 |
8 |
1961 |
.773 |
3 |
1962 |
.688 |
7 |
1964 |
.786 |
3 |
1965 |
.667 |
5 |
1967 |
.714 |
5 |
1970 |
.615 |
10 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1961 |
173.0 |
8 |
1962 |
169.1 |
7 |
1963 |
170.1 |
10 |
1964 |
182.0 |
2 |
1965 |
166.1 |
10 |
1969 |
177.0 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1963 |
716 |
10 |
1964 |
727 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1964 |
8 |
3 |
1969 |
7 |
7 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1959 |
3.38 |
10 |
1961 |
2.76 |
7 |
1962 |
2.71 |
3 |
1963 |
2.91 |
5 |
1964 |
2.42 |
2 |
1965 |
2.87 |
7 |
1966 |
2.61 |
4 |
1967 |
3.40 |
7 |
1969 |
2.59 |
4 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1961 |
1.13 |
5 |
1964 |
1.11 |
6 |
1969 |
1.07 |
4 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1964 |
3.34 |
9 |
1969 |
4.10 |
3 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1961 |
10.40 |
5 |
1964 |
10.04 |
5 |
1969 |
9.97 |
4 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1961 |
0.42 |
3 |
1962 |
0.69 |
10 |
1963 |
0.53 |
3 |
1964 |
0.49 |
4 |
1965 |
0.54 |
8 |
1969 |
0.61 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1961 |
2.18 |
7 |
1964 |
1.88 |
8 |
1969 |
1.58 |
4 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1961 |
19 |
4 |
1962 |
18 |
3 |
1964 |
20 |
1 |
1965 |
18 |
6 |
1966 |
18 |
6 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1961 |
.731 |
4 |
1962 |
.667 |
7 |
1964 |
.714 |
5 |
1965 |
.692 |
7 |
1966 |
.783 |
4 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1959 |
1 |
8 |
1963 |
2 |
3 |
1964 |
1 |
8 |
1967 |
2 |
3 |
1969 |
2 |
9 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1959 |
.040 |
9 |
1963 |
.074 |
4 |
1967 |
.083 |
6 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1959 |
1 |
3 |
1963 |
1 |
2 |
1964 |
1 |
1 |
1967 |
1 |
3 |
1971 |
1 |
3 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1959 |
0.60 |
9 |
1960 |
0.62 |
8 |
1961 |
0.63 |
5 |
1962 |
0.66 |
7 |
1963 |
0.68 |
1 |
1964 |
0.73 |
1 |
1965 |
0.76 |
1 |
1966 |
0.72 |
1 |
1967 |
0.67 |
1 |
1968 |
0.58 |
1 |
1969 |
0.61 |
1 |
1970 |
0.64 |
1 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1961 |
4.7 |
3 |
1962 |
3.5 |
10 |
1963 |
4.6 |
4 |
1964 |
5.4 |
3 |
1969 |
5.5 |
2 |
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