01/01/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 17th overall pick) by the Newtown BlueBags. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
04/23/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,480 through arbitration. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
04/19/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,255 through arbitration. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
03/29/1953 |
Won the 1952 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags! |
03/30/1953 |
Finished 2nd in 1952 SBC SBC Playoff MVP voting. |
04/03/1953 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $214,620 with the Newtown BlueBags organization. |
04/20/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $31,185 through arbitration. |
10/30/1953 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $190,000 with the Newtown BlueBags organization. |
12/20/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9). |
04/17/1954 |
Won the 1953 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags! |
10/25/1954 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the North Sydney Bears with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
12/01/1954 |
Wins the SBC SBC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
12/19/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
12/18/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 9 (9). |
04/08/1956 |
Won the 1955 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags! |
09/02/1956 |
Was traded by the Newtown BlueBags to the St. George Dragons, along with MR Riley Hancock, 1B Paikea Warrun, CF George Trudgeon, in exchange for SP Mortimer Westcott, SS Donovan Coxford, 1B Craig Anderson, CF Jayden Meech. |
12/30/1956 |
Was traded by the St. George Dragons to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, along with MR Luke Bretton, in exchange for SP Grant Beeby, MR Paul Schuler, MR Bob Wrixon, 3B Jeremie Mason. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
11/03/1957 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Parramatta Giants with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
10/18/1958 |
Injured (strained hamstring), out for 2 months. |
11/11/1958 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $37,010 with the South Sydney Rabbitohs organization. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
02/09/1959 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Balmain Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/28/1959 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $44,100 with the South Sydney Rabbitohs organization. |
09/14/1959 |
Injured (sore shoulder), out for 6 days. |
11/22/1959 |
Was traded by the South Sydney Rabbitohs to the St. George Dragons, along with SP Chris Minta, CL Asa Rickward, in exchange for CF Trevor Bansfield, CL Ripley Bowes, SP Danny Leikvoll, SS Keeley Tierney, SP Josef Perry. |
12/20/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
05/08/1960 |
Was elected to the SBC 1950-1959 Team of the Decade at SP representing the Newtown BlueBags. |
11/10/1960 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $110,000 with the St. George Dragons organization. |
12/23/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
02/10/1961 |
Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 3 weeks. |
09/16/1961 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
02/09/1962 |
Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)), out for 4 months. |
10/02/1962 |
Injured (sore shoulder), out for 3 days. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (9). |
04/18/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
12/30/1963 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $32,486 with the St. George Dragons organization. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (9). |
03/30/1964 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1952 |
8 |
8 |
1953 |
13 |
4 |
1954 |
11 |
9 |
1961 |
11 |
4 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1953 |
28 |
7 |
1955 |
27 |
7 |
1959 |
27 |
7 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1950 |
15 |
1 |
1952 |
12 |
8 |
1953 |
14 |
6 |
1954 |
15 |
3 |
1959 |
12 |
8 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1950 |
.789 |
2 |
1952 |
.750 |
3 |
1953 |
.778 |
4 |
1954 |
.789 |
3 |
1956 |
.647 |
10 |
1959 |
.632 |
9 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1955 |
174.1 |
7 |
1959 |
176.2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1950 |
127 |
8 |
1953 |
153 |
5 |
1954 |
147 |
8 |
1955 |
161 |
4 |
1959 |
139 |
8 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1950 |
3.16 |
7 |
1951 |
3.46 |
10 |
1952 |
2.78 |
3 |
1953 |
2.62 |
2 |
1954 |
2.42 |
2 |
1955 |
2.48 |
1 |
1959 |
2.85 |
5 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1951 |
.275 |
7 |
1952 |
.263 |
6 |
1956 |
.268 |
10 |
1959 |
.275 |
9 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1950 |
1.05 |
6 |
1951 |
1.15 |
7 |
1952 |
1.06 |
2 |
1953 |
1.07 |
3 |
1954 |
1.04 |
2 |
1955 |
1.14 |
2 |
1956 |
1.06 |
3 |
1959 |
1.09 |
4 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1950 |
6.35 |
3 |
1951 |
3.65 |
4 |
1952 |
4.88 |
3 |
1953 |
4.37 |
3 |
1954 |
5.44 |
2 |
1955 |
4.24 |
3 |
1956 |
4.88 |
5 |
1959 |
3.66 |
6 |
1960 |
5.70 |
3 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
9.54 |
5 |
1951 |
10.65 |
5 |
1952 |
9.97 |
2 |
1953 |
10.26 |
4 |
1954 |
9.61 |
2 |
1955 |
10.53 |
1 |
1956 |
10.09 |
3 |
1959 |
10.04 |
4 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
0.83 |
10 |
1953 |
0.63 |
5 |
1954 |
0.70 |
7 |
1955 |
0.72 |
10 |
1960 |
0.53 |
7 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
8.37 |
9 |
1952 |
8.09 |
5 |
1953 |
7.80 |
5 |
1955 |
8.26 |
6 |
1959 |
7.85 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
1.11 |
4 |
1951 |
1.99 |
5 |
1952 |
1.45 |
3 |
1953 |
1.83 |
5 |
1954 |
1.45 |
2 |
1955 |
1.96 |
7 |
1956 |
1.41 |
3 |
1959 |
1.94 |
9 |
1960 |
1.33 |
4 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
7.04 |
5 |
1951 |
7.25 |
8 |
1952 |
7.07 |
8 |
1953 |
8.01 |
5 |
1954 |
7.89 |
9 |
1955 |
8.31 |
4 |
1959 |
7.08 |
10 |
1960 |
7.58 |
8 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1951 |
16 |
9 |
1953 |
20 |
6 |
1954 |
19 |
3 |
1955 |
18 |
7 |
1959 |
22 |
1 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1951 |
.640 |
6 |
1953 |
.714 |
6 |
1954 |
.704 |
4 |
1955 |
.667 |
7 |
1959 |
.815 |
1 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1954 |
1 |
9 |
1958 |
1 |
10 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1950 |
0 |
7 |
1951 |
0 |
9 |
1952 |
0 |
5 |
1953 |
0 |
7 |
1954 |
1 |
3 |
1955 |
0 |
8 |
1957 |
1 |
4 |
1958 |
1 |
2 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1951 |
0.65 |
3 |
1953 |
0.63 |
8 |
1954 |
0.63 |
7 |
1956 |
0.60 |
10 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1950 |
5.0 |
3 |
1951 |
2.9 |
10 |
1952 |
3.4 |
7 |
1953 |
5.7 |
3 |
1954 |
5.9 |
2 |
1955 |
6.1 |
3 |
1959 |
4.1 |
9 |
1960 |
4.1 |
5 |
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