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Gus
Keriazakos		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 212
 
Born: July 28, 1931 in Usa, NJ, WEST ORANGE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1960    1961    1965   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 18 CIN NL   6 6 7 6 4 5 5 4 4 4
1951 19 CIN NL   6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
1952 20 CIN NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1953 21 MON NL   6 6 7 6 3 4 3 4 4 4
1954 22 MON NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1955 23 MON NL $ 300,000 7 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1956 24 MON NL $ 300,000 7 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1957 25 MON NL $ 300,000 7 9 9 9 4 4 4 6 6 6
1958 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 10 10 10 4 5 5 7 7 7
1959 27 CLE AL $ 3,228,571 7 10 10 10 4 5 5 9 9 9
1960 28 CLE AL $ 6,650,000 7 10 10 10 4 5 5 8 8 8
1961 29 CLE AL $ 6,650,000 7 10 10 10 4 5 5 8 8 8
1962 30 NYG NL $ 6,650,000 7 10 10 10 5 5 5 8 8 8
1963 31 CLE AL $ 6,650,000 7 10 10 10 4 4 4 8 8 8
1964 32 CLE AL $ 6,650,000 6 10 10 10 3 4 4 7 7 7
1965 33 CLE AL $ 6,650,000 6 9 10 9 3 3 3 6 6 6
1966 34 CLE AL $ 6,300,000 6 9 9 9 3 3 3 7 7 7
1967 35 CLE AL $ 6,300,000 6 9 9 9 3 3 3 6 6 6
1968 36 CLE AL $ 6,300,000 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4
1969 37 CLE AL $ 6,300,000 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
1970 38 CLE AL $ 340,000 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
1971 39 BSN NL $ 300,000 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,650,000 7 10 10 10 5 5 5 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 18 CIN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 19 CIN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 20 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 21 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 22 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 23 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 24 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 25 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 27 CLE AL $ 3,228,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 28 CLE AL $ 6,650,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 29 CLE AL $ 6,650,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 30 NYG NL $ 6,650,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 31 CLE AL $ 6,650,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 32 CLE AL $ 6,650,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 33 CLE AL $ 6,650,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 34 CLE AL $ 6,300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 35 CLE AL $ 6,300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 36 CLE AL $ 6,300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 37 CLE AL $ 6,300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 38 CLE AL $ 340,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 39 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,650,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1950 18 AAA   7 2 .778 10 10 0 0 0 71.7 54 17 6 38 49 2.14 .209 .311 .337 .648  
    AA   4 7 .364 12 12 2 0 0 88.0 70 30 11 33 93 3.07 .216 .289 .355 .643  
1951 19 AAA   3 6 .333 23 7 1 0 0 69.7 73 46 19 46 53 5.94 .271 .378 .524 .902  
1952 20 CIN NL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 4.3 6 3 0 5 3 6.24 .333 .458 .389 .847 0.2
    AAA   4 3 .571 12 12 0 0 0 68.7 66 37 12 50 71 4.85 .246 .365 .418 .783  
    AA   1 3 .250 6 6 0 0 0 44.3 32 13 6 18 48 2.64 .200 .281 .331 .612  
1953 21 AA   8 9 .471 37 22 1 0 1 168.7 121 55 14 87 176 2.93 .199 .299 .299 .599  
1954 22 MON NL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 3 1 2 5 3.86 .231 .310 .385 .695 0.5
    AA   2 6 .250 77 0 0 0 6 63.0 47 22 6 31 75 3.14 .211 .307 .336 .643  
1955 23 MON NL 6 21 .222 34 34 1 0 0 204.7 219 138 36 124 134 6.07 .271 .369 .465 .834 0.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 6 6 0 0 0 40.3 43 16 4 25 35 3.57 .262 .360 .384 .744  
1956 24 MON NL 5 5 .500 29 12 0 0 2 105.0 90 55 18 58 89 4.71 .234 .335 .416 .750 6.2
    AAA   1 2 .333 17 5 0 0 2 44.7 41 15 5 22 58 3.02 .237 .323 .364 .687  
1957 25 MON NL 8 11 .421 38 20 0 0 1 149.3 141 85 16 79 147 5.12 .248 .343 .391 .733 4.1
    AAA   2 0 1.000 14 1 0 0 2 24.0 12 2 1 13 30 0.75 .152 .272 .190 .462  
1958 26 MON NL 8 9 .471 24 24 2 1 0 159.3 121 81 26 90 161 4.58 .210 .318 .400 .718 6.3
  CLE AL 5 5 .500 14 14 1 1 0 96.0 81 48 18 56 84 4.50 .228 .336 .439 .775 5.3
  TOT   13 14 .481 38 38 3 2 0 255.3 202 129 44 146 245 4.55 .217 .325 .415 .740 11.6
1959 27 CLE AL 20 13 .606 44 44 1 1 0 306.7 238 120 25 147 343 3.52 .213 .306 .339 .645 22.8
1960 28 CLE AL 20 12 .625 44 44 5 2 0 311.3 217 104 24 118 375 3.01 .196 .278 .320 .598 27.1
1961 29 CLE AL 24 13 .649 44 44 3 1 0 319.7 214 81 22 129 345 2.28 .188 .273 .290 .563 28.8
1962 30 NYG NL 15 16 .484 44 44 5 1 0 313.7 239 109 20 122 323 3.13 .210 .289 .322 .611 23.3
1963 31 NYG NL 8 8 .500 22 22 0 0 0 154.3 121 63 16 62 157 3.67 .216 .297 .354 .650 8.1
  CLE AL 11 4 .733 22 22 0 0 0 152.0 87 38 12 84 158 2.25 .168 .287 .277 .564 15.0
  TOT   19 12 .613 44 44 0 0 0 306.3 208 101 28 146 315 2.97 .193 .292 .317 .609 23.1
1964 32 CLE AL 14 7 .667 36 36 1 1 0 239.0 156 77 21 108 263 2.90 .187 .282 .295 .577 17.5
1965 33 CLE AL 22 12 .647 43 43 1 1 0 294.7 199 82 27 124 326 2.50 .189 .278 .309 .587 26.3
1966 34 CLE AL 15 12 .556 41 41 0 0 0 255.0 174 104 22 149 257 3.67 .191 .309 .298 .607 20.1
1967 35 KCR AL 3 7 .300 22 15 0 0 1 79.3 69 48 10 43 63 5.44 .232 .331 .391 .722 0.0
  CLE AL 4 5 .444 14 10 0 0 0 89.7 73 37 11 45 90 3.71 .221 .317 .382 .698 6.2
  TOT   7 12 .368 36 25 0 0 1 169.0 142 85 21 88 153 4.53 .226 .324 .386 .710 6.3
1968 36 CLE AL 12 15 .444 39 39 1 1 0 253.7 187 87 22 149 247 3.09 .208 .319 .328 .648 18.3
1969 37 CLE AL 5 13 .278 33 33 0 0 0 152.7 159 78 15 83 98 4.60 .269 .367 .381 .748 5.4
1970 38 CLE AL 1 7 .125 37 19 0 0 0 94.7 117 68 13 63 27 6.47 .310 .413 .472 .885 0.0
1971 39 AAA   1 7 .125 24 13 0 0 0 49.0 81 38 13 31 27 6.98 .373 .452 .608 1.060  
18 Years Sim 207 196 .514 632 560 21 10 4 3741.9 2914 1509 375 1840 3695 3.63 .214 .310 .347 .657 241.4
7 Years AAA 20 21 .488 106 54 1 0 4 368.0 370 171 60 225 323 4.18 .259 .360 .429 .789  
4 Years AA 15 25 .375 132 40 3 0 7 364.0 270 120 37 169 392 2.97 .205 .296 .323 .619  
11 Years Minors 35 46 .432 238 94 4 0 11 732.0 640 291 97 394 715 3.58 .233 .330 .378 .708  
Season Average 11 10 .524 35 31 1 0 0 207.9 161 83 20 102 205 3.63 .214 .310 .347 .657  
Career Highs 24 21 1.000 44 44 5 2 2 319.7 239 138 44 149 375 6.47 .333 .458 .472 .885  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1373 761 186 837 2086   .198 .284 .325 .610
vs LH   1541 748 189 1003 1609   .231 .332 .369 .700
Home 90 106 .459 322 277 6 2 3 1839.3 1440 754 192 940 1805 3.69 .215 .312 .352 .664
Away 117 90 .565 310 283 16 8 1 1902.6 1474 755 183 900 1890 3.57 .213 .304 .342 .645
Mar/Apr 36 24 .600 97 87 4 1 1 593.0 499 239 45 252 586 3.63 .228 .308 .347 .654
May 36 36 .500 91 90 2 2 0 580.0 432 240 59 276 586 3.72 .205 .297 .338 .635
June 29 36 .446 109 78 2 1 1 552.0 424 221 65 254 496 3.60 .214 .303 .358 .661
July 25 34 .424 105 90 5 2 2 587.6 481 256 61 335 605 3.92 .223 .328 .357 .685
August 46 32 .590 118 114 4 2 0 765.3 536 273 81 375 772 3.21 .196 .293 .332 .624
Sep/Oct 35 34 .507 112 101 6 2 0 663.9 542 280 64 348 650 3.80 .222 .320 .351 .671
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1954 22 MON NL 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.2
    AA   6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
1955 23 MON NL 34 61 4 9 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 18 .148 .148 .213 .361 1.0 0.0
    AAA   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
1956 24 MON NL 29 29 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 .138 .138 .310 .448 1.2 0.0
1957 25 MON NL 38 36 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .028 .054 .056 .110 -1.9 0.0
1958 26 MON NL 24 53 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .189 .189 .208 .396 1.1 0.0
  CLE AL 14 32 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .188 .188 .219 .406 0.9 0.0
  TOT   38 85 5 16 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 .188 .188 .212 .400 2.0 0.0
1959 27 CLE AL 44 97 9 14 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 38 .144 .153 .155 .308 0.2 0.0
1960 28 CLE AL 44 111 6 13 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 36 .117 .125 .126 .251 -2.0 0.0
1961 29 CLE AL 44 104 11 18 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 38 .173 .181 .183 .364 1.7 0.0
1962 30 NYG NL 44 97 3 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 35 .155 .163 .175 .339 0.8 0.0
1963 31 NYG NL 22 52 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .077 .111 .077 .188 -2.1 0.0
  CLE AL 22 54 5 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 .111 .127 .130 .257 -1.6 0.0
  TOT   44 106 6 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 41 .094 .119 .104 .223 -3.7 0.0
1964 32 CLE AL 36 80 5 14 2 0 1 10 1 1 0 23 .175 .185 .238 .423 2.3 0.0
1965 33 CLE AL 43 103 5 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 29 .117 .125 .136 .261 -2.4 0.0
1966 34 CLE AL 41 74 8 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 29 .108 .132 .135 .267 -0.9 0.0
1967 35 KCR AL 22 24 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .042 .042 .083 .125 -1.3 0.0
  CLE AL 14 29 0 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .241 .233 .276 .509 1.8 0.0
  TOT   36 53 0 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 .151 .148 .189 .337 0.5 0.0
1968 36 CLE AL 39 75 1 12 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 33 .160 .177 .187 .364 1.7 0.0
15 Years Sim 558 1112 65 155 22 0 3 54 3 3 11 383 .139 .150 .167 .317 1.1 0.2
1 Years AAA 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
1 Years AA 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
2 Years Minors 8 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
162 Game Average 322 18 45 6 0 0 15 0 0 3 111 .139 .150 .167 .317 0.3  
Career Highs 44 111 11 18 2 0 1 10 1 1 2 41 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 2.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   685 26 87 14 0 1 34 2 3 8 234 .127 .138 .152 .290 -7.8
vs LH   427 39 68 8 0 2 20 1 0 3 149 .159 .169 .192 .361 4.4
Home 281 483 25 59 10 0 1 18 2 3 5 178 .122 .133 .149 .282 -7.0
Away 275 629 40 96 12 0 2 36 1 0 6 205 .153 .163 .181 .344 3.6
RISP   253 0 34 7 0 2 51 0 0 3 94 .134 .146 .186 .332 0.4
Close/Late   62 3 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 19 .161 .175 .177 .352 0.2
Mar/Apr 80 179 10 25 3 0 0 10 0 0 1 52 .140 .148 .156 .305 -1.3
May 79 171 11 20 4 0 0 9 2 1 1 58 .117 .121 .140 .262 -3.2
June 76 151 7 17 0 0 1 6 0 0 4 56 .113 .135 .132 .268 -2.1
July 87 175 11 19 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 63 .109 .119 .126 .244 -4.2
August 104 232 14 36 8 0 0 11 0 2 1 84 .155 .162 .190 .352 0.6
Sep/Oct 97 204 12 38 7 0 1 10 1 0 3 70 .186 .197 .235 .432 6.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 20 CIN NL P 4 0 4.3 1 1 1 0 .667 4.16    
1954 22 MON NL P 4 0 7.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.86    
1955 23 MON NL P 34 34 204.7 14 39 1 3 .981 2.33    
1956 24 MON NL P 29 12 105.0 3 24 1 1 .964 2.31    
1957 25 MON NL P 38 20 149.3 11 33 0 3 1.000 2.65    
1958 26 MON NL P 24 24 159.3 7 25 1 2 .970 1.81    
  CLE AL P 14 14 96.0 5 15 0 1 1.000 1.88    
  TOT   P 38 38 255.3 12 40 1 3 .981 1.83    
1959 27 CLE AL P 44 44 306.7 17 46 3 1 .955 1.85    
1960 28 CLE AL P 44 44 311.3 18 43 0 3 1.000 1.76    
1961 29 CLE AL P 44 44 319.7 10 52 1 3 .984 1.75    
1962 30 NYG NL P 44 44 313.7 12 49 1 4 .984 1.75    
1963 31 NYG NL P 22 22 154.3 8 22 0 2 1.000 1.75    
  CLE AL P 22 22 152.0 8 21 0 2 1.000 1.72    
  TOT   P 44 44 306.3 16 43 0 4 1.000 1.73    
1964 32 CLE AL P 36 36 239.0 17 35 1 3 .981 1.96    
1965 33 CLE AL P 43 43 294.7 15 37 0 1 1.000 1.59    
1966 34 CLE AL P 41 41 255.0 19 34 3 3 .946 1.87    
1967 35 KCR AL P 22 15 79.3 6 14 1 1 .952 2.27    
  CLE AL P 14 10 89.7 6 16 1 2 .957 2.21    
  TOT   P 36 25 169.0 12 30 2 3 .955 2.24    
1968 36 CLE AL P 39 39 253.7 13 41 0 2 1.000 1.92    
1969 37 CLE AL P 33 33 152.7 12 20 1 1 .970 1.89    
1970 38 CLE AL P 37 19 94.7 6 17 0 1 1.000 2.19    
Career Totals   632 560 3741.9 209 586 16 39 .980 1.91    
Career Highs   44 44 319.7 19 52 3 4 1.000 4.16    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1960 28 CLE AL 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 29.3 19 7 2 11 41 2.15 .188 .268 .307 .575
1964 32 CLE AL 4 1 .800 6 6 0 0 0 39.3 29 16 1 23 32 3.66 .199 .308 .260 .568
1965 33 CLE AL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 14.0 9 5 0 9 6 3.21 .196 .327 .217 .545
Career Post-Season Pitching 5 5 .500 12 12 1 0 0 82.7 57 28 3 43 79 3.05 .195 .298 .270 .567
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1960 28 CLE AL 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
1964 32 CLE AL 6 14 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .143 .133 .143 .276
1965 33 CLE AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 12 27 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .074 .071 .074 .146
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1960-8-3.01
1961-3-2.28
1964-7-2.90
1965-5-2.50
 Wins
1959-7-20
1960-3-20
1961-2-24
1965-1-22
 Losses
1955-3-21
CAR-35-196
 Winning Pct
1960-7-.625
1961-6-.649
1964-4-.667
1965-7-.647
 Games Started
1959-1-44
1960-1-44
1961-1-44
1962-2-44
1965-4-43
CAR-25-560
 Shutouts
1958-9-1
1959-7-1
1960-7-2
Innings Pitched
1959-4-306.7
1960-7-311.3
1961-6-319.7
CAR-50-3741.9
 Homeruns Allowed
1955-7-36
CAR-30-375
 Strikeouts
1959-2-343
1960-2-375
1961-3-345
1962-2-323
1964-6-263
1965-2-326
1966-6-257
CAR-12-3695
 Walks Allowed
1955-9-124
1959-3-147
1960-3-118
1961-3-129
1962-2-122
1964-5-108
1965-2-124
1966-2-149
1968-2-149
CAR-9-1840
 Hits per 9IP
1959-4-7.0
1960-3-6.3
1961-4-6.0
1962-3-6.9
1964-3-5.9
1965-3-6.1
1966-2-6.1
1968-6-6.6
CAR-10-7.0
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1959-3-10.1
1960-2-10.8
1961-5-9.7
1962-1-9.3
1964-2-9.9
1965-2-10.0
1966-3-9.1
1967-9-8.1
1968-6-8.8
CAR-9-8.9
WHiP
1960-7-1.08
1961-5-1.07
1964-10-1.10
1965-6-1.10
 OAVG
1959-4-.213
1960-3-.196
1961-4-.188
1962-4-.210
1964-3-.187
1965-3-.189
1966-2-.191
1968-7-.208
CAR-14-.214
 OOBP
1960-7-.278
1961-5-.273
1964-9-.282
1965-6-.278
 OSLG
1959-4-.339
1960-5-.320
1961-4-.290
1962-4-.322
1964-3-.295
1965-6-.309
1966-3-.298
1968-9-.328
CAR-49-.347
 OOPS
1959-6-.645
1960-6-.598
1961-4-.563
1962-8-.611
1964-4-.577
1965-6-.587
1966-6-.607
CAR-46-.657
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 123    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 35th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1950
Injured on 5/23/1951 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/2/1952
Traded from Cincinnati to Montreal on 2/3/1953 (Going to MON: P Gus Keriazakos. Going to CIN: RF Hank Sauer)
Had first career hit on 9/23/1954, off Whitey Ford (CIN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/7/1955, off Curt Simmons (STL)
Pitched NO-HITTER against Brooklyn on 5/18/1958, striking out 11
Traded from Montreal to Cleveland on 7/31/1958 (Going to CLE: P Moe Drabowsky, P Gus Keriazakos. Going to MON: CF Bobby Del greco, SS Ken Hamlin)
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,228,571 through salary arbitration
Pitched NO-HITTER against Boston (A) on 6/27/1959, striking out 11
9/1/1959: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $6,650,000 per year, for 6 years
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1960, going 5-1, 2.06
Struck out 15 batters against Seattle on 9/8/1960
Struck out 16 batters against Boston (A) on 10/4/1960
Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game
Traded from Cleveland (A) to New York (N) on 2/21/1962 (Going to NYG: P Gus Keriazakos. Going to CLE: P Gerry Arrigo, RF Felipe Alou, P Ron Nischwitz, RF Bob Borkowski, P Duke Maas)
Traded from New York (N) to Cleveland (A) on 7/1/1963 (Going to CLE: P Gus Keriazakos. Going to NYG: P Jim Roland)
Injured on 5/17/1964 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
10/22/1965: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $6,300,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Kansas City on 3/3/1967 (Going to KCR: P Gus Keriazakos, P Milt Pappas. Going to CLE: 1B Bill Skowron)
Injured on 7/11/1967 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Kansas City to Cleveland (A) on 7/31/1967 (Going to KCR: LF Bobby gene Smith. Going to CLE: P Gus Keriazakos)
Pitched NO-HITTER against Oakland on 7/26/1968, striking out 8
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/11/1970 to a 1-year deal worth $340,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/2/1971 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
 
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