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Gene
Conley		  
Nickname: The Dominator
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 8''
Weight: 240
 
Born: November 10, 1930 in Usa, OK, MUSKOGEE
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1957    1958    1959    1961    1962    1963   
Bronze Rookie 1952   
All-Star Selections 1952    1954    1955    1956    1957    1958    1959    1960    1961    1962    1963    1966   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 21 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1953 22 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10
1954 23 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
1955 24 OAK AL $ 6,414,286 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9
1956 25 OAK AL $ 6,542,857 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
1957 26 OAK AL $ 6,542,857 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9
1958 27 OAK AL $ 22,100,000 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
1959 28 OAK AL $ 22,100,000 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 10 10 10
1960 29 OAK AL $ 22,100,000 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9
1961 30 OAK AL $ 22,100,000 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 10 10 10
1962 31 OAK AL $ 22,100,000 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9
1963 32 OAK AL $ 24,100,000 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
1964 33 COL NL $ 24,100,000 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
1965 34 COL NL $ 24,100,000 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
1966 35 KCR AL $ 24,100,000 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
1967 36 DET AL $ 6,000,000 10 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1968 37 MIN AL $ 6,000,000 9 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1969 38 MIN AL $ 6,000,000 9 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1970 39 MON NL $ 6,000,000 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 24,100,000 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 21 OAK AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 22 OAK AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 23 OAK AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1955 24 OAK AL $ 6,414,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1956 25 OAK AL $ 6,542,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1957 26 OAK AL $ 6,542,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1958 27 OAK AL $ 22,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1959 28 OAK AL $ 22,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1960 29 OAK AL $ 22,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1961 30 OAK AL $ 22,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1962 31 OAK AL $ 22,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1963 32 OAK AL $ 24,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1964 33 COL NL $ 24,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 34 COL NL $ 24,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1966 35 KCR AL $ 24,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1967 36 DET AL $ 6,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1968 37 MIN AL $ 6,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1969 38 MIN AL $ 6,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1970 39 MON NL $ 6,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 24,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1952 21 DET AL 16 5 .762 26 26 4 0 0 202.7 216 89 18 66 93 3.95 .270 .326 .391 .716 14.9
  OAK AL 5 6 .455 15 15 3 0 0 100.3 108 49 9 28 47 4.40 .272 .320 .398 .718 5.8
  TOT   21 11 .656 41 41 7 0 0 303.0 324 138 27 94 140 4.10 .270 .324 .393 .717 20.6
1953 22 OAK AL 16 14 .533 41 41 1 0 0 287.0 273 128 20 91 139 4.01 .251 .308 .381 .690 19.8
1954 23 OAK AL 19 9 .679 36 36 16 6 0 285.7 221 78 12 79 198 2.46 .215 .272 .304 .576 30.0
1955 24 OAK AL 25 7 .781 41 41 9 2 0 314.0 243 79 9 75 251 2.26 .214 .262 .297 .559 40.7
1956 25 OAK AL 15 5 .750 32 32 11 1 0 253.7 192 72 10 66 198 2.55 .206 .259 .302 .561 27.3
1957 26 OAK AL 25 5 .833 37 37 19 8 0 307.3 226 72 15 68 243 2.11 .205 .252 .296 .548 38.7
1958 27 OAK AL 21 15 .583 41 41 22 3 0 342.3 275 103 9 91 284 2.71 .219 .274 .296 .570 33.8
1959 28 OAK AL 27 8 .771 41 41 19 7 0 335.0 233 67 8 76 323 1.80 .193 .241 .276 .518 36.9
1960 29 OAK AL 22 10 .688 41 41 17 5 0 337.3 269 92 14 86 323 2.45 .215 .267 .312 .578 29.5
1961 30 OAK AL 26 6 .813 41 41 22 3 0 349.7 242 78 18 74 333 2.01 .191 .236 .277 .514 39.6
1962 31 OAK AL 27 6 .818 42 42 21 7 0 343.7 268 82 5 87 331 2.15 .212 .263 .284 .548 39.5
1963 32 OAK AL 24 10 .706 41 41 20 6 0 334.3 245 74 17 63 287 1.99 .202 .242 .286 .528 39.0
1964 33 COL NL 21 13 .618 37 37 17 2 0 302.7 250 88 15 75 246 2.62 .225 .273 .312 .585 26.1
1965 34 COL NL 15 21 .417 44 44 22 3 0 346.0 306 133 30 108 286 3.46 .234 .294 .354 .647 17.9
1966 35 KCR AL 25 9 .735 41 41 13 2 0 325.7 259 108 32 101 263 2.98 .214 .275 .346 .621 26.3
1967 36 DET AL 18 19 .486 43 43 23 3 0 347.7 300 146 41 125 254 3.78 .228 .296 .374 .670 23.3
1968 37 MIN AL 10 16 .385 32 32 14 2 0 240.7 229 119 39 86 175 4.45 .249 .311 .429 .740 6.4
1969 38 MIN AL 1 3 .250 7 7 0 0 0 37.7 43 27 6 23 39 6.45 .283 .379 .441 .819 0.0
1970 39 AAA   4 3 .571 40 0 0 0 1 71.7 83 60 13 57 56 7.54 .297 .417 .502 .918  
18 Years Sim 358 187 .657 679 679 273 60 0 5393.3 4398 1684 327 1468 4313 2.81 .220 .274 .325 .599 495.5
1 Years AAA 4 3 .571 40 0 0 0 1 71.7 83 60 13 57 56 7.54 .297 .417 .502 .918  
Season Average 19 10 .655 37 37 15 3 0 299.6 244 93 18 81 239 2.81 .220 .274 .325 .599  
Career Highs 27 21 .833 44 44 23 8 0 349.7 324 146 41 125 333 6.45 .283 .379 .441 .819  
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   2178 861 168 698 2393   .210 .260 .311 .571
vs LH   2220 823 159 770 1920   .232 .289 .339 .628
Home 184 89 .674 343 343 138 36 0 2773.6 2241 830 148 749 2195 2.69 .219 .272 .312 .584
Away 174 98 .640 336 336 135 24 0 2619.6 2157 854 179 719 2118 2.93 .222 .275 .338 .613
Mar/Apr 63 26 .708 116 116 50 12 0 931.6 746 276 61 229 697 2.67 .217 .266 .319 .584
May 64 36 .640 119 119 50 9 0 936.3 804 328 58 261 752 3.15 .229 .282 .330 .612
June 64 34 .653 117 117 51 13 0 940.6 771 303 59 270 743 2.90 .222 .278 .338 .616
July 56 28 .667 106 106 40 6 0 848.6 697 254 49 215 669 2.69 .221 .271 .325 .596
August 55 34 .618 115 115 35 5 0 893.3 728 279 52 259 737 2.81 .220 .277 .323 .599
Sep/Oct 56 29 .659 106 106 51 15 0 842.6 652 244 48 234 715 2.61 .212 .268 .312 .580
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
1952 21 DET AL 26 75 8 18 2 0 1 8 0 0 2 14 .240 .256 .307 .563 6.3 0.0
  OAK AL 15 37 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .108 .108 .135 .243 -0.6 0.0
  TOT   41 112 9 22 3 0 1 10 0 0 2 22 .196 .209 .250 .459 5.7 0.0
1953 22 OAK AL 41 104 5 23 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 22 .221 .234 .250 .484 5.8 0.0
1954 23 OAK AL 36 96 9 16 1 1 1 7 0 0 1 24 .167 .175 .229 .404 2.8 0.0
1955 24 OAK AL 41 117 8 29 1 0 1 9 0 0 1 29 .248 .252 .282 .534 8.5 0.1
1956 25 OAK AL 32 87 4 19 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 .218 .218 .230 .448 3.3 0.0
1957 26 OAK AL 37 103 9 21 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 .204 .212 .252 .464 5.0 0.0
1958 27 OAK AL 41 119 12 23 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 27 .193 .193 .227 .420 3.4 0.0
1959 28 OAK AL 41 114 7 17 4 0 1 7 0 0 0 28 .149 .149 .211 .360 2.1 0.0
1960 29 OAK AL 41 108 5 19 0 0 0 10 0 0 3 35 .176 .204 .176 .379 2.4 0.0
1961 30 OAK AL 41 118 8 23 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 23 .195 .200 .195 .395 4.0 0.0
1962 31 OAK AL 42 116 5 20 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 35 .172 .186 .181 .367 2.4 0.0
1963 32 OAK AL 41 112 14 21 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 31 .188 .202 .188 .389 3.2 0.0
1964 33 COL NL 37 94 4 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 22 .138 .155 .149 .304 0.4 0.0
1965 34 COL NL 44 110 3 18 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 25 .164 .190 .164 .353 1.9 0.0
1966 35 KCR AL 41 117 10 19 3 0 0 7 0 1 1 33 .162 .169 .188 .358 1.3 0.0
1967 36 DET AL 43 124 4 28 4 0 0 9 0 1 2 24 .226 .234 .258 .492 7.3 0.0
1968 37 MIN AL 32 86 7 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 .186 .205 .209 .414 3.0 0.0
17 Years Sim 672 1837 123 347 31 2 4 108 0 2 22 438 .189 .200 .214 .414 62.6 0.1
162 Game Average 442 29 83 7 0 0 26 0 0 5 105 .189 .200 .214 .414 15.1  
Career Highs 44 124 14 29 4 1 1 10 0 1 3 35 .248 .252 .282 .534 8.5  
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   1180 87 211 17 1 3 58 0 0 15 273 .179 .190 .203 .392 24.7
vs LH   657 36 136 14 1 1 50 0 2 7 165 .207 .218 .236 .454 24.3
Home 341 887 58 160 17 0 2 55 0 2 10 216 .180 .189 .206 .395 18.6
Away 331 950 65 187 14 2 2 53 0 0 12 222 .197 .209 .222 .432 30.4
RISP   385 0 71 9 1 2 101 0 0 6 94 .184 .194 .229 .423 11.8
Close/Late   168 11 33 4 0 1 11 0 0 0 42 .196 .193 .238 .431 5.4
Mar/Apr 112 301 19 49 5 0 1 12 0 0 2 88 .163 .170 .189 .359 3.0
May 116 318 25 63 6 1 0 24 0 0 5 74 .198 .212 .223 .436 10.6
June 117 328 30 70 4 0 0 12 0 0 2 69 .213 .217 .226 .442 11.8
July 106 305 20 66 5 0 1 23 0 1 5 76 .216 .231 .243 .473 13.5
August 115 301 15 54 3 0 2 20 0 1 5 56 .179 .192 .209 .401 7.2
Sep/Oct 106 284 14 45 8 1 0 17 0 0 3 75 .158 .172 .194 .365 2.9
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 21 DET AL P 26 26 202.7 9 37 2 3 .958 2.04    
  OAK AL P 15 15 100.3 4 18 1 2 .957 1.97    
  TOT   P 41 41 303.0 13 55 3 5 .958 2.02    
1953 22 OAK AL P 41 41 287.0 18 43 3 3 .953 1.91    
1954 23 OAK AL P 36 36 285.7 21 40 0 0 1.000 1.92    
1955 24 OAK AL P 41 41 314.0 18 45 4 3 .940 1.81    
1956 25 OAK AL P 32 32 253.7 13 32 2 1 .957 1.60    
1957 26 OAK AL P 37 37 307.3 24 44 4 3 .944 1.99    
1958 27 OAK AL P 41 41 342.3 15 49 3 1 .955 1.68    
1959 28 OAK AL P 41 41 335.0 12 48 3 3 .952 1.61    
1960 29 OAK AL P 41 41 337.3 23 37 1 3 .984 1.60    
1961 30 OAK AL P 41 41 349.7 14 45 2 4 .967 1.52    
1962 31 OAK AL P 42 42 343.7 22 57 2 6 .975 2.07    
1963 32 OAK AL P 41 41 334.3 19 49 2 3 .971 1.83    
1964 33 COL NL P 37 37 302.7 23 32 2 2 .965 1.64    
1965 34 COL NL P 44 44 346.0 22 49 2 2 .973 1.85    
1966 35 KCR AL P 41 41 325.7 13 50 4 2 .940 1.74    
1967 36 DET AL P 43 43 347.7 12 46 1 2 .983 1.50    
1968 37 MIN AL P 32 32 240.7 11 30 4 2 .911 1.53    
1969 38 MIN AL P 7 7 37.7 1 2 0 1 1.000 0.72    
Career Totals   679 679 5393.3 294 753 42 46 .961 1.75    
Career Highs   44 44 349.7 24 57 4 6 1.000 2.07    
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
1955 24 OAK AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 9 4 0 5 11 2.40 .176 .250 .255 .505
1959 28 OAK AL 0 1 .000 2 2 1 0 0 18.0 12 3 1 3 16 1.50 .188 .224 .281 .505
1961 30 OAK AL 1 1 .500 5 5 1 0 0 37.0 32 10 0 14 42 2.43 .234 .305 .336 .640
1962 31 OAK AL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 9 5 1 1 6 5.63 .273 .294 .424 .718
1964 33 COL NL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 16.7 18 11 3 1 13 5.94 .277 .288 .523 .811
1966 35 KCR AL 1 1 .500 4 4 0 0 0 30.3 32 17 5 12 28 5.04 .267 .333 .475 .808
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 7 .300 16 16 4 0 0 125.0 112 50 10 36 116 3.60 .238 .292 .387 .680
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
1955 24 OAK AL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 28 OAK AL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 30 OAK AL 5 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .182 .250 .182 .432
1962 31 OAK AL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1964 33 COL NL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1966 35 KCR AL 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 .375 .167 .542
Career Post-Season Batting 16 35 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .114 .184 .114 .298
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1954-1-2.46
1955-2-2.26
1956-2-2.55
1957-1-2.11
1958-3-2.71
1959-1-1.80
1960-3-2.45
1961-1-2.01
1962-1-2.15
1963-1-1.99
1964-5-2.62
1966-8-2.98
CAR-7-2.81
 Wins
1952-3-21
1954-6-19
1955-2-25
1957-1-25
1958-2-21
1959-1-27
1960-1-22
1961-1-26
1962-1-27
1963-2-24
1964-7-21
1966-1-25
1967-10-18
CAR-3-358
 Losses
1958-9-15
1965-4-21
1967-5-19
CAR-43-187
 Winning Pct
1952-7-.656
1954-4-.679
1955-1-.781
1956-2-.750
1957-1-.833
1958-9-.583
1959-1-.771
1960-3-.688
1961-1-.813
1962-1-.818
1963-4-.706
1966-2-.735
CAR-10-.657
 Games Pitched
CAR-46-679
 Games Started
1952-10-41
1953-10-41
1955-6-41
1958-4-41
1959-10-41
1960-10-41
1961-8-41
1962-6-42
1963-10-41
1965-1-44
1967-6-43
CAR-5-679
Complete Games
1954-5-16
1955-8-9
1956-7-11
1957-4-19
1958-1-22
1959-2-19
1960-4-17
1961-1-22
1962-4-21
1963-3-20
1964-7-17
1965-2-22
1966-10-13
1967-2-23
1968-10-14
CAR-8-273
 Shutouts
1954-1-6
1955-3-2
1956-6-1
1957-1-8
1958-1-3
1959-1-7
1960-1-5
1961-1-3
1962-1-7
1963-1-6
1964-10-2
1965-3-3
1966-6-2
1967-3-3
CAR-3-60
 Innings Pitched
1952-9-303.0
1955-5-314.0
1957-5-307.3
1958-2-342.3
1959-2-335.0
1960-4-337.3
1961-1-349.7
1962-1-343.7
1963-1-334.3
1965-7-346.0
1966-6-325.7
1967-2-347.7
CAR-4-5393.3
 Hits Allowed
1952-4-324
1960-9-269
1965-10-306
1967-7-300
CAR-18-4398
 Homeruns Allowed
1965-9-30
1966-9-32
1967-1-41
1968-1-39
 Strikeouts
1952-10-140
1954-4-198
1955-3-251
1956-7-198
1957-6-243
1958-3-284
1959-3-323
1960-5-323
1961-5-333
1962-2-331
1963-2-287
1964-7-246
1965-3-286
1966-4-263
1967-9-254
CAR-4-4313
Walks Allowed
1965-6-108
1967-4-125
CAR-27-1468
 Walks per 9IP
1954-9-2.5
1955-5-2.1
1956-6-2.3
1957-2-2.0
1958-4-2.4
1959-6-2.0
1960-8-2.3
1961-8-1.9
1962-7-2.3
1963-5-1.7
 Hits per 9IP
1953-8-8.6
1954-2-7.0
1955-2-7.0
1956-3-6.8
1957-4-6.6
1958-4-7.2
1959-2-6.3
1960-6-7.2
1961-8-6.2
1962-5-7.0
1963-2-6.6
1964-10-7.4
1966-7-7.2
CAR-18-7.3
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1954-3-6.2
1955-2-7.2
1956-5-7.0
1957-10-7.1
1958-8-7.5
1959-4-8.7
1960-7-8.6
1961-8-8.6
1962-5-8.7
1963-5-7.7
1964-9-7.3
1965-6-7.4
CAR-44-7.2
 WHiP
1954-2-1.05
1955-1-1.01
1956-1-1.02
1957-1-0.96
1958-1-1.07
1959-1-0.92
1960-4-1.05
1961-1-0.90
1962-4-1.03
1963-1-0.92
1964-7-1.07
1966-8-1.11
CAR-10-1.09
 OAVG
1953-8-.251
1954-2-.215
1955-2-.214
1956-3-.206
1957-4-.205
1958-4-.219
1959-2-.193
1960-6-.215
1961-6-.191
1962-5-.212
1963-2-.202
1964-9-.225
1966-7-.214
CAR-18-.220
OOBP
1953-9-.308
1954-2-.272
1955-2-.262
1956-1-.259
1957-1-.252
1958-2-.274
1959-1-.241
1960-4-.267
1961-1-.236
1962-3-.263
1963-1-.242
1964-6-.273
1966-6-.275
CAR-10-.274
 OSLG
1953-9-.381
1954-2-.304
1955-1-.297
1956-1-.302
1957-1-.296
1958-1-.296
1959-1-.276
1960-3-.312
1961-3-.277
1962-2-.284
1963-2-.286
1964-5-.312
CAR-15-.325
 OOPS
1953-9-.690
1954-2-.576
1955-1-.559
1956-1-.561
1957-1-.548
1958-1-.570
1959-1-.518
1960-3-.578
1961-2-.514
1962-1-.548
1963-1-.528
1964-5-.585
1966-8-.621
CAR-7-.599
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 85    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 357    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 120    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Detroit in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/5/1952, off Hersh Freeman (PIT)
Earned first career win on 4/5/1952
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1952, off Charley Schanz (OAK)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1952, going 6-0, 2.84
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Traded from Detroit to Oakland on 7/31/1952 (Going to DET: C Joe Garagiola, P Bobby Shantz, LF Irv Noren. Going to OAK: P Gene Conley, 2B Eddie Stanky, P Marius Russo)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1952, going 21-11, 4.10 ERA
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Injured on 9/7/1954 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,414,286 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1955, going 5-1, 1.47
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1955, going 5-0, 1.64
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,542,857 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Injured on 8/2/1956 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1956, going 3-0, 1.05
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,542,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1957, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Pitched NO-HITTER against Montreal on 5/25/1957, striking out 9
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1957, going 5-0, 2.24
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1957, going 6-1, 1.62
9/1/1957: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $22,100,000 per year, for 5 years
Won Platinum Arm in 1957, going 25-5, 2.11 ERA
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1958, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1958, going 6-1, 2.47
Won Platinum Arm in 1958, going 21-15, 2.71 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1959, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1959, going 5-1, 0.32
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1959, going 6-0, 1.85
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1959, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Platinum Arm in 1959, going 27-8, 1.80 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1960, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1960, going 6-1, 0.86
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1960, winning 2 games with a 0.59 ERA
Won Platinum Arm in 1960, going 22-10, 2.45 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1961, winning 2 games with a 1.04 ERA
Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1961, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1961, going 4-1, 1.78
Won World Series with Oakland in 1961
Won Platinum Arm in 1961, going 26-6, 2.01 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1962, winning 2 games with a 1.65 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1962, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
6/1/1962: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $24,100,000 per year, for 4 years
Struck out 16 batters against Brooklyn on 6/16/1962
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1962, going 6-0, 1.35
Won Platinum Arm in 1962, going 27-6, 2.15 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1963, going 6-0, 0.62
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1963, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1963, going 4-1, 1.31
Traded from Oakland to Colorado on 4/2/1964 (Going to COL: SS Jim Brideweser, SS Leo Cardenas, P Gene Conley. Going to OAK: C Andy Etchebarren, 1B Billy Klaus, RF Lou Clinton, P Mickey Lolich)
Injured on 4/10/1964 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Colorado to Kansas City on 2/1/1966 (Going to COL: C Johnny Roseboro, SS Ozzie Virgil, P Bill Landis, P Rudy May. Going to KCR: P Gene Conley, C Billy Bryan)
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1966, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Platinum Arm in 1966, going 25-9, 2.98 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/2/1967 to a 4-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1967, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Traded from Detroit to Minnesota on 3/3/1968 (Going to DET: P Pedro Ramos. Going to MIN: P Gene Conley, P Orlando Pena, SS Pedro Gonzalez)
Injured on 5/18/1969 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Traded from Minnesota to Montreal on 2/3/1970 (Going to MON: P Gene Conley. Going to MIN: P John Tsitouris)
3/3/1970: Signed a minor league contract extension with Montreal
 
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