12/15/1948 |
Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft by the New York Mets (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick). |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 3 (4). |
03/20/1949 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
04/01/1949 |
Named the #10 prospect in the FORT |
10/30/1949 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4). |
06/27/1950 |
Injured on 06/26/1950, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 4-5 weeks. |
10/29/1950 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Chicago Cubs (Round 13, Pick 3, 195th overall pick). |
05/13/1951 |
Injured on 05/11/1951, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day. |
10/14/1951 |
Finished 2nd in 1951 FORT NL Reliever of the Year Award voting. |
10/25/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5). |
04/11/1952 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/21/1952 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/26/1952 |
Injured (Dead arm), out for 1-2 weeks. |
06/03/1952 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days. |
06/11/1952 |
Injured (Torn UCL), out for 12 months. |
11/13/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $950,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5). |
09/20/1953 |
Injured (Strained forearm), out for 3 months. |
11/12/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5). |
08/11/1954 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
11/19/1954 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,250,000 through arbitration. |
11/25/1954 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $29,400,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
05/16/1955 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for SP Rick Honeycutt. |
11/01/1955 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with 1B Chris Duncan, SP Bill Monbouquette, in exchange for LF Leon Wagner, SP Hiroki Kuroda, RP Reggie Cleveland. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
02/27/1956 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Baltimore Orioles, along with CF Ken Henderson, in exchange for 2B Rod Carew. |
06/05/1956 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
06/10/1956 |
Injured (Strained forearm), out for 7 weeks. |
07/16/1956 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros, along with 2B Joe Gordon, SP Don Schwall, in exchange for SP Matt Moore. |
08/16/1956 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
02/26/1957 |
Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 3 weeks. |
07/15/1957 |
Injured (Torn UCL), out for 13 months. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
04/01/1959 |
Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week. |
06/04/1959 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days. |
07/17/1959 |
Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Brooklyn Dodgers, along with CL Chris Sale, in exchange for 3B Russell Branyan. |
09/29/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
03/18/1960 |
Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
03/27/1960 |
Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/01/1960 |
Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 6 weeks. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
05/18/1961 |
Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/16/1961 |
Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for SP Corey Kluber, RF Domingo Santana, SP Adam Johnson. |
07/03/1961 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/04/1961 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
10/08/1961 |
Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 6-7 weeks. |
11/22/1961 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
04/04/1962 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,200,000 with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. |
08/01/1962 |
Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/12/1962 |
Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week. |
11/21/1962 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
01/15/1963 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $34,000,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization. |
04/30/1963 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/30/1963 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/26/1963 |
Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for one week. |
09/02/1963 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 6 (5). |
01/01/1964 |
Was traded by the South Side White Sox to the Bronx Yankees, along with SP Joe Kelly, in exchange for SP Charlie Root, 2B Gary Sutherland. |
04/16/1964 |
Was traded by the Bronx Yankees to the New York Mets in exchange for $1. |
06/26/1964 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week. |
07/11/1964 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/16/1964 |
Injured (Torn rotator cuff), out for 10 months. |
11/27/1964 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (6). |
01/17/1965 |
Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $30,100,000 with the South Side White Sox organization. |
01/30/1965 |
Released by the South Side White Sox. |
03/03/1965 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
07/25/1965 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days. |
08/23/1965 |
Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/30/1965 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days. |
12/14/1965 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 5 (5). |
04/14/1966 |
Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 6 days. |
05/13/1966 |
Injured (Tender shoulder), day-to-day for one week. |
05/16/1966 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for one week. |
05/23/1966 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/16/1966 |
Released by the Colorado Rockies. |
11/04/1966 |
Retired from professional baseball. |