12/15/1949 |
Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft by the St. Louis Cardinals (Round 2, Pick 9, 25th overall pick). |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (7). |
04/01/1950 |
Named the #19 prospect in the FORT |
07/10/1950 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/24/1950 |
Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 4 days. |
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: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (7). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Detroit Tigers (Round 7, Pick 6, 102nd overall pick). |
07/16/1951 |
Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Houston Astros, along with a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for SP Greg Maddux. |
08/30/1951 |
Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for one week. |
10/27/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
04/27/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/01/1952 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/24/1952 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/01/1952 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/23/1952 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/29/1952 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/04/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/23/1952 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $18,320,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
06/09/1953 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/02/1953 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/01/1953 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
05/01/1955 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/01/1955 |
Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Montreal Expos in exchange for 1B Martin Prado, RP Carlos Marmol. |
09/04/1955 |
Injured (Dead arm), out for 3 days. |
11/02/1955 |
Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with RF Carl Yastrzemski, in exchange for LF Harry Anderson, LF Tommy Neill. |
11/26/1955 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $45,000,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
05/30/1956 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/08/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/22/1956 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/28/1956 |
Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
03/23/1957 |
Injured (Surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)), out for 5 months. |
06/06/1957 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 months. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
04/07/1958 |
Injured (Neck stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/16/1958 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 2 days. |
12/12/1958 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for 2B Tim Flannery. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
05/19/1959 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/06/1959 |
Injured (Heel soreness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/04/1959 |
Was traded by the Miami Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
05/13/1960 |
Injured (Virus), day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/15/1960 |
Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/13/1960 |
Injured (Bone spur (elbow)), out for 5 weeks. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
06/05/1961 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days. |
07/05/1961 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $50,000,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
07/27/1962 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/29/1962 |
Wins the 1962 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 9 (8). |
04/05/1963 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/15/1963 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/16/1963 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
06/26/1963 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks. |
08/01/1963 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for 3B Hubie Brooks. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 9 (9). |
04/08/1964 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/12/1964 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week. |
06/07/1964 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days. |
07/07/1964 |
Injured (Flexor-pronator strain (elbow)), out for 4 weeks. |
09/02/1964 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/19/1964 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week. |
09/25/1964 |
Injured (Torn back muscle), out for 4-5 months. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 9 (9). |
04/11/1965 |
Injured (Dead arm), out for 2 weeks. |
05/27/1965 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
06/25/1965 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days. |
07/11/1965 |
Injured (Ulnar nerve entrapment), out for 3 months. |
11/24/1965 |
Became a free agent. |
12/25/1965 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000 with the Colorado Rockies organization. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
04/05/1966 |
Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for 4 weeks. |
07/29/1966 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Miami Marlins with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/18/1966 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/12/1966 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Miami Marlins with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/04/1966 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
W |
Rank |
1952 |
19 |
1 |
1956 |
15 |
7 |
1961 |
17 |
4 |
1962 |
12 |
6 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1953 |
19 |
2 |
1954 |
19 |
2 |
1958 |
12 |
9 |
1959 |
13 |
4 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1952 |
.704 |
1 |
1956 |
.600 |
8 |
1960 |
.667 |
8 |
1961 |
.773 |
2 |
1962 |
.600 |
5 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1952 |
249.1 |
6 |
1954 |
262.0 |
8 |
1956 |
226.0 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1952 |
1046 |
7 |
1954 |
1142 |
6 |
1956 |
968 |
4 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1953 |
29 |
7 |
1954 |
28 |
4 |
1958 |
21 |
10 |
1959 |
28 |
4 |
1962 |
24 |
6 |
1964 |
24 |
7 |
|
|
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1951 |
4 |
10 |
1952 |
6 |
5 |
1953 |
8 |
5 |
1954 |
5 |
10 |
1959 |
6 |
2 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1952 |
2.92 |
2 |
1956 |
3.58 |
8 |
1962 |
3.63 |
4 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1952 |
.246 |
3 |
1961 |
.251 |
9 |
1962 |
.265 |
8 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1952 |
1.20 |
4 |
1956 |
1.30 |
10 |
1961 |
1.08 |
3 |
1962 |
1.11 |
3 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1956 |
1.69 |
7 |
1958 |
2.25 |
6 |
1959 |
2.62 |
8 |
1960 |
2.62 |
7 |
1961 |
3.32 |
3 |
1962 |
3.96 |
1 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
11.66 |
10 |
1961 |
10.05 |
4 |
1962 |
10.39 |
4 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
0.43 |
4 |
1956 |
0.52 |
5 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
7.80 |
4 |
1962 |
8.63 |
8 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
2.87 |
9 |
1958 |
1.96 |
7 |
1959 |
2.00 |
7 |
1960 |
2.14 |
9 |
1961 |
1.73 |
4 |
1962 |
1.37 |
1 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
4.86 |
8 |
1961 |
5.73 |
8 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1952 |
22 |
2 |
1956 |
18 |
5 |
1959 |
18 |
5 |
1962 |
15 |
10 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1952 |
.688 |
2 |
1956 |
.600 |
5 |
1959 |
.643 |
7 |
1962 |
.577 |
4 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1952 |
17 |
3 |
1954 |
15 |
10 |
1956 |
9 |
3 |
1960 |
3 |
10 |
1963 |
6 |
2 |
1964 |
4 |
1 |
1966 |
10 |
3 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1952 |
.531 |
3 |
1956 |
.300 |
5 |
1960 |
.125 |
8 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1952 |
4 |
2 |
1956 |
2 |
3 |
1963 |
1 |
4 |
1966 |
3 |
2 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1950 |
0.52 |
4 |
1953 |
0.54 |
5 |
1954 |
0.52 |
5 |
1956 |
0.49 |
6 |
1958 |
0.52 |
6 |
1959 |
0.56 |
3 |
1960 |
0.54 |
7 |
1961 |
0.52 |
8 |
1962 |
0.53 |
1 |
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