12/15/1949 |
Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft by the Houston Astros (Round 2, Pick 8, 24th overall pick). |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 5 (7). |
04/01/1950 |
Named the #20 prospect in the FORT |
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: 5 (5); Control: 6 (7). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Kansas City Royals (Round 11, Pick 16, 176th overall pick). |
06/01/1951 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with 2B Pedro Garcia, in exchange for a 1st draft pick. |
07/01/1951 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
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: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
06/01/1952 |
Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for a 3rd draft pick. |
08/02/1952 |
Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/18/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Colorado Springs Fusion with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/24/1952 |
Strikes out 17 against the Albuquerque Blues. |
11/15/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7). |
07/16/1953 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with 1B Don Mattingly, CF Max Carey, SP Miguel A Gonzalez, in exchange for SP Livan Hernandez, CF Jimmie Hall, SP Anthony DeSclafani. |
07/21/1953 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/12/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,750,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7). |
03/16/1954 |
Injured (Gout), out for 2 days. |
06/16/1954 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for RF Taffy Wright, RP Matt Bowman. |
07/31/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/05/1954 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,100,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
12/05/1954 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $11,700,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
04/07/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
04/12/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/27/1955 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7). |
04/05/1956 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/01/1956 |
Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/03/1956 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/09/1956 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/08/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/1957 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for $1. |
05/31/1957 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1957 |
Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/04/1957 |
Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
06/16/1957 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for RP John Thomson, RP Jack Cullen. |
07/07/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/07/1957 |
Injured (Dead arm), out for 4 days. |
07/16/1957 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with LF Ben Chapman, in exchange for SP Dizzy Dean, SP Frank Viola, LF Kirk Gibson. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8). |
06/15/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/13/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/25/1958 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $23,040,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
11/11/1958 |
Wins the 1958 FORT NL Golden Glove Award at P. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8). |
05/22/1959 |
Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), out for 6 weeks. |
06/24/1959 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks. |
07/17/1959 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for RF Mike Chartak. |
08/05/1959 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8). |
05/30/1960 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/18/1960 |
Became a free agent. |
12/03/1960 |
Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $30,000,000 with the Montreal Expos organization. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 8 (8). |
05/30/1961 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 8 (8). |
05/23/1962 |
Injured (Elbow tendinitis), out for 3 weeks. |
08/08/1962 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 2 (3); Control: 7 (7). |
07/30/1963 |
Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for one week. |
09/30/1963 |
Released by the Montreal Expos. |
10/31/1963 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1951 |
33 |
1 |
1958 |
33 |
3 |
1960 |
32 |
7 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1951 |
14 |
9 |
1955 |
16 |
9 |
1956 |
16 |
4 |
1958 |
15 |
4 |
1960 |
15 |
6 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1950 |
17 |
2 |
1951 |
13 |
10 |
1958 |
16 |
6 |
1960 |
13 |
7 |
1961 |
17 |
2 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1956 |
.615 |
6 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1951 |
214.2 |
9 |
1955 |
249.0 |
6 |
1956 |
220.2 |
6 |
1958 |
247.0 |
1 |
1960 |
225.2 |
3 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1951 |
908 |
10 |
1955 |
1040 |
5 |
1956 |
930 |
6 |
1958 |
1047 |
1 |
1960 |
965 |
2 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1951 |
21 |
7 |
1956 |
26 |
4 |
1958 |
28 |
5 |
1960 |
34 |
2 |
1961 |
31 |
4 |
1962 |
24 |
8 |
|
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1956 |
3.47 |
7 |
1958 |
3.90 |
8 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1956 |
.257 |
8 |
1958 |
.259 |
5 |
1961 |
.245 |
7 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1955 |
1.22 |
6 |
1956 |
1.23 |
5 |
1958 |
1.28 |
5 |
1961 |
1.22 |
10 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1956 |
1.87 |
6 |
1958 |
1.40 |
10 |
1960 |
2.25 |
10 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1955 |
11.06 |
6 |
1956 |
11.26 |
5 |
1958 |
11.59 |
5 |
1961 |
11.01 |
7 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1955 |
0.76 |
6 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1958 |
9.07 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1951 |
2.60 |
9 |
1955 |
2.49 |
6 |
1956 |
2.16 |
4 |
1958 |
2.48 |
3 |
1960 |
2.07 |
8 |
1961 |
1.93 |
5 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1951 |
19 |
4 |
1956 |
19 |
3 |
1958 |
18 |
3 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1956 |
.655 |
2 |
1958 |
.545 |
4 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1951 |
8 |
9 |
1955 |
17 |
3 |
1956 |
13 |
1 |
1957 |
6 |
9 |
1958 |
5 |
3 |
1959 |
10 |
9 |
1960 |
11 |
2 |
1961 |
4 |
8 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1951 |
.242 |
9 |
1955 |
.548 |
3 |
1956 |
.448 |
1 |
1958 |
.152 |
2 |
1959 |
.435 |
4 |
1960 |
.344 |
4 |
1961 |
.154 |
9 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1951 |
1 |
9 |
1955 |
3 |
1 |
1956 |
3 |
1 |
1957 |
1 |
8 |
1958 |
1 |
5 |
1959 |
1 |
4 |
1960 |
1 |
4 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1956 |
0.52 |
3 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1955 |
4.4 |
6 |
1958 |
3.2 |
10 |
|
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