12/15/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the New York Yankees (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (8); Movement: 3 (7); Control: 4 (4). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Detroit Tigers (Round 3, Pick 6, 38th overall pick). |
01/26/1951 |
Named the #4 prospect in the FORT |
04/01/1951 |
Named the #4 prospect in the FORT |
06/14/1951 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the North Lakeport Titans with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 5 (7); Control: 4 (4). |
04/07/1952 |
Named the #9 prospect in the FORT |
04/13/1952 |
Strikes out 15 against the Mesa Prairie Thunder. |
06/12/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
04/06/1953 |
Named the #13 prospect in the FORT |
11/14/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
06/08/1954 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/17/1954 |
Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 2 days. |
11/21/1954 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4). |
05/02/1955 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/27/1955 |
Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 3 days. |
11/20/1955 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (3). |
11/15/1956 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $950,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (3). |
04/07/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/16/1957 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,100,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (3). |
11/25/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (3). |
02/07/1959 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization. |
04/30/1959 |
Strikes out 15 against the Memphis Redbirds. |
08/10/1959 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Newark Bears with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/20/1959 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,900,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (3). |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (4). |
11/22/1961 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (4). |
02/28/1962 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |
06/14/1962 |
Was selected to the 1962 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
09/27/1962 |
Finished 3rd in 1962 MAAA SL1 Pitcher of the Year Award voting. |
11/21/1962 |
Became a minor league free agent. |
12/06/1962 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (3). |
06/13/1963 |
Was selected to the 1963 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
11/22/1963 |
Became a minor league free agent. |
12/23/1963 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4). |
01/07/1964 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
08/01/1964 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Colorado Rockies, along with 2B Jose B Reyes, RP Alejandro Pena, in exchange for LF Charlie Blackmon, SP Kirk McCaskill. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4). |
05/30/1965 |
Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Bronx Yankees with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4). |
07/02/1966 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/26/1966 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4). |
02/03/1967 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Bronx Yankees organization. |
05/05/1967 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Durham Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/11/1967 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Huntington Beach Bengals with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/19/1967 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1954 |
33 |
5 |
1955 |
33 |
1 |
1956 |
32 |
7 |
1957 |
34 |
1 |
1961 |
32 |
6 |
1965 |
31 |
8 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1954 |
14 |
10 |
1955 |
19 |
2 |
1956 |
17 |
2 |
1957 |
19 |
1 |
1958 |
17 |
1 |
1961 |
19 |
1 |
1965 |
17 |
1 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1957 |
225.2 |
5 |
1965 |
223.0 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1956 |
882 |
10 |
1957 |
982 |
3 |
1965 |
1019 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1954 |
113 |
2 |
1955 |
138 |
1 |
1956 |
132 |
1 |
1957 |
132 |
1 |
1958 |
134 |
1 |
1960 |
105 |
4 |
1961 |
109 |
3 |
1965 |
96 |
2 |
1966 |
81 |
8 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1955 |
6 |
4 |
1956 |
6 |
3 |
1965 |
10 |
2 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1957 |
.254 |
10 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1955 |
0.79 |
7 |
1956 |
0.67 |
8 |
1957 |
0.68 |
8 |
1965 |
0.85 |
7 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
8.73 |
10 |
1957 |
8.14 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
4.20 |
10 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1957 |
3 |
8 |
1964 |
4 |
1 |
1965 |
9 |
2 |
1966 |
7 |
7 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1957 |
.088 |
9 |
1965 |
.290 |
2 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1955 |
1 |
8 |
1957 |
1 |
2 |
1965 |
1 |
2 |
1966 |
1 |
6 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1954 |
0.54 |
1 |
1955 |
0.52 |
1 |
1956 |
0.57 |
1 |
1957 |
0.54 |
2 |
1958 |
0.54 |
3 |
1965 |
0.56 |
1 |
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