10/23/1953 |
Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft by the Chicago Cubs (Round 2, Pick 11, 27th overall pick). |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/05/1954 |
Named the #44 prospect in the FORT |
09/26/1954 |
Wins the 1954 MLB Triple A World Series with the Mesa Prairie Thunder! |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
04/04/1955 |
Named the #47 prospect in the FORT |
06/09/1955 |
Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/18/1955 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/02/1956 |
Named the #38 prospect in the FORT |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/01/1957 |
Named the #26 prospect in the FORT |
11/18/1957 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (6); Control: 7 (6). |
11/25/1958 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (6); Control: 7 (6). |
11/25/1959 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
11/16/1960 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $900,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (6). |
10/30/1961 |
Wins the 1961 World Series with the Chicago Cubs. |
11/06/1961 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
11/09/1961 |
Finished 3rd in 1961 FORT NL Reliever of the Year Award voting. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (6). |
07/20/1962 |
Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/27/1962 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
07/01/1964 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the South Side White Sox, along with C Lenny Webster, LF Dean Palmer, in exchange for SP Charlie Root. |
11/14/1964 |
Finished 3rd in 1964 FORT NL Reliever of the Year Award voting. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
03/23/1965 |
Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 2-3 months. |
07/09/1965 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/14/1965 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 5 days. |
11/24/1965 |
Was traded by the South Side White Sox to the Chicago Cubs, along with SP Joel Pineiro, RP Ricardo Jordan, in exchange for SP Charlie Root, RP Wandy Rodriguez. |
11/24/1965 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
05/08/1966 |
Injured (Strained shoulder), out for 5 weeks. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
01/28/1967 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the South Side White Sox, along with RF Jon Nunnally, SP Mace Brown, RP A J Ramos, in exchange for SP Charlie Root, LF Sid Gordon, LF Bob Elliott, RP Junior Wooten. |
08/08/1967 |
Injured (Ruptured tendon (finger)), out for 4 months. |
11/21/1967 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5). |
10/27/1968 |
Retired from professional baseball. |