10/23/1953 |
Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft by the Cleveland Indians (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 4 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
04/05/1954 |
Named the #20 prospect in the FORT |
05/24/1954 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $10,800,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
06/01/1954 |
Wins the FORT NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/01/1954 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/01/1954 |
Wins the FORT NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/10/1954 |
Finished 3rd in 1954 FORT NL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
09/22/1957 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
07/13/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/12/1958 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/15/1958 |
Wins the 1958 FORT NL Cy Young Award. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
07/12/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
05/25/1960 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/31/1960 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Miami Marlins with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/08/1960 |
Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/16/1960 |
Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for SP Sean Newcomb. |
08/02/1960 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/05/1960 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $117,000,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
06/04/1961 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/21/1961 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1961 |
Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/18/1961 |
Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/03/1961 |
Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
04/12/1962 |
Injured (Dehydration), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
04/14/1963 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/01/1963 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SS Eric Sogard, in exchange for SP Clay Buchholz, 3B Tony Phillips, SP Randy O'Neal. |
11/22/1963 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for SP Brett Cecil. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (4); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 6 (8). |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (4); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 4 (8). |
05/16/1965 |
Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
11/02/1965 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1954 |
34 |
2 |
1955 |
33 |
3 |
1956 |
32 |
7 |
1957 |
33 |
3 |
1958 |
33 |
3 |
1959 |
35 |
2 |
1961 |
32 |
6 |
1962 |
32 |
9 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1954 |
17 |
4 |
1955 |
14 |
7 |
1956 |
13 |
10 |
1957 |
13 |
9 |
1958 |
20 |
1 |
1961 |
13 |
9 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1962 |
14 |
4 |
1963 |
16 |
1 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1954 |
.739 |
1 |
1955 |
.583 |
9 |
1956 |
.565 |
10 |
1957 |
.565 |
10 |
1958 |
.769 |
1 |
1961 |
.619 |
9 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1956 |
203.1 |
10 |
1957 |
219.2 |
9 |
1958 |
217.0 |
4 |
1959 |
250.0 |
4 |
1961 |
208.2 |
8 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1958 |
897 |
8 |
1959 |
1042 |
5 |
1961 |
854 |
10 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1954 |
26 |
9 |
1955 |
23 |
10 |
1961 |
28 |
3 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1957 |
6 |
6 |
1958 |
6 |
10 |
1962 |
6 |
9 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1954 |
3.00 |
4 |
1958 |
3.19 |
1 |
1959 |
3.42 |
9 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1954 |
.237 |
4 |
1958 |
.271 |
10 |
1961 |
.243 |
6 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1954 |
1.13 |
6 |
1955 |
1.30 |
8 |
1957 |
1.29 |
9 |
1958 |
1.17 |
2 |
1961 |
1.13 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1954 |
1.96 |
6 |
1956 |
1.36 |
9 |
1957 |
1.97 |
9 |
1958 |
2.87 |
1 |
1959 |
2.86 |
6 |
1961 |
2.27 |
8 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1954 |
10.21 |
5 |
1955 |
11.72 |
8 |
1957 |
11.64 |
9 |
1958 |
10.62 |
1 |
1961 |
10.35 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1957 |
0.82 |
10 |
1958 |
0.75 |
5 |
1959 |
0.76 |
10 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1954 |
7.95 |
3 |
1958 |
9.25 |
10 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1954 |
2.22 |
10 |
1955 |
2.44 |
8 |
1956 |
2.48 |
6 |
1957 |
1.56 |
3 |
1958 |
1.29 |
1 |
1959 |
1.30 |
2 |
1961 |
1.73 |
3 |
1962 |
1.65 |
5 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1954 |
23 |
3 |
1955 |
17 |
8 |
1957 |
18 |
5 |
1958 |
18 |
3 |
1959 |
22 |
4 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1954 |
.676 |
3 |
1957 |
.545 |
9 |
1958 |
.545 |
4 |
1959 |
.629 |
6 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1958 |
4 |
5 |
1960 |
7 |
5 |
1961 |
4 |
4 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1958 |
.121 |
5 |
1959 |
.171 |
9 |
1961 |
.125 |
4 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1957 |
1 |
8 |
1958 |
1 |
5 |
1960 |
1 |
4 |
1960 |
2 |
2 |
1961 |
2 |
1 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1958 |
0.50 |
10 |
1959 |
0.51 |
5 |
1962 |
0.54 |
3 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1956 |
3.7 |
9 |
1957 |
4.0 |
9 |
1958 |
5.0 |
3 |
1959 |
5.1 |
6 |
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