01/01/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the Kansas City Royals (Round 4, Pick 16, 64th overall pick). |
05/22/1946 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/17/1946 |
Was selected to the 1946 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/31/1946 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/05/1946 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/15/1946 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/09/1946 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,900,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
10/17/1946 |
Finished 3rd in 1946 FORT AL Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 4 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/04/1947 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/09/1947 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $77,800,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
06/28/1947 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/09/1947 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 4 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/24/1948 |
Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/02/1948 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 0 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/21/1948 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for SS Stephen Drew, LF Stan Hollmig. |
08/15/1948 |
Injured (Strained forearm), out for 3 months. |
10/06/1948 |
Wins the 1948 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 4 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/23/1949 |
Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/22/1949 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/02/1949 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (8); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
06/21/1950 |
Injured (Abdominal soreness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/09/1950 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Toronto Blue Jays (Round 21, Pick 1, 321st overall pick). |
04/20/1951 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/01/1951 |
Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for 3B Johnny Vergez. |
05/07/1951 |
Injured on 05/06/1951, diagnosed with a damaged elbow ligament, will miss 13 months. |
10/10/1951 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $14,560,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
07/28/1952 |
Injured (Torn elbow ligament), out for 10-11 months. |
10/24/1952 |
Released by the Detroit Tigers. |
12/25/1952 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,800,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
06/05/1953 |
Injured (Oblique strain), out for 6 days. |
07/25/1953 |
Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
09/05/1953 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,232,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
12/01/1953 |
Released by the St. Louis Cardinals. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
01/16/1954 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,600,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
04/16/1954 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for RP Bill Brandt, SS Andrelton Simmons, SP Sam Militello. |
07/25/1954 |
Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/25/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 0 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/12/1954 |
Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/11/1954 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
08/12/1955 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/30/1955 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week. |
12/12/1955 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Indians, along with SP Bob Friend, in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
03/14/1956 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
04/20/1956 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/16/1956 |
Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 6 weeks. |
08/19/1956 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/17/1956 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
01/07/1957 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,100,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
02/28/1957 |
Injured (Dead arm), out for 5 days. |
04/05/1957 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,254,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
05/25/1957 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
05/31/1957 |
Injured (Back tightness), out for 2-3 weeks. |
07/25/1957 |
Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for one week. |
08/25/1957 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/16/1957 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
03/23/1958 |
Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
04/19/1958 |
Injured (Torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 13 months. |
07/16/1958 |
Released by the Houston Astros. |
11/03/1958 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1946 |
34 |
1 |
1947 |
32 |
10 |
1949 |
33 |
2 |
1950 |
33 |
2 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1946 |
19 |
1 |
1947 |
15 |
8 |
1950 |
15 |
10 |
|
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1946 |
.594 |
6 |
1947 |
.600 |
7 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1946 |
263.0 |
6 |
1949 |
267.0 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1949 |
1166 |
2 |
1950 |
1102 |
6 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1946 |
17 |
9 |
1949 |
24 |
4 |
1956 |
23 |
8 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1946 |
133 |
8 |
1947 |
117 |
7 |
|
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1946 |
2.67 |
4 |
1947 |
3.23 |
5 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1946 |
.251 |
5 |
1947 |
.243 |
6 |
1956 |
.250 |
4 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1946 |
1.15 |
5 |
1947 |
1.22 |
6 |
1956 |
1.29 |
9 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1946 |
1.77 |
6 |
1947 |
1.31 |
10 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
10.40 |
5 |
1947 |
11.05 |
6 |
1956 |
11.73 |
8 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1954 |
0.49 |
6 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
7.77 |
5 |
1947 |
7.70 |
4 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
2.57 |
8 |
1956 |
2.21 |
5 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
4.55 |
10 |
1947 |
4.25 |
9 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1946 |
28 |
1 |
1947 |
19 |
7 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1946 |
.824 |
1 |
1947 |
.594 |
7 |
1956 |
.522 |
10 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1946 |
20 |
2 |
1947 |
14 |
7 |
1950 |
15 |
6 |
1956 |
8 |
5 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1946 |
.588 |
4 |
1947 |
.438 |
8 |
1950 |
.455 |
9 |
1956 |
.348 |
4 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1946 |
4 |
2 |
1947 |
3 |
6 |
1949 |
2 |
8 |
1951 |
1 |
9 |
1956 |
1 |
8 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1956 |
0.51 |
5 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1946 |
4.8 |
6 |
1947 |
4.7 |
7 |
|