01/01/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the Houston Astros (Round 4, Pick 3, 51st overall pick). |
05/16/1946 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/17/1946 |
Was selected to the 1946 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/07/1946 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 10 (10). |
03/17/1947 |
Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/03/1947 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/18/1947 |
Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/17/1947 |
Was selected to the 1947 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/07/1947 |
Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/01/1947 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/19/1947 |
Wins the 1947 FORT NL Cy Young Award. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 10 (10). |
07/11/1948 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/26/1948 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/26/1948 |
Wins the 1948 FORT NL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 10 (10). |
05/13/1949 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/17/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
06/29/1949 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/14/1949 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/19/1949 |
Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 10 (10). |
04/26/1950 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/01/1950 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/06/1950 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/08/1950 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/17/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/28/1950 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/19/1950 |
Finished 2nd in 1950 FORT NL Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 10 (10). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Houston Astros (Round 2, Pick 15, 31st overall pick). |
06/17/1951 |
Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/16/1951 |
Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for SP Dillon Gee, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick. |
07/19/1951 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/15/1951 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/30/1951 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (10). |
04/13/1952 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/10/1952 |
Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/13/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/05/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/02/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/01/1952 |
Wins the 1952 FORT AL Golden Glove Award at P. |
11/05/1952 |
Wins the 1952 FORT AL Cy Young Award. |
11/06/1952 |
Finished 2nd in 1952 FORT AL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (10). |
04/11/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/16/1953 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/24/1953 |
Injured (Gout), out for 4 days. |
11/15/1953 |
Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SP Brett Cecil, RF Elmer Valo, in exchange for SP Jon Lester, SP Hiroki Kuroda, RF Dave Moates. |
12/20/1953 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $73,500,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 9 (9). |
05/29/1954 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1954 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Baltimore Orioles, along with 1B Chris Duncan, CL Drew Storen, in exchange for SP Johnny Welch, CL Mike Henneman, 1B Ron Fairly, RP Reggie Cleveland. |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/25/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/11/1954 |
Wins the 1954 FORT NL Cy Young Award. |
11/12/1954 |
Wins the 1954 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 9 (9). |
05/17/1955 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/24/1955 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/17/1955 |
Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/08/1955 |
Wins the 1955 FORT AL Golden Glove Award at P. |
11/12/1955 |
Wins the 1955 FORT AL Cy Young Award. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 8 (9). |
07/01/1956 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for RP Gary Peters, 1B Paul Molitor. |
10/25/1956 |
Wins the 1956 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (5); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 8 (9). |
10/27/1957 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
01/02/1963 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1947 |
32 |
7 |
1948 |
34 |
1 |
1950 |
34 |
1 |
1952 |
34 |
1 |
1953 |
34 |
7 |
1954 |
34 |
2 |
1955 |
33 |
1 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1946 |
19 |
3 |
1947 |
19 |
2 |
1950 |
18 |
6 |
1952 |
20 |
1 |
1953 |
19 |
7 |
1954 |
23 |
1 |
1955 |
17 |
6 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1948 |
17 |
2 |
1951 |
13 |
9 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1946 |
.731 |
1 |
1947 |
.633 |
7 |
1950 |
.643 |
8 |
1952 |
.645 |
10 |
1954 |
.697 |
3 |
1955 |
.607 |
8 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1946 |
258.0 |
7 |
1947 |
264.0 |
2 |
1948 |
241.2 |
8 |
1949 |
252.1 |
8 |
1950 |
273.2 |
1 |
1952 |
292.1 |
1 |
1953 |
292.0 |
4 |
1954 |
292.1 |
2 |
1955 |
259.2 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1946 |
1042 |
9 |
1947 |
1078 |
7 |
1949 |
1074 |
10 |
1950 |
1123 |
5 |
1952 |
1138 |
1 |
1953 |
1225 |
3 |
1954 |
1154 |
5 |
1955 |
1091 |
4 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1952 |
6 |
6 |
1953 |
7 |
7 |
1954 |
5 |
10 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1946 |
2.69 |
4 |
1947 |
2.76 |
1 |
1949 |
3.50 |
10 |
1950 |
3.16 |
2 |
1952 |
2.46 |
1 |
1953 |
3.67 |
10 |
1954 |
2.49 |
1 |
1955 |
2.95 |
2 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1947 |
.262 |
3 |
1952 |
.237 |
5 |
1954 |
.252 |
10 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1946 |
1.09 |
2 |
1947 |
1.11 |
2 |
1949 |
1.28 |
7 |
1950 |
1.14 |
1 |
1952 |
0.95 |
1 |
1953 |
1.24 |
9 |
1954 |
1.01 |
1 |
1955 |
1.27 |
10 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1946 |
4.21 |
1 |
1947 |
2.35 |
3 |
1948 |
2.14 |
2 |
1949 |
2.27 |
2 |
1950 |
2.76 |
2 |
1951 |
1.77 |
3 |
1952 |
2.93 |
2 |
1953 |
3.09 |
3 |
1954 |
3.43 |
2 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
9.87 |
2 |
1947 |
10.06 |
2 |
1949 |
11.59 |
7 |
1950 |
10.29 |
1 |
1952 |
8.68 |
1 |
1953 |
11.25 |
10 |
1954 |
9.11 |
1 |
1955 |
11.61 |
10 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
0.21 |
2 |
1947 |
0.48 |
8 |
1948 |
0.37 |
3 |
1949 |
0.25 |
2 |
1950 |
0.39 |
1 |
1951 |
0.22 |
2 |
1952 |
0.34 |
1 |
1953 |
0.52 |
7 |
1954 |
0.40 |
4 |
1955 |
0.38 |
3 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1947 |
8.86 |
7 |
1952 |
7.30 |
4 |
1954 |
8.16 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
0.66 |
1 |
1947 |
1.16 |
1 |
1948 |
1.64 |
1 |
1949 |
1.32 |
1 |
1950 |
1.12 |
1 |
1951 |
1.66 |
2 |
1952 |
1.29 |
2 |
1953 |
1.08 |
1 |
1954 |
0.92 |
1 |
1955 |
2.08 |
3 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1946 |
23 |
3 |
1947 |
23 |
1 |
1949 |
20 |
4 |
1950 |
22 |
1 |
1952 |
26 |
1 |
1953 |
18 |
9 |
1954 |
24 |
1 |
1955 |
22 |
2 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1946 |
.719 |
4 |
1947 |
.719 |
2 |
1949 |
.625 |
5 |
1950 |
.647 |
2 |
1951 |
.619 |
5 |
1952 |
.765 |
3 |
1954 |
.706 |
2 |
1955 |
.667 |
4 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1947 |
20 |
2 |
1948 |
10 |
10 |
1950 |
14 |
8 |
1951 |
9 |
7 |
1951 |
9 |
10 |
1952 |
25 |
1 |
1953 |
25 |
2 |
1954 |
30 |
1 |
1955 |
15 |
4 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1947 |
.625 |
1 |
1950 |
.412 |
10 |
1951 |
.429 |
6 |
1952 |
.735 |
1 |
1953 |
.735 |
3 |
1954 |
.882 |
1 |
1955 |
.455 |
4 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1946 |
2 |
7 |
1947 |
2 |
7 |
1948 |
1 |
9 |
1949 |
4 |
2 |
1950 |
4 |
1 |
1951 |
3 |
2 |
1952 |
4 |
1 |
1953 |
2 |
2 |
1954 |
2 |
7 |
1955 |
3 |
1 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1951 |
0.51 |
4 |
1955 |
0.49 |
8 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1946 |
8.3 |
1 |
1947 |
7.2 |
2 |
1948 |
7.4 |
1 |
1949 |
8.6 |
1 |
1950 |
9.5 |
1 |
1951 |
5.0 |
6 |
1952 |
8.6 |
1 |
1953 |
7.8 |
3 |
1954 |
8.9 |
1 |
1955 |
6.6 |
1 |
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