01/01/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the Kansas City Royals (Round 5, Pick 1, 65th overall pick). |
06/11/1946 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/01/1946 |
Injured (Virus), day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/22/1946 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
03/24/1947 |
Injured on 03/23/1947, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day. |
05/26/1947 |
Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/15/1947 |
Injured on 09/14/1947, diagnosed with a mild abdominal strain, will not miss additional time. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
06/21/1948 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/06/1948 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/18/1948 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/24/1948 |
Wins the 1948 FORT AL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/06/1948 |
Wins the 1948 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
04/06/1949 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/21/1949 |
Injured (Hand soreness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/17/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/03/1949 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Houston Astros in exchange for 3B Mike Pagliarulo, LF Dmitri Young. |
10/30/1949 |
Became a free agent. |
12/02/1949 |
Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $56,000,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
04/03/1950 |
Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week. |
04/23/1950 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Chicago Cubs (Round 14, Pick 14, 222nd overall pick). |
05/01/1951 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/04/1951 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1951 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with SS Tommy Brown, in exchange for SP Melido Perez, RP Lefty Sunkel, RF Raul Mondesi. |
06/14/1951 |
Injured on 06/11/1951, diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 12 months. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 6 (6). |
07/09/1952 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
08/13/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/24/1952 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/09/1952 |
Injured (Bone chips (elbow)), out for 6-7 weeks. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
05/13/1953 |
Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/08/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/30/1953 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/19/1953 |
Injured (Torn UCL), out for 13-14 months. |
10/25/1953 |
Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Kansas City Royals, along with 1B Eddie Waitkus, in exchange for . |
10/31/1953 |
Wins the 1953 FORT AL Golden Glove Award at P. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
06/07/1954 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,600,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
10/30/1954 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves, along with SS Billy E Smith, RF Dante Bichette, in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7). |
09/02/1955 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/12/1955 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/31/1955 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1946 |
33 |
2 |
1947 |
34 |
1 |
1948 |
34 |
1 |
|
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1947 |
16 |
5 |
1950 |
17 |
1 |
1953 |
17 |
4 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1948 |
261.2 |
7 |
|
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1946 |
29 |
1 |
1947 |
25 |
4 |
1948 |
23 |
5 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1946 |
102 |
8 |
1947 |
120 |
2 |
1950 |
114 |
7 |
1953 |
92 |
9 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1946 |
156 |
4 |
1947 |
142 |
6 |
1948 |
128 |
8 |
1950 |
124 |
6 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1946 |
5 |
5 |
1947 |
7 |
4 |
1950 |
6 |
2 |
1953 |
6 |
9 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1948 |
.259 |
9 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1948 |
1.29 |
6 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1946 |
1.53 |
7 |
1948 |
1.36 |
7 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
11.63 |
6 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
8.21 |
10 |
1948 |
8.36 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
5.69 |
2 |
1947 |
5.30 |
6 |
1948 |
4.40 |
9 |
1950 |
5.09 |
6 |
|
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1953 |
.645 |
7 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1948 |
2 |
7 |
1952 |
2 |
4 |
1955 |
1 |
8 |
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