01/01/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates (Round 4, Pick 13, 61st overall pick). |
10/27/1946 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $582,750 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
05/24/1947 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/14/1947 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/13/1947 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Houston Astros in exchange for LF Bo Jackson. |
10/11/1947 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $52,480,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
06/08/1948 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/17/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/02/1948 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/19/1948 |
Finished 3rd in 1948 FORT NL Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
04/23/1949 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
03/30/1950 |
Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
04/14/1950 |
Injured (Kidney stones), out for 4 days. |
05/13/1950 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/27/1950 |
Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/24/1950 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the New York Mets (Round 10, Pick 9, 153rd overall pick). |
01/30/1951 |
Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $21,600,000 with the New York Mets organization. |
05/18/1951 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/17/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/06/1951 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
05/01/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/03/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/13/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/18/1952 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/24/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/09/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/01/1952 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
04/21/1953 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/26/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1953 |
Was traded by the New York Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with SP Don Robinson, in exchange for RP Bob McClure, RP Hong-Chih Kuo, 2B Jeff Gardner. |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/29/1953 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/28/1953 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
04/16/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/1955 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with SP Mike Sirotka, in exchange for SP Jim Tobin, SP Arthur Rhodes. |
10/01/1955 |
Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
10/25/1956 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Bronx Yankees, along with 1B Keith Hernandez, in exchange for SP Shelby Miller. |
10/25/1956 |
Was traded by the Bronx Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (8). |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
07/16/1958 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Kansas City Royals, along with C Tim Blackwell, in exchange for C Robert Fick. |
07/21/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/25/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
12/20/1958 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,500,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (7). |
05/16/1959 |
Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
06/20/1959 |
Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sub League 1 All-Stars organization. |
09/18/1959 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1946 |
34 |
1 |
1947 |
32 |
7 |
1948 |
32 |
10 |
1950 |
33 |
6 |
1951 |
31 |
8 |
1953 |
35 |
3 |
1954 |
35 |
1 |
1957 |
33 |
2 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1948 |
17 |
4 |
1951 |
14 |
9 |
1952 |
17 |
3 |
1953 |
19 |
4 |
1954 |
18 |
2 |
1955 |
18 |
4 |
1957 |
16 |
3 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1946 |
18 |
2 |
1947 |
14 |
9 |
1949 |
17 |
2 |
1950 |
19 |
1 |
1951 |
15 |
3 |
1952 |
15 |
5 |
1953 |
13 |
10 |
1957 |
13 |
5 |
1958 |
18 |
3 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1948 |
.680 |
2 |
1953 |
.594 |
8 |
1954 |
.621 |
8 |
1955 |
.600 |
9 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1946 |
266.0 |
4 |
1948 |
239.2 |
9 |
1950 |
247.1 |
8 |
1951 |
254.0 |
2 |
1952 |
272.2 |
2 |
1953 |
306.1 |
1 |
1954 |
263.1 |
6 |
1955 |
260.1 |
3 |
1957 |
214.0 |
9 |
1958 |
194.0 |
10 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1946 |
1155 |
3 |
1950 |
1087 |
7 |
1951 |
1062 |
2 |
1952 |
1083 |
4 |
1953 |
1262 |
2 |
1954 |
1180 |
3 |
1955 |
1098 |
3 |
1957 |
948 |
9 |
1958 |
899 |
7 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1949 |
29 |
2 |
1950 |
28 |
4 |
1953 |
30 |
6 |
1955 |
36 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1954 |
97 |
6 |
1958 |
102 |
3 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1952 |
104 |
10 |
1953 |
119 |
10 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1947 |
6 |
5 |
1951 |
4 |
10 |
1955 |
6 |
4 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1948 |
2.97 |
1 |
1951 |
3.69 |
6 |
1952 |
2.51 |
1 |
1953 |
3.14 |
5 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1951 |
.268 |
9 |
1952 |
.229 |
1 |
1953 |
.259 |
8 |
1955 |
.238 |
5 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1951 |
1.24 |
7 |
1952 |
1.04 |
2 |
1953 |
1.21 |
5 |
1955 |
1.25 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1949 |
1.79 |
6 |
1952 |
1.55 |
7 |
1953 |
1.61 |
6 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1951 |
11.41 |
7 |
1952 |
9.54 |
2 |
1953 |
10.99 |
5 |
1955 |
11.34 |
8 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
0.41 |
9 |
1947 |
0.46 |
7 |
1948 |
0.30 |
1 |
1951 |
0.60 |
9 |
1952 |
0.50 |
10 |
1957 |
0.76 |
10 |
1958 |
0.97 |
9 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1951 |
9.14 |
10 |
1952 |
7.16 |
1 |
1953 |
8.73 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1947 |
2.74 |
10 |
1948 |
2.89 |
10 |
1949 |
2.15 |
4 |
1950 |
2.98 |
10 |
1951 |
2.06 |
6 |
1952 |
2.21 |
6 |
1953 |
2.17 |
2 |
1955 |
2.80 |
9 |
1957 |
2.44 |
6 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1947 |
19 |
4 |
1948 |
22 |
5 |
1951 |
18 |
5 |
1952 |
24 |
1 |
1953 |
21 |
7 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1947 |
.594 |
8 |
1948 |
.688 |
4 |
1951 |
.581 |
7 |
1952 |
.750 |
1 |
1953 |
.600 |
8 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1950 |
16 |
5 |
1951 |
19 |
1 |
1952 |
25 |
1 |
1953 |
30 |
1 |
1955 |
19 |
1 |
1958 |
4 |
5 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1950 |
.485 |
6 |
1951 |
.613 |
1 |
1952 |
.781 |
1 |
1953 |
.857 |
1 |
1955 |
.594 |
1 |
1958 |
.143 |
4 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1947 |
2 |
7 |
1948 |
2 |
6 |
1950 |
3 |
2 |
1951 |
2 |
5 |
1952 |
5 |
1 |
1953 |
4 |
2 |
1958 |
1 |
5 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1946 |
5.1 |
8 |
1947 |
4.9 |
6 |
1948 |
5.3 |
6 |
1951 |
5.1 |
5 |
1952 |
5.9 |
3 |
1953 |
5.2 |
8 |
1957 |
3.5 |
8 |
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