12/15/1947 |
Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft by the St. Louis Cardinals (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
04/01/1948 |
Named the #6 prospect in the FORT |
06/16/1948 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/27/1948 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/12/1948 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 1 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
10/29/1948 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 5 (5). |
05/25/1949 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/30/1949 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 5 (5). |
09/01/1950 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/11/1950 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,920,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 5 (5). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Montreal Expos (Round 7, Pick 4, 100th overall pick). |
06/23/1951 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/28/1951 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/25/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,100,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 5 (5). |
09/12/1952 |
Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
09/20/1952 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/13/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,500,000 through arbitration. |
11/28/1952 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000,000 with the Montreal Expos organization. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 6 (6). |
04/07/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 5 (5). |
05/20/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/30/1954 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 5 (5). |
07/22/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Bronx Yankees with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/01/1955 |
Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 6 (6). |
10/01/1956 |
Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 6 (6). |
09/01/1957 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/09/1957 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 6 (6). |
06/16/1958 |
Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for RF Al Pilarcik, SP Schoolboy Rowe. |
11/25/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 6 (6). |
02/05/1959 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $21,000,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 5 (6). |
06/16/1960 |
Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with LF Manny Jimenez, in exchange for C Miguel Olivo, LF Al Oliver. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (7); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 6 (6). |
04/05/1961 |
Collects his 2000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust strikeout! |
07/01/1961 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with SP Juan Eichelberger, RP Mike Paul, in exchange for RP Doug Jones, RP Sam Tuivailala. |
07/16/1961 |
Released by the St. Louis Cardinals. |
10/31/1961 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1948 |
32 |
10 |
1949 |
33 |
3 |
1950 |
33 |
6 |
1951 |
33 |
1 |
1952 |
33 |
2 |
1953 |
35 |
3 |
1954 |
33 |
5 |
1955 |
33 |
1 |
1957 |
32 |
8 |
1959 |
33 |
5 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1949 |
17 |
6 |
1953 |
15 |
8 |
1955 |
21 |
2 |
1957 |
16 |
3 |
1959 |
16 |
7 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1948 |
17 |
2 |
1950 |
16 |
5 |
1951 |
16 |
2 |
1953 |
15 |
8 |
1954 |
16 |
4 |
1956 |
12 |
6 |
1959 |
15 |
5 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1949 |
.586 |
10 |
1955 |
.778 |
2 |
1957 |
.593 |
8 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1948 |
237.1 |
10 |
1949 |
259.0 |
4 |
1951 |
234.2 |
8 |
1952 |
247.0 |
8 |
1953 |
280.1 |
5 |
1954 |
262.0 |
8 |
1955 |
263.1 |
2 |
1957 |
224.1 |
7 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1949 |
1132 |
2 |
1951 |
1032 |
6 |
1952 |
1051 |
6 |
1953 |
1228 |
4 |
1954 |
1112 |
7 |
1955 |
1127 |
1 |
1957 |
973 |
4 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1948 |
22 |
6 |
1949 |
26 |
5 |
1950 |
30 |
2 |
1951 |
34 |
1 |
1952 |
28 |
3 |
1953 |
39 |
1 |
1954 |
34 |
1 |
1955 |
31 |
5 |
1956 |
31 |
2 |
1957 |
34 |
1 |
1959 |
32 |
5 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1948 |
112 |
6 |
1949 |
124 |
2 |
1951 |
113 |
1 |
1952 |
100 |
4 |
1953 |
144 |
3 |
1954 |
99 |
4 |
1955 |
108 |
4 |
1957 |
87 |
8 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1948 |
145 |
2 |
1949 |
169 |
2 |
1950 |
128 |
7 |
1951 |
137 |
2 |
1952 |
142 |
4 |
1953 |
190 |
3 |
1954 |
167 |
1 |
1955 |
190 |
1 |
1956 |
150 |
3 |
1957 |
193 |
1 |
1958 |
127 |
6 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1948 |
10 |
1 |
1950 |
8 |
2 |
1953 |
11 |
1 |
1955 |
5 |
9 |
1956 |
6 |
3 |
1957 |
6 |
5 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1949 |
3.47 |
9 |
1952 |
3.57 |
9 |
1955 |
3.11 |
6 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1948 |
.266 |
9 |
1951 |
.272 |
10 |
1952 |
.259 |
5 |
1953 |
.256 |
6 |
1954 |
.252 |
8 |
1959 |
.249 |
5 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1952 |
1.42 |
10 |
1954 |
1.69 |
7 |
1955 |
1.76 |
4 |
1956 |
1.67 |
8 |
1957 |
2.22 |
4 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
8.30 |
5 |
1949 |
8.37 |
7 |
1951 |
9.05 |
8 |
1952 |
8.34 |
7 |
1953 |
8.25 |
6 |
1954 |
8.07 |
8 |
1956 |
8.35 |
6 |
1959 |
8.40 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
5.50 |
2 |
1949 |
5.87 |
3 |
1950 |
4.97 |
7 |
1951 |
5.25 |
2 |
1952 |
5.17 |
5 |
1953 |
6.10 |
4 |
1954 |
5.74 |
3 |
1955 |
6.49 |
2 |
1956 |
7.69 |
2 |
1957 |
7.74 |
1 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1949 |
18 |
9 |
1950 |
16 |
9 |
1952 |
19 |
9 |
1953 |
17 |
9 |
1955 |
22 |
2 |
1957 |
18 |
4 |
1958 |
14 |
9 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1955 |
.667 |
4 |
1957 |
.562 |
6 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1948 |
10 |
10 |
1951 |
9 |
10 |
1952 |
13 |
6 |
1953 |
18 |
8 |
1954 |
18 |
4 |
1955 |
14 |
5 |
1957 |
5 |
3 |
1958 |
8 |
1 |
1961 |
4 |
8 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1952 |
.394 |
6 |
1954 |
.545 |
6 |
1955 |
.424 |
5 |
1957 |
.156 |
3 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1948 |
3 |
2 |
1951 |
2 |
5 |
1952 |
1 |
10 |
1954 |
2 |
7 |
1955 |
1 |
8 |
1957 |
1 |
2 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1955 |
4.6 |
5 |
1958 |
3.5 |
8 |
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