12/15/1947 |
Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft by the Kansas City Royals (Round 2, Pick 9, 25th overall pick). |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (5). |
04/01/1948 |
Named the #21 prospect in the FORT |
05/09/1948 |
Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for one week. |
08/14/1948 |
Injured (Bruised elbow), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/06/1948 |
Wins the 1948 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
11/16/1948 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cleveland Indians, along with CL Joe Ogrodowski, in exchange for 1B Dave Magadan. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (5). |
04/01/1949 |
Named the #18 prospect in the FORT |
07/01/1949 |
Wins the FORT AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/18/1949 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for one week. |
09/01/1949 |
Wins the FORT AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
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: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5). |
01/24/1950 |
Injured (Undisclosed injury), out for one week. |
04/30/1950 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/30/1950 |
Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for one week. |
10/29/1950 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates (Round 7, Pick 14, 110th overall pick). |
01/26/1951 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Kansas City Royals, along with a 1st draft pick, in exchange for 1B Paul Goldschmidt, CL Jason Marquis. |
07/20/1951 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $26,880,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
10/18/1951 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Montreal Expos in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5). |
10/03/1952 |
Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 5 (5). |
03/20/1953 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
03/31/1953 |
Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for one week. |
07/17/1953 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5). |
01/01/1954 |
Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SP Brett Oberholtzer, in exchange for SP Joe Mays, 1B Cody Bellinger. |
05/01/1954 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/20/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/10/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 1 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6). |
04/29/1955 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
05/01/1955 |
Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/24/1955 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/23/1955 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/12/1955 |
Finished 3rd in 1955 FORT AL Cy Young Award voting. |
12/12/1955 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6). |
06/16/1956 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Houston Astros in exchange for SS Adeiny Hechavarria, SP Ken Holtzman, CF Juan Lagares, RF Danny Taylor, SP Livan Hernandez. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6). |
03/01/1957 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $115,260,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
03/26/1957 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week. |
06/28/1957 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/01/1957 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6). |
07/01/1958 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6). |
09/05/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6). |
04/04/1960 |
Was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Mets in exchange for 1B Bobby Estalella, CL Mike Matthews. |
07/14/1960 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/01/1960 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/06/1960 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/08/1960 |
Finished 2nd in 1960 FORT NL Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6). |
06/23/1961 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days. |
07/16/1961 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6). |
10/20/1962 |
Injured (Dizziness and nausea), day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (4); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 4 (6). |
06/16/1963 |
Released by the New York Mets. |
10/31/1963 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1951 |
32 |
2 |
1952 |
33 |
2 |
1954 |
33 |
5 |
1957 |
32 |
8 |
1958 |
34 |
1 |
1959 |
40 |
1 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1954 |
17 |
4 |
1955 |
19 |
3 |
1957 |
16 |
3 |
1958 |
14 |
5 |
1960 |
16 |
4 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1952 |
15 |
5 |
1959 |
15 |
5 |
1962 |
16 |
2 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1949 |
.650 |
5 |
1954 |
.607 |
9 |
1955 |
.655 |
5 |
1957 |
.696 |
2 |
1958 |
.538 |
9 |
1960 |
.667 |
6 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1955 |
231.1 |
10 |
1957 |
210.1 |
10 |
1958 |
211.0 |
6 |
1959 |
258.0 |
1 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1957 |
903 |
10 |
1958 |
918 |
5 |
1959 |
1151 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1951 |
105 |
2 |
1952 |
103 |
3 |
1953 |
105 |
7 |
1954 |
91 |
10 |
1955 |
103 |
5 |
1959 |
77 |
8 |
|
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1949 |
8 |
3 |
1951 |
6 |
7 |
1952 |
6 |
5 |
1958 |
8 |
3 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1949 |
3.57 |
10 |
1955 |
2.57 |
1 |
1960 |
3.16 |
4 |
1961 |
2.98 |
4 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1949 |
.256 |
8 |
1952 |
.262 |
7 |
1955 |
.240 |
7 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1960 |
1.22 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1958 |
1.74 |
6 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
0.39 |
1 |
1951 |
0.28 |
2 |
1953 |
0.14 |
1 |
1954 |
0.55 |
8 |
1955 |
0.31 |
2 |
1957 |
0.56 |
5 |
1958 |
0.47 |
1 |
1959 |
0.49 |
2 |
1960 |
0.23 |
1 |
1961 |
0.37 |
3 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1955 |
7.43 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1958 |
2.43 |
2 |
1960 |
2.52 |
8 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1949 |
19 |
4 |
1952 |
19 |
9 |
1955 |
22 |
2 |
1958 |
23 |
1 |
1959 |
23 |
2 |
1960 |
18 |
6 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1949 |
.655 |
7 |
1955 |
.710 |
2 |
1958 |
.676 |
2 |
1959 |
.575 |
10 |
1960 |
.621 |
6 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1960 |
4 |
10 |
1962 |
1 |
9 |
1963 |
2 |
6 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1960 |
.138 |
7 |
1961 |
.040 |
9 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1955 |
1 |
8 |
1959 |
1 |
4 |
1960 |
1 |
7 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1949 |
0.48 |
9 |
1951 |
0.50 |
4 |
1952 |
0.55 |
3 |
1953 |
0.52 |
7 |
1955 |
0.51 |
5 |
1957 |
0.51 |
6 |
1958 |
0.54 |
3 |
1959 |
0.54 |
3 |
1960 |
0.57 |
1 |
1961 |
0.56 |
4 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1955 |
5.0 |
4 |
1957 |
4.2 |
5 |
1958 |
5.1 |
1 |
1959 |
5.7 |
3 |
1960 |
5.5 |
2 |
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