12/20/1947 |
Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft by the Cleveland Indians. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (7). |
04/19/1948 |
Named the #7 prospect in the MLB |
05/20/1948 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/11/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/14/1948 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
09/19/1948 |
Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/24/1948 |
Finished 2nd in 1948 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (7). |
04/29/1949 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/10/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (7). |
06/09/1950 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/09/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/01/1950 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/26/1950 |
Finished 3rd in 1950 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award voting. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
06/01/1951 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1951 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/08/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
05/30/1952 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/22/1952 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/12/1952 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
05/05/1953 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/03/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/16/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/31/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/05/1953 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
05/23/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/24/1954 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/08/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/23/1954 |
Wins the 1954 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
05/12/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/05/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/10/1955 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/20/1955 |
Finished 2nd in 1955 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award voting. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
06/28/1957 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/12/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/28/1957 |
Injured on 08/25/1957, diagnosed with a concussion, will miss 6 months. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6). |
08/10/1958 |
Injured on 08/08/1958, diagnosed with a strained shoulder, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (3). |
04/06/1959 |
Injured on 04/05/1959, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, is day-to-day. |
05/25/1959 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Dallas Rebels with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/21/1959 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/16/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Antonio Bullets with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/21/1959 |
Wins the 1959 AAA ALAAA Pitcher of the Year Award. |
11/02/1959 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (3). |
01/04/1960 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Braves organization. |
05/16/1960 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Wilkes-Barre Barons with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
12/22/1960 |
Drafted in the 1960 expansion draft from the Milwaukee Braves by the Washington Senators. (Round 17, Pick 2, 34th overall pick). |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 2 (2). |
05/01/1961 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/30/1961 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/23/1961 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1949 |
17 |
4 |
1950 |
20 |
1 |
1954 |
19 |
4 |
1955 |
21 |
1 |
1956 |
16 |
7 |
1957 |
14 |
4 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1948 |
32 |
9 |
1950 |
32 |
6 |
1951 |
35 |
1 |
1952 |
35 |
1 |
1953 |
34 |
1 |
1954 |
33 |
7 |
1955 |
33 |
5 |
1956 |
34 |
1 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1948 |
14 |
8 |
1949 |
16 |
5 |
1950 |
18 |
1 |
1953 |
14 |
6 |
1954 |
14 |
5 |
1955 |
17 |
2 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1952 |
13 |
10 |
1953 |
14 |
7 |
1956 |
15 |
3 |
1958 |
15 |
5 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1948 |
.560 |
8 |
1949 |
.615 |
8 |
1950 |
.720 |
2 |
1954 |
.609 |
6 |
1955 |
.630 |
7 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1948 |
233.1 |
8 |
1949 |
240.2 |
10 |
1950 |
236.2 |
3 |
1951 |
252.2 |
4 |
1952 |
257.1 |
4 |
1953 |
253.2 |
3 |
1954 |
251.2 |
1 |
1955 |
251.0 |
3 |
1956 |
248.1 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1949 |
1046 |
9 |
1950 |
1030 |
5 |
1951 |
1076 |
6 |
1952 |
1081 |
5 |
1953 |
1090 |
2 |
1954 |
1057 |
7 |
1955 |
1021 |
5 |
1956 |
1065 |
4 |
|
|
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1948 |
118 |
6 |
1949 |
93 |
8 |
1950 |
122 |
3 |
1951 |
115 |
7 |
1955 |
121 |
9 |
1956 |
140 |
10 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1948 |
6 |
3 |
1950 |
5 |
9 |
1952 |
6 |
5 |
1958 |
9 |
3 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1948 |
3.28 |
3 |
1950 |
3.65 |
3 |
1951 |
2.89 |
2 |
1953 |
3.48 |
8 |
1954 |
2.97 |
1 |
1955 |
3.08 |
7 |
1956 |
3.62 |
7 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1950 |
.258 |
7 |
1951 |
.261 |
3 |
1954 |
.263 |
8 |
1957 |
.250 |
3 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1948 |
1.36 |
5 |
1949 |
1.40 |
10 |
1950 |
1.39 |
7 |
1951 |
1.26 |
5 |
1952 |
1.24 |
10 |
1954 |
1.24 |
3 |
1955 |
1.12 |
2 |
1956 |
1.32 |
6 |
1957 |
1.23 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1948 |
1.20 |
7 |
1950 |
1.03 |
9 |
1951 |
1.37 |
10 |
1952 |
2.16 |
3 |
1953 |
1.46 |
10 |
1955 |
2.12 |
2 |
1956 |
1.84 |
4 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
12.23 |
5 |
1949 |
12.71 |
10 |
1950 |
12.59 |
5 |
1951 |
11.58 |
5 |
1952 |
11.44 |
10 |
1954 |
11.30 |
3 |
1955 |
10.33 |
2 |
1956 |
12.03 |
8 |
1957 |
11.38 |
7 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
0.31 |
4 |
1949 |
0.41 |
9 |
1950 |
0.57 |
4 |
1951 |
0.53 |
8 |
1953 |
0.46 |
2 |
1954 |
0.29 |
1 |
1955 |
0.43 |
3 |
1956 |
0.51 |
4 |
1957 |
0.55 |
6 |
1958 |
0.48 |
1 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
8.45 |
5 |
1950 |
8.02 |
2 |
1951 |
8.37 |
4 |
1954 |
8.40 |
6 |
1955 |
8.07 |
10 |
1957 |
7.79 |
8 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
3.66 |
10 |
1951 |
2.99 |
10 |
1952 |
1.78 |
1 |
1953 |
2.55 |
8 |
1954 |
2.72 |
3 |
1955 |
2.04 |
2 |
1956 |
2.75 |
5 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1948 |
4.55 |
6 |
1950 |
4.64 |
7 |
1951 |
4.10 |
10 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1948 |
19 |
4 |
1950 |
19 |
4 |
1951 |
29 |
1 |
1952 |
22 |
7 |
1953 |
20 |
5 |
1954 |
22 |
3 |
1955 |
22 |
2 |
1956 |
22 |
3 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1948 |
.594 |
8 |
1950 |
.594 |
4 |
1951 |
.829 |
1 |
1953 |
.588 |
9 |
1954 |
.667 |
3 |
1955 |
.667 |
6 |
1956 |
.647 |
5 |
1958 |
.621 |
10 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1953 |
10 |
5 |
1954 |
9 |
4 |
1955 |
12 |
1 |
1956 |
6 |
9 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1953 |
.294 |
6 |
1954 |
.273 |
6 |
1955 |
.364 |
2 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1949 |
1 |
2 |
1950 |
1 |
7 |
1951 |
2 |
5 |
1952 |
3 |
5 |
1953 |
5 |
1 |
1954 |
2 |
5 |
1955 |
3 |
1 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1948 |
0.54 |
1 |
1949 |
0.50 |
10 |
1950 |
0.50 |
5 |
1951 |
0.54 |
2 |
1952 |
0.51 |
9 |
1953 |
0.51 |
5 |
1954 |
0.54 |
1 |
1955 |
0.51 |
6 |
1956 |
0.52 |
5 |
1958 |
0.51 |
8 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1948 |
5.2 |
3 |
1949 |
4.6 |
3 |
1950 |
4.5 |
6 |
1951 |
5.1 |
5 |
1952 |
5.1 |
8 |
1953 |
5.8 |
5 |
1954 |
6.1 |
2 |
1955 |
7.3 |
1 |
1956 |
6.5 |
3 |
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