12/20/1947 |
Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft by the St. Louis Browns. (Round 3, Pick 1, 33rd overall pick). |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (6). |
04/19/1948 |
Named the #23 prospect in the MLB |
05/04/1948 |
Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/19/1948 |
Injured (oblique strain),out for 6 weeks. |
07/04/1948 |
Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week. |
09/03/1948 |
Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
11/05/1948 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $5,280. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (6). |
07/10/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/27/1949 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/22/1949 |
Wins the 1949 MLB AL Tinker-Jones Medal at P. |
11/06/1949 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $5,600. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (6). |
09/08/1950 |
Injured on 09/07/1950, diagnosed with back spasms, is day-to-day. |
10/17/1950 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $13,200 with the St. Louis Browns organization. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (6). |
05/03/1951 |
Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/30/1951 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/02/1951 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/17/1951 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000 with the St. Louis Browns organization. |
10/23/1951 |
Wins the 1951 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at P. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
05/30/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/13/1952 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $23,800 with the St. Louis Browns organization. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
01/28/1953 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for CF Bill Tuttle. |
06/21/1953 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/06/1953 |
Wins the 1953 World Series with the Brooklyn Dodgers. |
10/31/1953 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
03/02/1954 |
Signed a 7-year contract worth a total of $417,200 with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
10/04/1955 |
Wins the 1955 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
04/11/1957 |
Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
05/21/1958 |
Injured on 05/17/1958, diagnosed with a torn labrum, will miss 11-12 months. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
04/09/1959 |
Transferred to the 60-day IL. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
05/24/1960 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/09/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 MLB All-Star Game. |
11/07/1960 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
01/08/1961 |
Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Yankees organization. |
05/10/1961 |
Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the New York organization. |
06/18/1961 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Salt Lake Gulls with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/23/1961 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1949 |
13 |
8 |
1953 |
17 |
4 |
1954 |
24 |
1 |
1955 |
14 |
6 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1950 |
34 |
1 |
1952 |
33 |
6 |
1953 |
32 |
9 |
1954 |
34 |
1 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1953 |
15 |
7 |
1954 |
13 |
10 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1949 |
13 |
10 |
1950 |
16 |
4 |
1951 |
18 |
1 |
1952 |
13 |
10 |
1954 |
12 |
9 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1953 |
.600 |
9 |
1955 |
.600 |
10 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1953 |
236.0 |
8 |
1954 |
240.2 |
9 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1949 |
1059 |
5 |
1950 |
995 |
7 |
1953 |
1026 |
8 |
1954 |
1072 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1949 |
129 |
6 |
1950 |
123 |
2 |
1952 |
107 |
3 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1953 |
9 |
1 |
1954 |
5 |
7 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1949 |
3.53 |
7 |
1953 |
3.93 |
9 |
1955 |
3.30 |
10 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1949 |
.264 |
7 |
1955 |
.242 |
5 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1953 |
1.39 |
8 |
1955 |
1.20 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1953 |
1.52 |
9 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1953 |
12.70 |
8 |
1955 |
11.18 |
8 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
0.38 |
6 |
1954 |
0.37 |
3 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1953 |
2.48 |
3 |
1954 |
2.92 |
7 |
1955 |
2.72 |
9 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1949 |
21 |
4 |
1950 |
18 |
5 |
1953 |
18 |
9 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1949 |
.656 |
4 |
1950 |
.529 |
10 |
1953 |
.562 |
10 |
1955 |
.731 |
3 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1949 |
10 |
5 |
1953 |
9 |
5 |
1955 |
9 |
6 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1949 |
.312 |
7 |
1953 |
.281 |
8 |
1955 |
.346 |
4 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1949 |
1 |
2 |
1951 |
2 |
5 |
1953 |
1 |
6 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1949 |
0.50 |
8 |
1952 |
0.51 |
10 |
1953 |
0.48 |
4 |
1954 |
0.49 |
6 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1953 |
3.4 |
10 |
1954 |
4.3 |
9 |
|
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