12/20/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Cincinnati Reds. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick). |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 4 (5). |
04/15/1952 |
Named the #5 prospect in the MLB |
04/22/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/11/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/06/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/01/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Braves with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/12/1952 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/20/1952 |
Finished 2nd in 1952 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
11/01/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,720. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 4 (5). |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/07/1953 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/19/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Braves with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/21/1953 |
Wins the 1953 MLB NL Johnson-Waddell Award. |
10/31/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,040. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5). |
06/15/1954 |
Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 4-5 weeks. |
07/16/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Jersey City Giants with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/21/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/22/1954 |
Injured on 08/20/1954, diagnosed with an intercostal strain, will not miss additional time. |
09/04/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Braves with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/14/1954 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $26,400 with the Cincinnati Redlegs organization. |
10/18/1954 |
Wins the 1954 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at P. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 5 (5). |
04/16/1955 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Milwaukee Braves with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/17/1955 |
Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/11/1955 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $47,000 with the Cincinnati Redlegs organization. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 5 (5). |
06/24/1956 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/08/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/14/1956 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $71,000 with the Cincinnati Redlegs organization. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
04/30/1957 |
Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/21/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/19/1957 |
Wins the 1957 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at P. |
11/03/1957 |
Became a free agent. |
11/20/1957 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $210,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
08/09/1958 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/23/1958 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week. |
10/19/1958 |
Wins the 1958 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at P. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
06/04/1959 |
Injured on 06/03/1959, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day. |
10/01/1959 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/18/1959 |
Wins the 1959 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at P. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (8); Control: 5 (5). |
06/18/1960 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Braves with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/07/1960 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 5 (5). |
03/23/1961 |
Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Milwaukee Braves organization. |
04/29/1961 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/25/1961 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/05/1961 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 5 (5). |
02/24/1962 |
Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Athletics organization. |
05/30/1962 |
Injured on 05/28/1962, diagnosed with a sore groin, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 5 (5). |
03/27/1963 |
Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/27/1963 |
Injured on 07/24/1963, diagnosed with radial nerve compression, will miss 4 months. |
10/05/1963 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 9 months. |
11/04/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
12/09/1963 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Colt .45's organization. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 5 (5). |
08/20/1964 |
Injured on 08/18/1964, diagnosed with a rotator cuff strain, will miss 5-6 weeks. |
09/24/1964 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
10/28/1964 |
Started a coaching career. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1952 |
15 |
8 |
1953 |
14 |
8 |
1954 |
13 |
10 |
1955 |
16 |
2 |
1956 |
13 |
9 |
1957 |
14 |
2 |
1961 |
15 |
7 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1953 |
33 |
5 |
1955 |
34 |
1 |
1956 |
35 |
1 |
1958 |
33 |
9 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1952 |
18 |
2 |
1954 |
16 |
4 |
1955 |
17 |
3 |
1956 |
16 |
2 |
1959 |
13 |
10 |
|
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1952 |
.667 |
7 |
1954 |
.667 |
3 |
1955 |
.739 |
2 |
1956 |
.593 |
6 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1952 |
247.2 |
5 |
1953 |
243.1 |
5 |
1955 |
233.1 |
6 |
1956 |
238.1 |
4 |
1958 |
244.0 |
7 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1952 |
1033 |
7 |
1953 |
1033 |
7 |
1955 |
981 |
7 |
1956 |
1037 |
5 |
1958 |
1035 |
9 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1958 |
28 |
8 |
1959 |
26 |
9 |
1961 |
34 |
4 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1952 |
110 |
7 |
1953 |
119 |
2 |
1955 |
98 |
4 |
1956 |
95 |
2 |
1957 |
83 |
8 |
1958 |
98 |
6 |
1961 |
94 |
10 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1952 |
177 |
2 |
1953 |
195 |
1 |
1954 |
163 |
3 |
1955 |
162 |
1 |
1956 |
180 |
3 |
1957 |
141 |
3 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1952 |
6 |
3 |
1956 |
5 |
8 |
1959 |
7 |
7 |
1960 |
8 |
4 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1952 |
3.45 |
9 |
1953 |
3.48 |
4 |
1954 |
3.23 |
2 |
1955 |
3.39 |
7 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1952 |
.257 |
6 |
1953 |
.272 |
6 |
1955 |
.250 |
8 |
1956 |
.270 |
9 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1952 |
1.24 |
6 |
1953 |
1.31 |
6 |
1955 |
1.25 |
7 |
1956 |
1.33 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1952 |
1.61 |
8 |
1953 |
1.64 |
6 |
1954 |
1.87 |
5 |
1955 |
1.65 |
9 |
1956 |
1.89 |
10 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
11.45 |
6 |
1953 |
11.87 |
6 |
1955 |
11.42 |
7 |
1956 |
12.12 |
8 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
0.55 |
4 |
1953 |
0.48 |
1 |
1954 |
0.38 |
1 |
1955 |
0.89 |
9 |
1957 |
0.58 |
5 |
1960 |
0.71 |
6 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
7.16 |
2 |
1953 |
7.40 |
1 |
1954 |
8.39 |
8 |
1955 |
7.48 |
4 |
1956 |
8.38 |
9 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
6.43 |
2 |
1953 |
7.21 |
1 |
1954 |
7.64 |
1 |
1955 |
6.25 |
4 |
1956 |
6.80 |
5 |
1957 |
6.27 |
3 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1952 |
20 |
6 |
1953 |
23 |
2 |
1954 |
17 |
7 |
1955 |
20 |
3 |
1956 |
18 |
7 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1952 |
.625 |
5 |
1953 |
.697 |
3 |
1954 |
.607 |
4 |
1955 |
.588 |
8 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1952 |
9 |
9 |
1955 |
5 |
10 |
1958 |
8 |
9 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1952 |
4 |
1 |
1953 |
2 |
3 |
1954 |
2 |
4 |
1955 |
1 |
6 |
1956 |
1 |
5 |
1957 |
1 |
3 |
1961 |
2 |
8 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1953 |
0.47 |
7 |
1954 |
0.51 |
2 |
1960 |
0.51 |
8 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1952 |
5.1 |
5 |
1953 |
6.4 |
1 |
1954 |
5.8 |
2 |
1955 |
4.2 |
5 |
1956 |
4.3 |
9 |
1957 |
4.3 |
8 |
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