12/20/1952 |
Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft by the Boston Red Sox. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/13/1953 |
Named the #3 prospect in the MLB |
05/01/1953 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/05/1953 |
Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/01/1953 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/26/1953 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 6 (7). |
05/01/1954 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/07/1954 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/20/1954 |
Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/24/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/03/1954 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (7). |
05/10/1955 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/15/1955 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/16/1955 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/14/1955 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 0 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
05/12/1956 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/14/1956 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/24/1956 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/18/1956 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/23/1956 |
Finished 3rd in 1956 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award voting. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
06/16/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/01/1957 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/26/1957 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/01/1957 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
05/01/1958 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/23/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/03/1958 |
Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks. |
10/06/1958 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/24/1958 |
Finished 2nd in 1958 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award voting. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
06/01/1959 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/05/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/30/1959 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/08/1959 |
Wins the 1959 World Series with the Boston Red Sox. |
10/23/1959 |
Wins the 1959 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
06/19/1960 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/09/1960 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
07/19/1961 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/24/1961 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
04/14/1962 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/07/1962 |
Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
05/14/1963 |
Injured on 05/12/1963, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day. |
05/20/1963 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Antonio Bullets with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/1963 |
Injured on 05/31/1963, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss one week. |
06/15/1963 |
Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week. |
06/26/1963 |
Injured on 06/25/1963, diagnosed with a tender shoulder, is day-to-day. |
09/13/1963 |
Injured on 09/11/1963, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 3 months. |
11/04/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
12/13/1963 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Colt .45's organization. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4). |
05/26/1964 |
Injured on 05/25/1964, diagnosed with a finger blister, will not miss additional time. |
07/11/1964 |
Injured on 07/08/1964, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 5-6 weeks. |
08/17/1964 |
Injured on 08/16/1964, diagnosed with an elbow strain, is day-to-day. |
08/30/1964 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/03/1964 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4). |
04/02/1965 |
Injured on 03/31/1965, diagnosed with back spasms, is day-to-day. |
05/14/1965 |
Injured on 05/12/1965, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day. |
05/22/1965 |
Injured on 05/20/1965, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 2 weeks. |
06/05/1965 |
Injured on 06/03/1965, diagnosed with a rotator cuff strain, will miss 6 weeks. |
08/17/1965 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Syracuse Chiefs with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/21/1965 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Jersey City Giants with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/21/1965 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1954 |
17 |
8 |
1955 |
20 |
2 |
1956 |
20 |
1 |
1957 |
19 |
1 |
1958 |
18 |
2 |
1959 |
22 |
1 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1953 |
34 |
1 |
1954 |
34 |
1 |
1955 |
34 |
1 |
1956 |
34 |
1 |
1957 |
33 |
4 |
1959 |
34 |
1 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1954 |
18 |
2 |
1955 |
14 |
10 |
1956 |
16 |
3 |
1957 |
15 |
5 |
1958 |
19 |
1 |
1959 |
20 |
1 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1953 |
13 |
10 |
1955 |
17 |
3 |
1960 |
16 |
4 |
1961 |
14 |
8 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1954 |
.692 |
3 |
1956 |
.615 |
4 |
1958 |
.704 |
2 |
1959 |
.741 |
1 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1953 |
239.2 |
7 |
1954 |
246.0 |
4 |
1955 |
245.1 |
4 |
1956 |
247.1 |
6 |
1957 |
242.1 |
6 |
1958 |
237.0 |
10 |
1959 |
259.1 |
2 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1953 |
1035 |
9 |
1954 |
1066 |
6 |
1955 |
1080 |
2 |
1956 |
1049 |
6 |
1957 |
1038 |
4 |
1959 |
1109 |
2 |
1960 |
1050 |
10 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1953 |
22 |
6 |
1955 |
26 |
2 |
1960 |
24 |
4 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1955 |
102 |
6 |
1959 |
101 |
5 |
1960 |
103 |
4 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1953 |
139 |
5 |
1954 |
136 |
5 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1955 |
10 |
1 |
1959 |
6 |
9 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1956 |
3.49 |
6 |
1957 |
3.27 |
7 |
1958 |
3.08 |
3 |
1959 |
3.30 |
4 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1958 |
.263 |
10 |
1959 |
.273 |
8 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1954 |
1.35 |
9 |
1956 |
1.33 |
8 |
1958 |
1.18 |
6 |
1959 |
1.33 |
10 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1953 |
1.70 |
8 |
1954 |
1.66 |
2 |
1956 |
1.57 |
9 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
11.97 |
7 |
1958 |
10.86 |
7 |
1959 |
12.08 |
10 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
0.55 |
5 |
1957 |
0.33 |
2 |
1958 |
0.68 |
8 |
1959 |
0.45 |
1 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1959 |
8.43 |
7 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1954 |
3.00 |
9 |
1956 |
2.91 |
6 |
1958 |
2.39 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1953 |
5.22 |
6 |
1954 |
4.98 |
9 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1953 |
19 |
7 |
1954 |
18 |
5 |
1957 |
23 |
3 |
1958 |
20 |
6 |
1959 |
24 |
1 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1957 |
.697 |
4 |
1958 |
.645 |
7 |
1959 |
.706 |
2 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1954 |
11 |
2 |
1955 |
10 |
3 |
1956 |
9 |
5 |
1957 |
13 |
3 |
1960 |
10 |
9 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1954 |
.324 |
2 |
1955 |
.294 |
8 |
1956 |
.265 |
5 |
1957 |
.394 |
3 |
1960 |
.312 |
10 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1954 |
3 |
2 |
1955 |
3 |
1 |
1956 |
3 |
2 |
1957 |
2 |
7 |
1959 |
1 |
8 |
1960 |
2 |
7 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1959 |
0.53 |
4 |
1961 |
0.53 |
10 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1954 |
5.4 |
4 |
1956 |
6.2 |
5 |
1957 |
5.3 |
3 |
1958 |
4.9 |
6 |
1959 |
5.2 |
1 |
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