12/20/1955 |
Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Round 2, Pick 3, 19th overall pick). |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 2 (7). |
04/17/1956 |
Named the #19 prospect in the MLB |
05/11/1956 |
Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week. |
05/20/1956 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/30/1956 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Columbus Red Birds with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/04/1956 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Buffalo Bisons with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/01/1956 |
Wins the AAA NLAAA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/09/1956 |
Named the #9 prospect in the MLB |
10/10/1956 |
Named the #6 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 5 (7). |
04/15/1957 |
Named the #13 prospect in the MLB |
05/06/1957 |
Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/17/1957 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Buffalo Bisons with 18 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/07/1957 |
Named the #4 prospect in the MLB |
08/18/1957 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Buffalo Bisons with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/19/1957 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Utica Blue Sox with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/08/1957 |
Wins the 1957 AAA World Series MVP Award. |
10/09/1957 |
Wins the 1957 MLB Triple A AAA World Series with the Wilkes-Barre Barons! |
10/11/1957 |
Named the #3 prospect in the MLB |
10/22/1957 |
Wins the 1957 AAA NLAAA Pitcher of the Year Award. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 6 (7). |
01/01/1958 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Kansas City Athletics, along with 2B Kenny Kuhn, 1B Frank Thomas, and RP Glen Hobbie, in exchange for CF Roger Maris. |
04/14/1958 |
Named the #17 prospect in the MLB |
05/01/1958 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
05/16/1958 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/27/1958 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/1958 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/01/1958 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/02/1958 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1958 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/06/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/24/1958 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/22/1958 |
Wins the 1958 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award. |
10/24/1958 |
Finished 3rd in 1958 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award voting. |
11/03/1958 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,440. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
04/26/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/06/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/09/1959 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/02/1959 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $10,080. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
06/07/1960 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/12/1960 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/13/1960 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/22/1960 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/01/1960 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/03/1960 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/09/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/19/1960 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $271,200 with the Kansas City Athletics organization. |
10/23/1960 |
Wins the 1960 MLB AL Tinker-Jones Medal at P. |
10/28/1960 |
Wins the 1960 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
08/28/1961 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/15/1961 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 3 (5); Control: 5 (7). |
05/11/1962 |
Injured (bruised cheekbone),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/08/1962 |
Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/23/1962 |
Wins the 1962 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at P. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 4 (7). |
07/17/1963 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 6 (7). |
05/21/1964 |
Injured (herniated disc (neck)),out for 5 weeks. |
09/20/1964 |
Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
10/14/1964 |
Executed his contract year option. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
05/18/1965 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/01/1965 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/02/1965 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/07/1965 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7). |
02/22/1966 |
Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Detroit Tigers organization. |
11/04/1966 |
Became a free agent. |
11/27/1966 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $408,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
08/19/1967 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/19/1967 |
Wins the 1967 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at P. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
09/03/1968 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
12/16/1968 |
Was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for RP Rob Gardner, CL Bill Dillman, and 1B Bob Robertson. |
01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
11/14/1969 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1970 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 5 (5). |
03/27/1970 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Expos organization. |
05/30/1970 |
Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/13/1970 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1971 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4). |
01/28/1971 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
05/03/1971 |
Injured (oblique strain),out for one week. |
05/20/1971 |
Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/14/1971 |
Injured on 07/11/1971, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 4-5 months. |
10/01/1971 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1959 |
16 |
7 |
1960 |
24 |
1 |
1961 |
16 |
6 |
1962 |
17 |
4 |
1963 |
12 |
10 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1959 |
33 |
6 |
1961 |
36 |
2 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1958 |
14 |
5 |
1960 |
21 |
1 |
1961 |
21 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1958 |
.583 |
6 |
1960 |
.724 |
2 |
1961 |
.700 |
4 |
1967 |
.611 |
9 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1959 |
249.2 |
4 |
1960 |
257.1 |
2 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1959 |
1070 |
3 |
1960 |
1069 |
6 |
1961 |
1110 |
5 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1959 |
26 |
4 |
1962 |
34 |
2 |
1963 |
25 |
8 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1958 |
164 |
7 |
1959 |
160 |
7 |
1960 |
189 |
1 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1959 |
9 |
2 |
1960 |
11 |
1 |
1961 |
16 |
2 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1958 |
3.05 |
2 |
1960 |
3.11 |
5 |
1961 |
3.43 |
10 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1958 |
.253 |
7 |
1963 |
.254 |
9 |
1967 |
.241 |
5 |
1968 |
.248 |
9 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1958 |
1.10 |
1 |
1959 |
1.29 |
6 |
1960 |
1.18 |
1 |
1967 |
1.00 |
4 |
1968 |
1.05 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1958 |
2.78 |
4 |
1959 |
2.13 |
5 |
1960 |
2.30 |
2 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1958 |
10.04 |
1 |
1959 |
11.68 |
6 |
1960 |
10.63 |
1 |
1967 |
9.19 |
4 |
1968 |
9.65 |
8 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1960 |
0.59 |
6 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1958 |
7.55 |
6 |
1960 |
7.76 |
5 |
1967 |
7.17 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1958 |
2.37 |
6 |
1959 |
2.70 |
5 |
1967 |
1.87 |
5 |
1968 |
1.96 |
9 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1958 |
6.59 |
7 |
1959 |
5.77 |
10 |
1960 |
6.61 |
5 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1958 |
22 |
2 |
1959 |
20 |
5 |
1960 |
22 |
2 |
1961 |
21 |
8 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1958 |
.733 |
1 |
1959 |
.606 |
7 |
1960 |
.688 |
2 |
1967 |
.773 |
10 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1959 |
10 |
3 |
1960 |
16 |
1 |
1965 |
8 |
9 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1959 |
.303 |
3 |
1960 |
.500 |
1 |
1965 |
.235 |
10 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1958 |
4 |
1 |
1959 |
3 |
2 |
1960 |
4 |
1 |
1961 |
2 |
8 |
1965 |
2 |
7 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1958 |
5.1 |
4 |
1959 |
4.4 |
5 |
1960 |
6.5 |
1 |
1961 |
5.0 |
10 |
|