12/20/1955 |
Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft by the Cleveland Indians. (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick). |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6). |
03/27/1956 |
Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
07/01/1956 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/02/1956 |
Injured on 07/01/1956, diagnosed with a stretched elbow ligament, will miss 11 months. |
11/02/1956 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $8,480. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6). |
04/15/1957 |
Transferred to the 60-day IL. |
07/21/1957 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/17/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/03/1957 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $8,960. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6). |
06/29/1958 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/05/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/16/1958 |
Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/15/1958 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $23,400 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
10/14/1959 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $39,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
11/20/1959 |
Was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for 2B Don Blasingame and CF George Thomas. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
05/10/1960 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/29/1960 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 7 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed! |
09/26/1960 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
10/19/1960 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $54,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
04/29/1961 |
Injured on 04/28/1961, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 3 weeks. |
07/15/1961 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/30/1961 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/01/1961 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/20/1961 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/29/1961 |
Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
11/05/1961 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
02/04/1962 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $440,000 with the New York Mets organization. |
08/30/1962 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/21/1962 |
Wins the 1962 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at P. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
05/05/1963 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/11/1963 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
07/03/1964 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
10/05/1964 |
Injured on 10/04/1964, diagnosed with a mild abdominal strain, will not miss additional time. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
04/27/1965 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/15/1965 |
Has met the vesting criteria in his contract. |
10/15/1965 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1958 |
15 |
4 |
1959 |
16 |
7 |
1960 |
15 |
7 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1958 |
33 |
2 |
1959 |
34 |
1 |
1960 |
34 |
3 |
1962 |
36 |
1 |
1963 |
35 |
1 |
1964 |
35 |
1 |
|
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1958 |
14 |
8 |
1959 |
14 |
8 |
1960 |
16 |
3 |
1962 |
17 |
4 |
1964 |
16 |
3 |
1965 |
19 |
1 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1961 |
.696 |
2 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1960 |
248.0 |
6 |
1962 |
257.0 |
7 |
1963 |
272.2 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1958 |
1024 |
8 |
1960 |
1085 |
4 |
1962 |
1103 |
3 |
1963 |
1120 |
4 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1962 |
31 |
9 |
1963 |
24 |
8 |
1964 |
32 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1958 |
88 |
9 |
1959 |
94 |
8 |
1960 |
108 |
5 |
1961 |
96 |
9 |
1963 |
83 |
9 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1958 |
164 |
7 |
1960 |
162 |
7 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1957 |
6 |
7 |
1958 |
9 |
3 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1963 |
2.67 |
7 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1961 |
.257 |
9 |
1963 |
.239 |
3 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1957 |
0.67 |
10 |
1959 |
0.64 |
2 |
1960 |
0.76 |
9 |
1961 |
0.77 |
6 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1957 |
7.77 |
7 |
1959 |
8.35 |
6 |
1961 |
8.10 |
7 |
1963 |
7.49 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1957 |
6.02 |
9 |
1958 |
6.25 |
9 |
1960 |
5.88 |
10 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1958 |
20 |
6 |
1962 |
19 |
9 |
1963 |
28 |
2 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1963 |
.800 |
6 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1960 |
10 |
6 |
1961 |
8 |
7 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1961 |
.267 |
7 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1957 |
2 |
7 |
1958 |
2 |
7 |
1960 |
3 |
2 |
1961 |
3 |
4 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1959 |
0.52 |
6 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1958 |
4.1 |
8 |
1959 |
3.8 |
9 |
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