03/23/1945 |
Signed a minor league contract ($7,700 bonus) with the Buffalo Beavers organization. |
04/17/1945 |
Named the #10 prospect in the MLB |
04/21/1945 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/23/1945 |
Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/12/1945 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
09/10/1945 |
Injured on 09/07/1945, diagnosed with a fractured elbow, will miss 4 months. |
01/01/1946 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 45 (70); Control: 25 (45). |
05/22/1946 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/03/1946 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/22/1946 |
Injured on 08/20/1946, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day. |
09/22/1946 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 55 (70); Control: 30 (40). |
04/06/1947 |
Injured (Tender shoulder), day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/09/1947 |
Was traded by the Buffalo Beavers to the Chicago Traders in exchange for and a 2nd draft pick. |
06/17/1947 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days. |
08/17/1947 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/24/1947 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/29/1947 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/25/1947 |
Wins the 1947 World Series with the Chicago Traders. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 65 (70); Control: 30 (40). |
05/26/1948 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/31/1948 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/22/1948 |
Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/30/1948 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Buffalo Beavers with 7 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed! |
08/04/1948 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/22/1948 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 5 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
10/09/1948 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/22/1948 |
Wins the 1948 World Series with the Chicago Traders. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (45). |
05/06/1949 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the New York Knickerbockers with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
10/05/1949 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/19/1949 |
Wins the 1949 World Series with the Chicago Traders. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (45). |
06/24/1950 |
Injured (Biceps tendinitis), out for 3 weeks. |
08/02/1950 |
Injured (Bruised wrist), day-to-day for 6 days. |
08/06/1950 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (45). |
09/20/1951 |
Injured (Foream stiffness), out for one week. |
10/05/1951 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (35). |
04/18/1952 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week. |
05/23/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/22/1952 |
Injured (Strained oblique (mild)), day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/21/1952 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/17/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 6 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
09/21/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 4 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed! |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (40). |
03/18/1953 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/20/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/05/1953 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/22/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Knickerbockers with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1953 |
Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/14/1953 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
09/10/1953 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/20/1953 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/24/1953 |
Wins the 1953 World Series with the Chicago Traders. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (40). |
05/04/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
05/09/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/10/1954 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
06/21/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Knickerbockers with 7 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/25/1954 |
Injured (Ruptured ligament (elbow)), out for 10 months. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (40). |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 40 (40). |
04/22/1956 |
Injured (Ruptured disc (back)), out for 7 months. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (45). |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
08/10/1958 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
05/04/1959 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/20/1959 |
Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
06/23/1959 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 45 (45). |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 45 (45). |
04/03/1962 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/12/1962 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
07/04/1962 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/06/1962 |
Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 45 (45). |
04/14/1963 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/04/1963 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/29/1963 |
Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory! |
06/29/1963 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/25/1963 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 50 (50). |
03/16/1964 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week. |
07/10/1964 |
Injured (strained shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/23/1964 |
Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 50 (50). |
06/06/1965 |
Injured (sprained elbow),out for 5 weeks. |
06/26/1965 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks. |
10/21/1965 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1948 |
22 |
1 |
1949 |
18 |
6 |
1953 |
16 |
8 |
1954 |
17 |
5 |
|
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1951 |
34 |
9 |
1954 |
35 |
9 |
1962 |
33 |
6 |
1963 |
34 |
1 |
1964 |
33 |
6 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1948 |
19 |
5 |
1949 |
21 |
2 |
1952 |
19 |
7 |
1954 |
16 |
10 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1953 |
15 |
10 |
1954 |
16 |
6 |
1962 |
16 |
5 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1948 |
.704 |
5 |
1949 |
.677 |
3 |
1950 |
.667 |
4 |
1952 |
.679 |
5 |
|
|
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1949 |
282.1 |
8 |
1954 |
294.0 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1949 |
1222 |
5 |
1954 |
1273 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1946 |
137 |
1 |
1948 |
122 |
5 |
1949 |
136 |
6 |
1950 |
118 |
7 |
1951 |
127 |
5 |
1953 |
107 |
6 |
1954 |
140 |
3 |
1960 |
104 |
6 |
1962 |
91 |
9 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1948 |
109 |
8 |
1949 |
112 |
2 |
1951 |
109 |
9 |
1954 |
126 |
7 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1950 |
6 |
9 |
1954 |
10 |
2 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1948 |
3.35 |
9 |
1949 |
3.54 |
10 |
1950 |
3.86 |
9 |
1952 |
2.99 |
9 |
1954 |
3.67 |
9 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1948 |
.254 |
10 |
1949 |
.258 |
10 |
1950 |
.245 |
2 |
1952 |
.252 |
9 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1952 |
1.27 |
9 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1949 |
0.82 |
8 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
11.73 |
10 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1947 |
0.15 |
3 |
1948 |
0.51 |
9 |
1949 |
0.22 |
3 |
1950 |
0.72 |
7 |
1951 |
0.47 |
9 |
1952 |
0.28 |
4 |
1953 |
0.54 |
5 |
1954 |
0.46 |
2 |
1960 |
0.37 |
2 |
1963 |
0.40 |
6 |
1964 |
0.21 |
1 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1947 |
7.82 |
9 |
1948 |
7.90 |
4 |
1949 |
8.03 |
7 |
1950 |
8.26 |
3 |
1951 |
8.39 |
9 |
1952 |
7.38 |
4 |
1954 |
8.27 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
4.51 |
7 |
1948 |
3.73 |
7 |
1949 |
3.57 |
2 |
1951 |
3.92 |
7 |
1952 |
4.43 |
8 |
|
|
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1954 |
22 |
3 |
1960 |
26 |
4 |
1962 |
23 |
7 |
1963 |
23 |
10 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1950 |
.556 |
10 |
1954 |
.629 |
4 |
1960 |
.722 |
7 |
1962 |
.697 |
10 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1948 |
17 |
10 |
1949 |
16 |
9 |
1953 |
16 |
7 |
1954 |
25 |
4 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1947 |
.762 |
3 |
1952 |
.517 |
10 |
1953 |
.533 |
9 |
1954 |
.714 |
4 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1948 |
4 |
4 |
1952 |
4 |
3 |
1953 |
3 |
2 |
1954 |
3 |
3 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1946 |
0.53 |
2 |
1948 |
0.52 |
4 |
1950 |
0.50 |
7 |
1951 |
0.49 |
4 |
1952 |
0.52 |
5 |
1960 |
0.52 |
6 |
1963 |
0.54 |
7 |
1964 |
0.59 |
2 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1949 |
6.9 |
3 |
1952 |
4.5 |
9 |
1954 |
5.2 |
9 |
|