06/19/1955 | Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft out of high school (North Chicago; North Chicago, IL) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
06/30/1955 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 11 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/12/1955 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/16/1955 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/08/1955 | Named the #12 prospect in the FABL |
04/16/1956 | Detrimentally completed training to work on his bunting at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #8 prospect in the FABL |
03/13/1957 | Outstandingly completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
04/15/1957 | Named the #39 prospect in the FABL |
07/10/1958 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 10 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
08/31/1958 | Injured (sore Achilles tendon),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
07/03/1959 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/20/1959 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/01/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/17/1961 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 2 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
05/27/1961 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/09/1961 | Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 6-7 weeks. |
03/07/1962 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
04/22/1962 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Suns with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/30/1962 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 10 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/01/1962 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/23/1962 | Was selected to the 1962 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/01/1962 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/04/1962 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/01/1962 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/04/1962 | Wins the Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues triple-crown!! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | GS | Rank | 1959 | 34 | 6 | 1962 | 32 | 3 | | Year | W | Rank | 1958 | 13 | 8 | 1959 | 16 | 7 | 1960 | 14 | 6 | 1962 | 25 | 1 | | Year | L | Rank | 1957 | 14 | 8 | 1958 | 13 | 10 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1962 | .833 | 1 | |
| | Year | IP | Rank | 1958 | 238.2 | 10 | 1959 | 252.0 | 6 | 1962 | 266.2 | 1 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1958 | 1034 | 9 | 1959 | 1061 | 10 | 1962 | 1051 | 1 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1958 | 22 | 10 | 1960 | 26 | 4 | |
| Year | K | Rank | 1958 | 253 | 1 | 1959 | 251 | 2 | 1960 | 142 | 8 | 1961 | 131 | 10 | 1962 | 288 | 1 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1957 | 5 | 8 | 1958 | 8 | 3 | 1959 | 8 | 6 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1959 | 3.46 | 8 | 1961 | 2.83 | 1 | 1962 | 2.06 | 1 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1960 | .273 | 10 | 1961 | .264 | 7 | 1962 | .271 | 5 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1959 | 1.21 | 2 | 1960 | 1.30 | 7 | 1961 | 1.14 | 2 | 1962 | 0.98 | 1 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1958 | 1.95 | 4 | 1959 | 2.61 | 2 | 1960 | 1.97 | 8 | 1961 | 2.57 | 1 | 1962 | 4.36 | 1 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1959 | 11.07 | 3 | 1960 | 11.79 | 7 | 1961 | 10.28 | 1 | 1962 | 8.88 | 1 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1962 | 0.47 | 3 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1958 | 7.81 | 2 | 1959 | 7.50 | 1 | 1960 | 8.45 | 10 | 1961 | 7.55 | 2 | 1962 | 6.58 | 1 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1961 | 2.67 | 4 | 1962 | 2.23 | 1 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1958 | 9.54 | 1 | 1959 | 8.96 | 1 | 1960 | 6.49 | 6 | 1961 | 6.87 | 1 | 1962 | 9.72 | 1 | | | | Year | QS | Rank | 1959 | 23 | 4 | 1960 | 18 | 10 | 1962 | 24 | 1 | |
Year | QSP | Rank | 1959 | .676 | 7 | 1962 | .750 | 1 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1958 | 8 | 6 | 1962 | 19 | 2 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1958 | .250 | 7 | 1961 | .304 | 7 | 1962 | .594 | 2 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1958 | 1 | 4 | 1959 | 2 | 7 | 1961 | 2 | 4 | 1962 | 4 | 2 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1958 | 5.1 | 6 | 1959 | 6.9 | 3 | 1961 | 4.3 | 7 | 1962 | 11.2 | 1 | |