06/19/1952 | Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of college Bayou State College |
08/15/1952 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Dynamos with 13 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/29/1952 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/01/1952 | Wins the SEL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/06/1952 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/17/1952 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Mobile Monarchs with 11 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/22/1952 | Wins the 1952 Championship with the Charleston Seagulls! |
04/13/1953 | Named the #8 prospect in the FABL |
06/06/1953 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Worcester Warriors with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/08/1953 | Wins the EA Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1953 | Wins the EA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/02/1953 | Injured (personal leave),out for 2 days. |
08/10/1954 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
04/11/1955 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/01/1955 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/09/1955 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
05/13/1956 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/08/1956 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/02/1956 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/25/1956 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 6 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
08/26/1956 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/01/1957 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/11/1957 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
04/20/1958 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
04/25/1958 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/09/1958 | Injured (hamstring strain),out for 6 weeks. |
08/07/1958 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Stars with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/14/1958 | Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Cleveland Foresters in exchange for SP Jack Meeks, CF Lee Rabinowitz, SP Charlie Walden, and SS Ed Tilton. |
04/17/1959 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/08/1959 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Kansas City Kings with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/24/1960 | Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Kansas City Kings with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
06/20/1961 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/05/1961 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/01/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/10/1961 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Kings with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/01/1961 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/31/1961 | Finished 2nd in 1961 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1955 | 17 | 4 | 1956 | 18 | 5 | 1957 | 13 | 10 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1955 | 35 | 5 | 1956 | 35 | 3 | 1957 | 36 | 2 | 1959 | 33 | 10 | 1961 | 34 | 1 | | Year | W | Rank | 1955 | 18 | 3 | 1956 | 17 | 5 | 1957 | 16 | 8 | 1959 | 15 | 9 | 1960 | 13 | 8 | 1961 | 17 | 2 | | Year | L | Rank | 1955 | 13 | 10 | 1956 | 14 | 6 | 1959 | 14 | 5 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1960 | .591 | 7 | 1961 | .708 | 3 | |
Year | IP | Rank | 1955 | 280.1 | 4 | 1956 | 296.0 | 2 | 1957 | 280.0 | 5 | 1959 | 255.1 | 7 | 1960 | 212.0 | 8 | 1961 | 256.1 | 1 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1955 | 1218 | 3 | 1956 | 1210 | 3 | 1957 | 1233 | 2 | 1959 | 1089 | 7 | 1960 | 904 | 9 | 1961 | 1104 | 1 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1954 | 119 | 7 | 1955 | 117 | 9 | 1956 | 104 | 6 | 1957 | 118 | 2 | 1959 | 101 | 8 | 1960 | 100 | 1 | 1961 | 114 | 1 | | Year | K | Rank | 1955 | 179 | 5 | 1959 | 149 | 8 | 1960 | 126 | 9 | 1961 | 140 | 4 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1958 | 7 | 7 | 1961 | 11 | 2 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1954 | 3.73 | 10 | 1955 | 3.60 | 7 | 1956 | 2.74 | 5 | 1958 | 3.53 | 10 | 1960 | 3.86 | 7 | 1961 | 3.37 | 3 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1956 | .249 | 4 | 1958 | .261 | 6 | 1960 | .294 | 10 | 1961 | .267 | 5 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1956 | 1.18 | 5 | 1961 | 1.37 | 9 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1956 | 10.82 | 5 | 1960 | 12.82 | 10 | 1961 | 12.39 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1954 | 0.35 | 2 | 1955 | 0.39 | 1 | 1956 | 0.46 | 5 | 1957 | 0.51 | 9 | 1958 | 0.48 | 4 | 1959 | 0.49 | 4 | 1960 | 0.47 | 3 | 1961 | 0.63 | 4 | |
Year | H/9 | Rank | 1956 | 7.48 | 3 | 1958 | 8.27 | 8 | 1960 | 8.53 | 5 | 1961 | 8.29 | 4 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1955 | 5.75 | 6 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1955 | 20 | 8 | 1956 | 24 | 5 | 1959 | 21 | 6 | 1960 | 22 | 2 | 1961 | 23 | 3 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1956 | .686 | 8 | 1959 | .636 | 10 | 1960 | .710 | 2 | 1961 | .676 | 3 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1954 | 14 | 6 | 1955 | 17 | 5 | 1956 | 27 | 1 | 1957 | 15 | 8 | 1958 | 9 | 8 | 1959 | 17 | 4 | 1960 | 5 | 4 | 1961 | 11 | 2 | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1954 | .467 | 6 | 1955 | .486 | 5 | 1956 | .771 | 1 | 1957 | .417 | 9 | 1958 | .360 | 8 | 1959 | .515 | 6 | 1960 | .161 | 4 | 1961 | .324 | 3 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1955 | 2 | 8 | 1956 | 5 | 2 | 1957 | 2 | 10 | 1958 | 3 | 4 | 1959 | 2 | 7 | 1960 | 1 | 6 | 1961 | 4 | 1 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1956 | 0.50 | 10 | 1958 | 0.51 | 8 | 1959 | 0.58 | 2 | 1960 | 0.54 | 3 | 1961 | 0.52 | 6 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1954 | 5.6 | 5 | 1955 | 8.6 | 3 | 1956 | 6.4 | 7 | 1959 | 6.5 | 3 | 1960 | 4.7 | 7 | 1961 | 5.3 | 3 | | |