01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/22/1942 | Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of college Bluegrass State |
07/07/1942 | Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $19,400. |
10/10/1942 | Named the #25 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/20/1943 | Named the #30 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/18/1944 | Named the #18 prospect in the FABL |
07/03/1944 | Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with SS Clifton Smith and a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for SP Roger Perry, C Buster Farrar, 3B Billy Dalton, and RF Alf Pestilli. |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1945 | Named the #21 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1945 | Named the #26 prospect in the FABL |
10/12/1945 | Named the #26 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1946 | Named the #26 prospect in the FABL |
06/15/1946 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/23/1946 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/03/1946 | Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days. |
09/27/1946 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/20/1947 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/21/1947 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
10/27/1947 | Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Brooklyn Kings in exchange for CF Ted Haggarty, SS Herb Keller, 2B Billy Cady, SP Barney Robinson, and a 3rd round draft pick. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/16/1948 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/29/1948 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/11/1948 | Was selected to the 1948 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/03/1948 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/17/1948 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/21/1948 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/26/1948 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/21/1948 | Finished 2nd in 1948 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
10/29/1948 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $49,600 with the Brooklyn Kings organization. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/10/1950 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
07/16/1951 | Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for 1B John Morrison, RP Fred Washington, RP Jack Entringer, SP Beau McClellan, and CL Walt Staton. |
09/01/1951 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 4 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
05/07/1952 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/02/1952 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/09/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/17/1952 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/09/1952 | Wins the 1952 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
07/01/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/25/1953 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/07/1954 | Wins the 1954 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
03/09/1955 | Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
10/07/1955 | Wins the 1955 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
03/13/1957 | Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
08/29/1958 | Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/10/1958 | Wins the 1958 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
05/11/1959 | Released by the Detroit Dynamos. |
05/16/1959 | Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Cleveland Foresters organization. |
05/14/1960 | Released by the Cleveland Foresters. |
05/18/1960 | Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization. |
10/12/1960 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1946 | 16 | 6 | 1947 | 16 | 7 | 1948 | 16 | 8 | 1949 | 14 | 9 | 1952 | 15 | 8 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1947 | 31 | 9 | 1948 | 36 | 1 | 1949 | 32 | 7 | 1950 | 35 | 2 | | Year | W | Rank | 1947 | 17 | 4 | 1948 | 17 | 4 | 1950 | 17 | 3 | 1953 | 15 | 6 | 1954 | 15 | 8 | | Year | L | Rank | 1948 | 13 | 10 | 1949 | 15 | 2 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1947 | .607 | 6 | 1953 | .652 | 3 | |
Year | SV | Rank | 1955 | 7 | 10 | 1957 | 15 | 6 | | Year | HLD | Rank | 1955 | 1 | 7 | 1956 | 1 | 3 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1948 | 280.2 | 1 | 1950 | 274.2 | 2 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1948 | 1212 | 1 | 1949 | 1080 | 7 | 1950 | 1221 | 2 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1946 | 130 | 3 | 1947 | 146 | 2 | 1948 | 129 | 2 | 1949 | 142 | 1 | 1950 | 174 | 1 | 1952 | 103 | 9 | 1953 | 104 | 5 | 1954 | 103 | 10 | |
Year | K | Rank | 1948 | 175 | 1 | 1949 | 149 | 2 | 1950 | 155 | 1 | 1952 | 110 | 10 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1949 | 6 | 7 | 1950 | 6 | 8 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1948 | 2.66 | 2 | 1952 | 2.85 | 8 | 1953 | 3.48 | 9 | 1954 | 3.43 | 6 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1946 | .259 | 9 | 1947 | .249 | 5 | 1952 | .227 | 4 | 1954 | .253 | 6 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1952 | 1.19 | 7 | |
Year | K/BB | Rank | 1948 | 1.36 | 10 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1952 | 10.99 | 7 | 1954 | 12.58 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1946 | 0.12 | 3 | 1947 | 0.27 | 6 | 1948 | 0.26 | 4 | 1949 | 0.34 | 8 | 1952 | 0.47 | 10 | 1954 | 0.59 | 10 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1946 | 7.48 | 4 | 1947 | 7.21 | 2 | 1948 | 7.95 | 8 | 1950 | 8.32 | 10 | 1952 | 6.68 | 3 | 1953 | 8.46 | 10 | 1954 | 7.71 | 6 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1948 | 5.61 | 1 | 1949 | 5.65 | 3 | 1950 | 5.08 | 3 | 1952 | 4.35 | 10 | 1954 | 4.46 | 7 | |
| | Year | QS | Rank | 1947 | 20 | 6 | 1948 | 24 | 5 | 1952 | 23 | 8 | 1953 | 18 | 10 | 1954 | 19 | 6 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1952 | .742 | 9 | 1953 | .621 | 9 | 1954 | .655 | 5 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1948 | 14 | 7 | 1952 | 12 | 8 | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1952 | .387 | 9 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1946 | 3 | 3 | 1948 | 6 | 1 | 1952 | 3 | 4 | 1953 | 1 | 10 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1946 | 0.55 | 1 | 1947 | 0.55 | 1 | 1948 | 0.52 | 5 | 1949 | 0.51 | 6 | 1950 | 0.57 | 1 | 1952 | 0.52 | 5 | 1953 | 0.53 | 3 | 1954 | 0.51 | 6 | | | |