01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/24/1940 | Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 41st overall pick) by the St. Louis Pioneers, out of high school Fulton (Fulton; Fulton, MO). |
07/08/1940 | Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization with a signing bonus of $1,120. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/02/1941 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Waterloo Chiefs with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/08/1941 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Waterloo Chiefs with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/09/1941 | Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1942 | Named the #46 prospect in the FABL |
07/06/1942 | Named the #43 prospect in the FABL |
10/10/1942 | Named the #21 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/20/1943 | Named the #16 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/18/1944 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1945 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1946 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/22/1946 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
05/18/1946 | Injured (torn biceps),out for 2 months. |
07/30/1946 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/04/1946 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/20/1947 | Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/04/1947 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/31/1947 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/31/1947 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/09/1947 | Wins the 1947 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/29/1948 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/24/1948 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/11/1948 | Was selected to the 1948 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/19/1948 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/11/1948 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/11/1948 | Wins the 1948 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers. |
10/21/1948 | Wins the 1948 FABL FA Allen Award. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/26/1949 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
08/17/1950 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/24/1951 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/08/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/27/1951 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/16/1951 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/21/1951 | Wins the 1951 FABL FA Allen Award. |
05/16/1952 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/02/1952 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/13/1952 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/16/1952 | Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/24/1952 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/09/1952 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
03/05/1953 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
07/16/1953 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/31/1953 | Was traded by the St. Louis Pioneers to the New York Gothams in exchange for LF Delos Davis, C Sam Ruggles, SP Zeb Stevens, and C Tom Williams. |
08/04/1954 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/11/1956 | Wins the 1956 World Championship Series with the New York Gothams. |
07/25/1957 | Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks. |
04/20/1959 | Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the New York Gothams development complex. |
10/07/1959 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| | Year | GS | Rank | 1947 | 34 | 2 | 1948 | 38 | 1 | 1949 | 36 | 1 | 1950 | 31 | 7 | 1951 | 32 | 7 | 1952 | 35 | 3 | 1953 | 33 | 10 | | Year | W | Rank | 1946 | 14 | 10 | 1947 | 16 | 6 | 1948 | 22 | 1 | 1949 | 15 | 7 | 1951 | 18 | 1 | 1952 | 17 | 6 | | Year | L | Rank | 1949 | 17 | 4 | 1950 | 19 | 2 | 1952 | 16 | 6 | 1953 | 18 | 1 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1946 | .583 | 9 | 1947 | .593 | 7 | 1948 | .667 | 3 | 1951 | .621 | 5 | | Year | HLD | Rank | 1955 | 1 | 7 | 1956 | 1 | 3 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1947 | 266.2 | 3 | 1948 | 303.1 | 1 | 1949 | 291.0 | 2 | 1950 | 263.2 | 4 | 1951 | 264.1 | 4 | 1952 | 301.0 | 1 | 1953 | 267.1 | 5 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1947 | 1156 | 3 | 1948 | 1308 | 1 | 1949 | 1315 | 1 | 1950 | 1169 | 4 | 1951 | 1107 | 4 | 1952 | 1204 | 3 | 1953 | 1140 | 5 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1947 | 34 | 1 | 1948 | 25 | 1 | 1949 | 37 | 1 | 1950 | 28 | 4 | 1951 | 21 | 9 | 1952 | 24 | 5 | 1953 | 31 | 2 | 1954 | 25 | 6 | 1958 | 22 | 10 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1947 | 103 | 6 | 1948 | 130 | 2 | 1949 | 136 | 1 | 1950 | 115 | 9 | | Year | K | Rank | 1946 | 146 | 3 | 1947 | 199 | 1 | 1948 | 218 | 1 | 1949 | 178 | 1 | 1950 | 144 | 2 | 1951 | 127 | 2 | 1952 | 175 | 1 | 1953 | 153 | 1 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1948 | 14 | 1 | 1949 | 10 | 2 | 1950 | 5 | 4 | 1951 | 8 | 1 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1946 | 2.83 | 8 | 1948 | 3.41 | 10 | 1951 | 2.76 | 2 | 1952 | 2.24 | 3 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1951 | .248 | 2 | 1952 | .223 | 3 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1951 | 1.22 | 2 | 1952 | 1.05 | 3 | 1953 | 1.28 | 10 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1946 | 2.00 | 4 | 1947 | 1.93 | 5 | 1948 | 1.68 | 4 | 1949 | 1.31 | 3 | 1950 | 1.25 | 8 | 1951 | 1.40 | 4 | 1952 | 1.92 | 2 | 1953 | 1.87 | 1 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1951 | 11.20 | 2 | 1952 | 9.54 | 3 | 1953 | 11.65 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1946 | 0.23 | 2 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1947 | 8.71 | 10 | 1948 | 8.37 | 5 | 1951 | 7.87 | 3 | 1952 | 6.70 | 4 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1951 | 3.10 | 7 | 1952 | 2.72 | 8 | 1953 | 2.76 | 8 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1946 | 6.66 | 1 | 1947 | 6.72 | 1 | 1948 | 6.47 | 1 | 1949 | 5.51 | 2 | 1950 | 4.92 | 3 | 1951 | 4.32 | 3 | 1952 | 5.23 | 1 | 1953 | 5.15 | 1 | 1954 | 4.33 | 10 | | Year | GF | Rank | 1955 | 31 | 9 | 1956 | 33 | 10 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1947 | 18 | 10 | 1948 | 22 | 2 | 1951 | 22 | 3 | 1952 | 27 | 4 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1951 | .688 | 4 | 1952 | .771 | 6 | |
Year | CG | Rank | 1946 | 17 | 8 | 1947 | 15 | 6 | 1948 | 19 | 2 | 1949 | 20 | 4 | 1950 | 18 | 6 | 1951 | 20 | 3 | 1952 | 26 | 1 | 1953 | 18 | 2 | 1954 | 12 | 8 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1946 | .680 | 7 | 1948 | .500 | 5 | 1949 | .556 | 7 | 1950 | .581 | 6 | 1951 | .625 | 3 | 1952 | .743 | 1 | 1953 | .545 | 2 | 1954 | .522 | 5 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1946 | 3 | 5 | 1947 | 2 | 5 | 1948 | 3 | 4 | 1951 | 3 | 3 | 1952 | 6 | 1 | 1953 | 1 | 10 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1946 | 6.2 | 3 | 1948 | 6.3 | 3 | 1951 | 5.6 | 3 | 1952 | 6.3 | 4 | | |