01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/22/1938 | Round 2, Pick 16 - Brooklyn Kings: RF Lou ClarkDrafted in the 1938 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 33rd overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school Wharton (Wharton; Wharton, TX). |
07/05/1938 | Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $17,000. |
07/10/1938 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/24/1939 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1940 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
05/20/1940 | Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/01/1940 | Wins the MAL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1941 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
05/24/1941 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Dayton Dukes with 2 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed! |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
03/21/1942 | Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week. |
04/14/1942 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
06/01/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/01/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/07/1942 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/18/1942 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/22/1942 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/01/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/01/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/01/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/01/1942 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/10/1942 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/14/1942 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/19/1942 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/21/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/01/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/09/1942 | Wins the 1942 World Championship Series with the New York Gothams. |
10/16/1942 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $40,000 with the New York Gothams organization. |
10/18/1942 | Wins the 1942 FABL FA Allen Award. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/21/1943 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/26/1943 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
05/04/1943 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/20/1943 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/11/1943 | Was selected to the 1943 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/17/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/24/1943 | Finished 2nd in 1943 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/28/1944 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/29/1944 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1944 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/09/1944 | Was selected to the 1944 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/03/1944 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/15/1944 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/01/1944 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/29/1945 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/27/1945 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/08/1945 | Was selected to the 1945 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/13/1945 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/27/1946 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/19/1946 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/07/1946 | Was selected to the 1946 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/14/1947 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/06/1947 | Was selected to the 1947 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/19/1947 | Finished 3rd in 1947 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/16/1948 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 0 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/04/1948 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/11/1948 | Was selected to the 1948 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/21/1948 | Finished 3rd in 1948 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/19/1949 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/10/1949 | Was selected to the 1949 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/14/1949 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/29/1949 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 0 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/25/1949 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/25/1949 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/24/1949 | Finished 2nd in 1949 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/01/1950 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/09/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/11/1950 | Earned 1950 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game MVP honors. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1942 | 16 | 8 | 1943 | 18 | 5 | 1944 | 21 | 2 | 1945 | 16 | 5 | 1947 | 17 | 5 | 1949 | 22 | 2 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1942 | 34 | 4 | 1943 | 36 | 2 | 1944 | 37 | 1 | 1945 | 35 | 2 | 1946 | 31 | 5 | 1947 | 34 | 2 | 1948 | 35 | 2 | 1949 | 34 | 3 | | Year | W | Rank | 1942 | 23 | 1 | 1943 | 14 | 9 | 1944 | 18 | 5 | 1945 | 14 | 9 | 1946 | 16 | 4 | 1947 | 18 | 4 | 1948 | 20 | 2 | 1949 | 18 | 3 | | Year | L | Rank | 1943 | 15 | 2 | 1944 | 14 | 9 | 1945 | 19 | 1 | 1946 | 14 | 6 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1942 | .742 | 1 | 1947 | .643 | 5 | 1948 | .690 | 2 | 1949 | .621 | 8 | |
Year | IP | Rank | 1942 | 289.1 | 3 | 1943 | 304.0 | 1 | 1944 | 295.2 | 1 | 1945 | 274.1 | 3 | 1946 | 248.1 | 6 | 1947 | 278.2 | 2 | 1948 | 279.2 | 2 | 1949 | 280.2 | 4 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1942 | 1166 | 6 | 1943 | 1234 | 1 | 1944 | 1278 | 1 | 1945 | 1162 | 2 | 1946 | 1047 | 5 | 1947 | 1164 | 2 | 1948 | 1210 | 2 | 1949 | 1163 | 5 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1942 | 14 | 10 | 1943 | 11 | 8 | 1944 | 13 | 8 | | Year | K | Rank | 1942 | 158 | 3 | 1943 | 147 | 1 | 1944 | 154 | 1 | 1945 | 149 | 1 | 1946 | 118 | 5 | 1947 | 129 | 3 | 1948 | 103 | 6 | 1949 | 139 | 4 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1942 | 7 | 4 | 1943 | 7 | 4 | 1944 | 8 | 3 | 1946 | 6 | 7 | 1947 | 5 | 5 | 1948 | 9 | 2 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1942 | 2.36 | 1 | 1943 | 2.43 | 1 | 1947 | 3.29 | 7 | 1948 | 3.28 | 6 | 1949 | 2.69 | 3 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1942 | .251 | 3 | 1943 | .260 | 5 | 1949 | .263 | 6 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1942 | 1.04 | 1 | 1943 | 1.08 | 1 | 1947 | 1.21 | 1 | 1948 | 1.34 | 10 | 1949 | 1.16 | 2 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1942 | 2.87 | 1 | 1943 | 2.37 | 1 | 1944 | 2.57 | 1 | 1945 | 2.53 | 1 | 1946 | 2.03 | 3 | 1947 | 2.22 | 1 | 1949 | 2.07 | 1 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1942 | 9.43 | 1 | 1943 | 9.77 | 1 | 1947 | 11.08 | 2 | 1948 | 12.10 | 9 | 1949 | 10.55 | 2 | |
Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1945 | 0.26 | 10 | 1946 | 0.36 | 7 | 1947 | 0.55 | 9 | 1948 | 0.32 | 4 | 1949 | 0.48 | 5 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1942 | 7.68 | 3 | 1943 | 7.88 | 2 | 1949 | 8.31 | 6 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1942 | 1.71 | 2 | 1943 | 1.84 | 1 | 1944 | 1.83 | 4 | 1945 | 1.94 | 2 | 1946 | 2.10 | 4 | 1947 | 1.87 | 3 | 1948 | 2.61 | 6 | 1949 | 2.15 | 1 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1942 | 4.91 | 4 | 1943 | 4.35 | 7 | 1944 | 4.69 | 4 | 1945 | 4.89 | 2 | 1946 | 4.28 | 9 | 1947 | 4.17 | 10 | 1949 | 4.46 | 5 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1942 | 26 | 1 | 1943 | 26 | 1 | 1944 | 25 | 4 | 1945 | 22 | 8 | 1946 | 23 | 3 | 1947 | 21 | 3 | 1948 | 19 | 7 | 1949 | 22 | 3 | |
Year | QSP | Rank | 1942 | .765 | 1 | 1943 | .722 | 7 | 1946 | .742 | 7 | 1949 | .647 | 5 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1942 | 23 | 2 | 1943 | 21 | 2 | 1944 | 20 | 2 | 1945 | 19 | 3 | 1946 | 17 | 8 | 1947 | 19 | 2 | 1948 | 14 | 7 | 1949 | 17 | 6 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1942 | .676 | 3 | 1943 | .583 | 3 | 1944 | .541 | 8 | 1945 | .543 | 6 | 1947 | .559 | 4 | 1948 | .400 | 8 | 1949 | .500 | 10 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1942 | 7 | 1 | 1943 | 4 | 2 | 1944 | 3 | 4 | 1945 | 3 | 6 | 1948 | 2 | 6 | 1949 | 5 | 2 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1948 | 0.51 | 8 | 1949 | 0.50 | 5 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1942 | 8.4 | 1 | 1943 | 8.0 | 1 | 1944 | 7.7 | 2 | 1945 | 8.4 | 1 | 1946 | 6.2 | 2 | 1947 | 6.9 | 2 | 1948 | 6.8 | 2 | 1949 | 8.3 | 2 | | | | | |