06/19/1956 | Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of college (St. Joseph's Evangelical College; St. Joseph, MO) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 5, Pick 5, 69th overall pick). |
06/19/1956 | Released by the Montreal organization. |
06/25/1956 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks organization. |
07/05/1956 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denver Bruins with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/15/1956 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/01/1956 | Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/31/1956 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fort Wayne Warriors with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/29/1956 | Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex. |
05/20/1957 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/22/1957 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Fort Wayne Warriors with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
03/18/1958 | Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex. |
05/14/1958 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fort Wayne Warriors with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/27/1958 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Blues with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/01/1958 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/11/1958 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Denver Bruins with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/18/1958 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1958 | Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/27/1958 | Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex. |
05/24/1959 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toledo Tornados with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1959 | Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/03/1959 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/22/1959 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Paul Disciples with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/27/1959 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Denver Bruins with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/18/1959 | Wins the 1959 Championship with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks! |
04/19/1960 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex. |
05/14/1960 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Denver Bruins with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/18/1960 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Blues with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/12/1960 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Blues with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
02/26/1961 | Detrimentally completed training to work on his bunting at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex. |
04/29/1961 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Paul Disciples with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1962 | Released by the Minneapolis Lumberjacks. |
03/02/1962 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $320,000 with the Detroit Dynamos organization. |