06/19/1955 | Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft out of high school (Cleveland; Cleveland, TN) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
09/01/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #39 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
05/23/1959 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/25/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
05/28/1959 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/12/1959 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/20/1959 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/01/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/06/1959 | Wins the 1959 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen. |
10/17/1959 | Finished 3rd in 1959 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
04/14/1960 | Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
04/25/1960 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/14/1960 | Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/01/1960 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/03/1960 | Wins the Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues triple-crown!! |
10/11/1960 | Wins the 1960 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen. |
10/23/1960 | Wins the 1960 FABL FA Allen Award. |
03/08/1961 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/30/1961 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | G | Rank | 1956 | 69 | 1 | 1957 | 54 | 8 | 1961 | 69 | 3 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1958 | 35 | 3 | 1959 | 36 | 1 | 1960 | 33 | 1 | | Year | W | Rank | 1958 | 16 | 6 | 1959 | 20 | 2 | 1960 | 21 | 1 | | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1957 | .667 | 9 | 1959 | .741 | 2 | 1960 | .778 | 1 | |
Year | SV | Rank | 1955 | 7 | 10 | 1956 | 19 | 1 | 1957 | 7 | 9 | 1961 | 25 | 2 | | Year | HLD | Rank | 1956 | 2 | 1 | 1961 | 3 | 7 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1958 | 246.0 | 5 | 1959 | 253.2 | 4 | 1960 | 219.1 | 3 | | | Year | K | Rank | 1958 | 191 | 2 | 1959 | 199 | 3 | 1960 | 186 | 1 | |
| Year | ERA | Rank | 1957 | 2.73 | 3 | 1958 | 2.78 | 1 | 1959 | 3.09 | 4 | 1960 | 2.01 | 1 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1958 | .259 | 2 | 1960 | .262 | 5 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1957 | 1.28 | 9 | 1958 | 1.04 | 1 | 1959 | 1.11 | 1 | 1960 | 0.92 | 1 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1957 | 1.98 | 7 | 1958 | 3.41 | 1 | 1959 | 5.85 | 1 | 1960 | 6.20 | 1 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1957 | 11.69 | 8 | 1958 | 9.44 | 1 | 1959 | 9.97 | 1 | 1960 | 8.53 | 1 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1957 | 0.45 | 3 | 1958 | 0.51 | 6 | 1959 | 0.35 | 3 | 1960 | 0.41 | 3 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1958 | 7.35 | 1 | 1960 | 7.06 | 1 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1957 | 2.39 | 4 | 1958 | 2.05 | 2 | 1959 | 1.21 | 1 | 1960 | 1.23 | 1 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1958 | 6.99 | 2 | 1959 | 7.06 | 3 | 1960 | 7.63 | 2 | |
Year | RA | Rank | 1956 | 69 | 1 | 1961 | 69 | 3 | | Year | GF | Rank | 1956 | 48 | 2 | 1961 | 48 | 3 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1958 | 26 | 1 | 1959 | 25 | 1 | 1960 | 26 | 1 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1957 | .789 | 3 | 1958 | .743 | 2 | 1959 | .694 | 6 | 1960 | .788 | 1 | | |
| Year | GB% | Rank | 1958 | 0.54 | 3 | 1959 | 0.55 | 4 | 1960 | 0.54 | 4 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1957 | 4.1 | 8 | 1958 | 8.3 | 1 | 1959 | 10.7 | 1 | 1960 | 8.8 | 1 | | | |