06/19/1954 | Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Sparks; Sparks, TX) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 2, Pick 7, 23rd overall pick). |
06/20/1954 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Peoria Pastimers with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/04/1954 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/01/1955 | Wins the LSA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/03/1955 | Named the #96 prospect in the FABL |
08/01/1955 | Wins the LSA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/01/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #74 prospect in the FABL |
06/01/1957 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/30/1957 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/13/1957 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/25/1957 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/18/1957 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/23/1959 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/02/1959 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/14/1960 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| | Year | W | Rank | 1957 | 20 | 4 | 1959 | 15 | 9 | 1960 | 16 | 2 | | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1957 | .714 | 4 | 1960 | .727 | 2 | |
| Year | IP | Rank | 1957 | 254.0 | 9 | 1958 | 242.1 | 7 | 1959 | 252.2 | 5 | 1960 | 212.1 | 4 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1957 | 1078 | 9 | 1958 | 1031 | 10 | 1959 | 1085 | 6 | 1960 | 875 | 8 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1958 | 22 | 10 | 1959 | 29 | 4 | 1960 | 31 | 2 | 1961 | 27 | 3 | | Year | K | Rank | 1957 | 168 | 4 | 1958 | 174 | 4 | 1959 | 186 | 4 | 1960 | 171 | 4 | |
Year | WP | Rank | 1957 | 7 | 3 | 1961 | 14 | 1 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1958 | 3.53 | 8 | 1960 | 3.35 | 4 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1957 | .264 | 10 | 1958 | .275 | 10 | 1960 | .245 | 1 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1957 | 1.24 | 6 | 1958 | 1.29 | 7 | 1959 | 1.33 | 9 | 1960 | 1.11 | 2 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1957 | 1.87 | 9 | 1958 | 1.85 | 7 | 1959 | 2.09 | 6 | 1960 | 2.90 | 3 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1957 | 11.37 | 6 | 1958 | 11.77 | 7 | 1959 | 12.08 | 8 | 1960 | 10.22 | 2 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1957 | 8.01 | 7 | 1958 | 8.13 | 7 | 1960 | 7.50 | 3 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1960 | 2.50 | 2 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1957 | 5.95 | 3 | 1958 | 6.46 | 3 | 1959 | 6.63 | 4 | 1960 | 7.25 | 4 | 1961 | 5.77 | 9 | | |
| | Year | QSP | Rank | 1960 | .645 | 6 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1957 | 19 | 2 | 1958 | 10 | 4 | 1959 | 13 | 3 | 1960 | 4 | 4 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1957 | .613 | 2 | 1958 | .323 | 5 | 1959 | .406 | 3 | 1960 | .129 | 4 | |
Year | SHO | Rank | 1957 | 4 | 2 | 1959 | 2 | 7 | 1960 | 1 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1957 | 5.0 | 6 | 1958 | 4.6 | 9 | | | | |