06/19/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 3, 35th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Sailors, out of high school Rockingham (Rockingham; Rockingham, NC). |
07/02/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Sailors organization with a signing bonus of $4,600. |
04/15/1952 | Named the #28 prospect in the FABL |
06/07/1952 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/22/1952 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Savannah Privateers with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/27/1952 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Dynamos with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/01/1952 | Wins the SEL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
04/13/1953 | Named the #30 prospect in the FABL |
05/22/1953 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/01/1953 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 7 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
07/20/1953 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/01/1953 | Wins the SEL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
04/13/1954 | Named the #7 prospect in the FABL |
05/20/1954 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Cedar Rapids Chiefs with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/28/1954 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Davenport Dusters with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/12/1954 | Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5-6 weeks. |
04/11/1955 | Named the #6 prospect in the FABL |
06/18/1955 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/14/1955 | Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks. |
08/30/1955 | Injured (sprained elbow),out for 5 weeks. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #7 prospect in the FABL |
05/27/1956 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/01/1956 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/01/1956 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/04/1956 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/26/1956 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/01/1956 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/02/1956 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/16/1956 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/20/1956 | Finished 3rd in 1956 FABL CA Kellogg Award voting. |
10/22/1956 | Finished 3rd in 1956 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
03/13/1957 | Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the San Francisco Sailors development complex. |
06/14/1957 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/23/1957 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/13/1957 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/28/1957 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/21/1957 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Stars with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
02/11/1958 | Injured (bruised elbow),out for one week. |
07/16/1958 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Stars with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/22/1958 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Stars with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
03/10/1959 | Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the San Francisco Sailors development complex. |
05/25/1959 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/07/1959 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/16/1959 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/17/1959 | Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 4 months. |
01/13/1960 | Was traded by the San Francisco Sailors to the Boston Minutemen, along with $52,600, in exchange for SP Jim Cruel, 2B Mike Logan, and SP Gary Pike. |
05/15/1960 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
07/06/1960 | Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/16/1960 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/21/1960 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/21/1960 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/11/1960 | Wins the 1960 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen. |
03/08/1961 | Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
06/11/1961 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/31/1961 | Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Los Angeles Stars, along with 1B Bobby Garrison, in exchange for CF Frank Kirouac. |
08/08/1961 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/03/1961 | Injured (torn elbow ligament),out for 9 months. |
06/27/1962 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week. |
07/16/1962 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Stars to the Detroit Dynamos, along with 3B Virgil Ewing, in exchange for SP Jim Schoolfield and SP Birdie Smith. |
09/10/1962 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3. |
05/02/1963 | Injured (fractured coracoid (shoulder)),out for 5 months. |