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. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1956 | 13 | 9 | 1958 | 18 | 3 | 1960 | 13 | 9 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1956 | 35 | 3 | 1957 | 34 | 8 | 1958 | 36 | 1 | 1960 | 32 | 9 | | Year | W | Rank | 1956 | 17 | 5 | 1958 | 20 | 1 | 1960 | 14 | 6 | | Year | L | Rank | 1957 | 16 | 4 | 1958 | 16 | 2 | 1959 | 15 | 2 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1956 | .586 | 7 | 1958 | .556 | 10 | 1960 | .700 | 4 | |
Year | IP | Rank | 1956 | 290.2 | 3 | 1957 | 284.2 | 3 | 1958 | 294.2 | 1 | 1959 | 248.2 | 9 | 1960 | 202.0 | 9 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1956 | 1226 | 2 | 1957 | 1187 | 3 | 1958 | 1227 | 2 | 1959 | 1082 | 8 | 1960 | 883 | 7 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1956 | 93 | 9 | 1957 | 91 | 8 | 1958 | 93 | 5 | 1959 | 107 | 3 | | Year | K | Rank | 1956 | 189 | 1 | 1957 | 194 | 5 | 1958 | 183 | 5 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1956 | 7 | 4 | 1958 | 8 | 4 | 1959 | 12 | 1 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1956 | 2.79 | 6 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1958 | .264 | 8 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1957 | 1.20 | 8 | 1958 | 1.20 | 4 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1956 | 2.03 | 7 | 1958 | 1.97 | 10 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1957 | 11.00 | 9 | 1958 | 10.90 | 4 | |
Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1956 | 0.37 | 2 | 1959 | 0.58 | 6 | 1960 | 0.58 | 5 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1958 | 8.00 | 3 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1956 | 5.85 | 4 | 1957 | 6.13 | 6 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1956 | 25 | 4 | 1958 | 23 | 4 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1956 | .714 | 6 | 1958 | .639 | 8 | |
Year | CG | Rank | 1956 | 22 | 5 | 1957 | 23 | 5 | 1958 | 22 | 4 | 1959 | 11 | 8 | 1960 | 3 | 5 | 1961 | 8 | 7 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1956 | .629 | 7 | 1957 | .676 | 5 | 1958 | .611 | 4 | 1959 | .344 | 9 | 1960 | .094 | 6 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1956 | 4 | 3 | 1957 | 5 | 2 | 1958 | 2 | 8 | 1959 | 3 | 4 | 1960 | 2 | 2 | 1961 | 1 | 10 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1957 | 0.54 | 1 | 1958 | 0.51 | 7 | 1960 | 0.52 | 10 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1956 | 9.0 | 3 | 1957 | 6.8 | 7 | 1958 | 6.5 | 4 | 1959 | 4.5 | 10 | 1960 | 4.4 | 6 | |