01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/19/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 24th overall pick) by the Detroit Dynamos, out of college East Texas State |
07/02/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization with a signing bonus of $4,000. |
07/31/1951 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Dayton Dukes with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/24/1951 | Wins the 1951 Championship with the Akron Wheels! |
11/20/1951 | Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Havana Sharks. |
03/06/1952 | Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
04/15/1952 | Named the #9 prospect in the FABL |
10/09/1952 | Wins the 1952 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
07/25/1953 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/30/1953 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/08/1953 | Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day. |
04/29/1954 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/01/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/08/1954 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/30/1954 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/05/1954 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/17/1954 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/01/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/07/1954 | Wins the 1954 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
10/18/1954 | Wins the 1954 FABL FA Allen Award. |
05/01/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/07/1955 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/19/1955 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/24/1955 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/01/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/21/1955 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/10/1955 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 0 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
10/07/1955 | Wins the 1955 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
10/18/1955 | Wins the 1955 FABL FA Allen Award. |
04/17/1956 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
04/27/1956 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/29/1956 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
04/25/1957 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/16/1957 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/13/1957 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/04/1957 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/29/1957 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/18/1957 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/28/1957 | Pitches a NO-HITTER against the St. Louis Pioneers with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/22/1957 | Wins the 1957 FABL FA Allen Award. |
05/28/1958 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/22/1958 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/25/1958 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/10/1958 | Wins the 1958 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
10/21/1958 | Finished 2nd in 1958 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
05/12/1959 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/30/1959 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/01/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/09/1959 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/25/1959 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/03/1960 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/23/1960 | Finished 2nd in 1960 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
04/30/1961 | Injured (virus),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/29/1961 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1954 | 33 | 9 | 1955 | 33 | 9 | 1958 | 34 | 5 | 1959 | 34 | 6 | 1960 | 33 | 1 | 1961 | 32 | 7 | | Year | W | Rank | 1954 | 20 | 3 | 1955 | 23 | 1 | 1956 | 14 | 10 | 1957 | 22 | 1 | 1958 | 20 | 2 | 1959 | 20 | 2 | 1960 | 13 | 10 | | Year | L | Rank | 1956 | 14 | 5 | 1961 | 15 | 7 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1954 | .667 | 2 | 1955 | .767 | 2 | 1957 | .759 | 2 | 1958 | .667 | 5 | 1959 | .625 | 6 | 1960 | .591 | 9 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1954 | 283.0 | 3 | 1955 | 278.2 | 2 | 1956 | 269.0 | 4 | 1957 | 288.1 | 1 | 1958 | 279.1 | 2 | 1959 | 268.0 | 3 | 1960 | 237.1 | 1 | 1961 | 234.0 | 2 | |
Year | BF | Rank | 1954 | 1158 | 3 | 1955 | 1141 | 1 | 1956 | 1151 | 2 | 1957 | 1142 | 3 | 1958 | 1193 | 1 | 1959 | 1156 | 3 | 1960 | 996 | 1 | 1961 | 1010 | 2 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1956 | 23 | 10 | 1959 | 24 | 9 | 1961 | 21 | 10 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1958 | 99 | 8 | 1959 | 102 | 10 | 1961 | 112 | 4 | | Year | K | Rank | 1954 | 134 | 3 | 1955 | 129 | 4 | 1956 | 134 | 8 | 1957 | 175 | 3 | 1958 | 144 | 7 | 1959 | 157 | 6 | 1960 | 158 | 5 | 1961 | 137 | 8 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1957 | 9 | 1 | 1960 | 6 | 9 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1954 | 2.80 | 2 | 1955 | 2.97 | 3 | 1957 | 2.50 | 1 | 1958 | 3.32 | 6 | 1960 | 3.38 | 5 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1954 | .254 | 8 | 1955 | .247 | 4 | 1957 | .248 | 5 | 1960 | .272 | 8 | 1961 | .267 | 10 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1954 | 1.19 | 3 | 1955 | 1.17 | 2 | 1957 | 1.08 | 1 | 1960 | 1.24 | 5 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1954 | 1.40 | 8 | 1955 | 1.40 | 5 | 1957 | 2.08 | 6 | 1960 | 2.00 | 7 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1954 | 10.97 | 3 | 1955 | 10.63 | 2 | 1957 | 9.80 | 1 | 1960 | 11.30 | 5 | |
Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1954 | 0.51 | 6 | 1955 | 0.52 | 4 | 1957 | 0.53 | 5 | 1958 | 0.61 | 9 | 1960 | 0.68 | 9 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1951 | 9.09 | 10 | 1954 | 7.70 | 5 | 1955 | 7.56 | 3 | 1957 | 7.09 | 2 | 1960 | 8.19 | 8 | 1961 | 8.23 | 9 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1954 | 3.05 | 8 | 1955 | 2.97 | 7 | 1957 | 2.62 | 6 | 1960 | 3.00 | 9 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1951 | 6.15 | 10 | 1957 | 5.46 | 5 | 1960 | 5.99 | 10 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1954 | 23 | 1 | 1955 | 25 | 1 | 1957 | 27 | 1 | 1958 | 21 | 5 | 1959 | 20 | 10 | 1960 | 23 | 2 | 1961 | 20 | 10 | |
Year | QSP | Rank | 1954 | .697 | 3 | 1955 | .758 | 1 | 1957 | .818 | 1 | 1960 | .697 | 2 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1954 | 21 | 3 | 1955 | 21 | 1 | 1956 | 19 | 3 | 1957 | 25 | 1 | 1958 | 18 | 2 | 1959 | 21 | 2 | 1960 | 5 | 3 | 1961 | 10 | 4 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1954 | .636 | 3 | 1955 | .636 | 1 | 1956 | .576 | 3 | 1957 | .758 | 1 | 1958 | .529 | 2 | 1959 | .618 | 2 | 1960 | .152 | 2 | 1961 | .312 | 6 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1953 | 2 | 3 | 1954 | 5 | 3 | 1955 | 5 | 1 | 1956 | 3 | 3 | 1957 | 7 | 1 | 1958 | 3 | 1 | 1959 | 4 | 1 | 1960 | 1 | 5 | 1961 | 1 | 10 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1951 | 0.56 | 5 | 1954 | 0.52 | 2 | 1955 | 0.50 | 9 | 1956 | 0.52 | 9 | 1957 | 0.55 | 2 | 1958 | 0.53 | 6 | 1959 | 0.55 | 5 | 1960 | 0.55 | 3 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1954 | 6.5 | 3 | 1955 | 7.2 | 2 | 1956 | 4.5 | 5 | 1957 | 7.5 | 2 | 1958 | 5.8 | 4 | 1959 | 4.8 | 6 | 1960 | 5.4 | 3 | 1961 | 4.2 | 8 | | | | | |