04/06/1926 | Son of Oscar Britten. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/24/1947 | Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of college Kit Carson University |
07/05/1947 | Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $12,090. |
07/06/1947 | Named the #11 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/19/1948 | Named the #7 prospect in the FABL |
06/05/1948 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Reading Coal Barons with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/11/1948 | Named the #7 prospect in the FABL |
09/20/1948 | Wins the 1948 Championship with the Indianapolis Hoosiers! |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Havana Sharks. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/18/1949 | Named the #7 prospect in the FABL |
05/15/1949 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/01/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
08/18/1950 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $28,800 with the Cincinnati Cannons organization. |
03/17/1951 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his pitch control at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex. |
04/27/1951 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/05/1951 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
12/21/1951 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $51,000 with the Cincinnati Cannons organization. |
04/26/1952 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/09/1952 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/27/1952 | Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Kansas City Kings in exchange for LF Charlie Ham, 2B Les Sasson, SP Dan Callaway, and 2B Nelson Neiger. |
04/15/1953 | Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
08/07/1953 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/10/1954 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/01/1954 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
03/09/1955 | Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
04/14/1955 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
04/19/1955 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
05/15/1955 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/26/1955 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/04/1955 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/04/1955 | Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/18/1955 | Wins the 1955 FABL CA Allen Award. |
05/23/1956 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/28/1956 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/08/1956 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/16/1956 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/31/1956 | Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Chicago Cougars with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/01/1956 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/08/1956 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/18/1956 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/22/1956 | Wins the 1956 FABL CA Allen Award. |
03/13/1957 | Outstandingly completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
06/28/1957 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
04/21/1958 | Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
04/14/1960 | Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
09/11/1960 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/24/1961 | Released by the Kansas City Kings. |
01/30/1962 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $45,600 with the Detroit Dynamos organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1950 | 14 | 8 | 1953 | 16 | 4 | | | Year | GS | Rank | 1948 | 7 | 4 | 1952 | 34 | 4 | 1953 | 33 | 10 | 1954 | 34 | 6 | 1956 | 35 | 3 | 1957 | 35 | 3 | | Year | W | Rank | 1948 | 6 | 2 | 1951 | 14 | 10 | 1952 | 15 | 9 | 1953 | 18 | 7 | 1954 | 19 | 3 | 1955 | 20 | 1 | 1956 | 21 | 2 | | Year | L | Rank | 1948 | 5 | 3 | 1949 | 15 | 2 | 1950 | 15 | 5 | 1951 | 13 | 6 | 1960 | 12 | 8 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1953 | .621 | 7 | 1954 | .731 | 3 | 1955 | .645 | 3 | 1956 | .677 | 1 | 1958 | .571 | 8 | | | Year | IP | Rank | 1948 | 72.2 | 8 | 1951 | 236.0 | 8 | 1952 | 271.1 | 7 | 1953 | 264.0 | 8 | 1954 | 262.1 | 7 | 1955 | 276.1 | 6 | 1956 | 288.2 | 4 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1948 | 311 | 9 | 1951 | 1042 | 7 | 1952 | 1146 | 5 | 1953 | 1108 | 7 | 1954 | 1117 | 7 | 1955 | 1127 | 8 | 1956 | 1143 | 8 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1954 | 20 | 8 | 1957 | 32 | 2 | 1958 | 29 | 6 | 1960 | 24 | 5 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1948 | 44 | 5 | 1951 | 107 | 4 | 1952 | 96 | 8 | 1953 | 93 | 10 | 1957 | 96 | 6 | 1958 | 88 | 7 | 1960 | 86 | 10 | | Year | K | Rank | 1948 | 47 | 6 | 1951 | 103 | 10 | 1952 | 141 | 4 | 1953 | 115 | 9 | 1955 | 159 | 6 | 1956 | 175 | 5 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1948 | 2 | 9 | 1951 | 6 | 3 | 1953 | 5 | 7 | 1956 | 5 | 9 | 1957 | 6 | 9 | 1959 | 10 | 3 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1948 | 3.22 | 8 | 1954 | 3.57 | 8 | 1955 | 2.64 | 1 | 1956 | 2.09 | 1 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1948 | .256 | 7 | 1949 | .266 | 8 | 1953 | .257 | 6 | 1955 | .254 | 3 | 1956 | .237 | 2 | 1957 | .247 | 5 | 1958 | .247 | 4 | 1959 | .263 | 8 | 1960 | .276 | 5 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1948 | 1.44 | 9 | 1953 | 1.25 | 8 | 1954 | 1.29 | 7 | 1955 | 1.13 | 1 | 1956 | 1.01 | 1 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1952 | 1.47 | 8 | 1954 | 1.41 | 7 | 1955 | 1.89 | 5 | 1956 | 2.24 | 4 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1948 | 13.00 | 9 | 1952 | 11.38 | 10 | 1953 | 11.39 | 7 | 1954 | 11.87 | 9 | 1955 | 10.36 | 1 | 1956 | 9.32 | 1 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1951 | 0.57 | 9 | 1953 | 0.58 | 10 | 1955 | 0.42 | 2 | 1956 | 0.37 | 3 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1948 | 7.56 | 7 | 1953 | 8.05 | 7 | 1955 | 7.43 | 2 | 1956 | 6.67 | 1 | 1957 | 7.69 | 9 | 1958 | 8.21 | 7 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1954 | 2.81 | 5 | 1955 | 2.74 | 6 | 1956 | 2.43 | 6 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1948 | 5.82 | 9 | 1952 | 4.68 | 7 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1948 | 5 | 3 | 1952 | 27 | 2 | 1953 | 23 | 6 | 1954 | 21 | 6 | 1955 | 21 | 4 | 1956 | 29 | 1 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1948 | .714 | 3 | 1952 | .794 | 2 | 1953 | .697 | 4 | 1955 | .636 | 6 | 1956 | .829 | 2 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1948 | 4 | 5 | 1950 | 15 | 7 | 1951 | 14 | 2 | 1952 | 12 | 8 | 1953 | 12 | 9 | 1954 | 14 | 6 | 1955 | 22 | 2 | 1956 | 21 | 6 | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1948 | .571 | 5 | 1950 | .500 | 8 | 1951 | .467 | 5 | 1952 | .353 | 10 | 1953 | .364 | 9 | 1954 | .412 | 9 | 1955 | .667 | 1 | 1956 | .600 | 9 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1951 | 2 | 7 | 1952 | 2 | 9 | 1955 | 4 | 2 | 1956 | 7 | 1 | 1960 | 1 | 6 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1957 | 0.51 | 10 | 1958 | 0.53 | 5 | 1960 | 0.51 | 6 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1951 | 4.6 | 6 | 1952 | 5.9 | 5 | 1953 | 5.1 | 8 | 1954 | 5.2 | 8 | 1955 | 8.7 | 2 | 1956 | 9.1 | 2 | | |