06/22/1942 | Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 54th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Sailors, out of college West Goshen State |
07/02/1942 | Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Sailors organization with a signing bonus of $2,500. |
07/06/1942 | Named the #89 prospect in the FABL |
08/30/1942 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/12/1942 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/10/1942 | Named the #66 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/20/1943 | Named the #26 prospect in the FABL |
07/12/1943 | Named the #33 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/18/1944 | Named the #27 prospect in the FABL |
05/13/1944 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Portland Green Sox with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/19/1944 | Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/01/1944 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/14/1944 | Named the #37 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/08/1945 | Was selected to the 1945 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/06/1945 | Injured (personal leave),out for 1 day. |
08/18/1945 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/20/1947 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/1947 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1947 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/06/1947 | Was selected to the 1947 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/19/1947 | Finished 2nd in 1947 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/23/1949 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/07/1950 | Injured (elbow strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
06/03/1951 | Injured (elbow ligament reconstruction surgery),out for 13 months. |
10/10/1951 | Wins the 1951 World Championship Series with the Philadelphia Sailors. |
03/09/1955 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the San Francisco Sailors development complex. |
07/22/1956 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/12/1956 | Was traded by the San Francisco Sailors to the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for 3B Chet Harris and SP Oscar Edwards. |
03/11/1958 | Successfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
03/04/1960 | Outstandingly completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
06/04/1960 | Injured (virus),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/14/1960 | Released by the St. Louis Pioneers. |
06/22/1960 | Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization. |
09/18/1960 | Wins the 1960 Championship with the Indianapolis Hoosiers! |
09/19/1960 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1945 | 15 | 4 | 1953 | 14 | 9 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1945 | 35 | 4 | 1947 | 37 | 1 | 1948 | 33 | 4 | 1949 | 32 | 7 | 1950 | 35 | 2 | 1953 | 33 | 10 | | | Year | L | Rank | 1949 | 15 | 2 | 1950 | 14 | 6 | 1957 | 15 | 3 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1947 | .586 | 8 | 1948 | .583 | 7 | 1958 | .667 | 5 | |
Year | HRA | Rank | 1945 | 14 | 7 | 1950 | 19 | 10 | 1953 | 20 | 10 | 1954 | 28 | 1 | 1955 | 27 | 8 | 1956 | 24 | 7 | | | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1945 | 2.80 | 5 | 1947 | 2.88 | 2 | 1948 | 2.77 | 6 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1945 | .262 | 10 | 1953 | .262 | 9 | 1955 | .242 | 1 | 1956 | .257 | 8 | 1958 | .267 | 4 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1945 | 1.20 | 6 | 1946 | 1.19 | 6 | 1947 | 1.27 | 7 | 1948 | 1.20 | 6 | 1949 | 1.32 | 10 | 1954 | 1.33 | 10 | 1955 | 1.20 | 2 | 1956 | 1.20 | 9 | 1958 | 1.15 | 2 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1945 | 1.75 | 4 | 1946 | 2.05 | 2 | 1947 | 1.71 | 3 | 1948 | 1.68 | 5 | 1949 | 1.52 | 3 | 1950 | 1.90 | 2 | 1954 | 1.65 | 4 | 1955 | 1.60 | 10 | 1956 | 2.00 | 8 | 1958 | 2.78 | 2 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1945 | 10.81 | 5 | 1946 | 10.83 | 6 | 1947 | 11.70 | 8 | 1948 | 10.96 | 6 | 1949 | 12.01 | 10 | 1954 | 12.23 | 10 | 1955 | 10.96 | 2 | 1956 | 10.95 | 10 | 1958 | 10.48 | 2 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1948 | 0.34 | 9 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1955 | 8.22 | 8 | 1958 | 8.58 | 9 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1945 | 2.21 | 6 | 1946 | 1.72 | 1 | 1947 | 1.96 | 2 | 1948 | 2.43 | 5 | 1949 | 2.75 | 8 | 1950 | 2.62 | 3 | 1954 | 2.78 | 3 | 1955 | 2.61 | 4 | 1956 | 1.98 | 1 | 1957 | 2.78 | 9 | 1958 | 1.74 | 1 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1949 | 4.17 | 9 | 1950 | 4.99 | 4 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1945 | 25 | 3 | 1947 | 27 | 1 | 1948 | 24 | 5 | 1950 | 22 | 4 | 1954 | 20 | 7 | 1955 | 21 | 4 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1945 | .714 | 4 | 1947 | .730 | 3 | 1948 | .727 | 6 | 1954 | .690 | 1 | 1955 | .677 | 3 | 1956 | .633 | 10 | 1958 | .640 | 9 | | |
Year | GB% | Rank | 1946 | 0.51 | 8 | 1947 | 0.51 | 9 | 1957 | 0.50 | 10 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1945 | 4.2 | 10 | 1946 | 5.2 | 7 | 1947 | 5.2 | 7 | 1948 | 5.8 | 5 | | | | |