06/27/1944 | Drafted in the 1944 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of high school Ahoskie (Ahoskie; Ahoskie, NC). |
07/13/1944 | Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization with a signing bonus of $28,000. |
10/14/1944 | Named the #28 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1945 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1946 | Named the #5 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1947 | Named the #7 prospect in the FABL |
07/06/1947 | Named the #14 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/19/1948 | Named the #21 prospect in the FABL |
07/11/1948 | Named the #38 prospect in the FABL |
08/11/1948 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/12/1948 | Named the #23 prospect in the FABL |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
02/08/1949 | Wins the 1948 Cuban Winter Championship with the Cienfuegos Crocodiles. |
04/18/1949 | Named the #13 prospect in the FABL |
07/10/1949 | Named the #79 prospect in the FABL |
10/15/1949 | Named the #84 prospect in the FABL |
11/22/1949 | Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles. |
12/06/1949 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Santa Clara Stallions with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/18/1950 | Named the #63 prospect in the FABL |
10/14/1950 | Named the #98 prospect in the FABL |
11/21/1950 | Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers. |
03/10/1951 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Montreal Saints development complex. |
07/18/1951 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/01/1951 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/19/1951 | Finished 2nd in 1951 FABL CA Kellogg Award voting. |
10/26/1951 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $120,000 with the Montreal Saints organization. |
05/17/1952 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
11/10/1952 | Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Pittsburgh Miners in exchange for 1B George Scott and CF Don Goldman. |
04/15/1953 | Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex. |
06/24/1953 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/24/1954 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
03/06/1956 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex. |
04/22/1959 | Released by the Pittsburgh Miners. |
04/08/1961 | Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | GS | Rank | 1948 | 7 | 4 | 1949 | 11 | 1 | 1950 | 11 | 3 | 1953 | 36 | 1 | 1955 | 33 | 9 | 1956 | 34 | 6 | | Year | W | Rank | 1950 | 4 | 10 | 1951 | 14 | 10 | | Year | L | Rank | 1949 | 6 | 4 | 1957 | 15 | 3 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1948 | .750 | 6 | 1951 | .609 | 7 | 1953 | .609 | 5 | |
Year | HRA | Rank | 1953 | 24 | 6 | 1955 | 31 | 4 | 1957 | 29 | 8 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1950 | 50 | 6 | 1951 | 99 | 6 | 1952 | 117 | 3 | 1953 | 110 | 3 | 1955 | 115 | 7 | | Year | K | Rank | 1948 | 39 | 10 | 1951 | 110 | 7 | 1953 | 120 | 8 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1948 | 2.86 | 5 | 1951 | 3.18 | 3 | 1952 | 3.11 | 10 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1951 | .237 | 3 | 1952 | .227 | 2 | 1955 | .249 | 5 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1951 | 1.23 | 4 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1948 | 1.26 | 8 | 1949 | 1.22 | 7 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1951 | 11.08 | 4 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1951 | 7.11 | 1 | 1952 | 6.72 | 3 | 1955 | 8.64 | 9 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1949 | 4.54 | 9 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1948 | 6.19 | 7 | 1949 | 5.55 | 10 | 1951 | 4.37 | 7 | 1952 | 4.52 | 10 | 1953 | 4.86 | 3 | 1956 | 5.32 | 7 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1948 | 5 | 3 | 1949 | 5 | 8 | 1951 | 20 | 6 | 1952 | 22 | 8 | 1953 | 21 | 5 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1948 | .714 | 3 | 1951 | .667 | 4 | 1952 | .710 | 8 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1949 | 1 | 3 | 1953 | 1 | 10 | 1954 | 1 | 6 | | |