06/22/1942 | Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of college Grange College |
07/08/1942 | Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $1,085. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/20/1943 | Named the #85 prospect in the FABL |
05/23/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Marshalltown Maples with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/11/1943 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Arlington Patriots with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1943 | Wins the SEL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/11/1943 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tampa Cigar Kings with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/18/1944 | Named the #74 prospect in the FABL |
06/04/1944 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/23/1944 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/01/1944 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/01/1944 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/09/1944 | Was selected to the 1944 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/10/1944 | Named the #86 prospect in the FABL |
09/28/1944 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/23/1945 | Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/07/1945 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/08/1946 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/06/1946 | Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/01/1949 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/15/1949 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/08/1949 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/24/1949 | Finished 3rd in 1949 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
10/13/1950 | Wins the 1950 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
07/02/1951 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/17/1951 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/08/1952 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/15/1952 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/10/1952 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/17/1953 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/27/1953 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/1953 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/08/1953 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/18/1953 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kansas City Kings with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/09/1953 | Wins the 1953 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
10/20/1953 | Finished 3rd in 1953 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
03/13/1957 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
10/11/1957 | Wins the 1957 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
09/03/1959 | Released by the Cleveland Foresters. |
09/13/1959 | Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization. |
09/22/1959 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1944 | 15 | 9 | 1951 | 12 | 10 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1945 | 33 | 8 | 1946 | 32 | 6 | 1951 | 33 | 4 | 1952 | 34 | 4 | 1953 | 34 | 7 | | Year | W | Rank | 1945 | 15 | 10 | 1949 | 16 | 5 | 1953 | 20 | 3 | | Year | L | Rank | 1945 | 16 | 4 | 1946 | 14 | 5 | 1947 | 17 | 4 | 1948 | 16 | 2 | 1952 | 17 | 4 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1944 | .562 | 10 | 1949 | .696 | 5 | 1953 | .741 | 2 | |
Year | IP | Rank | 1945 | 268.2 | 3 | 1946 | 256.1 | 8 | 1951 | 242.2 | 6 | 1952 | 256.2 | 8 | 1953 | 266.1 | 7 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1945 | 1145 | 3 | 1946 | 1111 | 6 | 1951 | 1065 | 4 | 1952 | 1082 | 9 | 1953 | 1082 | 9 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1947 | 17 | 9 | 1953 | 20 | 10 | | | Year | K | Rank | 1952 | 133 | 6 | 1953 | 140 | 6 | |
Year | WP | Rank | 1944 | 5 | 8 | 1945 | 6 | 9 | 1946 | 6 | 8 | 1947 | 4 | 9 | 1951 | 11 | 1 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1949 | 2.89 | 3 | 1953 | 3.01 | 4 | 1954 | 3.15 | 2 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1953 | .255 | 5 | 1954 | .264 | 9 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1952 | 1.24 | 9 | 1953 | 1.11 | 3 | 1954 | 1.21 | 2 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1949 | 1.26 | 10 | 1951 | 1.38 | 10 | 1952 | 1.55 | 6 | 1953 | 2.30 | 1 | 1954 | 1.70 | 2 | 1955 | 1.73 | 7 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1953 | 10.21 | 3 | 1954 | 11.25 | 2 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1945 | 0.27 | 6 | 1949 | 0.41 | 9 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1953 | 7.94 | 6 | 1954 | 8.10 | 8 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1946 | 2.56 | 8 | 1947 | 2.85 | 8 | 1949 | 2.64 | 7 | 1951 | 2.74 | 4 | 1952 | 3.02 | 6 | 1953 | 2.06 | 2 | 1954 | 2.80 | 4 | 1955 | 2.19 | 1 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1944 | 3.56 | 9 | 1952 | 4.66 | 8 | 1953 | 4.73 | 8 | |
Year | QS | Rank | 1945 | 22 | 7 | 1949 | 20 | 6 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1944 | .727 | 5 | 1945 | .667 | 10 | 1949 | .714 | 4 | 1954 | .621 | 9 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1945 | 19 | 1 | 1952 | 12 | 8 | 1953 | 12 | 9 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1944 | .500 | 7 | 1945 | .576 | 2 | 1952 | .353 | 10 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1944 | 3 | 2 | 1949 | 3 | 3 | 1951 | 2 | 7 | 1952 | 3 | 6 | 1953 | 4 | 2 | |
Year | GB% | Rank | 1946 | 0.50 | 10 | 1949 | 0.51 | 7 | 1950 | 0.52 | 7 | 1951 | 0.51 | 2 | 1952 | 0.55 | 2 | 1953 | 0.51 | 9 | 1955 | 0.50 | 8 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1945 | 5.4 | 6 | 1949 | 5.4 | 10 | 1951 | 5.1 | 3 | 1952 | 6.1 | 3 | 1953 | 6.7 | 3 | 1954 | 5.0 | 9 | | | | |