01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/22/1942 | Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Salem (Salem; Salem, NJ). |
07/09/1942 | Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $22,000. |
08/21/1942 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the La Crosse Lions with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/01/1942 | Wins the UMVA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/10/1942 | Named the #27 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/20/1943 | Named the #42 prospect in the FABL |
05/05/1943 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Dynamos with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/21/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Arlington Patriots with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/06/1943 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/28/1943 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/16/1943 | Named the #46 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/18/1944 | Named the #33 prospect in the FABL |
10/14/1944 | Named the #52 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1945 | Named the #40 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1945 | Named the #50 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1946 | Named the #27 prospect in the FABL |
08/26/1946 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/18/1946 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/19/1946 | Named to the 1946 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1947 | Named the #20 prospect in the FABL |
07/06/1947 | Named the #18 prospect in the FABL |
11/18/1947 | Named to the 1947 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/19/1948 | Named the #13 prospect in the FABL |
07/27/1948 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/20/1949 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Charleston Blue Legs with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/29/1949 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/10/1949 | Was selected to the 1949 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/09/1949 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
10/13/1950 | Wins the 1950 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
03/06/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
05/03/1953 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Louisville Derbies with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/12/1953 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Syracuse Excelsiors with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/09/1953 | Wins the 1953 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
03/09/1955 | Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
05/29/1956 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/10/1957 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/05/1957 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/11/1957 | Wins the 1957 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/24/1958 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week. |
11/15/1958 | Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Detroit Dynamos, along with RF Andy Patterson, in exchange for 2B Stan Kleminski. |
04/14/1960 | Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
09/05/1960 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/07/1961 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/21/1961 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1948 | 5 | 6 | 1949 | 14 | 9 | | | Year | GS | Rank | 1948 | 7 | 4 | 1950 | 32 | 9 | 1960 | 32 | 9 | 1961 | 32 | 7 | | Year | W | Rank | 1947 | 5 | 4 | 1948 | 4 | 9 | 1949 | 19 | 2 | | Year | L | Rank | 1950 | 14 | 6 | 1959 | 13 | 10 | 1961 | 13 | 9 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1947 | .833 | 2 | 1949 | .731 | 3 | 1957 | .611 | 7 | | Year | SV | Rank | 1951 | 9 | 6 | 1956 | 6 | 9 | 1957 | 6 | 9 | | Year | HLD | Rank | 1948 | 1 | 3 | 1951 | 1 | 4 | 1956 | 1 | 2 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1960 | 208.2 | 6 | 1961 | 231.1 | 5 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1950 | 1109 | 9 | 1960 | 912 | 4 | 1961 | 978 | 7 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1949 | 106 | 8 | 1950 | 136 | 2 | 1959 | 103 | 8 | 1960 | 87 | 4 | 1961 | 97 | 6 | | | Year | WP | Rank | 1947 | 5 | 3 | 1948 | 3 | 6 | 1959 | 6 | 10 | 1961 | 8 | 8 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1949 | 3.40 | 10 | 1957 | 2.82 | 5 | 1960 | 3.23 | 2 | 1961 | 3.15 | 4 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1957 | .262 | 10 | 1961 | .266 | 9 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1961 | 1.30 | 8 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1947 | 2.15 | 2 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1961 | 11.79 | 7 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1947 | 0.58 | 6 | 1948 | 0.57 | 9 | 1949 | 0.16 | 2 | 1950 | 0.18 | 2 | 1951 | 0.34 | 2 | 1957 | 0.17 | 1 | 1958 | 0.47 | 3 | 1959 | 0.42 | 7 | 1960 | 0.30 | 1 | 1961 | 0.23 | 1 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1949 | 8.50 | 7 | 1957 | 7.68 | 8 | 1961 | 7.90 | 7 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1947 | 2.92 | 4 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1947 | 6.28 | 6 | | | Year | QS | Rank | 1947 | 4 | 9 | 1960 | 19 | 7 | 1961 | 25 | 2 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1947 | .500 | 8 | 1949 | .679 | 6 | 1957 | .706 | 7 | 1958 | .667 | 6 | 1960 | .594 | 8 | 1961 | .781 | 2 | |
Year | CG | Rank | 1948 | 5 | 3 | 1949 | 15 | 7 | 1960 | 2 | 8 | 1961 | 8 | 7 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1948 | .714 | 3 | 1949 | .536 | 6 | 1957 | .412 | 10 | 1959 | .179 | 9 | 1960 | .062 | 8 | 1961 | .250 | 9 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1949 | 2 | 9 | 1957 | 2 | 10 | 1960 | 1 | 5 | 1961 | 2 | 4 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1946 | 0.59 | 7 | 1948 | 0.52 | 6 | 1948 | 0.58 | 3 | 1950 | 0.52 | 5 | 1951 | 0.48 | 7 | 1957 | 0.51 | 9 | 1959 | 0.55 | 7 | 1960 | 0.52 | 8 | 1961 | 0.53 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1947 | 2.3 | 2 | 1948 | 1.4 | 10 | 1949 | 5.5 | 8 | 1950 | 4.9 | 9 | 1960 | 5.0 | 5 | 1961 | 6.1 | 3 | |