02/14/1931 | Joined the Henry Hudson Explorers. |
05/06/1931 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Ellery Bruins with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/19/1931 | Wins the 1931 Collegiate Baseball AIAA Championship Series with the Henry Hudson Explorers! |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/16/1932 | Wins the 1932 Collegiate Baseball AIAA Championship Series with the Henry Hudson Explorers! |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
12/05/1933 | Released by the Henry Hudson Explorers. |
12/05/1933 | Drafted in the 1933 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Toronto Wolves. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/09/1934 | Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization with a signing bonus of $12,000. |
04/18/1934 | Named the #12 prospect in the FABL |
05/01/1934 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/10/1934 | Named the #14 prospect in the FABL |
09/11/1934 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/21/1934 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Mobile Commodores with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/14/1934 | Named the #11 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1935 | Named the #9 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1935 | Named the #5 prospect in the FABL |
10/01/1935 | Wins the UL UL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/09/1935 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1936 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
08/02/1936 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/09/1936 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Cannons with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
09/20/1937 | Injured (personal leave),out for 1 day. |
01/01/1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/01/1938 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/04/1938 | Was selected to the 1938 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/05/1938 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/26/1938 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $80,000 with the Toronto Wolves organization. |
10/23/1938 | Finished 2nd in 1938 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/30/1939 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Cannons with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1939 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/16/1939 | Was selected to the 1939 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/16/1939 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/22/1939 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/31/1939 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1939 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/25/1939 | Wins the 1939 FABL CA Allen Award. |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/07/1940 | Was selected to the 1940 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/12/1940 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/08/1940 | Wins the 1940 World Championship Series with the Toronto Wolves. |
10/17/1940 | Finished 2nd in 1940 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
08/07/1941 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/17/1941 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1941 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
12/01/1941 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $67,500 with the Toronto Wolves organization. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/30/1942 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/04/1942 | Was selected to the 1942 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/23/1942 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/31/1943 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/09/1943 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/11/1943 | Was selected to the 1943 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/12/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/24/1943 | Finished 2nd in 1943 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/02/1946 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/24/1947 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/26/1947 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1947 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/14/1947 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
09/09/1948 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/15/1948 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/29/1948 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/01/1948 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/04/1949 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 0 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/01/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/09/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/03/1950 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/29/1950 | Earns his 200th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues victory! |
07/31/1951 | Was traded by the Toronto Wolves to the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for RP George Avery, C Bob Longstreth, and SP Bill Sweet. |
08/07/1951 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/17/1951 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $100,000 with the Detroit Dynamos organization. |
10/01/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
04/15/1952 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/25/1952 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/01/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/20/1952 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/02/1952 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/01/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/06/1952 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/09/1952 | Wins the 1952 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
10/20/1952 | Wins the 1952 FABL FA Allen Award. |
05/22/1953 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/12/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/29/1953 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/10/1953 | Earns his 250th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues victory! |
03/09/1954 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
04/19/1954 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
05/06/1954 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/07/1954 | Wins the 1954 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
10/07/1955 | Wins the 1955 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
03/11/1958 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
04/21/1958 | Became a free agent. |
04/21/1958 | Retired from professional baseball. |
01/08/1962 | Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1939 | 15 | 10 | 1940 | 18 | 4 | 1941 | 14 | 8 | 1943 | 16 | 9 | | | Year | GS | Rank | 1938 | 35 | 5 | 1939 | 33 | 7 | 1940 | 33 | 6 | 1941 | 34 | 4 | 1942 | 34 | 5 | 1943 | 34 | 7 | 1952 | 34 | 5 | 1953 | 34 | 6 | | Year | W | Rank | 1936 | 15 | 10 | 1937 | 20 | 1 | 1938 | 22 | 1 | 1939 | 15 | 7 | 1940 | 17 | 5 | 1941 | 15 | 8 | 1943 | 20 | 1 | 1949 | 16 | 5 | 1952 | 22 | 1 | 1953 | 15 | 6 | 1954 | 15 | 8 | 1955 | 15 | 8 | | Year | L | Rank | 1936 | 15 | 4 | 1942 | 16 | 6 | 1946 | 16 | 3 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1938 | .733 | 2 | 1940 | .607 | 6 | 1943 | .690 | 1 | 1949 | .615 | 7 | 1950 | .591 | 10 | 1952 | .710 | 5 | 1953 | .600 | 8 | 1954 | .750 | 1 | 1955 | .714 | 3 | | | Year | IP | Rank | 1937 | 264.2 | 10 | 1938 | 283.0 | 4 | 1939 | 277.0 | 3 | 1940 | 266.0 | 6 | 1941 | 264.2 | 5 | 1942 | 286.2 | 3 | 1943 | 278.2 | 3 | 1952 | 285.0 | 5 | 1953 | 248.0 | 8 | 1954 | 237.2 | 10 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1937 | 1148 | 10 | 1938 | 1197 | 6 | 1939 | 1172 | 3 | 1940 | 1160 | 6 | 1941 | 1141 | 7 | 1942 | 1185 | 3 | 1943 | 1144 | 5 | 1952 | 1116 | 7 | 1953 | 1058 | 10 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1938 | 16 | 8 | 1956 | 32 | 3 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1936 | 88 | 6 | 1938 | 91 | 10 | 1941 | 105 | 6 | | Year | K | Rank | 1936 | 110 | 4 | 1937 | 148 | 1 | 1938 | 145 | 1 | 1939 | 131 | 1 | 1940 | 134 | 3 | 1941 | 114 | 7 | 1942 | 105 | 6 | 1943 | 121 | 2 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1938 | 4 | 9 | 1941 | 7 | 5 | 1949 | 9 | 1 | 1951 | 5 | 10 | 1954 | 7 | 3 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1936 | 3.80 | 8 | 1938 | 3.02 | 5 | 1939 | 3.09 | 2 | 1941 | 3.43 | 9 | 1942 | 2.32 | 5 | 1943 | 2.68 | 9 | 1950 | 3.04 | 5 | 1952 | 1.77 | 1 | 1953 | 3.45 | 8 | 1954 | 3.67 | 10 | 1955 | 3.81 | 6 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1936 | .288 | 9 | 1952 | .217 | 1 | 1954 | .250 | 4 | 1955 | .252 | 8 | 1956 | .247 | 7 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1938 | 1.28 | 4 | 1939 | 1.24 | 1 | 1942 | 1.16 | 5 | 1943 | 1.15 | 5 | 1949 | 1.31 | 8 | 1952 | 1.00 | 2 | 1954 | 1.17 | 2 | 1955 | 1.29 | 5 | 1956 | 1.33 | 8 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1937 | 1.80 | 5 | 1938 | 1.59 | 6 | 1939 | 1.66 | 3 | 1940 | 1.76 | 6 | 1943 | 1.86 | 5 | 1946 | 1.39 | 9 | 1950 | 1.84 | 4 | 1954 | 1.42 | 6 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1938 | 11.77 | 6 | 1939 | 11.27 | 1 | 1942 | 10.71 | 5 | 1943 | 10.46 | 6 | 1949 | 11.95 | 9 | 1952 | 9.41 | 2 | 1954 | 10.68 | 2 | 1955 | 11.88 | 6 | 1956 | 12.23 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1939 | 0.26 | 4 | 1940 | 0.20 | 2 | 1941 | 0.27 | 5 | 1942 | 0.03 | 1 | 1943 | 0.13 | 3 | 1946 | 0.29 | 6 | 1947 | 0.12 | 2 | 1948 | 0.24 | 3 | 1950 | 0.28 | 7 | 1952 | 0.22 | 1 | 1953 | 0.40 | 1 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1936 | 9.38 | 7 | 1937 | 8.98 | 10 | 1938 | 8.59 | 5 | 1939 | 8.61 | 1 | 1941 | 8.60 | 7 | 1942 | 7.75 | 6 | 1952 | 6.44 | 2 | 1954 | 8.33 | 9 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1939 | 2.57 | 8 | 1946 | 2.24 | 4 | 1948 | 2.84 | 8 | 1949 | 2.49 | 4 | 1950 | 2.48 | 2 | 1952 | 2.53 | 5 | 1953 | 2.65 | 5 | 1954 | 2.16 | 2 | 1955 | 2.74 | 6 | 1956 | 2.79 | 5 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1936 | 4.10 | 6 | 1937 | 5.03 | 2 | 1938 | 4.61 | 2 | 1939 | 4.26 | 4 | 1940 | 4.53 | 4 | 1941 | 3.88 | 9 | 1943 | 3.91 | 8 | 1950 | 4.56 | 8 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1936 | 19 | 4 | 1938 | 20 | 6 | 1939 | 20 | 2 | 1940 | 19 | 9 | 1941 | 22 | 3 | 1942 | 27 | 2 | 1943 | 25 | 4 | 1947 | 20 | 6 | 1949 | 20 | 6 | 1950 | 23 | 2 | 1952 | 29 | 1 | 1953 | 19 | 9 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1936 | .633 | 3 | 1939 | .606 | 4 | 1941 | .647 | 6 | 1942 | .794 | 4 | 1943 | .735 | 9 | 1947 | .667 | 6 | 1949 | .645 | 7 | 1950 | .742 | 4 | 1952 | .853 | 1 | 1954 | .600 | 10 | 1955 | .625 | 8 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1936 | 14 | 5 | 1937 | 15 | 9 | 1938 | 13 | 9 | 1939 | 18 | 3 | 1940 | 18 | 6 | 1942 | 22 | 3 | 1943 | 15 | 7 | 1952 | 19 | 4 | 1954 | 12 | 8 | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1936 | .467 | 7 | 1939 | .545 | 7 | 1940 | .545 | 8 | 1942 | .647 | 5 | 1943 | .441 | 10 | 1952 | .559 | 5 | 1954 | .400 | 9 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1936 | 2 | 5 | 1939 | 4 | 1 | 1941 | 2 | 9 | 1943 | 3 | 6 | 1947 | 2 | 8 | 1948 | 3 | 6 | 1952 | 5 | 3 | 1953 | 2 | 3 | 1954 | 1 | 6 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1937 | 0.55 | 4 | 1938 | 0.51 | 9 | 1939 | 0.50 | 9 | 1941 | 0.52 | 5 | 1943 | 0.51 | 8 | 1946 | 0.54 | 3 | 1949 | 0.49 | 10 | 1952 | 0.53 | 4 | 1953 | 0.51 | 9 | 1954 | 0.51 | 8 | 1956 | 0.52 | 8 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1937 | 5.4 | 6 | 1938 | 6.0 | 3 | 1939 | 7.8 | 1 | 1940 | 7.7 | 1 | 1941 | 5.5 | 5 | 1942 | 7.5 | 3 | 1943 | 7.6 | 2 | 1946 | 4.6 | 10 | 1949 | 5.6 | 6 | 1950 | 7.0 | 2 | 1952 | 6.2 | 5 | 1953 | 5.6 | 3 | 1954 | 4.4 | 6 | | |