12/05/1929 | Joined the Hartford HS Blue Sox. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/07/1930 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Buffalo HS Bisons with 17 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1932 | Injured (Heat exhaustion), day-to-day for 1 day. |
12/05/1932 | Released by the Hartford HS Blue Sox. |
12/05/1932 | Drafted in the 1932 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners. |
12/13/1932 | Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $15,000. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/12/1933 | Named the #7 prospect in the FABL |
05/10/1933 | Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/23/1933 | Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/27/1933 | Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week. |
06/05/1933 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/07/1933 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Beaumont Buffaloes with 0 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/26/1933 | Injured (Torn back muscle), out for 4-5 months. |
10/09/1933 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/18/1934 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
05/05/1934 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Springfield Hustlers with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/21/1934 | Injured (Oblique strain), out for 7 weeks. |
07/10/1934 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
10/14/1934 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1935 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
06/20/1935 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fresno Falcons with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/01/1935 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tacoma Captains with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1936 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
05/27/1936 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/02/1936 | Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/05/1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/22/1936 | Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week. |
07/29/1936 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days. |
08/12/1936 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 0 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/26/1936 | Injured (Strained forearm), out for 3 months. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/13/1937 | Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/26/1937 | Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/05/1937 | Was selected to the 1937 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/01/1937 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/22/1937 | Wins the 1937 FABL FA Allen Award. |
01/01/1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/04/1938 | Was selected to the 1938 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/04/1938 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/23/1938 | Finished 3rd in 1938 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/09/1939 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/30/1939 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/01/1939 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/16/1939 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/24/1939 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/01/1939 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/25/1939 | Finished 2nd in 1939 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1940 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week. |
07/07/1940 | Was selected to the 1940 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/07/1940 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/21/1940 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week. |
08/01/1940 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/12/1940 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/17/1940 | Wins the 1940 FABL FA Allen Award. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/15/1941 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/25/1941 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/14/1941 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/03/1941 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/14/1941 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/18/1941 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/19/1941 | Finished 3rd in 1941 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1942 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/30/1942 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/04/1942 | Was selected to the 1942 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/14/1942 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/01/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/14/1942 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/23/1942 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/20/1942 | Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
10/18/1942 | Finished 2nd in 1942 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/12/1943 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/27/1945 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/18/1946 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/24/1946 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/23/1946 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
03/18/1947 | Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/07/1947 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/08/1947 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/30/1947 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/03/1947 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the New York Gothams in exchange for SP Chuck Briggs, CF Ernie Campbell, 3B Harry Lorello, SS Lou Hooker, and a 1st round draft pick. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/16/1948 | Earns his 200th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues victory! |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/08/1949 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/23/1949 | Injured (calf strain),out for 3 weeks. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/21/1950 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/10/1950 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/04/1950 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/23/1950 | Finished 2nd in 1950 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
03/11/1951 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the New York Gothams development complex. |
06/27/1951 | Earns his 250th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues victory! |
08/30/1951 | Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 4 months. |
10/22/1951 | Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Pittsburgh Miners, along with SP Joe Brown, in exchange for 3B Harry Arthur, SP Bill Howard, and SP Ralph LeFevre. |
04/27/1954 | Released by the Pittsburgh Miners. |
10/08/1954 | Retired from professional baseball. |
01/13/1958 | Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1936 | 27 | 1 | 1937 | 17 | 7 | 1938 | 17 | 5 | 1939 | 16 | 6 | 1940 | 20 | 3 | 1941 | 14 | 8 | 1948 | 16 | 8 | 1949 | 15 | 7 | | Year | G | Rank | 1937 | 42 | 7 | 1938 | 42 | 8 | 1939 | 40 | 8 | 1940 | 40 | 7 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1937 | 42 | 1 | 1938 | 42 | 1 | 1939 | 40 | 3 | 1940 | 40 | 1 | 1941 | 35 | 2 | 1942 | 35 | 2 | 1946 | 31 | 5 | 1947 | 31 | 5 | 1948 | 32 | 5 | 1950 | 34 | 3 | | Year | W | Rank | 1936 | 17 | 10 | 1937 | 22 | 1 | 1938 | 24 | 4 | 1939 | 24 | 2 | 1940 | 23 | 1 | 1941 | 18 | 3 | 1942 | 17 | 3 | 1946 | 16 | 4 | 1949 | 17 | 4 | 1950 | 21 | 2 | | Year | L | Rank | 1938 | 17 | 4 | 1947 | 13 | 10 | 1948 | 15 | 4 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1936 | .607 | 10 | 1937 | .629 | 3 | 1938 | .585 | 10 | 1939 | .750 | 2 | 1940 | .639 | 6 | 1941 | .581 | 8 | 1942 | .630 | 5 | 1949 | .680 | 4 | 1950 | .656 | 4 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1936 | 270.2 | 10 | 1937 | 349.2 | 1 | 1938 | 341.2 | 1 | 1939 | 328.1 | 2 | 1940 | 329.2 | 1 | 1941 | 275.0 | 2 | 1942 | 278.2 | 6 | 1946 | 238.2 | 10 | 1947 | 237.2 | 9 | 1948 | 228.1 | 8 | 1950 | 255.1 | 5 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1936 | 1183 | 10 | 1937 | 1471 | 1 | 1938 | 1459 | 1 | 1939 | 1384 | 3 | 1940 | 1367 | 1 | 1941 | 1141 | 6 | 1942 | 1166 | 6 | 1946 | 992 | 10 | 1947 | 1032 | 9 | 1950 | 1095 | 5 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1937 | 25 | 2 | 1938 | 29 | 1 | 1939 | 26 | 1 | 1941 | 24 | 4 | 1942 | 15 | 9 | | Year | K | Rank | 1936 | 122 | 4 | 1937 | 230 | 1 | 1938 | 218 | 1 | 1939 | 220 | 1 | 1940 | 217 | 1 | 1941 | 126 | 7 | |
Year | WP | Rank | 1936 | 9 | 4 | 1937 | 10 | 2 | 1938 | 9 | 2 | 1939 | 5 | 10 | 1940 | 6 | 8 | 1941 | 6 | 9 | 1942 | 8 | 3 | 1946 | 7 | 2 | 1947 | 7 | 3 | 1950 | 4 | 9 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1936 | 3.46 | 3 | 1937 | 3.27 | 2 | 1938 | 3.58 | 7 | 1939 | 3.23 | 3 | 1940 | 3.06 | 5 | 1941 | 3.47 | 9 | 1942 | 2.97 | 6 | 1946 | 2.83 | 9 | 1949 | 3.76 | 10 | 1950 | 3.10 | 3 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1941 | .265 | 5 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1936 | 1.34 | 4 | 1937 | 1.20 | 1 | 1938 | 1.27 | 4 | 1939 | 1.21 | 2 | 1940 | 1.13 | 1 | 1941 | 1.15 | 1 | 1942 | 1.21 | 5 | 1946 | 1.16 | 6 | 1947 | 1.33 | 9 | 1950 | 1.30 | 5 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1936 | 2.00 | 2 | 1937 | 3.48 | 1 | 1938 | 2.79 | 1 | 1939 | 3.06 | 1 | 1940 | 3.74 | 1 | 1941 | 2.52 | 1 | 1942 | 2.44 | 2 | 1943 | 1.26 | 10 | 1946 | 1.51 | 10 | 1947 | 2.07 | 2 | 1948 | 1.49 | 6 | 1949 | 1.13 | 10 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1936 | 12.24 | 4 | 1937 | 11.25 | 2 | 1938 | 11.75 | 4 | 1939 | 11.16 | 2 | 1940 | 10.40 | 1 | 1941 | 10.70 | 3 | 1942 | 11.30 | 7 | 1946 | 10.67 | 7 | 1947 | 12.27 | 10 | 1950 | 12.05 | 5 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1936 | 0.43 | 10 | 1940 | 0.41 | 7 | 1943 | 0.25 | 9 | 1947 | 0.53 | 6 | 1949 | 0.39 | 4 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1936 | 10.01 | 10 | 1937 | 9.14 | 7 | 1939 | 8.94 | 8 | 1940 | 8.60 | 10 | 1941 | 8.74 | 7 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1936 | 2.03 | 3 | 1937 | 1.70 | 2 | 1938 | 2.05 | 4 | 1939 | 1.97 | 5 | 1940 | 1.58 | 2 | 1941 | 1.64 | 3 | 1942 | 1.39 | 1 | 1943 | 2.39 | 6 | 1946 | 1.70 | 2 | 1947 | 1.63 | 1 | 1948 | 2.17 | 4 | 1949 | 2.28 | 3 | 1950 | 1.94 | 3 | 1951 | 2.45 | 2 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1936 | 4.06 | 6 | 1937 | 5.92 | 2 | 1938 | 5.74 | 1 | 1939 | 6.03 | 1 | 1940 | 5.92 | 2 | |
Year | QS | Rank | 1936 | 18 | 8 | 1937 | 29 | 1 | 1938 | 24 | 1 | 1939 | 22 | 4 | 1940 | 28 | 1 | 1941 | 21 | 2 | 1942 | 21 | 6 | 1946 | 23 | 3 | 1947 | 20 | 5 | 1948 | 21 | 4 | 1950 | 24 | 1 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1936 | .529 | 7 | 1937 | .690 | 2 | 1940 | .700 | 1 | 1941 | .600 | 8 | 1946 | .742 | 7 | 1947 | .645 | 6 | 1948 | .656 | 5 | 1950 | .706 | 1 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1936 | 20 | 4 | 1937 | 26 | 1 | 1938 | 26 | 1 | 1939 | 28 | 1 | 1940 | 25 | 1 | 1941 | 22 | 2 | 1942 | 16 | 9 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1936 | .588 | 6 | 1937 | .619 | 3 | 1938 | .619 | 3 | 1939 | .700 | 3 | 1940 | .625 | 6 | 1941 | .629 | 6 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1936 | 3 | 1 | 1937 | 1 | 9 | 1938 | 1 | 7 | 1939 | 5 | 3 | 1941 | 3 | 4 | 1942 | 4 | 2 | 1947 | 3 | 1 | 1950 | 3 | 4 | |
Year | GB% | Rank | 1936 | 0.49 | 9 | 1943 | 0.51 | 10 | 1947 | 0.54 | 3 | 1948 | 0.57 | 1 | 1949 | 0.50 | 6 | 1951 | 0.50 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1936 | 6.4 | 3 | 1937 | 8.7 | 2 | 1938 | 7.8 | 1 | 1939 | 8.9 | 1 | 1940 | 11.0 | 1 | 1941 | 5.2 | 5 | 1942 | 6.5 | 2 | 1943 | 4.4 | 9 | 1946 | 5.1 | 6 | 1947 | 5.9 | 3 | 1948 | 4.6 | 9 | 1949 | 4.7 | 4 | 1950 | 4.1 | 3 | | | | |