01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
12/05/1935 | Drafted in the 1935 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Toronto Wolves, out of high school (Carthage; Carthage, IL). |
12/28/1935 | Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization with a signing bonus of $17,000. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1936 | Named the #13 prospect in the FABL |
07/01/1936 | Wins the COW COW Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/06/1936 | Named the #16 prospect in the FABL |
09/01/1936 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Fresno Falcons with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/11/1936 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Gary Steelmen with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/22/1936 | Wins the 1936 Championship with the Davenport Dusters! |
10/06/1936 | Named the #9 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/19/1937 | Named the #10 prospect in the FABL |
05/27/1937 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Memphis Excelsiors with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/18/1937 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Mobile Commodores with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/28/1937 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/11/1937 | Named the #8 prospect in the FABL |
10/14/1937 | Named the #7 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/18/1938 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
05/30/1938 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Memphis Excelsiors with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/10/1938 | Named the #5 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/10/1939 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/17/1939 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
09/25/1939 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/04/1940 | Injured (dead arm),out for one week. |
06/22/1940 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/28/1940 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/27/1940 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/16/1940 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $77,500 with the Toronto Wolves organization. |
10/08/1940 | Wins the 1940 World Championship Series with the Toronto Wolves. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/30/1941 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/08/1941 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/27/1941 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/21/1942 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/13/1942 | Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1942 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/04/1942 | Was selected to the 1942 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/15/1942 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/19/1942 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/18/1942 | Finished 2nd in 1942 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
11/22/1944 | Honorably discharged from US Navy on hardship grounds following the death of his brother in battle. |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/06/1945 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,800 with the Toronto Wolves organization. |
06/10/1945 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/11/1945 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1945 | Was selected to the 1945 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/16/1945 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/15/1945 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/01/1945 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/20/1945 | Wins the 1945 FABL CA Allen Award. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/06/1946 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/31/1946 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/13/1947 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/06/1947 | Was selected to the 1947 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/17/1949 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/18/1949 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/30/1949 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/07/1950 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/08/1951 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/15/1951 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
04/01/1952 | Was traded by the Toronto Wolves to the New York Gothams in exchange for RF Jim Allen. |
05/16/1952 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/14/1952 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/01/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
03/05/1953 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the New York Gothams development complex. |
04/15/1953 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/01/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/04/1953 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/12/1953 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/12/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/17/1953 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/09/1953 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/01/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/20/1953 | Finished 2nd in 1953 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
05/30/1954 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/09/1954 | Earns his 200th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues victory! |
06/09/1954 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
04/19/1955 | Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the New York Gothams development complex. |
05/13/1955 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
06/17/1955 | Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Chicago Chiefs with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/01/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/09/1955 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
03/06/1956 | Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the New York Gothams development complex. |
04/16/1956 | Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the New York Gothams development complex. |
07/01/1956 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/11/1956 | Wins the 1956 World Championship Series with the New York Gothams. |
10/12/1956 | Became a free agent. |
10/12/1956 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1945 | 17 | 1 | 1955 | 13 | 8 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1940 | 32 | 10 | 1941 | 34 | 4 | 1942 | 35 | 1 | 1945 | 34 | 6 | 1946 | 32 | 6 | 1947 | 31 | 9 | 1950 | 32 | 9 | 1951 | 32 | 5 | 1952 | 34 | 5 | 1953 | 36 | 1 | 1955 | 35 | 1 | | Year | W | Rank | 1941 | 16 | 5 | 1942 | 22 | 2 | 1945 | 19 | 2 | 1948 | 16 | 6 | 1952 | 20 | 3 | 1953 | 23 | 1 | 1954 | 15 | 8 | 1955 | 17 | 5 | | Year | L | Rank | 1940 | 15 | 7 | 1946 | 17 | 2 | 1947 | 14 | 8 | 1950 | 19 | 1 | 1951 | 17 | 1 | 1956 | 14 | 5 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1941 | .615 | 9 | 1942 | .688 | 5 | 1945 | .704 | 4 | 1948 | .640 | 3 | 1952 | .714 | 4 | 1953 | .767 | 1 | 1954 | .600 | 8 | 1955 | .654 | 6 | |
Year | IP | Rank | 1940 | 262.2 | 8 | 1941 | 268.1 | 3 | 1942 | 289.1 | 2 | 1945 | 267.2 | 4 | 1949 | 254.1 | 9 | 1952 | 289.2 | 3 | 1953 | 281.2 | 3 | 1954 | 247.2 | 6 | 1955 | 259.2 | 4 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1940 | 1118 | 10 | 1941 | 1138 | 8 | 1942 | 1208 | 2 | 1945 | 1096 | 4 | 1949 | 1071 | 9 | 1952 | 1219 | 1 | 1953 | 1185 | 3 | 1954 | 1110 | 6 | 1955 | 1135 | 2 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1952 | 104 | 8 | 1953 | 89 | 10 | | Year | K | Rank | 1940 | 120 | 5 | 1941 | 125 | 4 | 1942 | 138 | 3 | 1945 | 138 | 1 | 1948 | 108 | 10 | 1949 | 126 | 5 | 1952 | 124 | 6 | 1953 | 135 | 5 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1939 | 6 | 7 | 1946 | 5 | 10 | 1949 | 6 | 7 | 1953 | 5 | 9 | 1955 | 6 | 8 | 1956 | 9 | 3 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1940 | 3.22 | 4 | 1942 | 2.52 | 7 | 1945 | 2.79 | 4 | 1949 | 2.87 | 1 | 1952 | 2.55 | 6 | 1953 | 3.23 | 4 | 1954 | 3.63 | 8 | 1955 | 3.08 | 4 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1949 | .261 | 4 | 1953 | .247 | 3 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1940 | 1.26 | 6 | 1941 | 1.32 | 10 | 1942 | 1.20 | 9 | 1945 | 1.14 | 3 | 1949 | 1.21 | 2 | 1952 | 1.21 | 8 | 1953 | 1.18 | 2 | 1955 | 1.34 | 9 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1940 | 1.76 | 5 | 1941 | 1.69 | 7 | 1942 | 1.97 | 4 | 1945 | 2.51 | 2 | 1947 | 1.45 | 9 | 1948 | 1.52 | 6 | 1949 | 1.48 | 5 | 1953 | 1.52 | 6 | 1956 | 1.76 | 6 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1940 | 11.44 | 6 | 1942 | 10.95 | 9 | 1945 | 10.39 | 3 | 1949 | 11.25 | 3 | 1952 | 11.25 | 10 | 1953 | 11.06 | 3 | 1955 | 12.30 | 9 | |
Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1940 | 0.24 | 5 | 1941 | 0.34 | 6 | 1942 | 0.09 | 3 | 1945 | 0.07 | 1 | 1946 | 0.08 | 1 | 1947 | 0.28 | 7 | 1948 | 0.28 | 5 | 1949 | 0.32 | 7 | 1950 | 0.24 | 3 | 1951 | 0.49 | 4 | 1952 | 0.25 | 3 | 1953 | 0.48 | 4 | 1954 | 0.36 | 2 | 1955 | 0.66 | 7 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1940 | 9.01 | 10 | 1945 | 8.44 | 10 | 1949 | 7.89 | 4 | 1952 | 7.67 | 9 | 1953 | 7.73 | 3 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1940 | 2.33 | 8 | 1942 | 2.18 | 8 | 1945 | 1.85 | 3 | 1946 | 2.63 | 9 | 1947 | 2.96 | 10 | 1948 | 2.85 | 9 | 1956 | 2.69 | 4 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1940 | 4.11 | 6 | 1941 | 4.19 | 6 | 1942 | 4.29 | 5 | 1945 | 4.64 | 3 | 1947 | 4.28 | 10 | 1948 | 4.34 | 7 | 1949 | 4.46 | 7 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1940 | 21 | 2 | 1941 | 19 | 7 | 1942 | 24 | 4 | 1945 | 26 | 2 | 1946 | 21 | 5 | 1947 | 19 | 10 | 1948 | 21 | 8 | 1949 | 22 | 4 | 1952 | 26 | 6 | 1953 | 23 | 2 | 1955 | 23 | 3 | |
Year | QSP | Rank | 1940 | .656 | 3 | 1945 | .765 | 2 | 1946 | .656 | 10 | 1948 | .677 | 10 | 1949 | .710 | 5 | 1952 | .765 | 7 | 1953 | .639 | 7 | 1955 | .657 | 6 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1940 | 17 | 10 | 1941 | 16 | 6 | 1942 | 21 | 4 | 1945 | 18 | 3 | 1949 | 16 | 5 | 1952 | 19 | 4 | 1953 | 16 | 3 | 1954 | 14 | 6 | 1955 | 9 | 8 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1940 | .531 | 10 | 1941 | .471 | 9 | 1942 | .600 | 7 | 1945 | .529 | 5 | 1949 | .516 | 8 | 1952 | .559 | 5 | 1953 | .444 | 5 | 1954 | .452 | 7 | 1956 | .286 | 10 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1939 | 2 | 5 | 1940 | 3 | 4 | 1941 | 3 | 5 | 1942 | 4 | 3 | 1945 | 3 | 3 | 1946 | 2 | 8 | 1949 | 3 | 3 | 1951 | 2 | 7 | 1952 | 2 | 8 | 1953 | 5 | 1 | 1954 | 2 | 5 | 1955 | 3 | 4 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1939 | 0.55 | 1 | 1941 | 0.51 | 8 | 1945 | 0.50 | 10 | 1946 | 0.51 | 7 | 1950 | 0.51 | 10 | 1951 | 0.49 | 5 | 1956 | 0.52 | 7 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1940 | 7.4 | 2 | 1941 | 6.6 | 2 | 1942 | 9.2 | 2 | 1945 | 9.4 | 1 | 1946 | 6.2 | 5 | 1947 | 5.7 | 4 | 1948 | 6.2 | 3 | 1949 | 7.0 | 3 | 1950 | 5.5 | 5 | 1952 | 6.7 | 3 | 1953 | 6.2 | 2 | 1954 | 5.5 | 4 | 1955 | 5.2 | 3 | | | | | |