12/05/1934 | Drafted in the 1934 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 41st overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school (Suffolk; Suffolk, VA). |
12/16/1934 | Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization with a signing bonus of $5,000. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/16/1935 | Named the #63 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1935 | Named the #41 prospect in the FABL |
08/16/1935 | Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/30/1935 | Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for one week. |
10/09/1935 | Named the #24 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/14/1936 | Named the #24 prospect in the FABL |
04/29/1936 | Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/06/1936 | Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/06/1936 | Named the #15 prospect in the FABL |
09/01/1936 | Goes 6-7 against the Salem Warriors, with 1 RBI and 3 R. |
10/06/1936 | Named the #8 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/19/1937 | Named the #15 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1937 | Goes 5-5 against the Reading Coal Barons, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. |
07/11/1937 | Named the #14 prospect in the FABL |
08/18/1937 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/15/1937 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. |
09/22/1937 | Wins the 1937 Championship with the New Orleans Showboats! |
10/14/1937 | Named the #10 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/18/1938 | Named the #8 prospect in the FABL |
07/10/1938 | Named the #13 prospect in the FABL |
09/26/1938 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/01/1938 | Wins the DIX Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/15/1938 | Named the #9 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/24/1939 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
06/15/1939 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/05/1939 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/23/1940 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/15/1940 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/27/1940 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week. |
05/31/1940 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/08/1940 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/14/1941 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/18/1941 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/18/1941 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/11/1941 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/01/1941 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/09/1941 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/01/1941 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/19/1942 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/01/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/04/1942 | Was selected to the 1942 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/13/1942 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/01/1942 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/14/1942 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/18/1942 | Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/13/1942 | Injured (torn rotator cuff),out for 4 months. |
10/18/1942 | Finished 3rd in 1942 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
11/15/1942 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 months. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
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: - (-). |
05/28/1946 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/01/1946 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/02/1946 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/16/1946 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/22/1946 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/07/1946 | Was selected to the 1946 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/31/1946 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/22/1946 | Wins the 1946 FABL FA Allen Award. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/24/1947 | Injured (hamstring strain),out for 2 weeks. |
06/21/1947 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
07/28/1947 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/24/1947 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1947 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/19/1947 | Finished 2nd in 1947 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/30/1948 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1948 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/07/1948 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/22/1948 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1948 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/11/1948 | Was selected to the 1948 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/05/1949 | Injured (virus),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
03/26/1950 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/11/1951 | Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Philadelphia Sailors, along with RF Bill J Martin, in exchange for SS Al Coulter. |
09/07/1951 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/10/1951 | Wins the 1951 World Championship Series with the Philadelphia Sailors. |
09/11/1952 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/01/1952 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
02/18/1953 | Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Philadelphia Sailors development complex. |
08/29/1953 | Injured (sore Achilles tendon),day-to-day for one week. |
07/06/1954 | Earns his 200th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues victory! |
03/09/1955 | Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the San Francisco Sailors development complex. |
05/01/1955 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/08/1955 | Became a free agent. |
10/08/1955 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | GS | Rank | 1941 | 35 | 2 | 1946 | 31 | 5 | 1947 | 31 | 5 | 1948 | 31 | 6 | 1950 | 31 | 7 | | Year | W | Rank | 1940 | 18 | 7 | 1941 | 16 | 5 | 1942 | 17 | 3 | 1946 | 19 | 2 | 1947 | 22 | 2 | 1948 | 17 | 3 | 1950 | 17 | 4 | 1952 | 16 | 4 | | Year | L | Rank | 1939 | 18 | 4 | 1940 | 14 | 9 | 1941 | 16 | 5 | 1949 | 19 | 1 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1942 | .708 | 2 | 1946 | .613 | 7 | 1947 | .759 | 2 | 1948 | .630 | 7 | 1950 | .607 | 8 | 1951 | .812 | 1 | |
Year | IP | Rank | 1941 | 279.0 | 1 | 1946 | 276.1 | 2 | 1947 | 257.0 | 4 | 1948 | 253.0 | 6 | 1952 | 252.0 | 10 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1941 | 1229 | 1 | 1946 | 1122 | 2 | 1947 | 1093 | 4 | 1948 | 1069 | 6 | 1949 | 1052 | 10 | | | Year | BB | Rank | 1939 | 158 | 2 | 1940 | 111 | 4 | 1941 | 130 | 5 | 1946 | 87 | 6 | 1947 | 117 | 3 | 1952 | 96 | 8 | | Year | K | Rank | 1939 | 102 | 9 | 1940 | 150 | 2 | 1941 | 167 | 2 | 1942 | 121 | 7 | 1946 | 125 | 4 | 1949 | 84 | 10 | |
Year | WP | Rank | 1940 | 7 | 5 | 1946 | 7 | 2 | 1950 | 5 | 4 | 1952 | 7 | 4 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1940 | 3.18 | 9 | 1941 | 3.52 | 10 | 1942 | 2.71 | 4 | 1946 | 2.25 | 2 | 1947 | 2.91 | 3 | 1948 | 3.02 | 2 | 1951 | 2.72 | 1 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1946 | .241 | 5 | 1947 | .269 | 7 | 1948 | .263 | 4 | 1951 | .236 | 2 | 1952 | .245 | 5 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1946 | 1.11 | 3 | 1948 | 1.30 | 7 | 1951 | 1.08 | 1 | 1952 | 1.23 | 6 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1940 | 1.35 | 10 | 1942 | 1.59 | 7 | 1951 | 1.68 | 2 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1946 | 10.03 | 2 | 1948 | 11.67 | 4 | 1951 | 9.79 | 1 | 1952 | 11.18 | 4 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1941 | 0.32 | 4 | 1942 | 0.19 | 2 | 1946 | 0.29 | 3 | 1947 | 0.32 | 2 | 1948 | 0.28 | 2 | 1950 | 0.57 | 10 | 1952 | 0.43 | 9 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1940 | 8.20 | 4 | 1946 | 7.20 | 3 | 1947 | 8.33 | 2 | 1948 | 8.29 | 4 | 1951 | 7.43 | 3 | 1952 | 7.64 | 6 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1951 | 2.25 | 1 | 1953 | 2.95 | 9 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1939 | 4.25 | 7 | 1940 | 5.08 | 4 | 1941 | 5.39 | 4 | 1942 | 4.68 | 5 | |
Year | QS | Rank | 1940 | 20 | 10 | 1941 | 19 | 4 | 1942 | 19 | 10 | 1946 | 25 | 1 | 1947 | 20 | 5 | 1948 | 20 | 5 | 1952 | 22 | 8 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1940 | .625 | 8 | 1942 | .655 | 10 | 1946 | .806 | 2 | 1947 | .645 | 6 | 1948 | .645 | 6 | 1951 | .714 | 2 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1940 | 22 | 4 | 1941 | 19 | 7 | 1946 | 27 | 1 | 1947 | 19 | 2 | 1948 | 16 | 4 | 1951 | 11 | 9 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1940 | .688 | 1 | 1946 | .871 | 1 | 1947 | .613 | 3 | 1948 | .516 | 4 | 1951 | .524 | 4 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1940 | 4 | 1 | 1941 | 5 | 1 | 1942 | 2 | 5 | 1946 | 5 | 1 | 1947 | 3 | 1 | 1948 | 3 | 4 | |
Year | GB% | Rank | 1939 | 0.48 | 9 | 1940 | 0.50 | 10 | 1941 | 0.53 | 3 | 1942 | 0.50 | 8 | 1948 | 0.52 | 7 | 1953 | 0.51 | 8 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1941 | 5.5 | 4 | 1942 | 5.9 | 4 | 1946 | 6.8 | 1 | 1947 | 4.3 | 8 | 1948 | 5.5 | 8 | | | | |