06/19/1955 | Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft out of college (Springfield State; Springfield, MO) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 5, Pick 1, 65th overall pick). |
05/15/1957 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Seattle Thunderbirds with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/30/1957 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Sacramneto Hawks with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/11/1957 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/01/1957 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
04/14/1958 | Named the #89 prospect in the FABL |
05/23/1958 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/01/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/20/1958 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/24/1958 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/19/1958 | Finished 2nd in 1958 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting. |
10/21/1958 | Wins the 1958 FABL FA Allen Award. |
03/10/1959 | Outstandingly completed training to increase his velocity at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
05/15/1959 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/19/1959 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 10 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/01/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/10/1959 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
10/17/1959 | Wins the 1959 FABL FA Allen Award. |
05/15/1960 | Injured (back tightness),out for 2-3 weeks. |
06/29/1960 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/13/1960 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/23/1960 | Finished 3rd in 1960 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
03/08/1961 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
05/10/1961 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/01/1961 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/31/1961 | Wins the 1961 FABL FA Allen Award. |
04/18/1962 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
04/23/1962 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Suns with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/09/1962 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/25/1962 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Minneapolis Millers with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/01/1962 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/23/1962 | Was selected to the 1962 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/24/1962 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Minneapolis Millers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/12/1962 | Wins the 1962 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers. |
10/24/1962 | Finished 2nd in 1962 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 5; Movement: 4; Control: 3. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 5; Movement: 4; Control: 3. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1958 | 34 | 5 | 1959 | 35 | 2 | 1960 | 32 | 9 | 1961 | 33 | 1 | | Year | W | Rank | 1958 | 15 | 7 | 1959 | 19 | 4 | 1960 | 15 | 3 | 1961 | 19 | 1 | 1962 | 20 | 2 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1958 | .577 | 9 | 1959 | .633 | 5 | 1960 | .577 | 10 | 1961 | .704 | 3 | 1962 | .690 | 5 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1958 | 282.1 | 1 | 1959 | 289.2 | 1 | 1960 | 235.1 | 2 | 1961 | 256.0 | 1 | 1962 | 248.2 | 2 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1958 | 1174 | 2 | 1959 | 1223 | 1 | 1960 | 972 | 2 | 1961 | 1047 | 1 | 1962 | 1028 | 2 | |
| Year | K | Rank | 1958 | 185 | 3 | 1959 | 254 | 1 | 1960 | 176 | 2 | 1961 | 188 | 1 | 1962 | 185 | 2 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1959 | 6 | 10 | 1960 | 7 | 4 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1958 | 3.03 | 3 | 1959 | 2.95 | 2 | 1960 | 3.52 | 7 | 1961 | 2.85 | 2 | 1962 | 3.11 | 3 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1958 | .273 | 7 | 1960 | .273 | 9 | 1961 | .253 | 4 | 1962 | .272 | 6 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1958 | 1.21 | 3 | 1959 | 1.26 | 5 | 1960 | 1.17 | 3 | 1961 | 1.13 | 1 | 1962 | 1.19 | 2 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1958 | 1.93 | 5 | 1959 | 2.51 | 3 | 1960 | 2.59 | 4 | 1961 | 2.21 | 3 | 1962 | 2.37 | 4 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1958 | 11.13 | 3 | 1959 | 11.53 | 5 | 1960 | 10.63 | 3 | 1961 | 10.34 | 2 | 1962 | 10.89 | 2 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1958 | 0.51 | 5 | 1959 | 0.40 | 5 | 1961 | 0.56 | 7 | 1962 | 0.65 | 9 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1958 | 7.87 | 4 | 1959 | 8.23 | 4 | 1960 | 7.92 | 5 | 1961 | 7.17 | 1 | 1962 | 7.93 | 3 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1958 | 3.06 | 9 | 1959 | 3.14 | 9 | 1960 | 2.60 | 5 | 1961 | 2.99 | 10 | 1962 | 2.82 | 9 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1958 | 5.90 | 4 | 1959 | 7.89 | 2 | 1960 | 6.73 | 5 | 1961 | 6.61 | 4 | 1962 | 6.70 | 5 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1958 | 20 | 9 | 1959 | 25 | 1 | 1960 | 19 | 7 | 1961 | 27 | 1 | 1962 | 18 | 6 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1959 | .714 | 3 | 1960 | .594 | 8 | 1961 | .818 | 1 | 1962 | .581 | 9 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1958 | 21 | 1 | 1959 | 25 | 1 | 1960 | 9 | 1 | 1961 | 16 | 1 | 1962 | 20 | 1 | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1958 | .618 | 1 | 1959 | .714 | 1 | 1960 | .281 | 1 | 1961 | .485 | 1 | 1962 | .645 | 1 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1958 | 2 | 3 | 1959 | 3 | 4 | 1960 | 2 | 2 | 1961 | 1 | 10 | 1962 | 5 | 1 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1958 | 7.1 | 2 | 1959 | 9.9 | 2 | 1960 | 6.2 | 2 | 1961 | 7.2 | 2 | 1962 | 6.4 | 2 | | | |