06/01/1949 |
Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Moncton Bucks, out of college (Waterloo). |
07/01/1949 |
Failed to sign with the Moncton Bucks organization and will return the next first-year player draft. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (9); Movement: 15 (9); Control: 9 (8). |
04/20/1950 |
Wins the 1950 Royal Canadian Society of Letters and Athletics Round 1 with the St. Mary's University Huskies! |
04/30/1950 |
Wins the 1950 RCS RCS Pitching Letterman of the Year. |
05/01/1950 |
Wins the 1950 RCS RCS Letterman of the Year. |
06/01/1950 |
Released by the St. Mary's University Huskies. |
06/01/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Moncton Bucks, out of college (Waterloo). |
06/09/1950 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Moncton Bucks organization with a signing bonus of $60,000. |
07/09/1950 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Fredericton Salamanders with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/05/1950 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/16/1950 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fredericton Salamanders with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/02/1950 |
Wins the 1950 RCB RMB King's Newcomer of the Year. |
10/15/1950 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (9); Movement: 17 (9); Control: 13 (7). |
05/06/1951 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fredericton Salamanders with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/21/1951 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 7 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
05/28/1951 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
05/29/1951 |
Injured (strained back), day-to-day for 6 days. |
06/01/1951 |
Wins the RCB RMB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/11/1951 |
Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for one week. |
06/25/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/29/1951 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Halifax Golden Giants with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/30/1951 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1951 |
Wins the RCB RMB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/13/1951 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Fredericton Salamanders with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/03/1951 |
Wins the Royal Commonwealth Baseball triple-crown!! |
10/08/1951 |
Wins the 1951 RCB RMB Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Arm. |
10/19/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,320 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (9); Movement: 17 (9); Control: 13 (7). |
03/28/1952 |
Injured (neck stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
05/13/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/02/1952 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/15/1952 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Fredericton Salamanders with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/25/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/09/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Halifax Golden Giants with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/20/1952 |
Injured (torn rotator cuff), out for 4-5 months. |
10/22/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,720 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (9); Movement: 17 (9); Control: 13 (7). |
03/28/1953 |
Injured (partially torn UCL (Tommy John surgery)), out for 11-12 months. |
10/16/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $30,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (8); Movement: 16 (8); Control: 11 (6). |
05/13/1954 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/25/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/01/1954 |
Wins the RCB RMB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/13/1954 |
Injured (sprained elbow), out for one week. |
07/26/1954 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Halifax Golden Giants with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/01/1954 |
Wins the RCB RMB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/02/1954 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
09/02/1954 |
Wins the Royal Commonwealth Baseball triple-crown!! |
10/05/1954 |
Wins the 1954 RCB RMB Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Arm. |
10/13/1954 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $42,500 through arbitration. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (8); Movement: 16 (8); Control: 10 (5). |
05/06/1955 |
Injured (forearm soreness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/01/1955 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/10/1955 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/18/1955 |
Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/25/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/01/1955 |
Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/23/1955 |
Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/16/1955 |
Wins the 1955 Northern Ontario League Round 1 with the Kenora Crystals! |
10/17/1955 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $58,937 through arbitration. |
10/24/1955 |
Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $950,000 with the Moncton Bucks organization. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (8); Movement: 16 (8); Control: 10 (5). |
05/22/1956 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/25/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/11/1956 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/08/1956 |
Wins the 1956 The King's Cup with the Moncton Bucks. |
09/19/1956 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bums with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/23/1956 |
Won the 1956 Professional North Atlantic Baseball Atlantic Cup with the Moncton Bucks! |
10/07/1956 |
Wins the 1956 RCB RMB Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Arm. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (8); Movement: 15 (8); Control: 10 (5). |
05/10/1957 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/13/1957 |
Injured (strained back), day-to-day for one week. |
06/08/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Halifax Golden Giants with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/18/1957 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Halifax Golden Giants with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/25/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/01/1957 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Halifax Golden Giants with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/25/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (8); Movement: 15 (8); Control: 10 (5). |
05/25/1958 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/01/1958 |
Wins the RCB RMB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/13/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Halifax Golden Giants with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
11/03/1958 |
Named to the 1958 The Baseball World Cup for England. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (8); Movement: 15 (8); Control: 9 (5). |
04/02/1959 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/05/1959 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
05/09/1959 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
05/15/1959 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/31/1959 |
Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/23/1959 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Fredericton Salamanders with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/29/1959 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week. |
07/21/1959 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
08/17/1959 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/20/1959 |
Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/29/1959 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Saint John Sasquatches with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/01/1959 |
Wins the RCB RMB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (8); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 10 (5). |
06/01/1960 |
Wins the RCB RMB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/20/1960 |
Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/25/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/04/1960 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Fredericton Salamanders with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/13/1960 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Fredericton Salamanders with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/11/1960 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fredericton Salamanders with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/31/1960 |
Wins the Royal Commonwealth Baseball triple-crown!! |
09/01/1960 |
Wins the RCB RMB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/08/1960 |
Wins the 1960 RCB RMB Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Arm. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (8); Movement: 13 (7); Control: 10 (5). |
05/12/1961 |
Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/19/1961 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week. |
05/24/1961 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/03/1961 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/08/1961 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
06/13/1961 |
Injured (Partially torn UCL), out for 9 months. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (8); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 11 (6). |
04/16/1962 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week. |
05/30/1962 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/03/1962 |
Injured (Elbow tendinitis), out for 2 weeks. |
06/17/1962 |
Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/23/1962 |
Injured (Bone spur (elbow)), out for 4 weeks. |
07/29/1962 |
Injured (Hand soreness), day-to-day for one week. |
08/18/1962 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Fredericton Salamanders with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/27/1962 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/23/1962 |
Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (8); Movement: 15 (8); Control: 10 (5). |
03/30/1963 |
Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 5 days. |
04/04/1963 |
Injured (Biceps strain), day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
05/21/1963 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/21/1963 |
Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 3 months. |
09/22/1963 |
Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract. |
10/13/1963 |
Signed a 1-year contract (qualifying offer) worth a total of $110,000. |
10/21/1963 |
Injury setbacks result in end of career. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (8); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 11 (6). |
01/01/1964 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
08/01/1969 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
G |
Rank |
1951 |
28 |
10 |
1954 |
28 |
7 |
1955 |
40 |
2 |
1956 |
35 |
2 |
1957 |
35 |
3 |
1958 |
39 |
2 |
1959 |
35 |
3 |
1963 |
30 |
5 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1951 |
28 |
6 |
1954 |
28 |
2 |
1956 |
35 |
1 |
1957 |
35 |
2 |
1958 |
4 |
2 |
1959 |
35 |
2 |
1960 |
27 |
1 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1950 |
11 |
8 |
1951 |
23 |
1 |
1952 |
12 |
5 |
1954 |
19 |
1 |
1955 |
13 |
6 |
1956 |
19 |
1 |
1957 |
11 |
8 |
1958 |
17 |
2 |
1958 |
3 |
5 |
1959 |
20 |
1 |
1960 |
13 |
1 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1955 |
11 |
7 |
1956 |
8 |
10 |
1957 |
20 |
1 |
1959 |
9 |
10 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1950 |
.611 |
5 |
1951 |
.821 |
1 |
1952 |
.632 |
3 |
1954 |
.704 |
2 |
1955 |
.542 |
6 |
1956 |
.704 |
1 |
1958 |
.680 |
3 |
1959 |
.690 |
1 |
1960 |
.722 |
1 |
|
Year |
SV |
Rank |
1955 |
1 |
8 |
1958 |
2 |
6 |
1963 |
2 |
9 |
|
Year |
HLD |
Rank |
1955 |
1 |
4 |
1958 |
2 |
2 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1951 |
246.0 |
5 |
1954 |
237.2 |
1 |
1955 |
240.0 |
1 |
1956 |
296.0 |
1 |
1957 |
271.2 |
3 |
1958 |
222.2 |
4 |
1958 |
30.2 |
6 |
1959 |
280.1 |
4 |
1960 |
200.2 |
1 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1951 |
958 |
6 |
1954 |
991 |
1 |
1955 |
1023 |
1 |
1956 |
1279 |
1 |
1957 |
1191 |
2 |
1958 |
972 |
4 |
1958 |
126 |
5 |
1959 |
1176 |
4 |
1960 |
833 |
3 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1951 |
16 |
10 |
1955 |
17 |
10 |
1956 |
18 |
10 |
1957 |
22 |
10 |
1958 |
31 |
3 |
1959 |
25 |
6 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1951 |
73 |
8 |
1954 |
104 |
3 |
1955 |
119 |
1 |
1956 |
137 |
1 |
1957 |
150 |
1 |
1958 |
117 |
1 |
1959 |
118 |
1 |
1960 |
79 |
2 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1950 |
98 |
5 |
1951 |
158 |
1 |
1952 |
116 |
2 |
1954 |
171 |
1 |
1955 |
183 |
1 |
1956 |
203 |
1 |
1957 |
177 |
1 |
1958 |
133 |
2 |
1958 |
32 |
3 |
1959 |
174 |
2 |
1960 |
126 |
1 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1954 |
6 |
2 |
1956 |
8 |
1 |
1959 |
4 |
8 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1950 |
3.35 |
4 |
1951 |
1.83 |
1 |
1952 |
3.46 |
5 |
1954 |
2.95 |
1 |
1955 |
3.23 |
6 |
1956 |
3.56 |
5 |
1957 |
4.04 |
9 |
1958 |
4.04 |
6 |
1959 |
3.69 |
6 |
1960 |
3.05 |
1 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1950 |
.271 |
5 |
1951 |
.203 |
1 |
1952 |
.264 |
9 |
1954 |
.240 |
1 |
1955 |
.275 |
10 |
1957 |
.263 |
5 |
1958 |
.235 |
2 |
1959 |
.248 |
5 |
1960 |
.235 |
2 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1950 |
1.34 |
4 |
1951 |
0.95 |
1 |
1952 |
1.16 |
4 |
1954 |
1.19 |
2 |
1955 |
1.35 |
8 |
1956 |
1.41 |
10 |
1957 |
1.44 |
10 |
1958 |
1.38 |
8 |
1959 |
1.27 |
6 |
1960 |
1.18 |
2 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1950 |
1.53 |
4 |
1951 |
2.16 |
2 |
1952 |
2.15 |
1 |
1954 |
1.64 |
3 |
1955 |
1.54 |
3 |
1956 |
1.48 |
5 |
1958 |
1.14 |
10 |
1959 |
1.47 |
8 |
1960 |
1.59 |
7 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
12.05 |
4 |
1951 |
8.52 |
1 |
1952 |
10.64 |
4 |
1954 |
10.83 |
2 |
1955 |
12.26 |
7 |
1956 |
12.95 |
10 |
1957 |
13.05 |
10 |
1958 |
12.65 |
8 |
1959 |
11.46 |
6 |
1960 |
10.85 |
2 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
0.67 |
6 |
1951 |
0.59 |
3 |
1952 |
0.43 |
1 |
1954 |
0.45 |
2 |
1955 |
0.64 |
3 |
1956 |
0.55 |
2 |
1957 |
0.73 |
2 |
1959 |
0.80 |
5 |
1960 |
0.76 |
5 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
8.48 |
4 |
1951 |
5.85 |
1 |
1952 |
7.51 |
3 |
1954 |
6.74 |
1 |
1955 |
7.72 |
3 |
1956 |
8.54 |
4 |
1957 |
8.02 |
2 |
1958 |
7.72 |
2 |
1959 |
7.61 |
3 |
1960 |
7.09 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
3.57 |
8 |
1951 |
2.67 |
3 |
1952 |
2.92 |
6 |
1954 |
3.94 |
10 |
1955 |
4.46 |
10 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
5.47 |
1 |
1951 |
5.78 |
1 |
1952 |
6.26 |
1 |
1954 |
6.48 |
1 |
1955 |
6.86 |
1 |
1956 |
6.17 |
2 |
1957 |
5.86 |
1 |
1958 |
5.38 |
4 |
1959 |
5.59 |
2 |
1960 |
5.65 |
2 |
|
Year |
RA |
Rank |
1955 |
22 |
6 |
1958 |
17 |
9 |
1963 |
30 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1950 |
13 |
9 |
1951 |
25 |
1 |
1954 |
20 |
1 |
1955 |
11 |
10 |
1956 |
17 |
4 |
1957 |
16 |
6 |
1958 |
11 |
9 |
1958 |
3 |
7 |
1959 |
17 |
5 |
1960 |
17 |
1 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1950 |
.684 |
1 |
1951 |
.893 |
1 |
1952 |
.550 |
6 |
1954 |
.714 |
1 |
1955 |
.611 |
5 |
1956 |
.486 |
9 |
1958 |
.500 |
5 |
1959 |
.486 |
8 |
1960 |
.630 |
1 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1950 |
15 |
8 |
1951 |
25 |
1 |
1952 |
17 |
4 |
1954 |
21 |
1 |
1955 |
11 |
6 |
1956 |
21 |
2 |
1957 |
16 |
4 |
1958 |
17 |
1 |
1958 |
1 |
7 |
1959 |
21 |
5 |
1960 |
8 |
2 |
1962 |
3 |
10 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1950 |
.789 |
3 |
1951 |
.893 |
1 |
1952 |
.850 |
1 |
1954 |
.750 |
1 |
1955 |
.611 |
2 |
1956 |
.600 |
2 |
1957 |
.457 |
5 |
1958 |
.773 |
1 |
1959 |
.600 |
7 |
1960 |
.296 |
4 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1950 |
3 |
2 |
1951 |
4 |
1 |
1952 |
4 |
2 |
1954 |
2 |
3 |
1955 |
2 |
2 |
1956 |
2 |
1 |
1957 |
4 |
2 |
1958 |
1 |
7 |
1959 |
3 |
2 |
1960 |
3 |
1 |
1962 |
1 |
5 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1950 |
0.52 |
4 |
1951 |
0.50 |
7 |
1952 |
0.54 |
3 |
1954 |
0.49 |
10 |
1956 |
0.54 |
1 |
1958 |
0.49 |
10 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1950 |
3.7 |
5 |
1951 |
7.4 |
1 |
1952 |
5.0 |
5 |
1954 |
5.9 |
1 |
1955 |
5.6 |
1 |
1956 |
7.0 |
1 |
1957 |
3.6 |
6 |
1958 |
1.2 |
3 |
1959 |
4.6 |
6 |
1960 |
3.7 |
1 |
|
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