06/05/1941 |
Drafted in the 1941 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Tijuana Típica , out of high school (Garretson; Garretson, SD). |
06/06/1941 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Tijuana Típica organization with a signing bonus of $27,600. |
06/06/1941 |
Released by the Tijuana Típica . |
06/10/1941 |
Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Phoenix Firebirds organization. |
09/25/1941 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,536 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1942 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (7); Movement: 9 (6); Control: 7 (8). |
06/01/1942 |
Named the #1 prospect in the IDB |
09/25/1942 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,500 through arbitration. |
01/01/1943 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (5); Movement: 10 (6); Control: 8 (5). |
08/18/1943 |
Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/25/1943 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,500 through arbitration. |
01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (5); Movement: 10 (5); Control: 7 (4). |
09/29/1944 |
Became a free agent. |
12/24/1944 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $84,400 with the Reynosa Broncos organization. |
01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (5); Movement: 11 (6); Control: 7 (4). |
07/18/1945 |
Injured (tender elbow), out for one week. |
01/01/1946 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (6); Movement: 13 (7); Control: 11 (6). |
09/05/1946 |
Wins the 1946 Independent Desert Baseball Sunset Trophy with the Reynosa Broncos! |
09/19/1946 |
Wins the 1946 IDB IDB Southwest Pitcher of the Year. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (6); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 11 (6). |
06/30/1947 |
Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days. |
07/01/1947 |
Wins the IDB IDB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/14/1947 |
Finished 3rd in 1947 IDB IDB Southwest Pitcher of the Year voting. |
09/25/1947 |
Became a free agent. |
11/08/1947 |
Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $249,000 with the Washington Grays organization. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (6); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 12 (6). |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (6); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 12 (6). |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (6); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 12 (6). |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (6); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 12 (6). |
10/19/1951 |
Became a free agent. |
11/20/1951 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $240,000 with the Halifax Golden Giants organization. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 11 (6). |
08/20/1952 |
Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 6-7 months. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 12 (6). |
10/04/1953 |
Finished 2nd in 1953 RCB RMB Reliever of the Year voting. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 12 (7). |
04/13/1954 |
Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 6 days. |
06/25/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/03/1954 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $315,000 with the Halifax Golden Giants organization. |
10/01/1954 |
Wins the 1954 RCB RMB Reliever of the Year. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 13 (7); Control: 13 (7). |
06/25/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/01/1955 |
Wins the RCB RMB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/05/1955 |
Wins the 1955 RCB RMB Reliever of the Year. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 13 (7); Control: 13 (7). |
06/25/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
06/29/1956 |
Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery), out for 8 months. |
09/24/1956 |
Declined his contract option. |
10/18/1956 |
Became a free agent. |
11/09/1956 |
Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $480,000 with the Providence Steamrollers organization. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (6); Movement: 13 (7); Control: 14 (7). |
05/23/1957 |
Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery), out for 4 months. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (6); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 13 (7). |
03/30/1958 |
Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
04/08/1958 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days. |
05/19/1958 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Newark Gunners with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/04/1958 |
Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 6 weeks. |
06/26/1958 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 weeks. |
11/03/1958 |
Named to the 1958 The Baseball World Cup for Mexico. |
11/14/1958 |
Injured (Elbow tendinitis), out for 2-3 months. |
11/17/1958 |
Released by the Providence Steamrollers. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (6); Movement: 15 (8); Control: 13 (7). |
03/21/1959 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $79,000 with the Philadelphia Haymakers organization. |
04/21/1959 |
Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/25/1959 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Grays with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/01/1959 |
Wins the ACB ACB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/10/1959 |
Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/23/1959 |
Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 6 weeks. |
07/10/1959 |
Injured (Bone chips (elbow)), out for 3 months. |
09/08/1959 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000 with the Philadelphia Haymakers organization. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (6); Movement: 15 (8); Control: 10 (5). |
03/10/1960 |
Injured (Oblique strain), out for 6 days. |
03/26/1960 |
Injured (Torn fingernail), day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/03/1960 |
Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/03/1960 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week. |
06/29/1960 |
Injured (Elbow tendinitis), out for 5 weeks. |
07/23/1960 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (6); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 7 (4). |
04/16/1961 |
Released by the Philadelphia organization. |
12/16/1961 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,800 with the Chihuahua Estrellas organization. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (5); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 6 (3). |
03/27/1962 |
Released by the Chihuahua Estrellas. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 13 (7); Control: 5 (3). |
01/01/1963 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
|
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1942 |
8 |
8 |
1943 |
8 |
9 |
1944 |
6 |
9 |
1947 |
6 |
9 |
|
|
Year |
G |
Rank |
1953 |
44 |
1 |
1954 |
41 |
1 |
1955 |
50 |
1 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1943 |
16 |
1 |
1944 |
17 |
2 |
1946 |
17 |
1 |
1947 |
16 |
2 |
1958 |
4 |
2 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1942 |
8 |
8 |
1943 |
7 |
10 |
1944 |
7 |
9 |
1946 |
8 |
6 |
1947 |
8 |
1 |
1955 |
13 |
6 |
1958 |
3 |
5 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1943 |
8 |
6 |
1944 |
10 |
1 |
1945 |
8 |
5 |
1946 |
7 |
6 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1942 |
.615 |
10 |
1947 |
.615 |
3 |
1949 |
.565 |
8 |
1958 |
1.000 |
1 |
|
Year |
SV |
Rank |
1951 |
3 |
9 |
1953 |
18 |
1 |
1954 |
15 |
1 |
1955 |
26 |
1 |
1956 |
7 |
3 |
|
Year |
HLD |
Rank |
1950 |
1 |
8 |
1951 |
2 |
4 |
1955 |
1 |
4 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1943 |
135.1 |
1 |
1944 |
132.2 |
3 |
1945 |
123.2 |
9 |
1946 |
139.0 |
2 |
1947 |
126.1 |
7 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1943 |
604 |
3 |
1944 |
607 |
2 |
1946 |
569 |
6 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1943 |
8 |
3 |
1944 |
8 |
5 |
1945 |
8 |
5 |
1946 |
12 |
2 |
1947 |
11 |
3 |
1949 |
23 |
8 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1942 |
60 |
5 |
1943 |
59 |
3 |
1944 |
66 |
2 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1943 |
63 |
4 |
1944 |
62 |
4 |
1945 |
68 |
2 |
1946 |
89 |
1 |
1947 |
83 |
1 |
1949 |
92 |
8 |
1958 |
24 |
10 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1946 |
2 |
10 |
1952 |
2 |
9 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1945 |
3.64 |
6 |
1946 |
3.17 |
4 |
1947 |
3.56 |
4 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1945 |
.291 |
6 |
1946 |
.266 |
2 |
1947 |
.249 |
1 |
1949 |
.240 |
2 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1945 |
1.36 |
4 |
1946 |
1.11 |
1 |
1947 |
1.21 |
1 |
1949 |
1.40 |
9 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1945 |
1.70 |
3 |
1946 |
3.42 |
1 |
1947 |
1.77 |
2 |
1948 |
0.99 |
10 |
1949 |
0.92 |
9 |
1958 |
6.00 |
7 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1945 |
12.23 |
2 |
1946 |
9.97 |
1 |
1947 |
10.97 |
1 |
1949 |
12.83 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1942 |
0.48 |
9 |
1958 |
0.00 |
1 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1945 |
9.32 |
2 |
1946 |
8.29 |
2 |
1947 |
7.55 |
1 |
1949 |
7.89 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1945 |
2.91 |
6 |
1946 |
1.68 |
1 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1943 |
4.19 |
7 |
1944 |
4.21 |
5 |
1945 |
4.95 |
2 |
1946 |
5.76 |
3 |
1947 |
5.91 |
2 |
1948 |
4.48 |
5 |
1949 |
4.37 |
6 |
|
Year |
RA |
Rank |
1951 |
30 |
10 |
1952 |
13 |
9 |
1953 |
44 |
1 |
1954 |
41 |
1 |
1955 |
50 |
1 |
1956 |
17 |
9 |
|
Year |
GF |
Rank |
1950 |
19 |
10 |
1953 |
37 |
1 |
1954 |
37 |
1 |
1955 |
48 |
1 |
1956 |
16 |
7 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1944 |
7 |
10 |
1945 |
8 |
6 |
1946 |
12 |
1 |
1947 |
7 |
10 |
1949 |
17 |
8 |
1958 |
3 |
7 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1945 |
.533 |
6 |
1946 |
.706 |
2 |
1949 |
.548 |
5 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1943 |
12 |
1 |
1944 |
10 |
3 |
1945 |
10 |
5 |
1946 |
11 |
1 |
1947 |
7 |
8 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1943 |
.750 |
1 |
1944 |
.588 |
5 |
1945 |
.667 |
5 |
1946 |
.647 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1945 |
0.58 |
5 |
1947 |
0.55 |
9 |
1948 |
0.55 |
4 |
1958 |
0.63 |
10 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1945 |
2.5 |
4 |
1946 |
3.1 |
1 |
1947 |
2.5 |
3 |
1958 |
1.1 |
7 |
|
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