06/01/1952 |
Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Cardiff Alliance, out of college (Douglas). |
06/03/1952 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Cardiff Alliance organization with a signing bonus of $27,000. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (8); Movement: 13 (8); Control: 8 (7). |
05/02/1953 |
Named the #5 prospect in the RCB |
08/08/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Truro United with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/03/1953 |
Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/19/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,040 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (7); Movement: 15 (8); Control: 9 (6). |
05/02/1954 |
Named the #9 prospect in the RCB |
05/11/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Truro United with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/14/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Manchester City Baseball Stars with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/12/1954 |
Wins the 1954 The King's Cup with the Cardiff Alliance. |
10/16/1954 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,520 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (7); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 10 (6). |
06/25/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/20/1955 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Liverpool AC with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/12/1955 |
Wins the 1955 The King's Cup with the Cardiff Alliance. |
09/25/1955 |
Won the 1955 Professional North Atlantic Baseball Atlantic Cup with the Cardiff Alliance! |
10/04/1955 |
Wins the 1955 RCB TBL Order of the Glove at P. |
10/20/1955 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,920 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (7); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 10 (5). |
05/15/1956 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Manchester City Baseball Stars with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/01/1956 |
Wins the RCB TBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/25/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/01/1956 |
Wins the RCB TBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/15/1956 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $30,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 10 (5). |
06/25/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/20/1957 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $42,500 through arbitration. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 11 (6). |
10/18/1958 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $58,750 through arbitration. |
11/03/1958 |
Named to the 1958 The Baseball World Cup for England. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 10 (5). |
06/25/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/12/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Manchester City Baseball Stars with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/16/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Truro United with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/30/1959 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Liverpool AC with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/08/1959 |
Finished 2nd in 1959 RCB TBL Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Arm voting. |
10/18/1959 |
Became a free agent. |
11/22/1959 |
Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $1,116,000 with the Brooklyn Bums organization. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 10 (5). |
04/20/1960 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Providence Steamrollers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/12/1960 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Providence Steamrollers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/01/1960 |
Wins the ACB ACB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/07/1960 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Washington Grays with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/08/1960 |
Wins the 1960 Atlantic Coast Baseball Championship with the Brooklyn Bums. |
10/03/1960 |
Wins the 1960 ACB ACB Golden Glove Award at P. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 11 (6). |
04/25/1961 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Washington Grays with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
04/29/1961 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Rockville Superbas with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/01/1961 |
Wins the ACB ACB Player of the Week Award. |
06/24/1961 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Providence Steamrollers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/11/1961 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Providence Steamrollers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/25/1961 |
Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Newark Gunners with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/01/1961 |
Wins the ACB ACB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/01/1961 |
Wins the ACB ACB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/10/1961 |
Wins the 1961 ACB ACB Golden Arm Award. |
11/06/1961 |
Named to the 1961 The Baseball World Cup for England. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 10 (5). |
04/12/1962 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Grays with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/01/1962 |
Wins the ACB ACB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/01/1962 |
Wins the ACB ACB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/06/1962 |
Finished 2nd in 1962 ACB ACB Golden Arm Award voting. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 10 (5). |
04/14/1963 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Haymakers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/21/1963 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Washington Grays with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/08/1963 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Newark Gunners with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/19/1963 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Haymakers with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/01/1963 |
Wins the ACB ACB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/01/1963 |
Wins the ACB ACB Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/09/1963 |
Wins the 1963 Atlantic Coast Baseball Championship with the Brooklyn Bums. |
09/20/1963 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Manchester City Baseball Stars with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/21/1963 |
Won the 1963 Professional North Atlantic Baseball Atlantic Cup with the Brooklyn Bums! |
12/28/1963 |
Injured (Bruised thigh), day-to-day for 6 days. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (7); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 10 (5). |
04/23/1964 |
Injured (Strained shoulder), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
05/20/1964 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
10/17/1964 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (6); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 9 (5). |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (4); Movement: 14 (7); Control: 8 (4). |
01/01/1966 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1954 |
13 |
5 |
1955 |
11 |
1 |
1956 |
10 |
6 |
1959 |
15 |
1 |
|
Year |
G |
Rank |
1956 |
28 |
10 |
1957 |
29 |
9 |
1958 |
31 |
8 |
1959 |
27 |
10 |
1962 |
33 |
9 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1954 |
28 |
3 |
1955 |
24 |
6 |
1956 |
28 |
3 |
1959 |
27 |
5 |
1960 |
34 |
2 |
1961 |
34 |
1 |
1961 |
4 |
2 |
1962 |
33 |
1 |
1963 |
32 |
1 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1954 |
12 |
3 |
1955 |
9 |
7 |
1956 |
15 |
1 |
1959 |
15 |
3 |
1960 |
18 |
1 |
1961 |
21 |
1 |
1962 |
17 |
1 |
1963 |
21 |
1 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1954 |
11 |
7 |
1955 |
12 |
2 |
1956 |
10 |
6 |
1957 |
15 |
1 |
1958 |
9 |
8 |
1960 |
13 |
5 |
1964 |
16 |
2 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1954 |
.522 |
7 |
1956 |
.600 |
4 |
1959 |
.682 |
3 |
1961 |
.750 |
1 |
1961 |
1.000 |
1 |
1962 |
.654 |
3 |
1963 |
.750 |
2 |
|
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1954 |
211.0 |
2 |
1955 |
193.1 |
5 |
1956 |
213.1 |
2 |
1959 |
235.2 |
2 |
1960 |
283.2 |
1 |
1961 |
286.1 |
1 |
1961 |
30.2 |
2 |
1962 |
254.1 |
1 |
1963 |
253.2 |
1 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1954 |
947 |
1 |
1955 |
844 |
4 |
1956 |
909 |
2 |
1957 |
811 |
8 |
1959 |
971 |
2 |
1960 |
1173 |
1 |
1961 |
1192 |
1 |
1961 |
121 |
3 |
1962 |
1055 |
2 |
1963 |
1042 |
1 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1954 |
13 |
10 |
1955 |
18 |
7 |
1956 |
23 |
2 |
1960 |
27 |
3 |
1962 |
31 |
5 |
1963 |
26 |
6 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1954 |
99 |
2 |
1955 |
65 |
5 |
1956 |
86 |
3 |
1957 |
64 |
7 |
1959 |
70 |
7 |
1960 |
93 |
6 |
1961 |
97 |
3 |
1963 |
66 |
10 |
1964 |
90 |
2 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1954 |
127 |
2 |
1955 |
137 |
2 |
1956 |
137 |
1 |
1957 |
117 |
6 |
1958 |
27 |
7 |
1959 |
149 |
3 |
1960 |
181 |
2 |
1961 |
206 |
1 |
1961 |
29 |
5 |
1962 |
156 |
5 |
1963 |
176 |
4 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1954 |
3 |
8 |
1955 |
5 |
1 |
1956 |
5 |
4 |
1957 |
3 |
9 |
1959 |
5 |
7 |
1960 |
7 |
4 |
1961 |
10 |
3 |
1964 |
7 |
4 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1955 |
3.72 |
6 |
1956 |
3.21 |
3 |
1959 |
2.86 |
2 |
1960 |
3.20 |
7 |
1961 |
2.83 |
2 |
1962 |
3.33 |
2 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1956 |
.266 |
5 |
1959 |
.267 |
3 |
1960 |
.260 |
5 |
1962 |
.246 |
3 |
1963 |
.262 |
6 |
1964 |
.178 |
2 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1956 |
1.31 |
6 |
1959 |
1.16 |
2 |
1960 |
1.20 |
4 |
1961 |
1.22 |
5 |
1962 |
1.16 |
1 |
1963 |
1.15 |
5 |
1964 |
0.91 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1955 |
2.11 |
5 |
1956 |
1.59 |
9 |
1957 |
1.83 |
6 |
1959 |
2.13 |
3 |
1960 |
1.95 |
10 |
1961 |
2.12 |
6 |
1962 |
2.23 |
6 |
1963 |
2.67 |
6 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
12.02 |
6 |
1959 |
10.65 |
2 |
1960 |
11.07 |
5 |
1961 |
11.16 |
5 |
1961 |
8.80 |
10 |
1962 |
10.51 |
1 |
1963 |
10.40 |
3 |
1964 |
9.16 |
10 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1954 |
0.55 |
4 |
1955 |
0.84 |
7 |
1956 |
0.97 |
10 |
1957 |
0.48 |
2 |
1959 |
0.46 |
2 |
1961 |
0.53 |
3 |
1963 |
0.92 |
9 |
1964 |
0.49 |
6 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1955 |
9.17 |
10 |
1956 |
8.14 |
3 |
1959 |
7.79 |
2 |
1960 |
7.87 |
3 |
1961 |
7.95 |
4 |
1962 |
7.93 |
4 |
1963 |
7.98 |
8 |
1964 |
4.34 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1957 |
3.09 |
10 |
1959 |
2.67 |
4 |
1961 |
3.05 |
9 |
1962 |
2.48 |
3 |
1963 |
2.34 |
5 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1954 |
5.42 |
5 |
1955 |
6.38 |
3 |
1956 |
5.78 |
6 |
1957 |
5.64 |
3 |
1958 |
11.95 |
3 |
1959 |
5.69 |
6 |
1960 |
5.74 |
8 |
1961 |
6.47 |
8 |
1962 |
5.52 |
9 |
|
|
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1954 |
16 |
4 |
1955 |
13 |
8 |
1956 |
15 |
2 |
1959 |
16 |
4 |
1960 |
21 |
3 |
1961 |
23 |
1 |
1961 |
3 |
2 |
1962 |
25 |
1 |
1963 |
21 |
3 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1954 |
.571 |
6 |
1955 |
.542 |
9 |
1956 |
.536 |
9 |
1959 |
.593 |
4 |
1961 |
.676 |
4 |
1962 |
.758 |
1 |
1963 |
.656 |
8 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1954 |
13 |
2 |
1955 |
13 |
1 |
1956 |
11 |
1 |
1957 |
8 |
6 |
1959 |
17 |
3 |
1960 |
23 |
1 |
1961 |
22 |
1 |
1961 |
1 |
2 |
1962 |
15 |
2 |
1963 |
16 |
2 |
1964 |
7 |
5 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1954 |
.464 |
2 |
1955 |
.542 |
1 |
1956 |
.393 |
3 |
1957 |
.333 |
6 |
1959 |
.630 |
2 |
1960 |
.676 |
1 |
1961 |
.647 |
1 |
1962 |
.455 |
2 |
1963 |
.500 |
3 |
1964 |
.280 |
6 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1953 |
1 |
4 |
1954 |
2 |
2 |
1955 |
1 |
3 |
1956 |
1 |
5 |
1959 |
3 |
1 |
1960 |
2 |
2 |
1961 |
5 |
1 |
1962 |
1 |
8 |
1963 |
4 |
1 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1954 |
0.51 |
10 |
1957 |
0.53 |
7 |
1958 |
0.76 |
1 |
1959 |
0.53 |
8 |
1960 |
0.53 |
8 |
1961 |
0.56 |
7 |
1962 |
0.56 |
3 |
1963 |
0.56 |
5 |
1964 |
0.54 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1954 |
3.9 |
6 |
1955 |
4.7 |
2 |
1956 |
3.5 |
7 |
1957 |
4.9 |
4 |
1959 |
7.0 |
2 |
1960 |
4.5 |
6 |
1961 |
8.2 |
1 |
1961 |
1.3 |
2 |
1962 |
4.4 |
8 |
1963 |
4.5 |
4 |
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