Player History |
06/15/1953 | Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the Chicago Clout, out of high school (Santiago; Garden Grove, CA). |
08/04/1953 | Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization with a signing bonus of $93,700. |
01/01/1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 10 (12); Control: 5 (11). |
04/19/1954 | Named the #16 prospect in the ABA |
08/24/1954 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brantford Bells with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
01/01/1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (10). |
04/18/1955 | Named the #10 prospect in the ABA |
01/01/1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 6 (11). |
06/12/1956 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Hamilton Steelers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 8 (11). |
09/01/1957 | Wins the ABA LL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/15/1957 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 11 (12). |
04/16/1958 | Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 1 day. |
09/19/1958 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Mutuals with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 12 (13). |
05/08/1959 | Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)), out for 4 months. |
01/01/1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 14 (15). |
01/01/1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 14 (15). |
05/26/1961 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 14 (14). |
07/25/1962 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/02/1962 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/19/1962 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Morrills with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 14 (14). |
04/20/1963 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Mutuals with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 14 (14). |
04/28/1964 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/06/1964 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Morrills with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/06/1964 | Injured (forearm tendinitis), out for one week. |
01/01/1965 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 15 (15). |
06/09/1965 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/20/1965 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/29/1965 | Was traded by the Chicago Clout to the Washington Mutuals, along with SP Britt Moore, in exchange for LF Alonso Rosales, SS Mario Flores. |
08/10/1965 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/14/1965 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Morrills with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/01/1965 | Wins the ABA LL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 15 (15). |
07/24/1966 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/25/1966 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 15 (15). |
06/09/1967 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/24/1967 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/03/1967 | Won the 1967 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Washington Mutuals! |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 15 (15). |
04/19/1968 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/18/1968 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Morrills with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 15 (15). |
03/22/1969 | Injured (sinus infection), out for 3 days. |
04/14/1969 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/01/1969 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Eagles with 10 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
05/18/1969 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 15 (15). |
05/05/1970 | Earns his 200th career American Baseball Association victory! |
05/05/1970 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/09/1970 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/11/1970 | Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1970 | Wins the ABA LL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/26/1970 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/09/1970 | Injured (dehydration), day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/01/1970 | Wins the ABA LL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/19/1970 | Injured (strained forearm), out for one week. |
10/18/1970 | Wins the 1970 ABA LL Top Pitcher Award. |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 16 (16). |
07/08/1971 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/08/1971 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/17/1971 | Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 4 days. |
09/03/1971 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Morrills with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
12/24/1971 | Was traded by the Washington Mutuals to the Atlanta Rebels, along with SP John Thomas, in exchange for SS Brian Farley. |
01/01/1972 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 14 (15). |
05/12/1972 | Injured (sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks. |
06/12/1972 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Blue Rocks with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/25/1972 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Manhattan Peril with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 14 (15). |
05/27/1973 | Earns his 250th career American Baseball Association victory! |
07/23/1973 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Rivermen with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/03/1973 | Retired from professional baseball. |
10/02/1978 | Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |