Major League Baseball Player. The right-hander was a starter and reliever in the big leagues for 11 years. He made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952 with a 1-2 record in 14 games. He was 0-1 in one game in 1953 and was traded to the Baltimore Oioles on October 8, 1954 for second baseman Chico Garcia. He went 10-10 with a 3.92 earned run average in 1955, 12-7 with a 4.18 ERA in 1956 and 11-13 with a 3.72 ERA in 1957. He led the American League by issuing 112 walks that year. He was part of history on June 28, 1957 when he blanked the Cleveland Indians 6-0 for the Orioles' fourth consecutive shutout, an AL record. He was traded to the Chicago White Sox along with first baseman-outfielder Tito Francona and infielder-outfielder Billy Goodman on December 3, 1957 for pitchers Jack Harshman and Russ Heman, outfielder Larry Doby and first baseman Jim Marshall. He was 9-7 with a 3.82 ERA in 1958 and 3-6 with 4.12 in 1959. He pitched one inning for the White Sox in the 1959 World Series as the Los Angeles Dodgers won in six games. He was sold to the Washington Senators on June 13, 1960. He had a 4-3 record and 13 saves that year. When the franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961, he was 4-4 with a 3.67 ERA and 14 saves in 1961. He followed with 8-3 in 1962 but slumped to 1-3 with a 6.98 ERA in 1963 and was released by the Twins on October 15 of that year. His lifetime totals were 63-59 with 4.06 ERA, five shutouts and 46 saves. He was 26-25 in relief.
Major League Baseball Player. The right-hander was a starter and reliever in the big leagues for 11 years. He made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952 with a 1-2 record in 14 games. He was 0-1 in one game in 1953 and was traded to the Baltimore Oioles on October 8, 1954 for second baseman Chico Garcia. He went 10-10 with a 3.92 earned run average in 1955, 12-7 with a 4.18 ERA in 1956 and 11-13 with a 3.72 ERA in 1957. He led the American League by issuing 112 walks that year. He was part of history on June 28, 1957 when he blanked the Cleveland Indians 6-0 for the Orioles' fourth consecutive shutout, an AL record. He was traded to the Chicago White Sox along with first baseman-outfielder Tito Francona and infielder-outfielder Billy Goodman on December 3, 1957 for pitchers Jack Harshman and Russ Heman, outfielder Larry Doby and first baseman Jim Marshall. He was 9-7 with a 3.82 ERA in 1958 and 3-6 with 4.12 in 1959. He pitched one inning for the White Sox in the 1959 World Series as the Los Angeles Dodgers won in six games. He was sold to the Washington Senators on June 13, 1960. He had a 4-3 record and 13 saves that year. When the franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961, he was 4-4 with a 3.67 ERA and 14 saves in 1961. He followed with 8-3 in 1962 but slumped to 1-3 with a 6.98 ERA in 1963 and was released by the Twins on October 15 of that year. His lifetime totals were 63-59 with 4.06 ERA, five shutouts and 46 saves. He was 26-25 in relief.
Bio by: Ron Coons
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