Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: May 18, 1929 in Wellesley Hills, MA
MLB Debut: September 16, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies
Final MLB Game: August 6, 1967 Kansas City Athletics
Died: March 7, 2000 in Beckley, WV
Years with the Angels: 1965-1967
ANGELS TRANSACTIONS:
Purchased by the California Angels from the San Francisco Giants on August 18, 1965.
Later traded by the California Angels with Jackie Warner to the Kansas City Athletics for Roger Repoz on June 15, 1967.
ANGELS DEBUT:
As the starting pitcher the first batter he faced was Zoilo Versalles who singled to left. A strikeout, single, stolen base, strikeout, groundout and he was out of the inning. He went six giving up 1 on 6 hits and striking out 3, getting the 3-1 win against the Minnesota Twins on Friday, August 20, 1965 (N) at Chavez Ravine.
ANGELS RECORD:
Appeared in 71 games from 1965-1967 and started 20 going 17-11 with 4.12 ERA. Went 13-7 in 1966.
Best Angels Performance:
Retrosheet didn't really have a top pitching performance as an Angel, but he did hit a triple with an RBI in a 5-2 loss to the Yankees on Saturday, April 29, 1967 (D) at Yankee Stadium I.
OTHER INTERESTING FACTS:
- Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1948.
- Served in the US Army in 1955.
- Won 16 straight starts in 1962.
- Went 1-2, 1.93 ERA in the 1962 World Series with the Giants.
- Played with the Phillies (56-58); Giants (59-65); Angels (65-67);
Athletics (67).
- Named NL Rookie of the Year by BWAA (1957)
- Named NL Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1957)
- NL All-Star (1957)
- NL Strikeouts Leader (1957)
- NL Shutouts Leader (1960)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 4 (1957, 1959, 1962 & 1963)
- 20 Wins Seasons: 1 (1962)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 6 (1957 & 1959-1963)
- Loved to face Don Zimmer: 52 AB, 14 K, .173
- Hated to face Eddie Matthews: 98 AB, 11 HR, 19 BB, .298
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