Born: November 9, 1931 in New Athens, IL
High School: New Athens (New Athens, IL)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1956
Final Game: September 28, 1963
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| Rk | Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Finish | |||
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| 1 | 1973 | Texas Rangers | AL | 1st of 3 | 138 | 47 | 91 | .341 | 6 | |
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| 2 | 1974 | California Angels | AL | 2nd of 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6 | |
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| 3 | 1975 | Kansas City Royals | AL | 2nd of 2 | 66 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1976 | Kansas City Royals | AL | 162 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1977 | Kansas City Royals | AL | 162 | 102 | 60 | .630 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 1978 | Kansas City Royals | AL | 162 | 92 | 70 | .568 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1979 | Kansas City Royals | AL | 162 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 2 | ||
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| 8 | 1980 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 3rd of 4 | 73 | 38 | 35 | .521 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 51 | 30 | 20 | .600 | 2 | First half of season | |
| 10 | 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 52 | 29 | 23 | .558 | 2 | Second half of season | |
| 11 | 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 162 | 92 | 70 | .568 | 1 | WS Champs | |
| 12 | 1983 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 1984 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 162 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 1985 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 162 | 101 | 61 | .623 | 1 | NL Pennant | |
| 15 | 1986 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 161 | 79 | 82 | .491 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 1987 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 162 | 95 | 67 | .586 | 1 | NL Pennant | |
| 17 | 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 162 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 5 | ||
| 18 | 1989 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 164 | 86 | 76 | .531 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 1990 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 1st of 3 | 80 | 33 | 47 | .413 | 6 | |
| Texas Rangers | 1 year | 138 | 47 | 91 | .341 | 6.0 | ||||
| California Angels | 1 year | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6.0 | ||||
| Kansas City Royals | 5 years | 714 | 410 | 304 | .574 | 1.4 | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 11 years | 1553 | 822 | 728 | .530 | 2.9 | 3 Pennants and 1 World Series Title | |||
| Total | 18 years | 2409 | 1281 | 1125 | .532 | 2.8 | 3 Pennants and 1 World Series Title |