Born: November 18, 1925 in Salina, KS
High School: Fremont (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1943.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1944
Final Game: September 28, 1957
Died: August 8, 2005 in Rancho Mirage, CA
Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Roy Smalley and Uncle of Roy Smalley
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Uncommon talent, uncommon tragedies. Never got the Angel rehabilitation he richly deserved.
| Rk | Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Finish | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1960 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL | 3rd of 3 | 152 | 58 | 94 | .382 | 8 | |
| 2 | 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL | 155 | 47 | 107 | .305 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1962 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL | 161 | 81 | 80 | .503 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL | 162 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL | 162 | 92 | 70 | .568 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL | 162 | 85 | 76 | .528 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 1966 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL | 162 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 1968 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL | 1st of 3 | 54 | 27 | 27 | .500 | 7 | |
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| 10 | 1969 | Montreal Expos | NL | 162 | 52 | 110 | .321 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 1970 | Montreal Expos | NL | 162 | 73 | 89 | .451 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 1971 | Montreal Expos | NL | 162 | 71 | 90 | .441 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 1972 | Montreal Expos | NL | 156 | 70 | 86 | .449 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 1973 | Montreal Expos | NL | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 1974 | Montreal Expos | NL | 161 | 79 | 82 | .491 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 1975 | Montreal Expos | NL | 162 | 75 | 87 | .463 | 5 | ||
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| 17 | 1976 | Minnesota Twins | AL | 162 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 1977 | Minnesota Twins | AL | 161 | 84 | 77 | .522 | 4 | ||
| 19 | 1978 | Minnesota Twins | AL | 162 | 73 | 89 | .451 | 4 | ||
| 20 | 1979 | Minnesota Twins | AL | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 4 | ||
| 21 | 1980 | Minnesota Twins | AL | 1st of 2 | 125 | 54 | 71 | .432 | 3 | |
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| 22 | 1981 | California Angels | AL | 2nd of 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 4 | First half of season |
| 23 | 1981 | California Angels | AL | 2nd of 2 | 50 | 20 | 30 | .400 | 7 | Second half of season |
| 24 | 1982 | California Angels | AL | 162 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1 | ||
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| 25 | 1985 | California Angels | AL | 162 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 2 | ||
| 26 | 1986 | California Angels | AL | 162 | 92 | 70 | .568 | 1 | ||
| 27 | 1987 | California Angels | AL | 162 | 75 | 87 | .463 | 7 | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | 9 years | 1332 | 646 | 684 | .486 | 5.7 | ||||
| Montreal Expos | 7 years | 1127 | 499 | 627 | .443 | 5.0 | ||||
| Minnesota Twins | 5 years | 772 | 378 | 394 | .490 | 3.6 | ||||
| California Angels | 5 years | 711 | 379 | 332 | .533 | 3.7 | ||||
| Total | 26 years | 3942 | 1902 | 2037 | .483 | 4.7 |