12/24/1977 | Drafted in the 1977 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Bears. |
01/01/1978 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
04/03/1978 | Named the #10 prospect in the ABBA |
07/02/1978 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Birmingham Black Barons with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/03/1978 | Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for one week. |
09/22/1978 | Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days. |
11/17/1978 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1979 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
06/18/1979 | Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
09/25/1979 | Injured on 09/22/1979, diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 11-12 months. |
11/17/1979 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1980 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
08/14/1980 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 15 months. |
12/24/1980 | Drafted in the 1980 expansion draft from the Milwaukee Bears by the Memphis Red Sox (Round 7, Pick 1, 25th overall pick). |
01/01/1981 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
02/11/1981 | Injured (Torn UCL), out for 2 weeks. |
02/21/1981 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days. |
01/01/1982 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
06/01/1982 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/22/1982 | Was selected to the 1982 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
06/29/1982 | Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days. |
11/11/1982 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $250,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1983 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
04/26/1983 | Suspended 8 games after ejection following a brawl. |
11/16/1983 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1984 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6). |
06/12/1984 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Federals with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/29/1984 | Injured on 07/28/1984, diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain, will not miss additional time. |
11/15/1984 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1985 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
01/13/1985 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000 with the St. Louis Browns organization. |
06/11/1985 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Caribou Caribou with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/16/1985 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Boston Americans with 5 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
09/06/1985 | Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1986 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
06/02/1986 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Memphis Red Sox with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/04/1986 | Wins the 1986 ABBA AL Ozzie Award at P. |
01/01/1987 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
05/05/1987 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/29/1987 | Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/06/1987 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Black Yankees with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/19/1987 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $23,550,000 with the St. Louis Browns organization. |
01/01/1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/11/1988 | Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 6 days. |
07/26/1988 | Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/21/1988 | Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1989 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
01/01/1990 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
03/01/1990 | Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1991 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/03/1991 | Injured (Tired arm), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/01/1991 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
01/01/1992 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/19/1992 | Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/14/1992 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/26/1992 | Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/09/1992 | Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 6 days. |
07/17/1992 | Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/09/1992 | Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for one week. |
11/02/1992 | Declined his contract option. |
11/24/1992 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1993 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
01/25/1993 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $18,000,000 with the Yokohama Dodgers organization. |
04/05/1993 | Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/11/1993 | Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/19/1993 | Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for one week. |
08/06/1993 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/22/1993 | Injured (Torn labrum (Shoulder)), out for 8-9 months. |
01/01/1994 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
05/28/1994 | Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 5 weeks. |
07/09/1994 | Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/13/1994 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week. |
08/17/1994 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1995 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
06/26/1995 | Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/04/1995 | Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/21/1995 | Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week. |
08/14/1995 | Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 5 weeks. |
11/02/1995 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $17,000,000 with the Yokohama Dodgers organization. |
01/01/1996 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
06/07/1996 | Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1997 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
03/30/1997 | Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/03/1997 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week. |
04/22/1997 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week. |
05/10/1997 | Injured (Biceps strain), out for 6 weeks. |
07/06/1997 | Injured (Elbow tendinitis), out for 5 weeks. |
07/06/1997 | Collects his 2000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association strikeout! |
09/23/1997 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $9,600,000 with the Yokohama Dodgers organization. |
01/01/1998 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
04/18/1998 | Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/19/1998 | Injured (Strained forearm), day-to-day for one week. |
06/26/1998 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days. |