[1950] Opening day starter for the St. Louis Browns [1951] Opening day starter for the St. Louis Browns [1952] Opening day starter for the St. Louis Browns [1953] Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers [1955] Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers [1958] Opening day starter for the Kansas City Athletics [1960] Selected by the Los Angeles Angels from the Kansas City Athletics (#15 overall) in the 1960 MLB Expansion Draft