Subject of Chapter 29 of the book
The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski
[1950] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1951] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1952] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1953] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1954] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1955] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1956] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1957] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1958] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1959] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1960] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1961] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies
[1962] Winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (Character and Integrity) ... His #36 was retired by the Phillies on March 21,1962
[1966] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros
[1976] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers)
[1978] Added to the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame
[1992] Inducted into the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame
This view includes all draft instances for this player. A player may be drafted multiple times but will only be signed by a Major League Organization once. The exception would be when a player's signing is voided. (rare)
