Did you know? Took a no-hitter into the eighth inning inning in first big league start, but had to settle for a five-hit 2-1 victory over the White Sox and boyhood idol Early Wynn ... led the PCL in wins with 19 in 1963.
Post game: Worked briefly as a sportscaster and later owned and operated a farm near Corpus Christi, Texas ... died of liver failure on December 21, 1984 at the age of 47.
Sources: Baseball Reference; The Sporting News, 3/18/1959; Torrance Daily Breeze, 12/9/1984; Newport News Daily Press, 12/11/1984.
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