Did you know? Struck out the first six batters he faced in his big league debut, including a record four in one inning, on April 12, 1962.
Post-game: Dabbled in real estate; owned Arabian horses; managed a feed and tack store, a roping arena and a sporting goods store; and beginning in 1986, was a minor league general manager for a couple of years, and thereafter worked as a pitching coach, retiring in 2001.
Sources: Baseball Reference; SABR Bio; Los Angeles Times, 4/13/1962; Baltimore Evening Sun, 5/26/1977; Palm Desert Post, 7/3/1985; Palm Desert Sun, 12/11/1986; Modesto Bee, 8/27/1989; Edmonton Journal, 9/7/1996; Fresno Bee, 8/6/2001.
