Was selected to baseball's American League All-Star team seven times
(1945, 1949-1950 and 1952-1954).
Attended Oklahoma State University.
Pitched for Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians (1942-1946) and
New York Yankees (1947-1954).
Made major league debut on 17 September 1942 (first of two appearances
that season).
Led the American League in strikeouts in 1943 (151) and 1952
(160).
One of four pitchers (including Virgil Trucks, Johnny Vander Meer, and Nolan Ryan) to throw two no-hit games in one season. On 12 July 1951, he defeated the Cleveland Indians, 1-0; on 28 September he defeated the Boston Red Sox, 8-0.