Sunday, July 5, 2015

Jim Abbott: timeline

Born: September 19, 1967
1985: Drafted by Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
1985-8: University of Michigan
1987: Golden Spikes winner (U of Michigan)
1988: Big Ten Athlete of the Year
1988: Gold Medal in Olympics
1988: Drafted by California Angels
Debut: April 8, 1989 (Angels)
1992: Traded to New York Yankees
1993: No-Hit Cleveland  (September 4)
1995: Signed with Chicago White Sox
1995: Hutch Award
1996: Signed with Angels
1998: Signed with White Sox
1999: Signed with Milwaukee Brewers
2005: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (2.5% of vote)
2007: College Baseball Hall of Fame
2012: Published autobiography

Accomplishments:
Golden Spikes
Olympic Gold Medal
Babe Didrickson Award
Tony Conigliaro Award
No-Hitter
Hutch Award
AL Player of the Week (September 5, 1993)
87-108
4.25
263 Games-254 Starts
31 CG
6 SHO
1674 IP
1.433 WHIP
888 Strikeouts
18 wins (1991)
Sub 3.50 ERA: 2x
Sub 3 ERA: 2x
200+ IP: 4x

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