haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː wʌz sˈɛnt tə ðə mˈaɪnɚz ˈæftɚɹ ɐ slˈʌɡɪʃ stˈɑːɹt tə ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ, ænd hiː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd fɹʌmðə spˈoːɹt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.
However, he was sent to the minors after a sluggish start to the following year, and he retired from the sport in 1976.