ˈɪn , æz ɐ fˈɪli, hiː wˈʌn sˈɛvəntˌiːn ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪv dᵻsˈɪʒənz wɪð ɐ θɹˈiː.zˈiəɹoʊ ˈeɪt ˈɜːnd ɹˈʌn ˈævɹɪdʒ sˈɛvənθ ɪnðə nˈæʃənəl lˈiːɡ, æz fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə fˈɪnɪʃt ɪnðə fˈɜːst dᵻvˈɪʒən fɔːɹ ˈoʊnli ðə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm sˈɪns wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ. ðˈɛn, ɪn hɪz mˈeɪdən kæmpˈeɪn fɚðə dˈɑːdʒɚz ˈɪn , hiː wɛnt fˈɪftiːn fˈaɪv, fɚɹə spˈɑːɹklɪŋ .sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈɪnɪŋ pɚsˈɛntɪdʒ.
In , as a Phillie, he won 17 of 25 decisions with a 3.08 earned run average (seventh in the National League), as Philadelphia finished in the first division for only the second time since World War I. Then, in his maiden campaign for the Dodgers in , he went 15–5, for a sparkling .750 winning percentage.