mˌeɪkɪŋ hɪz ˌɛmˌɛlbˈiː deɪbjˈuː æɾ ˈeɪdʒ twˈɛnti ˈeɪt fɚðə bɹˈaʊnz ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl ˈeɪtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, hiː wʌz sˈɛnt bˈæk tʊ ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə sˈɪɾi ˈæftɚɹ ˈoʊnli tˈuː ɡˈeɪmz.
Making his MLB debut at age 28 for the Browns on April 18, 1953, he was sent back to Oklahoma City after only two games.