hiː wʌz sˈaɪnd baɪ ðə bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ ˈoːɹɪˌoʊlz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ sˈiːzən, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ dɹˈæftᵻd baɪ ðə kˈænzəs sˈɪɾi ɹˈɔɪəlz fɹʌmðɪ ˈoːɹɪˌoʊlz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ɹˈuːl vˈiː dɹˈæft.
He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles before the 1964 season, and later drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Orioles in the 1968 rule V draft.