Here are the lines for Mike O'Farrell's first two appearances as a major league pitcher:
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Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB K Dec
9/5 DET L 2-9 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
9/23 @DET W 8-6 * 9 12 6 6 3 1 W
With the 1937 season at an end, let's look at how Mike did in his first professional season. His stats at Little Rock, Minneapolis, and Boston follow:
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Team G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP
Little Rock (A) 10 10 5 1 0 2.67 81.0 73 24 24 7 22 79 4 2 1.17 .313
Minneapolis (AA) 8 8 5 3 0 4.70 59.1 69 33 31 5 11 30 2 1 1.35 .327
Combined A/AA 18 18 10 4 0 3.53 140.1 142 57 55 12 33 109 6 3 1.25
Boston (AL) 2 1 1 0 0 5.23 10.1 14 6 6 1 3 1 1 0 1.65 .333
(I've used the league designations as they were used in 1937. In OOTP terms, Mike pitched at the Class AA and Class AAA levels)
Not surprisingly, Mike found the going tougher as he moved up to higher levels of competition. All in all, however, he looked pretty good.
I've never been exactly sure how the game engine awards blue stars to prospects, but it really liked what Mike showed it in his first two months as a professional pitcher. When Mike signed, he was given three stars. He's now picked up two more, and is a glowing five-star prospect!
His ratings have taken a nice little bounce, too; you'll read more about that, and about how he compares to other hot pitching prospects, in a scouting report I'll post here very soon.