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Ted Williams	Nickname: The Kid Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6' 3'' Weight: 235 Born: August 30, 1918 in Usa, CA, SAN DIEGO

Hall of Fame

Awards & Accomplishments
Silver Slugger	1944 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
Gold Glove	1940 1941 1942 1944 1948 1953
All-Star Selections	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954

Ratings - Batting Help

					Contact			Power			Gap			Eye			Ks
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Salary	vL	vR	OA	vL	vR	OA	vL	vR	OA	vL	vR	OA	vL	vR	OA
1939	20	DET	AL	$ 300,000	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
1940	21	DET	AL	$ 300,000	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
1941	22	DET	AL	$ 300,000	10	10	9	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
1942	23	DET	AL	$ 300,000	10	10	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9
1943	24	DET	AL	$ 6,535,714	10	10	9	9	10	9	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9
1944	25	DET	AL	$ 7,021,429	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9
1945	26	DET	AL	$ 12,000,000	10	10	10	9	10	10	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9
1946	27	DET	AL	$ 12,000,000	10	10	10	9	10	9	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9
1947	28	DET	AL	$ 12,000,000	10	10	10	9	10	10	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9
1948	29	DET	AL	$ 12,000,000	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9
1949	30	DET	AL	$ 12,000,000	10	10	9	8	9	9	8	9	8	10	10	10	8	9	8
1950	31	DET	AL	$ 12,000,000	10	10	9	8	9	9	8	9	8	10	10	10	8	9	9
1951	32	DET	AL	$ 15,340,000	10	10	10	8	9	8	8	9	8	10	10	10	8	8	8
1952	33	DET	AL	$ 15,340,000	10	10	10	8	9	8	8	9	8	10	10	10	8	8	8
1953	34	DET	AL	$ 15,340,000	10	10	9	8	9	8	8	9	8	10	10	10	7	8	8
1954	35	DET	AL	$ 15,340,000	10	10	9	7	8	8	7	8	8	10	10	10	7	8	7
1955	36	DET	AL	$ 15,340,000	9	9	8	6	7	7	6	7	7	10	10	10	7	7	7
1956	37	DET	AL	$ 15,340,000	7	7	7	5	6	5	4	5	4	10	10	10	6	6	6
1957	38	DET	AL	$ 15,340,000	5	5	5	1	2	2	3	4	3	8	9	9	4	4	4
OOTP6 Min Ratings				$ 300,000	5	5	5	1	2	2	3	4	3	8	9	9	4	4	4
OOTP6 Max Ratings				$ 15,340,000	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9

Batting Stats Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	XR	OWS
1939	20	DET	AL	103	374	64	108	23	1	18	66	0	1	72	22	.289	.402	.500	.902	69.5	13.4
		AAA		54	205	57	81	16	3	28	56	2	2	41	10	.395	.496	.912	1.408	73.7
1940	21	DET	AL	154	566	99	167	38	9	28	129	0	0	117	43	.295	.413	.542	.955	121.8	25.6
1941	22	DET	AL	145	519	110	180	41	6	31	119	0	1	112	25	.347	.461	.628	1.090	128.5	29.4
1942	23	DET	AL	153	573	127	188	46	4	35	123	0	0	113	44	.328	.437	.606	1.043	134.4	26.3
1943	24	DET	AL	115	417	102	141	37	7	26	75	0	0	94	36	.338	.459	.647	1.107	108.1	22.7
1944	25	DET	AL	157	551	138	190	48	5	43	147	0	0	137	35	.345	.472	.684	1.156	156.3	36.6
1945	26	DET	AL	126	443	108	140	31	3	37	120	0	0	95	35	.316	.435	.650	1.085	115.8	28.6
1946	27	DET	AL	153	550	135	172	22	2	45	145	2	0	141	36	.313	.452	.605	1.057	142.9	32.5
1947	28	DET	AL	154	544	122	187	47	6	44	147	1	0	113	37	.344	.452	.695	1.147	149.0	39.2
1948	29	DET	AL	155	536	167	188	40	3	48	155	4	0	178	44	.351	.508	.705	1.213	174.8	39.2
1949	30	DET	AL	154	512	154	188	40	5	44	143	2	0	172	43	.367	.526	.723	1.249	171.2	39.7
1950	31	DET	AL	155	549	178	215	47	5	52	198	1	0	166	48	.392	.527	.780	1.307	191.3	45.6
1951	32	DET	AL	156	541	144	188	35	3	37	143	0	0	163	48	.348	.494	.628	1.122	156.6	40.3
1952	33	DET	AL	157	551	138	193	41	5	39	149	2	0	143	67	.350	.479	.655	1.135	156.7	35.0
1953	34	DET	AL	158	534	123	191	52	4	36	122	0	0	145	71	.358	.495	.672	1.167	157.1	35.4
1954	35	DET	AL	157	574	142	186	35	2	40	125	0	1	124	72	.324	.444	.601	1.045	138.7	33.6
1955	36	DET	AL	119	404	83	126	20	7	18	84	0	0	119	56	.312	.469	.530	.998	98.4	21.2
1956	37	DET	AL	90	331	55	95	22	1	5	37	0	0	64	75	.287	.403	.405	.808	54.7	9.9
1957	38	DET	AL	138	483	55	104	7	2	7	21	0	0	51	157	.215	.291	.282	.573	42.2	2.5
19 Years Sim				2699	9552	2244	3147	672	80	633	2248	12	3	2319	994	.329	.458	.615	1.074	2468.0	556.7
1 Years AAA				54	205	57	81	16	3	28	56	2	2	41	10	.395	.496	.912	1.408	73.7
162 Game Average					573	134	188	40	4	37	134	0	0	139	59	.329	.458	.615	1.074	148.1
Career Highs				158	574	178	215	52	9	52	198	4	1	178	157	.392	.527	.780	1.307	191.3

Career Batting Splits Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	XR
vs RH		6418	1620	2206	469	64	457	1571	9	2	1631	607	.344	.475	.650	1.125	1821.5
vs LH		3134	624	941	203	16	176	677	3	1	688	387	.300	.424	.544	.968	712.9
Home	1353	4757	1094	1589	358	42	320	1160	3	1	1071	500	.334	.454	.629	1.083	1257.0
Away	1346	4795	1150	1558	314	38	313	1088	9	2	1248	494	.325	.462	.602	1.064	1277.4
RISP		2696	0	880	171	19	193	1520	0	0	801	280	.326	.470	.619	1.089	767.3
Pinch Hitting		127	28	40	3	1	14	45	0	0	36	19	.315	.467	.685	1.152	38.2
Close/Late		1057	253	345	64	10	72	243	0	0	332	110	.326	.486	.610	1.096	304.2
Mar/Apr	448	1675	384	569	114	16	117	379	0	1	369	178	.340	.456	.636	1.092	447.2
May	480	1669	387	526	126	14	98	393	4	0	425	191	.315	.451	.584	1.035	425.9
June	481	1707	415	560	114	7	140	442	1	2	400	179	.328	.454	.649	1.103	465.9
July	426	1501	335	474	98	19	74	298	3	0	367	155	.316	.448	.554	1.002	365.1
August	442	1523	371	510	103	12	121	400	2	0	385	151	.335	.467	.657	1.124	431.9
Sep/Oct	422	1477	352	508	117	12	83	336	2	0	373	140	.344	.474	.608	1.082	398.4

Fielding Stats Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	IP	PO	A	E	DP	FPct	RF	DWS
1939	20	DET	AL	RF	99	98	879.7	188	3	2	0	.990	1.95	1.8
				LF	2	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00
1940	21	DET	AL	RF	148	147	1333.3	304	3	4	1	.987	2.07	4.4
				LF	6	0	8.3	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.16
1941	22	DET	AL	RF	139	136	1226.3	280	5	4	1	.986	2.09	2.8
				LF	4	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00
1942	23	DET	AL	RF	150	149	1354.3	321	10	4	2	.988	2.20	5.4
				LF	3	1	16.0	7	0	0	0	1.000	3.94
1943	24	DET	AL	RF	93	92	826.3	201	3	1	0	.995	2.22	2.3
				LF	22	18	167.0	39	0	0	0	1.000	2.10
1944	25	DET	AL	RF	148	147	1323.0	315	7	3	1	.991	2.19	3.8
				LF	7	0	11.0	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00
1945	26	DET	AL	RF	118	117	1029.7	236	5	4	3	.984	2.11	2.7
				LF	8	0	19.0	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.42
1946	27	DET	AL	RF	146	143	1306.0	310	5	5	0	.984	2.17	4.3
				LF	6	0	12.0	4	0	0	0	1.000	3.00
1947	28	DET	AL	RF	120	115	1045.3	260	6	3	2	.989	2.29	5.2
				LF	34	25	238.7	58	0	4	0	.935	2.19
1948	29	DET	AL	RF	125	124	1107.3	278	4	4	2	.986	2.29	3.1
				CF	25	25	226.3	69	1	4	0	.946	2.78
				2B	1	1	9.0	3	0	0	0	1.000	3.00	0.0
				LF	1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00
1949	30	DET	AL	LF	146	141	1251.7	263	7	10	1	.964	1.94	3.3
				RF	4	0	6.3	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.42
1950	31	DET	AL	LF	79	75	674.0	155	7	3	1	.982	2.16	4.5
				RF	74	71	647.3	145	4	0	3	1.000	2.07
1951	32	DET	AL	LF	83	76	704.0	147	3	5	2	.968	1.92	4.0
				RF	72	71	633.3	123	2	0	1	1.000	1.78
1952	33	DET	AL	RF	116	113	1021.7	236	9	1	3	.996	2.16	5.4
				LF	41	35	322.0	81	3	2	2	.977	2.35
1953	34	DET	AL	RF	152	146	1314.7	300	6	4	1	.987	2.09	6.6
				LF	5	0	8.3	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.16
1954	35	DET	AL	RF	154	147	1323.7	278	6	2	4	.993	1.93	4.5
				LF	1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00
1955	36	DET	AL	RF	114	112	1005.7	254	2	3	0	.988	2.29	3.5
				LF	4	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00
1956	37	DET	AL	RF	88	87	754.3	199	5	1	0	.995	2.43	1.0
				LF	1	0	1.3	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00
1957	38	DET	AL	RF	114	112	975.0	227	9	3	2	.987	2.18	1.4
				LF	3	3	30.0	9	1	0	0	1.000	3.00
				RF	2174	2127	19113.3	4456	94	48	26	.990	2.14	58.3
				LF	456	374	3484.3	769	22	26	6	.968	2.04	11.8
				CF	25	25	226.3	69	1	4	0	.946	2.78
				2B	1	1	9.0	3	0	0	0	1.000	3.00	0.0
Career Totals					2656	2527	22832.9	5297	117	78	32	.986	2.13	70.1
Career Highs					157	150	1370.3	350	12	10	5	.996	2.43

Post-Season Batting Stats Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1946	27	DET	AL	11	42	11	12	3	0	3	5	0	0	5	3	.286	.362	.571	.933
1947	28	DET	AL	12	41	11	9	3	0	4	9	2	0	10	2	.220	.385	.585	.970
1949	30	DET	AL	7	23	6	6	2	0	1	2	0	0	9	5	.261	.469	.478	.947
1950	31	DET	AL	7	24	6	7	1	0	0	5	0	0	5	1	.292	.400	.333	.733
1951	32	DET	AL	11	43	6	8	2	0	0	7	0	0	8	3	.186	.314	.233	.546
1952	33	DET	AL	12	46	8	14	2	0	2	5	0	0	9	3	.304	.418	.478	.896
1954	35	DET	AL	7	31	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	5	.129	.182	.161	.343
Career Post-Season Batting				67	250	50	60	14	0	10	36	2	0	48	22	.240	.363	.416	.779

Batting Leaderboards Help

Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.

Batting Average 1941-1-.347 1942-5-.328 1943-2-.338 1944-2-.345 1945-6-.316 1947-1-.344 1948-1-.351 1949-1-.367 1950-1-.392 1951-2-.348 1952-1-.350 1953-1-.358 1954-3-.324 1955-7-.312 CAR-7-.329	On-Base Pct 1940-2-.413 1941-1-.461 1942-1-.437 1943-1-.459 1944-1-.472 1945-2-.435 1946-1-.452 1947-1-.452 1948-1-.508 1949-1-.526 1950-1-.527 1951-1-.494 1952-1-.479 1953-1-.495 1954-1-.444 1955-1-.469 CAR-1-.458	Slugging Pct 1940-3-.542 1941-2-.628 1942-3-.606 1943-1-.647 1944-1-.684 1945-1-.650 1946-1-.605 1947-1-.695 1948-1-.705 1949-1-.723 1950-1-.780 1951-2-.628 1952-1-.655 1953-1-.672 1954-2-.601 1955-8-.530 CAR-2-.615	OPS 1940-2-.955 1941-1-1.090 1942-2-1.043 1943-1-1.107 1944-1-1.156 1945-2-1.085 1946-1-1.057 1947-1-1.147 1948-1-1.213 1949-1-1.249 1950-1-1.307 1951-1-1.122 1952-1-1.135 1953-1-1.167 1954-1-1.045 1955-3-.998 CAR-2-1.074	XR 1940-1-121.8 1941-2-128.5 1942-2-134.4 1943-3-108.1 1944-1-156.3 1945-3-115.8 1946-1-142.9 1947-1-149.0 1948-1-174.8 1949-1-171.2 1950-1-191.3 1951-1-156.6 1952-1-156.7 1953-1-157.1 1954-1-138.7 1955-9-98.4 CAR-1-2468.0	Games 1944-3-157 1948-10-155 1950-7-155 1951-2-156 1952-2-157 1953-4-158 1954-4-157 CAR-11-2699
At-Bats CAR-15-9552	Runs 1941-6-110 1942-1-127 1943-9-102 1944-1-138 1945-8-108 1946-1-135 1947-2-122 1948-1-167 1949-1-154 1950-1-178 1951-1-144 1952-1-138 1953-2-123 1954-1-142 CAR-1-2244	Hits 1942-7-188 1944-4-190 1947-1-187 1948-5-188 1949-5-188 1950-1-215 1951-5-188 1952-2-193 1953-4-191 1954-6-186 CAR-3-3147	Total Bases 1940-4-307 1941-3-326 1942-2-347 1944-1-377 1945-7-288 1946-1-333 1947-1-378 1948-1-378 1949-1-370 1950-1-428 1951-1-340 1952-1-361 1953-1-359 1954-3-345 CAR-1-5878	Singles CAR-21-1762	Doubles 1941-9-41 1942-5-46 1944-1-48 1947-1-47 1948-7-40 1949-7-40 1950-3-47 1952-2-41 1953-1-52 1954-10-35 CAR-3-672
Triples 1940-4-9 1947-9-6 1955-2-7 CAR-39-80	Homeruns 1940-1-28 1941-2-31 1942-3-35 1943-4-26 1944-1-43 1945-2-37 1946-1-45 1947-1-44 1948-1-48 1949-2-44 1950-1-52 1951-5-37 1952-4-39 1953-3-36 1954-5-40 CAR-5-633	RBIs 1940-2-129 1941-3-119 1942-2-123 1944-1-147 1945-2-120 1946-1-145 1947-1-147 1948-1-155 1949-1-143 1950-1-198 1951-1-143 1952-1-149 1953-2-122 1954-4-125 CAR-1-2248	Walks 1940-1-117 1941-1-112 1942-2-113 1943-2-94 1944-1-137 1945-8-95 1946-1-141 1947-1-113 1948-1-178 1949-1-172 1950-1-166 1951-1-163 1952-1-143 1953-1-145 1954-1-124 1955-2-119 CAR-1-2319	Strikeouts 1957-2-157

   Black Ink Test: 177    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 354    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 81    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)

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History

Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Detroit in 1939

Had first career hit on 6/1/1939, off Curt Davis (CLE)

Hit first career homerun on 6/1/1939, off Curt Davis (CLE)

Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 6/5/1939

Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1940, hitting .330 with 7 HR, 19 RBI

Drove in 7 runs against Montreal on 6/4/1940

Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1940, hitting .357 with 3 HR, 12 RBI

Hit 3 homeruns against Cincinnati, driving in 6 runs on 6/22/1940

Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game

Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1940

Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1941, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 9 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1941, hitting .379 with 7 HR, 30 RBI

Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game

Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1941, hitting .611 with 3 HR, 5 RBI

Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1941

Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cincinnati on 5/20/1942

Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game

Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1942, hitting .619 with 4 HR, 8 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1942, hitting .391 with 2 HR, 12 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1942, hitting .609 with 2 HR, 7 RBI

Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1942

2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,535,714 through salary arbitration

Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game

Injured on 7/15/1943 with a Fractured Hip, out for 7 weeks

Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 9/27/1943

Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1943, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 9 RBI

2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,021,429 through salary arbitration

Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 4/3/1944

Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1944, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 5 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1944, hitting .348 with 3 HR, 9 RBI

6/1/1944: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $12,000,000 per year, for 6 years

Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1944, hitting .320 with 8 HR, 34 RBI

Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game

Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1944, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 13 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1944, hitting .652 with 4 HR, 8 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1944, hitting .477 with 12 HR, 33 RBI

Won Silver Slugger in 1944, hitting .345 with 43 HR, 147 RBI

Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1944

Injured on 4/8/1945 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks

Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1945, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 9 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1945, hitting .389 with 8 HR, 32 RBI

Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game

Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1945, hitting .421 with 3 HR, 7 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1945, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 9 RBI

Injured on 8/30/1945 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks

Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 3 runs on 4/21/1946

Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game

Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1946, hitting .344 with 9 HR, 28 RBI

Drove in 7 runs against Minnesota on 9/15/1946

Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1946, hitting .550 with 4 HR, 15 RBI

Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Tampa Bay on 10/7/1946

Won Silver Slugger in 1946, hitting .313 with 45 HR, 145 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1947, hitting .464 with 4 HR, 12 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1947, hitting .269 with 8 HR, 22 RBI

Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game

Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1947, hitting .556 with 2 HR, 6 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1947, hitting .440 with 4 HR, 11 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1947, hitting .366 with 10 HR, 28 RBI

Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 9/12/1947

Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1947, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 12 RBI

Won Silver Slugger in 1947, hitting .344 with 44 HR, 147 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1948, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 5 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1948, hitting .386 with 9 HR, 24 RBI

Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis, driving in 4 runs on 5/5/1948

Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1948, hitting .545 with 4 HR, 7 RBI

Drove in 8 runs against Tampa Bay on 5/12/1948

Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1948, hitting .417 with 9 HR, 32 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1948, hitting .350 with 5 HR, 12 RBI

Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game

Won Silver Slugger in 1948, hitting .351 with 48 HR, 155 RBI

Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1948

Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1949, hitting .423 with 5 HR, 10 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1949, hitting .419 with 7 HR, 24 RBI

Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game

Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 8/8/1949

Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1949, hitting .667 with 5 HR, 11 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1949, hitting .481 with 2 HR, 9 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1949, hitting .467 with 9 HR, 29 RBI

Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 9/11/1949

Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1949, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 11 RBI

Won Silver Slugger in 1949, hitting .367 with 44 HR, 143 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1950, hitting .650 with 3 HR, 10 RBI

Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Seattle on 4/11/1950

Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Seattle on 4/13/1950

Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1950, hitting .454 with 7 HR, 33 RBI

6/1/1950: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $15,340,000 per year, for 7 years

Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1950, hitting .352 with 12 HR, 38 RBI

Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game

Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1950, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 13 RBI

Had 2000th career hit on 8/11/1950, off Don Newcombe (NYA)

Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1950, hitting .476 with 5 HR, 16 RBI

Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 8/20/1950

Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 8/22/1950

Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1950, hitting .385 with 16 HR, 55 RBI

Sets a new season AL-Record for RBI with 172 on 9/1/1950

Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1950, hitting .441 with 9 HR, 27 RBI

Won Silver Slugger in 1950, hitting .392 with 52 HR, 198 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1951, hitting .380 with 8 HR, 26 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1951, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 9 RBI

Drove in 8 runs against Minnesota on 6/26/1951

Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1951, hitting .520 with 4 HR, 14 RBI

Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game

Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1951, hitting .360 with 4 HR, 10 RBI

Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 9/2/1951

Won World Series with Detroit in 1951

Won Silver Slugger in 1951, hitting .348 with 37 HR, 143 RBI

Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 4/19/1952

Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1952, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 12 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1952, hitting .378 with 10 HR, 38 RBI

Had 500th career homerun on 5/14/1952, off Spec Shea (CIN)

Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1952, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 5 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1952, hitting .435 with 5 HR, 11 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1952, hitting .383 with 13 HR, 31 RBI

Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game

Drove in 7 runs against New York (N) on 7/11/1952

Had 27-game hitting streak snapped on 9/1/1952

Won Silver Slugger in 1952, hitting .350 with 39 HR, 149 RBI

Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 4/20/1953

Had 6 hits with 4 RBI against New York (A) on 6/9/1953

Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1953, hitting .545 with 1 HR, 6 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1953, hitting .422 with 5 HR, 21 RBI

Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game

Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 8/11/1953

Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1953, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 7 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1953, hitting .409 with 10 HR, 23 RBI

Won Silver Slugger in 1953, hitting .358 with 36 HR, 122 RBI

Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1953

Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1954, hitting .433 with 3 HR, 11 RBI

Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1954, hitting .360 with 9 HR, 28 RBI

Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1954, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 10 RBI

Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game

Had 600th career homerun on 9/5/1954, off Vern Law (SDP)

Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1954, hitting .750 with 3 HR, 8 RBI

Drove in 7 runs against Minnesota on 5/18/1955

Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1955, hitting .316 with 5 HR, 31 RBI

Injured on 6/27/1955 with a Torn Rib Cage Muscle, out for 7 weeks

Injured on 5/26/1956 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week

Had 3000th career hit on 6/6/1956, off Harry Byrd (OAK)

Injured on 7/22/1956 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for full season

9/22/1957: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $540,000 per year, for 2 years