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Ted Kluszewski |
Nickname: Big Klu Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 6' 2'' Weight: 240 Born: September 10, 1924 in Usa, IL, ARGO |
Hall of Fame |
Awards & Accomplishments | |
Gold Glove | 1953 1955 1956 1957 |
All-Star Selections | 1948 1949 1950 1951 1955 1957 1958 1959 1960 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||
1947 | 22 | OAK | AL | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
1948 | 23 | OAK | AL | $ 300,000 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
1949 | 24 | OAK | AL | $ 300,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
1950 | 25 | OAK | AL | $ 300,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
1951 | 26 | OAK | AL | $ 4,742,857 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
1952 | 27 | SEM | AL | $ 4,742,857 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
1953 | 28 | SEM | AL | $ 4,742,857 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||
1954 | 29 | SEM | AL | $ 12,000,000 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||
1955 | 30 | SEM | AL | $ 12,000,000 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1956 | 31 | SEM | AL | $ 12,000,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1957 | 32 | SEM | AL | $ 12,000,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1958 | 33 | DET | AL | $ 12,500,000 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1959 | 34 | CLE | AL | $ 12,500,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1960 | 35 | CLE | AL | $ 12,500,000 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1961 | 36 | CLE | AL | $ 12,500,000 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||
1962 | 37 | MON | NL | $ 4,320,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1963 | 38 | BSN | NL | $ 4,320,000 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
1964 | 39 | BSN | NL | $ 4,320,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 12,500,000 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 |
1947 | 22 | AAA | 137 | 519 | 104 | 170 | 27 | 0 | 33 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 29 | .328 | .405 | .570 | .976 | 111.3 | ||
1948 | 23 | OAK | AL | 153 | 580 | 82 | 165 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 24 | .284 | .338 | .466 | .804 | 86.9 | 12.3 |
1949 | 24 | OAK | AL | 157 | 587 | 100 | 198 | 38 | 1 | 34 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 19 | .337 | .391 | .579 | .970 | 117.3 | 21.9 |
1950 | 25 | OAK | AL | 155 | 598 | 111 | 197 | 28 | 2 | 43 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 19 | .329 | .397 | .599 | .996 | 127.9 | 25.3 |
1951 | 26 | OAK | AL | 154 | 617 | 107 | 197 | 36 | 1 | 32 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 17 | .319 | .381 | .536 | .918 | 112.3 | 22.5 |
1952 | 27 | OAK | AL | 102 | 409 | 71 | 115 | 18 | 2 | 24 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 12 | .281 | .364 | .511 | .875 | 72.5 | 11.5 |
SEM | AL | 53 | 209 | 53 | 69 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | .330 | .392 | .651 | 1.043 | 46.3 | 9.9 | ||
TOT | 155 | 618 | 124 | 184 | 34 | 2 | 41 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 20 | .298 | .373 | .558 | .932 | 118.9 | 21.4 | |||
1953 | 28 | SEM | AL | 129 | 494 | 90 | 137 | 33 | 2 | 30 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 34 | .277 | .351 | .534 | .885 | 89.8 | 17.9 |
AAA | 26 | 105 | 39 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | .467 | .552 | 1.029 | 1.581 | 43.5 | ||||
1954 | 29 | SEM | AL | 155 | 606 | 112 | 183 | 29 | 2 | 48 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 31 | .302 | .356 | .594 | .950 | 115.0 | 23.5 |
1955 | 30 | SEM | AL | 156 | 606 | 109 | 177 | 41 | 5 | 47 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 42 | .292 | .354 | .609 | .963 | 118.7 | 21.7 |
1956 | 31 | SEM | AL | 156 | 607 | 89 | 164 | 37 | 3 | 36 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 50 | .270 | .333 | .519 | .852 | 96.7 | 19.0 |
1957 | 32 | SEM | AL | 156 | 611 | 99 | 180 | 31 | 1 | 48 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 59 | .295 | .351 | .584 | .935 | 116.8 | 25.6 |
1958 | 33 | DET | AL | 156 | 639 | 120 | 210 | 39 | 5 | 40 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 68 | .329 | .368 | .593 | .961 | 121.8 | 27.4 |
1959 | 34 | NYA | AL | 77 | 300 | 43 | 99 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 29 | .330 | .356 | .547 | .903 | 53.0 | 12.2 |
CLE | AL | 56 | 216 | 34 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | .375 | .404 | .722 | 1.127 | 53.7 | 15.5 | ||
TOT | 133 | 516 | 77 | 180 | 32 | 3 | 34 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 53 | .349 | .377 | .620 | .997 | 106.6 | 27.7 | |||
1960 | 35 | CLE | AL | 156 | 590 | 89 | 172 | 39 | 3 | 25 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 52 | .292 | .321 | .495 | .815 | 85.1 | 17.7 |
1961 | 36 | CLE | AL | 142 | 378 | 40 | 101 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 46 | .267 | .302 | .407 | .709 | 43.0 | 6.7 |
1962 | 37 | MON | NL | 50 | 88 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .307 | .351 | .364 | .715 | 10.9 | 2.3 |
1963 | 38 | BSN | NL | 124 | 431 | 39 | 115 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 73 | .267 | .293 | .381 | .673 | 40.9 | 4.9 |
AAA | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .833 | 1.262 | 1.9 | ||||
1964 | 39 | AAA | 137 | 553 | 37 | 115 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 143 | .208 | .247 | .248 | .495 | 31.4 | ||
16 Years Sim | 2287 | 8566 | 1395 | 2587 | 475 | 35 | 506 | 1775 | 2 | 0 | 735 | 615 | .302 | .355 | .543 | .898 | 1508.9 | 298.0 | |||
4 Years AAA | 302 | 1183 | 181 | 336 | 49 | 1 | 53 | 176 | 2 | 1 | 118 | 180 | .284 | .351 | .462 | .812 | 188.0 | ||||
162 Game Average | 606 | 98 | 183 | 33 | 2 | 35 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 43 | .302 | .355 | .543 | .898 | 106.9 | |||||
Career Highs | 157 | 639 | 124 | 210 | 41 | 5 | 48 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 73 | .349 | .397 | .620 | .997 | 127.9 |
Career Batting Splits Help | |||||||||||||||||
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Category | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR |
vs RH | 5482 | 925 | 1706 | 295 | 20 | 327 | 1161 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 357 | .311 | .367 | .551 | .918 | 1043.6 | |
vs LH | 3084 | 470 | 881 | 180 | 15 | 179 | 614 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 258 | .286 | .334 | .528 | .862 | 525.2 | |
Home | 1138 | 4135 | 698 | 1284 | 235 | 15 | 246 | 855 | 1 | 0 | 402 | 301 | .311 | .369 | .553 | .922 | 796.2 |
Away | 1149 | 4431 | 697 | 1303 | 240 | 20 | 260 | 920 | 1 | 0 | 333 | 314 | .294 | .342 | .533 | .875 | 772.6 |
RISP | 2222 | 0 | 744 | 138 | 8 | 127 | 1194 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 144 | .335 | .398 | .576 | .973 | 478.4 | |
Pinch Hitting | 159 | 21 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | .333 | .366 | .522 | .888 | 28.1 | |
Close/Late | 940 | 132 | 296 | 54 | 4 | 62 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 74 | .315 | .387 | .579 | .965 | 197.9 | |
Mar/Apr | 366 | 1432 | 251 | 453 | 84 | 9 | 98 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 99 | .316 | .362 | .593 | .955 | 284.7 |
May | 409 | 1507 | 222 | 438 | 88 | 5 | 70 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 103 | .291 | .344 | .495 | .839 | 248.1 |
June | 391 | 1428 | 256 | 445 | 73 | 7 | 91 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 96 | .312 | .367 | .564 | .930 | 278.1 |
July | 383 | 1436 | 227 | 422 | 77 | 6 | 89 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 96 | .294 | .348 | .542 | .890 | 259.3 |
August | 395 | 1470 | 214 | 419 | 71 | 3 | 83 | 276 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 126 | .285 | .341 | .507 | .847 | 247.2 |
Sep/Oct | 343 | 1293 | 225 | 410 | 82 | 5 | 75 | 272 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 95 | .317 | .372 | .562 | .934 | 251.4 |
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 | ||||
1948 | 23 | OAK | AL | 1B | 150 | 146 | 1284.0 | 1525 | 130 | 7 | 155 | .996 | 11.60 | 4.4 | ||||
1949 | 24 | OAK | AL | 1B | 155 | 147 | 1286.3 | 1543 | 154 | 13 | 163 | .992 | 11.87 | 3.0 | ||||
1950 | 25 | OAK | AL | 1B | 152 | 145 | 1302.3 | 1484 | 135 | 11 | 153 | .993 | 11.19 | 3.4 | ||||
1951 | 26 | OAK | AL | 1B | 154 | 150 | 1330.7 | 1529 | 103 | 16 | 146 | .990 | 11.04 | 2.6 | ||||
1952 | 27 | OAK | AL | 1B | 100 | 99 | 893.0 | 1099 | 85 | 9 | 92 | .992 | 11.93 | 2.9 | ||||
SEM | AL | 1B | 52 | 52 | 443.6 | 546 | 42 | 5 | 45 | .992 | 11.93 | 0.5 | ||||||
TOT | 1B | 152 | 151 | 1336.6 | 1645 | 127 | 14 | 137 | .992 | 11.93 | 3.4 | |||||||
1953 | 28 | SEM | AL | 1B | 127 | 124 | 1112.7 | 1550 | 107 | 7 | 129 | .996 | 13.40 | 2.2 | ||||
1954 | 29 | SEM | AL | 1B | 154 | 151 | 1346.7 | 1846 | 135 | 13 | 176 | .993 | 13.24 | 2.7 | ||||
1955 | 30 | SEM | AL | 1B | 152 | 150 | 1365.7 | 1858 | 136 | 13 | 159 | .994 | 13.14 | 3.4 | ||||
1956 | 31 | SEM | AL | 1B | 155 | 150 | 1348.3 | 1834 | 170 | 13 | 171 | .994 | 13.38 | 2.3 | ||||
1957 | 32 | SEM | AL | 1B | 154 | 150 | 1350.0 | 1750 | 102 | 6 | 170 | .997 | 12.35 | 2.8 | ||||
1958 | 33 | DET | AL | RF | 147 | 147 | 1321.7 | 176 | 6 | 20 | 1 | .901 | 1.24 | 0.9 | ||||
1B | 5 | 0 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.58 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1959 | 34 | NYA | AL | 1B | 74 | 72 | 622.0 | 687 | 56 | 6 | 57 | .992 | 10.75 | 2.1 | ||||
CLE | AL | 1B | 54 | 53 | 450.4 | 497 | 41 | 5 | 41 | .991 | 10.75 | 0.8 | ||||||
TOT | 1B | 128 | 125 | 1072.4 | 1184 | 97 | 11 | 98 | .991 | 10.75 | 2.9 | |||||||
1960 | 35 | CLE | AL | 1B | 152 | 145 | 1234.3 | 1430 | 119 | 10 | 132 | .994 | 11.29 | 2.8 | ||||
1961 | 36 | CLE | AL | 1B | 96 | 87 | 752.0 | 880 | 65 | 7 | 73 | .993 | 11.31 | 2.2 | ||||
CF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1962 | 37 | MON | NL | 1B | 22 | 17 | 151.0 | 212 | 11 | 1 | 16 | .996 | 13.29 | 0.3 | ||||
1963 | 38 | BSN | NL | 1B | 113 | 107 | 942.7 | 1085 | 75 | 11 | 93 | .991 | 11.08 | 1.2 | ||||
CF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1B | 2021 | 1945 | 17225.0 | 21367 | 1666 | 153 | 1971 | .993 | 12.03 | 39.5 | ||||||||
RF | 147 | 147 | 1321.7 | 176 | 6 | 20 | 1 | .901 | 1.24 | 0.9 | ||||||||
CF | 3 | 1 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Career Totals | 2171 | 2093 | 18558.6 | 21545 | 1672 | 173 | 1972 | .993 | 11.26 | 40.4 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 155 | 151 | 1365.7 | 1858 | 170 | 20 | 176 | .997 | 13.40 |
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 |
1952 | 27 | SEM | AL | 7 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .241 | .290 | .586 | .877 |
1953 | 28 | SEM | AL | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .400 | .713 |
1957 | 32 | SEM | AL | 5 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .238 | .381 | .619 |
1960 | 35 | CLE | AL | 11 | 44 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .267 | .432 | .698 |
1962 | 37 | MON | NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 28 | 110 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .245 | .272 | .455 | .726 |
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Black Ink Test: 24 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42) Gray Ink Test: 246 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203) Hall of Fame Standards: 56 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64) |
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History |
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Oakland in 1947 |
Had first career hit on 4/4/1948, off Early Wynn (TAM) |
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1948, off Howie Krist (TAM) |
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1948, hitting .360 with 10 HR, 33 RBI |
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game |
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 7/22/1948 |
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (A) on 5/16/1949 |
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 5/21/1949 |
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1949, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 12 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1949, hitting .426 with 8 HR, 35 RBI |
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game |
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1949, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 9 RBI |
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 5/12/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1950, hitting .560 with 4 HR, 13 RBI |
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Minnesota on 9/29/1950 |
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,742,857 through salary arbitration |
Had 25-game hitting streak snapped on 4/30/1951 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1951, hitting .391 with 10 HR, 34 RBI |
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game |
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,742,857 through salary arbitration |
Traded from Oakland to Seattle on 7/31/1952 (Going to SEM: 1B Ted Kluszewski. Going to OAK: P Carl Scheib, 3B Jim Brideweser) |
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/19/1952 |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1952, hitting .565 with 4 HR, 8 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1952, hitting .481 with 3 HR, 12 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1952, hitting .410 with 9 HR, 28 RBI |
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,742,857 through salary arbitration |
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1953 |
10/20/1953: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $12,000,000 per year, for 4 years |
10/20/1953: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $12,000,000 per year, for 4 years |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1954, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 11 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1954, hitting .367 with 9 HR, 26 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1954, hitting .600 with 4 HR, 11 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1954, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 13 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1954, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 12 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1954, hitting .387 with 12 HR, 37 RBI |
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Montreal on 4/6/1955 |
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 6/2/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game |
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1955 |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1956, hitting .519 with 5 HR, 11 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1956, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 8 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1956, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 9 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1956, hitting .458 with 4 HR, 8 RBI |
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1956 |
Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 6/11/1957 |
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1957, hitting .400 with 6 HR, 13 RBI |
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 6/28/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game |
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Brooklyn on 8/9/1957 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1957, hitting .281 with 8 HR, 28 RBI |
Won Silver Slugger in 1957, hitting .295 with 48 HR, 155 RBI |
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1957 |
10/16/1957: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $12,500,000 per year, for 4 years |
Traded from Seattle to Detroit on 2/1/1958 (Going to SEM: C Vic Janowicz. Going to DET: 1B Ted Kluszewski) |
Had 6 hits with 7 RBI against Tampa Bay on 6/20/1958 |
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1958, hitting .517 with 1 HR, 10 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1958, hitting .447 with 8 HR, 32 RBI |
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game |
Had 24-game hitting streak snapped on 7/7/1958 |
Drove in 7 runs against Cincinnati on 9/22/1958 |
Won Silver Slugger in 1958, hitting .329 with 40 HR, 135 RBI |
Traded from Detroit to New York (A) on 3/3/1959 (Going to DET: 2B Rocky Bridges, 1B Earl Torgeson, 1B Tom Burgess, P Don Ferrarese. Going to NYA: DH Ted Kluszewski, 2B Bobby Hofman) |
Had 2000th career hit on 4/8/1959, off Bob Friend (NYG) |
Traded from New York (A) to Cleveland on 7/1/1959 (Going to NYA: P Camilo Pascual. Going to CLE: 1B Ted Kluszewski) |
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game |
Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 3 runs on 7/14/1959 |
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1959, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 4 RBI |
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 3 runs on 7/22/1959 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1959, hitting .364 with 11 HR, 23 RBI |
Injured on 9/5/1959 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1960, hitting .387 with 4 HR, 9 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1960, hitting .343 with 9 HR, 19 RBI |
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game |
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/7/1962 to a 3-year deal worth $4,320,000 per year |
Traded from Montreal to Boston (N) on 2/7/1963 (Going to BSN: 1B Ted Kluszewski. Going to MON: P Eli Grba) |
Had 500th career homerun on 5/24/1963, off Wes Stock (MIN) |
7/31/1964: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N) |
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