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Bill Virdon |
Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6' 0'' Weight: 190 Born: June 9, 1931 in Usa, MI, HAZEL PARK |
Awards & Accomplishments | |
World Championships Won | 1963 |
All-Star Selections | 1962 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||
1955 | 24 | MON | NL | $ 300,000 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
1956 | 25 | MON | NL | $ 300,000 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
1957 | 26 | MON | NL | $ 300,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
1958 | 27 | MON | NL | $ 300,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |||
1959 | 28 | MON | NL | $ 300,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
1960 | 29 | MON | NL | $ 3,178,571 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
1961 | 30 | MON | NL | $ 5,535,714 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |||
1962 | 31 | MON | NL | $ 5,800,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
1963 | 32 | MON | NL | $ 5,800,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |||
1964 | 33 | MON | NL | $ 5,800,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |||
1965 | 34 | MON | NL | $ 5,800,000 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1966 | 35 | CLE | AL | $ 4,600,000 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |||
1967 | 36 | CLE | AL | $ 4,600,000 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1968 | 37 | CLE | AL | $ 4,600,000 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||
1969 | 38 | CLE | AL | $ 4,600,000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | $ 300,000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 5,800,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 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 |
1955 | 24 | MON | NL | 17 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .368 | .368 | .526 | .895 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
AAA | 135 | 591 | 120 | 197 | 15 | 2 | 40 | 102 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 50 | .333 | .375 | .569 | .943 | 114.4 | ||||
1956 | 25 | MON | NL | 135 | 428 | 62 | 116 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 29 | .271 | .324 | .435 | .759 | 59.8 | 9.2 |
1957 | 26 | MON | NL | 88 | 314 | 48 | 96 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | .306 | .333 | .532 | .865 | 51.9 | 10.4 |
1958 | 27 | MON | NL | 138 | 437 | 76 | 145 | 28 | 1 | 18 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 40 | .332 | .372 | .524 | .896 | 76.9 | 16.7 |
1959 | 28 | MON | NL | 123 | 415 | 59 | 135 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 37 | .325 | .351 | .506 | .857 | 65.9 | 12.0 |
1960 | 29 | MON | NL | 139 | 453 | 84 | 166 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 36 | .366 | .411 | .589 | 1.000 | 94.6 | 23.0 |
1961 | 30 | MON | NL | 86 | 278 | 35 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 35 | .306 | .345 | .489 | .834 | 42.0 | 9.2 |
1962 | 31 | MON | NL | 135 | 447 | 82 | 157 | 29 | 9 | 22 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 34 | .351 | .392 | .604 | .996 | 89.4 | 24.0 |
1963 | 32 | MON | NL | 141 | 485 | 81 | 146 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 38 | .301 | .345 | .464 | .809 | 72.5 | 15.6 |
1964 | 33 | MON | NL | 137 | 465 | 60 | 131 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 44 | .282 | .319 | .415 | .734 | 60.2 | 10.9 |
1965 | 34 | MON | NL | 114 | 343 | 50 | 89 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 23 | .259 | .307 | .443 | .750 | 45.2 | 9.2 |
1966 | 35 | MON | NL | 28 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .194 | .286 | .419 | .705 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
CLE | AL | 78 | 149 | 19 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 31 | .282 | .308 | .396 | .704 | 16.9 | 2.3 | ||
TOT | 106 | 180 | 23 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 32 | .267 | .304 | .400 | .704 | 20.7 | 3.0 | |||
1967 | 36 | CLE | AL | 51 | 104 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .269 | .339 | .337 | .676 | 11.2 | 1.5 |
AAA | 31 | 108 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | .333 | .395 | .454 | .849 | 18.7 | ||||
1968 | 37 | CLE | AL | 54 | 97 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22 | .278 | .320 | .371 | .692 | 10.5 | 1.7 |
AAA | 25 | 92 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .261 | .292 | .326 | .618 | 7.8 | ||||
1969 | 38 | CLE | AL | 85 | 198 | 20 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 48 | .242 | .275 | .308 | .583 | 14.5 | 0.9 |
15 Years Sim | 1549 | 4663 | 706 | 1424 | 219 | 36 | 178 | 650 | 13 | 9 | 298 | 464 | .305 | .346 | .482 | .828 | 718.3 | 147.6 | |||
3 Years AAA | 191 | 791 | 144 | 257 | 22 | 2 | 44 | 132 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 73 | .325 | .368 | .525 | .893 | 140.9 | ||||
162 Game Average | 487 | 73 | 148 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 48 | .305 | .346 | .482 | .828 | 75.1 | |||||
Career Highs | 141 | 485 | 84 | 166 | 33 | 9 | 22 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 48 | .368 | .411 | .604 | 1.000 | 94.6 |
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 | 4107 | 623 | 1293 | 194 | 32 | 164 | 583 | 12 | 7 | 269 | 362 | .315 | .356 | .497 | .853 | 681.9 | |
vs LH | 556 | 83 | 131 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 102 | .236 | .272 | .371 | .643 | 54.9 | |
Home | 781 | 2306 | 339 | 695 | 111 | 18 | 86 | 311 | 8 | 3 | 137 | 223 | .301 | .339 | .477 | .816 | 354.9 |
Away | 768 | 2357 | 367 | 729 | 108 | 18 | 92 | 339 | 5 | 6 | 161 | 241 | .309 | .352 | .487 | .840 | 381.9 |
RISP | 939 | 0 | 296 | 40 | 16 | 34 | 429 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 105 | .315 | .361 | .501 | .862 | 162.9 | |
Pinch Hitting | 370 | 62 | 108 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 45 | .292 | .338 | .495 | .833 | 60.0 | |
Close/Late | 628 | 92 | 206 | 25 | 8 | 26 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 58 | .328 | .378 | .518 | .895 | 114.8 | |
Mar/Apr | 246 | 708 | 103 | 196 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 74 | .277 | .328 | .422 | .750 | 97.1 |
May | 279 | 899 | 132 | 280 | 42 | 10 | 33 | 117 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 68 | .311 | .349 | .491 | .840 | 144.2 |
June | 252 | 787 | 124 | 244 | 40 | 9 | 31 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 71 | .310 | .348 | .502 | .850 | 128.9 |
July | 257 | 771 | 123 | 239 | 36 | 5 | 36 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 87 | .310 | .342 | .510 | .852 | 126.2 |
August | 264 | 792 | 101 | 237 | 32 | 3 | 23 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 91 | .299 | .345 | .434 | .779 | 114.6 |
Sep/Oct | 251 | 706 | 123 | 228 | 44 | 6 | 31 | 104 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 73 | .323 | .364 | .534 | .898 | 125.9 |
Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove. | ||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | RSA | RTO | RTO% | PB | DWS |
1955 | 24 | MON | NL | CF | 10 | 0 | 22.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.1 |
1956 | 25 | MON | NL | CF | 101 | 94 | 852.7 | 208 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .991 | 2.23 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3.4 |
LF | 16 | 4 | 57.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
RF | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1957 | 26 | MON | NL | CF | 56 | 53 | 464.7 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .983 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2.1 |
LF | 20 | 17 | 150.3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
RF | 10 | 1 | 28.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1958 | 27 | MON | NL | LF | 105 | 95 | 837.0 | 139 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .986 | 1.54 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3.0 |
CF | 12 | 3 | 37.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
RF | 5 | 4 | 34.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1959 | 28 | MON | NL | LF | 104 | 99 | 871.3 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2.1 |
RF | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
CF | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1960 | 29 | MON | NL | LF | 119 | 113 | 1005.7 | 179 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 1.66 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4.4 |
CF | 7 | 0 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1961 | 30 | MON | NL | LF | 69 | 65 | 600.3 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1.1 |
RF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
CF | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1962 | 31 | MON | NL | LF | 113 | 103 | 912.7 | 139 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .972 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2.2 |
CF | 13 | 0 | 25.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
RF | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1963 | 32 | MON | NL | LF | 114 | 108 | 950.7 | 166 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .983 | 1.62 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2.0 |
CF | 6 | 1 | 18.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
RF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1964 | 33 | MON | NL | LF | 110 | 106 | 921.7 | 149 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .987 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3.0 |
RF | 12 | 0 | 15.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
CF | 3 | 1 | 10.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.48 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1965 | 34 | MON | NL | LF | 73 | 65 | 594.3 | 102 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .973 | 1.62 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1.5 |
CF | 10 | 9 | 77.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.34 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
RF | 10 | 0 | 18.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.41 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1966 | 35 | MON | NL | RF | 6 | 3 | 21.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.2 |
CF | 6 | 3 | 21.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
LF | 4 | 2 | 13.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
C | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
CLE | AL | RF | 15 | 9 | 98.8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.7 | ||
CF | 18 | 8 | 97.4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
LF | 12 | 6 | 62.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
C | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.25 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
TOT | RF | 21 | 12 | 120.7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.34 | 0.9 | |||||||
CF | 24 | 11 | 119.0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.82 | 0.0 | ||||||||
LF | 16 | 8 | 76.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.78 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1967 | 36 | CLE | AL | RF | 20 | 15 | 136.0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.4 |
CF | 13 | 6 | 60.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
LF | 4 | 3 | 23.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1968 | 37 | CLE | AL | CF | 18 | 11 | 105.3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.2 |
RF | 11 | 8 | 75.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
LF | 4 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
1969 | 38 | CLE | AL | RF | 37 | 16 | 206.0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.23 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.9 |
CF | 31 | 17 | 183.3 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
LF | 10 | 8 | 72.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
LF | 877 | 795 | 7082.6 | 1152 | 33 | 16 | 5 | .987 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 19.3 | ||||
CF | 312 | 206 | 1994.3 | 483 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .988 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5.7 | ||||
RF | 140 | 58 | 670.4 | 143 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .993 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2.1 | ||||
C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Career Totals | 1330 | 1059 | 9748.3 | 1779 | 43 | 23 | 7 | .988 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 27.2 | ||||
Career Highs | 128 | 113 | 1019.3 | 223 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
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 |
1958 | 27 | MON | NL | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .385 | .400 | .385 | .785 |
1959 | 28 | MON | NL | 10 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .292 | .346 | .292 | .638 |
1960 | 29 | MON | NL | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .053 | .100 | .105 | .205 |
1961 | 30 | MON | NL | 10 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .375 | .459 | .563 | 1.022 |
1962 | 31 | MON | NL | 6 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .571 | .857 |
1963 | 32 | MON | NL | 15 | 58 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .362 | .373 | .414 | .787 |
1965 | 34 | MON | NL | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .286 | .500 | .286 | .786 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 62 | 174 | 18 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .310 | .356 | .402 | .759 |
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. | ||||||||||||
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Black Ink Test: 9 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42) Gray Ink Test: 31 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203) Hall of Fame Standards: 26 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64) |
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History |
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Montreal in 1955 |
Injured on 4/25/1955 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 6 days |
Had first career hit on 9/8/1955, off Ralph Branca (NYA) |
Hit first career homerun on 9/20/1955, off Tommy Hughes (BSN) |
Injured on 7/21/1957 with a Pulled Calf Muscle, out for 4 weeks |
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 6/27/1958 |
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against St. Louis on 6/1/1959 |
Won World Series with Montreal in 1959 |
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration |
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1960, hitting .550 with 3 HR, 5 RBI |
Hit for the cycle against New York (N) on 9/18/1960 |
Won World Series with Montreal in 1960 |
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,535,714 through salary arbitration |
Injured on 3/24/1961 with a Torn Rib Cage Muscle, out for 10-11 weeks |
9/1/1961: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $5,800,000 per year, for 4 years |
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Pittsburgh on 9/1/1961 |
Hit for the cycle against Boston (N) on 6/8/1962 |
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1962, hitting .571 with 3 HR, 10 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1962, hitting .412 with 5 HR, 18 RBI |
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game |
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1963 |
6/1/1965: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $4,600,000 per year, for 4 years |
Traded from Montreal to Cleveland (A) on 6/1/1966 (Going to CLE: P Stan Bahnsen, CF Larry Stahl, P Nick Willhite, LF Bill Virdon. Going to MON: CF Ellis Burton) |
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