12/15/1949 |
Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft by the Baltimore Orioles (Round 2, Pick 3, 19th overall pick). |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/01/1950 |
Named the #17 prospect in the FORT |
10/29/1950 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Kansas City Royals (Round 5, Pick 16, 80th overall pick). |
06/17/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
10/15/1951 |
Wins the 1951 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at LF. |
10/27/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/07/1952 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/13/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
11/13/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,960,000 through arbitration. |
11/28/1952 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $32,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8). |
04/20/1953 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/22/1953 |
Wins the 1953 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
11/02/1953 |
Wins the 1953 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at 1B. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/01/1954 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for $1. |
07/01/1954 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Baltimore Orioles, along with SP Greg Maddux, CL Drew Storen, in exchange for SP Johnny Welch, CL Mike Henneman, 1B Ron Fairly, RP Reggie Cleveland. |
07/01/1954 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for 1B Tony Horton. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). |
02/28/1955 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Bronx Yankees in exchange for 1B Rich McKinney. |
07/01/1955 |
Was traded by the Bronx Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for 1B Tony Horton. |
08/25/1955 |
Goes 5-5 against the New York Mets, with 1 RBI and 1 R. |
11/01/1955 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SP Chan Ho Park, SP Bill Monbouquette, in exchange for LF Leon Wagner, SP Hiroki Kuroda, RP Reggie Cleveland. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). |
04/13/1956 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
04/16/1957 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Mets, along with C Dave Engle, SS Erick Aybar, in exchange for SP Joe Mays. |
11/18/1957 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
02/01/1958 |
Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
06/19/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
08/01/1958 |
Wins the MAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
09/30/1958 |
Wins the 1958 MAAA SL2 Great Glove Award at 1B. |
11/25/1958 |
Became a minor league free agent. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (3); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
02/05/1960 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. |
07/31/1960 |
Suspended 4 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
09/27/1960 |
Wins the 1960 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at DH. |
11/18/1960 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (3); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (9). |
10/31/1961 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1951 |
74 |
10 |
1952 |
137 |
1 |
1953 |
108 |
2 |
1956 |
114 |
5 |
|
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1952 |
25 |
4 |
1956 |
23 |
9 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1952 |
98 |
4 |
1956 |
95 |
9 |
|
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1953 |
89 |
9 |
1956 |
97 |
8 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1954 |
4 |
3 |
1955 |
3 |
8 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1951 |
7 |
6 |
1956 |
7 |
8 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1953 |
.295 |
9 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1953 |
.398 |
7 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1952 |
.455 |
6 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1952 |
98.51 |
5 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1952 |
6.17 |
7 |
1953 |
6.76 |
10 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1952 |
.177 |
6 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1952 |
.372 |
8 |
1953 |
.390 |
7 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1952 |
.809 |
8 |
1953 |
.851 |
10 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1952 |
4.1 |
10 |
|
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