12/15/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the St. Louis Cardinals (Round 2, Pick 3, 19th overall pick). |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Detroit Tigers (Round 16, Pick 11, 251st overall pick). |
01/26/1951 |
Named the #20 prospect in the FORT |
04/01/1951 |
Named the #18 prospect in the FORT |
05/16/1951 |
Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cleveland Indians, along with LF Dwayne Murphy, in exchange for SP Alex Fernandez. |
09/12/1951 |
Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
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: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
11/03/1952 |
Wins the 1952 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at SS. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
11/19/1954 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/10/1955 |
Injured (Strained groin), out for 7 weeks. |
07/29/1955 |
Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/18/1955 |
Injured (Strained oblique), out for 5-6 weeks. |
11/20/1955 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
08/17/1956 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
09/23/1956 |
Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
10/09/1956 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
11/15/1956 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
02/02/1957 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $7,600,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 6 (6). |
08/04/1958 |
Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 6 days. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/12/1961 |
Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
08/03/1961 |
Injured (Knee contusion), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
11/22/1961 |
Became a free agent. |
12/23/1961 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
05/09/1962 |
Injured (Sore groin), day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/01/1962 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Detroit Tigers, along with SP Mike Smithson, in exchange for RF Andruw Jones. |
11/21/1962 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
01/26/1963 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,700,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
06/13/1963 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
10/30/1963 |
Wins the 1963 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
11/22/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/08/1964 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,600,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |
11/27/1964 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (7). |
01/17/1965 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |
09/28/1965 |
Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 5 days. |
11/24/1965 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
02/04/1966 |
Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
03/26/1966 |
Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 3 days. |
11/26/1966 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
02/03/1967 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Colorado Rockies organization. |
02/27/1967 |
Released by the Colorado Rockies. |
04/05/1967 |
Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
06/07/1967 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
09/27/1967 |
Wins the 1967 MAAA SL2 Great Glove Award at 2B. |
11/21/1967 |
Became a minor league free agent. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (8). |
10/27/1968 |
Retired from professional baseball. |