10/05/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Baltimore Orioles (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/29/1952 |
Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
04/07/1952 |
Named the #5 prospect in the FORT |
06/12/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
11/15/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/06/1953 |
Named the #9 prospect in the FORT |
11/14/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/20/1954 |
Goes 5-7 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 0 R. |
06/15/1954 |
Goes 5-5 against the Houston Astros, with 3 2B, 0 RBI and 4 R. |
10/13/1954 |
Wins the 1954 FORT NL Divisional Series MVP Award. |
11/21/1954 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/11/1955 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1955 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
05/02/1955 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/31/1955 |
Goes 5-6 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
11/20/1955 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,200,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
07/16/1956 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for 3B Will Middlebrooks. |
08/20/1956 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/05/1956 |
Wins the 1956 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at RF. |
11/15/1956 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/20/1957 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/16/1957 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $105,000,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
07/07/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/29/1957 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/25/1957 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/16/1957 |
Injured (Partially torn UCL (elbow)), out for 6 months. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5). |
07/29/1958 |
Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5). |
07/12/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/29/1960 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week. |
05/22/1960 |
Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/16/1960 |
Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for CF Ken Henderson. |
06/26/1960 |
Injured (Strained oblique), out for 6 weeks. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5). |
05/29/1961 |
Injured (Chronic back soreness), out for 2-3 weeks. |
09/15/1961 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week. |
09/18/1961 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
12/12/1961 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with C Rudy York, SS Kent Anderson, in exchange for SS Jose B Reyes. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5). |
07/02/1962 |
Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/13/1962 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6). |
06/01/1963 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Chicago Cubs, along with LF Pat McNulty, SP Stan Bahnsen, in exchange for LF Tommie Agee. |
06/12/1963 |
Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/22/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6). |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6). |
06/18/1965 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,710,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
09/16/1965 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6). |
11/08/1966 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $9,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6). |
07/13/1967 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week. |
08/01/1967 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Mets, along with LF Bob Elliott, LF Deion Sanders, SS Al Lefevre, in exchange for SP James Paxton, RP Ricky Bottalico, RP Bob Logan. |
10/30/1967 |
Released by the New York Mets. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (7). |
10/27/1968 |
Retired from professional baseball. |