10/24/1952 |
Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft by the Cleveland Indians (Round 4, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick). |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (5). |
03/16/1953 |
Injured (Bone bruise (wrist)), out for 3-4 weeks. |
04/06/1953 |
Named the #78 prospect in the FORT |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/05/1954 |
Named the #78 prospect in the FORT |
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: 4 (4); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (5). |
03/01/1956 |
Injured (Oblique strain), out for 2 weeks. |
04/20/1956 |
Goes 5-6 against the Atlanta Braves, with 4 RBI and 2 R. |
07/23/1956 |
Injured (Bruised shoulder), day-to-day for one week. |
11/15/1956 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (5). |
03/23/1957 |
Injured (Plantar fascitis), out for 4 weeks. |
04/27/1957 |
Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
06/19/1957 |
Injured (Dislocated finger), day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/15/1957 |
Injured (Hyperextended knee), day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/17/1957 |
Injured (Broken kneecap), out for 5-6 months. |
11/16/1957 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (5). |
08/31/1958 |
Goes 5-6 against the Memphis Redbirds, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
11/23/1958 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (5). |
08/22/1959 |
Injured (Bruised hip), day-to-day for 3 days. |
11/25/1959 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $950,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/04/1960 |
Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the New York Mets in exchange for $1. |
05/05/1960 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $3,880,000 with the New York Mets organization. |
08/28/1960 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 5 (6). |
07/08/1961 |
Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (6). |
05/30/1962 |
Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/27/1962 |
Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/29/1962 |
Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 5 (6). |
05/16/1963 |
Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (7). |
11/05/1964 |
Retired from professional baseball. |