11/01/1955 |
Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft by the Kansas City Royals (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick). |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/02/1956 |
Named the #27 prospect in the FORT |
04/15/1956 |
Injured (Oblique strain), out for 6 days. |
09/20/1956 |
Wins the 1956 MLB Triple A World Series with the Huntington Beach Bengals! |
10/25/1956 |
Wins the 1956 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
11/17/1956 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 3 (3). |
07/07/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
11/18/1957 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3). |
02/14/1958 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $29,700,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
05/01/1958 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cleveland Indians, along with SP Mel Stottlemyre Sr, in exchange for 2B Gene Alley. |
05/20/1958 |
Injured (Oblique strain), out for 2 weeks. |
07/09/1958 |
Goes 0-4 against the New York Mets, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. |
07/20/1958 |
Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/12/1958 |
Injured (Nausea), day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (3). |
03/04/1959 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/04/1959 |
Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days. |
06/29/1959 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
11/04/1959 |
Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Kansas City Royals, along with 1B Joe L Morgan, LF Stan Musial, in exchange for CF Willie Mays, SP Rick Honeycutt, RP Chuck Seelbach. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 4 (3). |
08/15/1960 |
Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 3 weeks. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3). |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3). |
10/17/1962 |
Wins the 1962 FORT NL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
11/07/1962 |
Wins the 1962 FORT NL Golden Glove Award at RF. |
11/09/1962 |
Wins the 1962 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at RF. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3). |
05/05/1963 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $77,550,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
06/09/1963 |
Injured (Oblique strain), out for 4 weeks. |
07/07/1963 |
Was selected to the 1963 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/12/1963 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/30/1963 |
Wins the 1963 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
11/10/1963 |
Wins the 1963 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at RF. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (3). |
07/19/1964 |
Injured (Fractured hand), out for 2 months. |
11/04/1964 |
Wins the 1964 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
11/06/1964 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Baltimore Orioles, along with 3B Jonathan Villar, in exchange for $1. |
11/13/1964 |
Wins the 1964 FORT AL Golden Glove Award at RF. |
11/27/1964 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with 2B Horace Clarke, in exchange for RF Larry Doby, SS Jerry Remy. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (4). |
03/05/1965 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/16/1965 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Baltimore Orioles, along with SP Mace Brown, in exchange for SP Clay Buchholz, SP Kenta Maeda. |
06/02/1965 |
Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 6-7 weeks. |
11/02/1965 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for RP Chad Harville. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (4). |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (4). |
06/04/1967 |
Injured (Oblique strain), out for 7 weeks. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 3 (4). |
01/31/1968 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,800,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. |
05/16/1968 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for SP Josh Tomlin. |
01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (4). |
05/06/1969 |
Injured (Fractured foot), out for 4 weeks. |
07/06/1969 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |
08/08/1969 |
Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/15/1969 |
Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 3 weeks. |