01/01/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the Boston Red Sox (Round 3, Pick 3, 35th overall pick). |
01/01/1946 |
Named the #26 prospect in the FORT |
04/01/1946 |
Named the #29 prospect in the FORT |
09/01/1946 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/01/1946 |
Wins the FORT AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/27/1946 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (9). |
06/01/1947 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/17/1947 |
Wins the 1947 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at 1B. |
10/29/1947 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (9). |
08/01/1948 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/11/1948 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,240,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (9). |
10/12/1949 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,880,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (9). |
07/03/1950 |
Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for SP Dennis Rasmussen, C Hector Valle, RP Casey Kelly. |
10/11/1950 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,560,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (9). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the New York Mets (Round 6, Pick 9, 89th overall pick). |
04/30/1951 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/02/1951 |
Goes 5-5 against the Atlanta Braves, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
07/09/1951 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1951 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/22/1951 |
Wins the 1951 FORT NL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/15/1951 |
Wins the 1951 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
10/25/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,400,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (10). |
04/21/1952 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/02/1952 |
Goes 5-6 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 5 R. |
06/09/1952 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/15/1952 |
Became a free agent. |
12/31/1952 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $13,960,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (10). |
08/11/1953 |
Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Tigers, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (10). |
05/16/1954 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for 1B Don Mattingly. |
06/16/1954 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with LF Carlos Delgado, in exchange for SS Adeiny Hechavarria. |
11/21/1954 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (10). |
02/07/1955 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
09/22/1955 |
Wins the 1955 MLB Triple A World Series with the Huntington Beach Bengals! |
10/30/1955 |
Wins the 1955 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
11/22/1955 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (10). |
10/26/1956 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1947 |
151 |
5 |
1948 |
150 |
7 |
1949 |
150 |
6 |
1951 |
154 |
1 |
1952 |
162 |
1 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1947 |
691 |
5 |
1948 |
710 |
2 |
1949 |
697 |
3 |
1951 |
777 |
1 |
1952 |
786 |
1 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1951 |
639 |
2 |
1952 |
655 |
2 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1947 |
165 |
10 |
1951 |
181 |
10 |
|
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1947 |
35 |
3 |
1949 |
29 |
10 |
1951 |
51 |
1 |
1952 |
43 |
2 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1947 |
114 |
2 |
1948 |
106 |
3 |
1949 |
94 |
10 |
1951 |
130 |
1 |
1952 |
113 |
3 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1946 |
122 |
1 |
1947 |
115 |
2 |
1948 |
112 |
2 |
1949 |
120 |
1 |
1951 |
133 |
1 |
1952 |
119 |
2 |
1953 |
101 |
6 |
1954 |
77 |
10 |
|
|
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1947 |
52 |
5 |
1951 |
72 |
2 |
1952 |
62 |
4 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1947 |
.294 |
10 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1946 |
.400 |
3 |
1947 |
.412 |
5 |
1948 |
.396 |
5 |
1951 |
.406 |
7 |
1953 |
.391 |
5 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1946 |
81.83 |
10 |
1947 |
111.80 |
3 |
1951 |
125.48 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1947 |
7.24 |
4 |
1951 |
7.12 |
9 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1947 |
.394 |
4 |
1951 |
.395 |
10 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1947 |
.847 |
5 |
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