01/01/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates (Round 3, Pick 4, 36th overall pick). |
04/29/1946 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/10/1946 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,600,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
06/16/1947 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/29/1947 |
Became a free agent. |
11/23/1947 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $127,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
05/03/1948 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1948 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/17/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
06/26/1950 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (8). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Chicago Cubs (Round 11, Pick 3, 163rd overall pick). |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (8). |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (8). |
10/25/1953 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles, along with SP Matt Clement, in exchange for RF Dion James, LF Dave Philley, SP Jeff C D'Amico. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
07/01/1954 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SP Johnny Welch, RP Mike Henneman, RP Reggie Cleveland, in exchange for 1B Chris Duncan, SP Greg Maddux, RP Drew Storen. |
12/26/1954 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $13,500,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
07/01/1955 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for SP Hiroki Kuroda, 1B Eddie Robinson. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
10/25/1956 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
09/28/1957 |
Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (6); Eye: 7 (9). |
08/12/1958 |
Scores his 1000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust run! |
11/25/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
12/10/1958 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,000,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (9). |
10/05/1959 |
Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
11/04/1959 |
Wins the 1959 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
11/05/1959 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1946 |
154 |
1 |
1947 |
152 |
3 |
1948 |
152 |
4 |
1949 |
151 |
4 |
1950 |
153 |
2 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1946 |
667 |
6 |
1947 |
677 |
8 |
1948 |
675 |
10 |
1949 |
689 |
3 |
1950 |
696 |
4 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1946 |
30 |
9 |
1947 |
31 |
9 |
1950 |
34 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1948 |
106 |
4 |
1950 |
109 |
9 |
1952 |
90 |
9 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1946 |
88 |
6 |
1948 |
114 |
5 |
1949 |
94 |
10 |
1950 |
112 |
5 |
1953 |
108 |
4 |
1954 |
92 |
8 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1946 |
103 |
3 |
1947 |
108 |
5 |
1948 |
110 |
7 |
1949 |
109 |
4 |
1950 |
122 |
4 |
1953 |
100 |
7 |
1954 |
79 |
8 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1946 |
9 |
5 |
1947 |
9 |
3 |
1951 |
9 |
2 |
1952 |
4 |
7 |
1954 |
4 |
8 |
1956 |
3 |
3 |
|
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1946 |
14 |
10 |
1947 |
14 |
5 |
1948 |
13 |
6 |
1950 |
12 |
10 |
1951 |
14 |
3 |
1953 |
15 |
3 |
1955 |
8 |
9 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1948 |
9 |
2 |
1959 |
6 |
9 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1946 |
.290 |
10 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1946 |
.401 |
3 |
1947 |
.404 |
6 |
1948 |
.417 |
3 |
1949 |
.381 |
10 |
1950 |
.427 |
3 |
1951 |
.403 |
8 |
1953 |
.385 |
8 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1948 |
.490 |
7 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1946 |
100.57 |
4 |
1948 |
121.38 |
5 |
1950 |
116.12 |
9 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1946 |
6.57 |
5 |
1947 |
6.09 |
10 |
1948 |
8.03 |
3 |
1950 |
7.46 |
9 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1948 |
.187 |
6 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1946 |
.373 |
9 |
1948 |
.406 |
3 |
1950 |
.396 |
9 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1946 |
.822 |
5 |
1948 |
.907 |
3 |
1950 |
.879 |
10 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1948 |
4.2 |
7 |
1950 |
4.4 |
9 |
|
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