01/01/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the Detroit Tigers (Round 7, Pick 7, 103rd overall pick). |
06/24/1946 |
Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/15/1946 |
Wins the 1946 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at RF. |
10/27/1946 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/03/1947 |
Signed a 7-year contract worth a total of $192,600,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |
04/05/1947 |
Goes 5-5 against the New York Yankees, with 0 RBI and 0 R. |
06/17/1947 |
Was selected to the 1947 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/26/1947 |
Wins the 1947 FORT AL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Detroit Tigers (Round 23, Pick 6, 358th overall pick). |
10/27/1951 |
Became a free agent. |
12/02/1951 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $25,500,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 9 (9). |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (8). |
03/24/1953 |
Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
04/27/1953 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/03/1953 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/15/1953 |
Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SP Greg Maddux, SP Brett Cecil, in exchange for SP Jon Lester, SP Hiroki Kuroda, RF Dave Moates. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (9). |
06/07/1954 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (9). |
05/01/1955 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RF Dave Engle, LF Mike Menosky. |
07/16/1955 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Mets, along with LF Chuck Carr, 2B Bill Spiers, in exchange for LF Derek Bell. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (9). |
07/08/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/07/1956 |
Scores his 1000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust run! |
11/05/1956 |
Wins the 1956 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at RF. |
11/17/1956 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (9). |
01/31/1957 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,000,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization. |
06/23/1957 |
Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/31/1957 |
Injured (Gluteus strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
11/18/1957 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (9). |
06/03/1958 |
Signed a minor league contract ($400,000 bonus) with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
11/25/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (9). |
03/04/1959 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
11/27/1959 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (9). |
02/05/1960 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. |
06/01/1960 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for 3B Steve R Ontiveros, RF Maurice Archdeacon. |
06/01/1960 |
Released by the Kansas City Royals. |
06/18/1960 |
Signed a minor league contract ($100,000 bonus) with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
11/18/1960 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 8 (9). |
02/07/1961 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
09/15/1961 |
Wins the 1961 MLB Triple A World Series with the Huntington Beach Bengals! |
11/22/1961 |
Became a minor league free agent. |
12/20/1961 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 8 (9). |
10/30/1962 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1948 |
148 |
10 |
1951 |
146 |
8 |
1952 |
153 |
7 |
1953 |
157 |
6 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1949 |
690 |
5 |
1950 |
698 |
5 |
1951 |
694 |
3 |
1952 |
730 |
2 |
1953 |
755 |
2 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1951 |
567 |
9 |
1953 |
622 |
5 |
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|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1952 |
27 |
10 |
1953 |
34 |
4 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1946 |
11 |
6 |
1948 |
15 |
3 |
1950 |
11 |
4 |
1951 |
8 |
9 |
1952 |
8 |
5 |
1953 |
14 |
1 |
1954 |
11 |
4 |
1956 |
11 |
7 |
|
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|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1946 |
96 |
3 |
1950 |
99 |
6 |
1951 |
85 |
10 |
1952 |
91 |
7 |
1953 |
122 |
2 |
1954 |
103 |
3 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1946 |
108 |
2 |
1947 |
98 |
9 |
1948 |
99 |
7 |
1949 |
114 |
2 |
1950 |
106 |
7 |
1951 |
119 |
2 |
1952 |
134 |
1 |
1953 |
118 |
3 |
1954 |
93 |
3 |
1956 |
100 |
6 |
1957 |
78 |
10 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1949 |
7 |
7 |
1950 |
7 |
2 |
1952 |
6 |
1 |
1954 |
4 |
8 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1948 |
7 |
2 |
1952 |
9 |
4 |
1956 |
7 |
7 |
|
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1947 |
15 |
4 |
1950 |
20 |
1 |
1952 |
12 |
6 |
1954 |
14 |
6 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1948 |
7 |
9 |
1954 |
7 |
8 |
|
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1946 |
.281 |
10 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1946 |
.401 |
2 |
1948 |
.393 |
6 |
1949 |
.392 |
8 |
1952 |
.401 |
3 |
1953 |
.388 |
10 |
1954 |
.390 |
4 |
1956 |
.385 |
8 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1946 |
98.54 |
5 |
1952 |
94.44 |
9 |
1953 |
108.66 |
5 |
1954 |
105.02 |
5 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1946 |
6.33 |
5 |
1954 |
6.69 |
5 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1946 |
.381 |
4 |
1948 |
.371 |
10 |
1954 |
.371 |
7 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1946 |
.805 |
5 |
1954 |
.836 |
7 |
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