01/01/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the Detroit Tigers (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
01/01/1946 |
Named the #8 prospect in the FORT |
04/01/1946 |
Named the #8 prospect in the FORT |
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: 6 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
10/15/1947 |
Wins the 1947 FORT AL Golden Glove Award at CF. |
10/17/1947 |
Wins the 1947 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at CF. |
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: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/12/1948 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/17/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
10/11/1948 |
Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $84,300,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization. |
10/17/1948 |
Wins the 1948 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at CF. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/06/1949 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/17/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
10/07/1949 |
Wins the 1949 World Series with the Detroit Tigers. |
10/18/1949 |
Wins the 1949 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at CF. |
10/21/1949 |
Finished 2nd in 1949 FORT AL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the New York Mets (Round 3, Pick 8, 40th overall pick). |
06/15/1951 |
Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/13/1951 |
Wins the 1951 FORT NL Golden Glove Award at CF. |
10/25/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,875,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
08/17/1952 |
Injured (Bruised thigh), day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/01/1952 |
Wins the 1952 FORT NL Golden Glove Award at CF. |
11/15/1952 |
Became a free agent. |
12/16/1952 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $90,000,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
07/16/1953 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SP Livan Hernandez, SP Anthony DeSclafani, in exchange for 1B Don Mattingly, CF Max Carey, SP Roger Craig, SP Miguel A Gonzalez. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
06/28/1954 |
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. |
09/27/1954 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
10/31/1955 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/04/1957 |
Collects his 1000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust RBI! |
11/18/1957 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
02/06/1958 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
07/16/1958 |
Released by the Chicago Cubs. |
08/03/1958 |
Signed a minor league contract ($540,000 bonus) with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. |
11/25/1958 |
Became a minor league free agent. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
03/04/1959 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. |
06/18/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
11/27/1959 |
Became a minor league free agent. |
12/25/1959 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
11/18/1960 |
Became a minor league free agent. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
10/31/1961 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1951 |
669 |
9 |
1956 |
707 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1948 |
171 |
9 |
1949 |
171 |
5 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1946 |
109 |
3 |
1947 |
79 |
9 |
1948 |
68 |
9 |
1956 |
92 |
8 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1947 |
249 |
9 |
1948 |
272 |
6 |
1949 |
262 |
7 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1947 |
18 |
8 |
1948 |
24 |
3 |
1949 |
23 |
3 |
1956 |
21 |
6 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1946 |
84 |
8 |
1948 |
108 |
4 |
1949 |
105 |
3 |
1951 |
107 |
3 |
1952 |
95 |
6 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1949 |
97 |
6 |
1956 |
97 |
5 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1955 |
93 |
7 |
1956 |
90 |
4 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1946 |
6 |
10 |
1955 |
3 |
8 |
1956 |
6 |
1 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1946 |
8 |
1 |
1948 |
11 |
1 |
1951 |
8 |
4 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1948 |
.305 |
6 |
1949 |
.302 |
7 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1948 |
.388 |
8 |
1949 |
.391 |
10 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1948 |
.486 |
4 |
1949 |
.463 |
6 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1947 |
97.34 |
8 |
1948 |
112.84 |
4 |
1949 |
107.96 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1947 |
6.16 |
10 |
1948 |
7.49 |
3 |
1949 |
7.09 |
4 |
1950 |
6.91 |
9 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1948 |
.180 |
6 |
1949 |
.161 |
8 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1948 |
.395 |
4 |
1949 |
.397 |
4 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1948 |
.874 |
5 |
1949 |
.854 |
5 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1947 |
5.5 |
2 |
1948 |
5.0 |
1 |
1949 |
6.1 |
2 |
1950 |
4.1 |
7 |
1952 |
4.4 |
10 |
1954 |
4.3 |
9 |
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