10/24/1952 |
Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft by the Cleveland Indians (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (7). |
03/13/1953 |
Injured (Bruised shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days. |
04/06/1953 |
Named the #2 prospect in the FORT |
04/25/1953 |
Injured (Strained groin), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/01/1953 |
Wins the MAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/11/1954 |
Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 6 days. |
05/20/1954 |
Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/01/1954 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/18/1954 |
Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/28/1954 |
Injured (Bruised elbow), day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/10/1954 |
Injured (Bruised calf), day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/20/1954 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/09/1954 |
Wins the 1954 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at LF. |
11/12/1954 |
Finished 2nd in 1954 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
11/21/1954 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/25/1955 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/20/1955 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,960,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/02/1956 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $100,650,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
04/20/1956 |
Goes 5-7 against the Atlanta Braves, with 2 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI and 5 R. |
05/29/1956 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/01/1956 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/27/1957 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/10/1957 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/24/1957 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1957 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/05/1957 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/13/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/25/1958 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1958 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/13/1958 |
Wins the 1958 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
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, CF Lance Johnson, in exchange for CF Willie Mays, SP Rick Honeycutt, RP Chuck Seelbach. |
11/15/1959 |
Wins the 1959 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/15/1960 |
Injured (Sprained finger), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
07/09/1960 |
Injured (Fractured foot), out for 4 weeks. |
10/01/1960 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/06/1960 |
Wins the 1960 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at LF. |
11/09/1960 |
Finished 3rd in 1960 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
02/28/1961 |
Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for one week. |
03/04/1961 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days. |
06/27/1961 |
Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for one week. |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/07/1961 |
Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for one week. |
10/08/1961 |
Wins the 1961 FORT NL Divisional Series MVP Award. |
11/10/1961 |
Wins the 1961 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/18/1962 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/26/1962 |
Injured (Foot soreness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/02/1962 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/05/1962 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $215,400,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
07/08/1962 |
Was selected to the 1962 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/30/1962 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1962 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/05/1962 |
Goes 0-2 against the Boston Red Sox, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
08/06/1962 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/08/1962 |
Wins the 1962 FORT NL Divisional Series MVP Award. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/01/1963 |
Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/12/1963 |
Collects his 1000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust RBI! |
06/01/1963 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/17/1963 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1963 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1963 |
Was selected to the 1963 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/21/1963 |
Scores his 1000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust run! |
08/21/1963 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
10/09/1963 |
Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for one week. |
10/09/1963 |
Wins the 1963 FORT NL Divisional Series MVP 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 LF. |
11/13/1963 |
Finished 2nd in 1963 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 8 (7); Eye: 8 (7). |
06/01/1964 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/29/1964 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1964 |
Was selected to the 1964 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/24/1964 |
Collects his 2000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust hit! |
11/04/1964 |
Wins the 1964 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
07/11/1965 |
Was selected to the 1965 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/17/1965 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Miami Marlins, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
08/23/1965 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/28/1965 |
Injured (Torn ankle ligaments), out for 6 weeks. |
09/21/1965 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks. |
11/12/1965 |
Wins the 1965 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
03/28/1966 |
Injured (Dehydration), day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/04/1966 |
Goes 0-4 against the South Side White Sox, ending his hitting streak at 24 games. |
04/23/1966 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/04/1966 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1966 |
Was selected to the 1966 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/29/1966 |
Hits his 300th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust home run! |
08/01/1966 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/08/1966 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/03/1966 |
Wins the 1966 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
11/14/1966 |
Wins the 1966 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
11/26/1966 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Bronx Yankees, along with SP Jim Hickey, in exchange for SP Bob Logan, SP Fred Frankhouse. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
05/04/1967 |
Injured (Oblique strain), out for 6 weeks. |
07/25/1967 |
Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for one week. |
09/10/1967 |
Injured (Blurred vision), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
01/31/1968 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $72,000,000 with the Bronx Yankees organization. |
03/03/1968 |
Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/13/1968 |
Goes 6-12 against the New York Mets, with 3 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R. |
05/27/1968 |
Collects his 2500th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust hit! |
01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
07/14/1969 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/28/1969 |
Collects his 1500th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust RBI! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1954 |
154 |
7 |
1955 |
154 |
2 |
1957 |
162 |
1 |
1958 |
161 |
1 |
1959 |
162 |
1 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1955 |
697 |
6 |
1956 |
698 |
6 |
1957 |
742 |
1 |
1958 |
749 |
1 |
1959 |
741 |
1 |
1964 |
648 |
10 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1955 |
583 |
9 |
1957 |
644 |
4 |
1958 |
653 |
2 |
1959 |
632 |
1 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1954 |
196 |
4 |
1955 |
165 |
9 |
1956 |
162 |
10 |
1957 |
195 |
3 |
1958 |
195 |
4 |
1959 |
182 |
3 |
1963 |
181 |
4 |
1964 |
153 |
10 |
1965 |
159 |
7 |
1966 |
162 |
10 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1954 |
315 |
3 |
1955 |
260 |
9 |
1956 |
273 |
7 |
1957 |
338 |
1 |
1958 |
347 |
1 |
1959 |
298 |
2 |
1961 |
243 |
9 |
1963 |
299 |
3 |
1964 |
262 |
6 |
1965 |
253 |
7 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1957 |
37 |
3 |
1958 |
44 |
1 |
1959 |
35 |
5 |
1963 |
38 |
1 |
1964 |
29 |
6 |
1969 |
26 |
8 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1954 |
8 |
9 |
1957 |
11 |
3 |
1958 |
6 |
10 |
1959 |
6 |
10 |
1960 |
7 |
8 |
1963 |
7 |
9 |
1968 |
11 |
5 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1954 |
28 |
5 |
1955 |
25 |
5 |
1956 |
28 |
3 |
1957 |
28 |
4 |
1958 |
32 |
6 |
1959 |
23 |
10 |
1963 |
22 |
10 |
1964 |
24 |
9 |
1965 |
21 |
10 |
1966 |
21 |
10 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1954 |
96 |
9 |
1956 |
107 |
4 |
1957 |
97 |
6 |
1958 |
113 |
4 |
1959 |
116 |
2 |
1960 |
93 |
8 |
1961 |
100 |
3 |
1962 |
121 |
2 |
1963 |
97 |
3 |
1964 |
95 |
5 |
1965 |
99 |
2 |
1966 |
84 |
6 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1954 |
104 |
1 |
1955 |
106 |
5 |
1956 |
102 |
4 |
1957 |
101 |
4 |
1958 |
123 |
3 |
1959 |
110 |
2 |
1963 |
100 |
1 |
1964 |
89 |
4 |
1965 |
85 |
6 |
1966 |
77 |
7 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1955 |
103 |
5 |
1956 |
99 |
7 |
1957 |
84 |
3 |
1958 |
84 |
7 |
1959 |
98 |
3 |
1962 |
80 |
7 |
1964 |
84 |
4 |
1966 |
65 |
8 |
1968 |
63 |
6 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1954 |
10 |
1 |
1955 |
5 |
4 |
1956 |
5 |
1 |
1957 |
10 |
1 |
1958 |
7 |
5 |
1959 |
6 |
1 |
1960 |
4 |
5 |
1961 |
5 |
4 |
1962 |
5 |
1 |
1963 |
3 |
3 |
1964 |
4 |
6 |
1965 |
6 |
1 |
1966 |
3 |
10 |
|
|
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1954 |
7 |
8 |
1955 |
8 |
5 |
1956 |
9 |
2 |
1957 |
6 |
10 |
1958 |
8 |
5 |
1959 |
10 |
1 |
1960 |
6 |
9 |
1962 |
7 |
4 |
1965 |
9 |
1 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1954 |
55 |
6 |
1957 |
76 |
1 |
1958 |
82 |
1 |
1959 |
64 |
1 |
1963 |
67 |
1 |
1964 |
57 |
4 |
1965 |
49 |
7 |
1968 |
44 |
7 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1954 |
.331 |
1 |
1957 |
.303 |
10 |
1958 |
.299 |
6 |
1959 |
.288 |
10 |
1961 |
.315 |
3 |
1962 |
.375 |
1 |
1963 |
.366 |
1 |
1964 |
.275 |
10 |
1965 |
.353 |
1 |
1966 |
.306 |
4 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1954 |
.405 |
2 |
1955 |
.389 |
10 |
1957 |
.383 |
6 |
1958 |
.378 |
5 |
1959 |
.379 |
7 |
1961 |
.396 |
2 |
1962 |
.468 |
1 |
1963 |
.436 |
1 |
1964 |
.367 |
5 |
1965 |
.431 |
1 |
1966 |
.383 |
2 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1954 |
.532 |
2 |
1955 |
.446 |
9 |
1957 |
.525 |
2 |
1958 |
.531 |
4 |
1959 |
.472 |
10 |
1961 |
.503 |
4 |
1962 |
.585 |
2 |
1963 |
.605 |
1 |
1964 |
.470 |
9 |
1965 |
.562 |
1 |
1966 |
.467 |
7 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1954 |
128.96 |
1 |
1955 |
107.05 |
7 |
1956 |
109.61 |
7 |
1957 |
130.06 |
1 |
1958 |
132.11 |
2 |
1959 |
120.80 |
2 |
1960 |
104.22 |
4 |
1961 |
96.82 |
6 |
1962 |
131.70 |
2 |
1963 |
133.67 |
1 |
1964 |
99.02 |
6 |
1965 |
114.52 |
1 |
1966 |
95.75 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1954 |
8.31 |
1 |
1955 |
6.55 |
9 |
1956 |
6.61 |
10 |
1957 |
7.35 |
3 |
1958 |
7.35 |
4 |
1959 |
6.93 |
7 |
1961 |
7.41 |
3 |
1962 |
11.93 |
1 |
1963 |
10.94 |
1 |
1964 |
6.29 |
5 |
1965 |
10.07 |
1 |
1966 |
6.73 |
2 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1954 |
.201 |
4 |
1956 |
.190 |
7 |
1957 |
.222 |
1 |
1958 |
.233 |
3 |
1959 |
.184 |
10 |
1962 |
.210 |
8 |
1963 |
.239 |
1 |
1964 |
.196 |
8 |
1965 |
.209 |
3 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1954 |
.410 |
1 |
1955 |
.377 |
9 |
1957 |
.391 |
4 |
1958 |
.392 |
3 |
1959 |
.374 |
8 |
1961 |
.389 |
5 |
1962 |
.451 |
1 |
1963 |
.448 |
1 |
1964 |
.370 |
6 |
1965 |
.430 |
1 |
1966 |
.379 |
4 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1954 |
.937 |
1 |
1955 |
.835 |
8 |
1956 |
.846 |
10 |
1957 |
.908 |
3 |
1958 |
.909 |
3 |
1959 |
.851 |
6 |
1961 |
.899 |
3 |
1962 |
1.053 |
1 |
1963 |
1.041 |
1 |
1964 |
.838 |
5 |
1965 |
.993 |
1 |
1966 |
.850 |
4 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1954 |
6.3 |
1 |
1957 |
4.2 |
9 |
1958 |
5.2 |
5 |
1960 |
5.8 |
2 |
1961 |
4.0 |
9 |
1962 |
6.8 |
3 |
1963 |
7.7 |
1 |
1964 |
4.3 |
10 |
1965 |
5.5 |
8 |
1966 |
4.9 |
10 |
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