12/15/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft by the Montreal Expos (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
04/01/1947 |
Named the #1 prospect in the FORT |
06/01/1947 |
Wins the FORT NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/17/1947 |
Was selected to the 1947 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
10/18/1947 |
Wins the 1947 FORT NL Rookie of the Year Award. |
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: 9 (9); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
05/10/1948 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/17/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
10/20/1948 |
Finished 2nd in 1948 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
10/29/1948 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
05/05/1949 |
Goes 5-7 against the Chicago Cubs, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
06/17/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/01/1949 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/04/1949 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/04/1949 |
Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl. |
10/12/1949 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,100,000 with the Montreal Expos organization. |
10/18/1949 |
Wins the 1949 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
05/01/1950 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/17/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/06/1950 |
Injured on 08/05/1950, diagnosed with a bruised knee, is day-to-day. |
10/11/1950 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000,000 with the Montreal Expos organization. |
10/20/1950 |
Finished 3rd in 1950 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Toronto Blue Jays (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
03/10/1951 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $72,000,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
05/21/1951 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/17/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/01/1951 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/15/1951 |
Wins the 1951 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at 2B. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
06/01/1952 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/16/1952 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1952 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/13/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
11/03/1952 |
Wins the 1952 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
07/01/1953 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/27/1953 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/02/1953 |
Wins the 1953 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
11/01/1954 |
Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Houston Astros in exchange for 3B Aramis Ramirez, 3B Roy Staiger, LF Tony Curry. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
06/01/1955 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/16/1955 |
Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Kansas City Royals, along with C Milt May, in exchange for SP Matt Moore. |
08/14/1955 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $243,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
08/22/1955 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1955 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/12/1955 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/18/1955 |
Wins the 1955 FORT NL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/30/1955 |
Wins the 1955 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
11/10/1955 |
Wins the 1955 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
11/13/1955 |
Finished 2nd in 1955 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
05/24/1956 |
Scores his 1000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust run! |
07/08/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
10/18/1956 |
Wins the 1956 FORT AL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/25/1956 |
Wins the 1956 World Series with the Kansas City Royals. |
11/05/1956 |
Wins the 1956 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at 1B. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
07/07/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/01/1957 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/24/1957 |
Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/09/1957 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/23/1957 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1957 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/06/1957 |
Wins the 1957 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at 1B. |
11/09/1957 |
Wins the 1957 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award. |
11/18/1957 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
03/13/1958 |
Injured (Migraine), day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/27/1958 |
Collects his 1000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust RBI! |
07/13/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/12/1958 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the Boston Red Sox, with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
08/12/1958 |
Goes 5-5 against the Boston Red Sox, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI and 3 R. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
07/12/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/25/1959 |
Collects his 2000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust hit! |
09/06/1959 |
Goes 5-5 against the Miami Marlins, with 1 RBI and 1 R. |
09/07/1959 |
Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1959 |
Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/03/1959 |
Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
11/04/1959 |
Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Kansas City Royals, along with LF Stan Musial, CF Lance Johnson, in exchange for CF Willie Mays, SP Rick Honeycutt, RP Chuck Seelbach. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
04/10/1960 |
Goes 0-4 against the New York Mets, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
05/16/1960 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/16/1960 |
Scores his 1500th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust run! |
07/10/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/22/1960 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1960 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/06/1960 |
Wins the 1960 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
11/09/1960 |
Wins the 1960 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (11). |
04/28/1961 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $222,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
05/08/1961 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1961 |
Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/04/1961 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/10/1961 |
Wins the 1961 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at 1B. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 11 (11). |
08/07/1962 |
Injured (Food poisoning), out for 3 days. |
08/18/1962 |
Collects his 2500th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust hit! |
08/20/1962 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/09/1962 |
Wins the 1962 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at DH. |
12/11/1962 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Colorado Rockies, along with SP John E O'Donoghue, in exchange for LF Moises Alou, SP Ricardo Rodriguez. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 11 (11). |
07/16/1963 |
Hits his 300th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust home run! |
09/20/1963 |
Collects his 1500th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust RBI! |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 11 (11). |
06/21/1964 |
Scores his 2000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust run! |
06/22/1964 |
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. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 11 (11). |
07/11/1965 |
Was selected to the 1965 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/25/1965 |
Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 4 weeks. |
10/15/1965 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (11). |
03/14/1966 |
Injured (Hip flexor strain), day-to-day for one week. |
03/20/1966 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days. |
05/24/1966 |
Collects his 3000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust hit! |
05/26/1966 |
Injured (Hyperextended knee), day-to-day for one week. |
08/16/1966 |
Released by the Colorado Rockies. |
09/05/1966 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,000,000 with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. |
09/09/1966 |
Injured (Hyperextended knee), day-to-day for 6 days. |
11/26/1966 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 10 (11). |
02/05/1967 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $32,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
05/02/1967 |
Goes 5-6 against the Kansas City Royals, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
07/09/1967 |
Was selected to the 1967 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/18/1967 |
Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/19/1967 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 9 (11). |
05/01/1968 |
Injured (Torn ankle ligaments), out for 5-6 weeks. |
11/18/1968 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 6 (11). |
11/06/1969 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1948 |
154 |
1 |
1950 |
154 |
1 |
1953 |
160 |
1 |
1958 |
158 |
3 |
1959 |
158 |
3 |
1963 |
156 |
8 |
1964 |
160 |
1 |
1965 |
155 |
6 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1948 |
706 |
4 |
1950 |
700 |
2 |
1953 |
732 |
4 |
1955 |
705 |
4 |
1958 |
738 |
2 |
1959 |
718 |
2 |
1960 |
665 |
7 |
1961 |
618 |
10 |
1962 |
674 |
6 |
1963 |
728 |
1 |
1964 |
717 |
2 |
1965 |
699 |
3 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1953 |
576 |
9 |
1963 |
604 |
6 |
1964 |
582 |
9 |
1965 |
558 |
10 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1955 |
169 |
7 |
1957 |
170 |
9 |
1959 |
171 |
7 |
1960 |
180 |
4 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1948 |
277 |
7 |
1951 |
250 |
9 |
1953 |
280 |
6 |
1955 |
280 |
4 |
1957 |
295 |
5 |
1958 |
292 |
8 |
1960 |
263 |
8 |
1961 |
242 |
10 |
1965 |
255 |
10 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1947 |
33 |
5 |
1948 |
39 |
2 |
1950 |
34 |
4 |
1953 |
32 |
7 |
1954 |
32 |
6 |
1960 |
29 |
7 |
1962 |
36 |
3 |
1964 |
35 |
3 |
1965 |
30 |
9 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1950 |
7 |
8 |
1953 |
8 |
7 |
1959 |
7 |
8 |
1962 |
7 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1951 |
21 |
6 |
1953 |
23 |
10 |
1955 |
25 |
5 |
1957 |
29 |
3 |
1958 |
29 |
7 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1947 |
16 |
3 |
1948 |
37 |
1 |
1949 |
25 |
2 |
1950 |
25 |
1 |
1951 |
33 |
1 |
1952 |
28 |
3 |
1953 |
45 |
1 |
1954 |
30 |
1 |
1955 |
9 |
10 |
1956 |
16 |
7 |
1957 |
22 |
3 |
1958 |
52 |
1 |
1959 |
57 |
1 |
1960 |
26 |
3 |
1963 |
21 |
9 |
1964 |
36 |
2 |
1965 |
25 |
5 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1950 |
105 |
10 |
1951 |
99 |
5 |
1955 |
107 |
3 |
1957 |
113 |
3 |
1958 |
116 |
3 |
1960 |
96 |
6 |
1965 |
85 |
9 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1947 |
91 |
9 |
1948 |
111 |
7 |
1949 |
95 |
8 |
1950 |
117 |
3 |
1951 |
116 |
1 |
1952 |
87 |
10 |
1953 |
134 |
1 |
1955 |
120 |
1 |
1956 |
121 |
1 |
1957 |
126 |
1 |
1958 |
132 |
1 |
1959 |
122 |
1 |
1960 |
155 |
1 |
1961 |
116 |
1 |
1962 |
132 |
1 |
1963 |
94 |
2 |
1964 |
97 |
1 |
1965 |
102 |
3 |
1967 |
84 |
7 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1947 |
130 |
1 |
1948 |
143 |
1 |
1949 |
150 |
1 |
1950 |
170 |
1 |
1951 |
146 |
1 |
1952 |
125 |
2 |
1953 |
151 |
1 |
1954 |
124 |
2 |
1955 |
163 |
1 |
1956 |
139 |
1 |
1957 |
108 |
1 |
1958 |
138 |
1 |
1959 |
149 |
1 |
1960 |
145 |
1 |
1961 |
130 |
1 |
1962 |
127 |
1 |
1963 |
118 |
1 |
1964 |
127 |
1 |
1965 |
133 |
1 |
1967 |
94 |
1 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1948 |
9 |
3 |
1949 |
13 |
2 |
1950 |
17 |
1 |
1951 |
14 |
1 |
1953 |
8 |
1 |
1954 |
4 |
3 |
1955 |
7 |
2 |
1956 |
3 |
6 |
1957 |
3 |
8 |
1958 |
11 |
1 |
1960 |
5 |
2 |
1961 |
7 |
2 |
1962 |
2 |
7 |
1964 |
3 |
9 |
1965 |
3 |
6 |
1967 |
4 |
3 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1948 |
10 |
1 |
1951 |
9 |
1 |
1954 |
8 |
8 |
1955 |
7 |
7 |
1956 |
8 |
4 |
1957 |
7 |
9 |
1959 |
6 |
6 |
1961 |
8 |
2 |
1964 |
7 |
5 |
1965 |
6 |
4 |
1967 |
5 |
10 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1948 |
62 |
4 |
1950 |
59 |
7 |
1951 |
54 |
9 |
1953 |
63 |
1 |
1954 |
51 |
8 |
1955 |
55 |
5 |
1957 |
61 |
5 |
1958 |
61 |
4 |
1962 |
58 |
8 |
1964 |
54 |
10 |
1965 |
56 |
8 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1948 |
.317 |
5 |
1950 |
.325 |
6 |
1951 |
.314 |
2 |
1952 |
.327 |
1 |
1955 |
.317 |
3 |
1957 |
.333 |
1 |
1959 |
.304 |
6 |
1960 |
.351 |
1 |
1961 |
.323 |
1 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1947 |
.427 |
1 |
1948 |
.452 |
1 |
1949 |
.445 |
1 |
1950 |
.488 |
1 |
1951 |
.470 |
1 |
1952 |
.472 |
1 |
1953 |
.430 |
2 |
1954 |
.422 |
2 |
1955 |
.473 |
1 |
1956 |
.444 |
2 |
1957 |
.447 |
1 |
1958 |
.416 |
2 |
1959 |
.446 |
1 |
1960 |
.491 |
1 |
1961 |
.464 |
1 |
1962 |
.430 |
3 |
1963 |
.349 |
10 |
1964 |
.375 |
4 |
1965 |
.408 |
2 |
1967 |
.387 |
3 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1948 |
.502 |
4 |
1950 |
.521 |
6 |
1951 |
.534 |
1 |
1952 |
.492 |
2 |
1953 |
.486 |
7 |
1955 |
.525 |
3 |
1956 |
.471 |
10 |
1957 |
.577 |
1 |
1958 |
.492 |
7 |
1960 |
.513 |
4 |
1961 |
.507 |
2 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1947 |
106.10 |
7 |
1948 |
143.01 |
2 |
1949 |
111.94 |
2 |
1950 |
147.78 |
1 |
1951 |
133.18 |
1 |
1952 |
118.73 |
1 |
1953 |
133.98 |
1 |
1954 |
100.25 |
9 |
1955 |
152.44 |
1 |
1956 |
119.33 |
2 |
1957 |
141.39 |
1 |
1958 |
134.47 |
1 |
1959 |
131.72 |
1 |
1960 |
146.97 |
1 |
1961 |
127.68 |
1 |
1962 |
123.26 |
4 |
1963 |
84.15 |
7 |
1964 |
102.57 |
3 |
1965 |
117.11 |
3 |
1967 |
90.08 |
6 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1947 |
7.23 |
6 |
1948 |
9.51 |
2 |
1949 |
7.67 |
2 |
1950 |
10.39 |
1 |
1951 |
10.22 |
1 |
1952 |
9.99 |
1 |
1953 |
8.11 |
2 |
1954 |
7.26 |
6 |
1955 |
10.86 |
1 |
1956 |
8.64 |
2 |
1957 |
10.43 |
1 |
1958 |
7.91 |
1 |
1959 |
8.29 |
2 |
1960 |
11.15 |
1 |
1961 |
10.17 |
1 |
1962 |
8.53 |
4 |
1964 |
6.06 |
7 |
1965 |
7.34 |
4 |
1967 |
6.19 |
4 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1948 |
.185 |
7 |
1951 |
.220 |
1 |
1953 |
.203 |
3 |
1954 |
.170 |
9 |
1955 |
.208 |
5 |
1957 |
.245 |
1 |
1958 |
.209 |
7 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1947 |
.403 |
3 |
1948 |
.428 |
2 |
1949 |
.409 |
1 |
1950 |
.443 |
1 |
1951 |
.438 |
1 |
1952 |
.445 |
1 |
1953 |
.412 |
2 |
1954 |
.396 |
5 |
1955 |
.445 |
1 |
1956 |
.417 |
2 |
1957 |
.449 |
1 |
1958 |
.395 |
2 |
1959 |
.409 |
3 |
1960 |
.447 |
1 |
1961 |
.422 |
1 |
1962 |
.403 |
6 |
1964 |
.349 |
10 |
1965 |
.389 |
5 |
1967 |
.358 |
8 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1947 |
.848 |
6 |
1948 |
.954 |
1 |
1949 |
.898 |
2 |
1950 |
1.009 |
1 |
1951 |
1.004 |
1 |
1952 |
.964 |
1 |
1953 |
.916 |
2 |
1954 |
.866 |
8 |
1955 |
.998 |
1 |
1956 |
.915 |
2 |
1957 |
1.024 |
1 |
1958 |
.908 |
4 |
1959 |
.900 |
4 |
1960 |
1.004 |
1 |
1961 |
.971 |
1 |
1962 |
.900 |
7 |
1965 |
.865 |
6 |
1967 |
.779 |
10 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1947 |
4.2 |
8 |
1948 |
5.7 |
3 |
1949 |
3.6 |
9 |
1950 |
4.8 |
5 |
1951 |
4.3 |
5 |
1952 |
5.7 |
4 |
1953 |
5.0 |
6 |
1955 |
7.2 |
2 |
1956 |
5.2 |
9 |
1957 |
8.0 |
1 |
1958 |
4.7 |
10 |
1959 |
6.1 |
3 |
1960 |
7.8 |
1 |
1961 |
5.9 |
4 |
1962 |
5.6 |
7 |
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