06/19/1954 | Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Waycross; Waycross, GA) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
08/13/1954 | Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/12/1954 | Wins the 1954 Championship with the Burlington Bears! |
10/08/1954 | Named the #62 prospect in the FABL |
04/11/1955 | Named the #62 prospect in the FABL |
07/03/1955 | Named the #41 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1955 | Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/18/1955 | Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/21/1955 | Injured (fractured thumb),out for 3-4 weeks. |
09/19/1955 | Wins the 1955 Championship with the Charleston Seagulls! |
10/08/1955 | Named the #46 prospect in the FABL |
04/17/1956 | Named the #44 prospect in the FABL |
03/13/1957 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex. |
04/15/1957 | Named the #5 prospect in the FABL |
04/23/1957 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex. |
05/18/1957 | Goes 0-3 against the Chattanooga Dynamos, ending his hitting streak at 24 games. |
09/23/1957 | Wins the 1957 Championship with the Camden Rockets! |
03/11/1958 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex. |
04/14/1958 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
05/12/1958 | Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award. |
08/06/1958 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
12/11/1958 | Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cincinnati Cannons. |
04/09/1959 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
05/11/1959 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
06/04/1959 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/03/1959 | Named the #6 prospect in the FABL |
07/20/1959 | Wins the EA Player of the Week Award. |
08/17/1959 | Wins the EA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1959 | Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/07/1959 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
04/12/1960 | Named the #5 prospect in the FABL |
06/17/1960 | Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
07/01/1960 | Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/18/1960 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1960 | Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/14/1960 | Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 6 weeks. |
04/18/1961 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
05/29/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/16/1961 | Goes 0-4 against the Los Angeles Stars, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
08/10/1961 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
08/11/1961 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/01/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/29/1961 | Finished 2nd in 1961 FABL CA Kellogg Award voting. |