06/19/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 3, 51st overall pick) by the Philadelphia Sailors, out of high school Christian Brothers College (Christian Brothers College; St. Louis, MO). |
07/14/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Sailors organization with a signing bonus of $15,000. |
03/06/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Philadelphia Sailors development complex. |
04/15/1953 | Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Philadelphia Sailors development complex. |
01/25/1954 | Was traded by the Philadelphia Sailors to the Toronto Wolves in exchange for SP Danny Hern. |
05/27/1955 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/31/1955 | Goes 5-5 against the Spokane Lumberjacks, with 0 RBI and 3 R. |
06/14/1955 | Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 6 weeks. |
03/06/1956 | Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Toronto Wolves development complex. |
04/16/1956 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Toronto Wolves development complex. |
08/02/1956 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/02/1958 | Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award. |
01/07/1961 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |