01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/20/1949 | Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of high school Lane (Lane; Brooklyn, NY). |
07/04/1949 | Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $35,000. |
07/10/1949 | Named the #24 prospect in the FABL |
07/25/1949 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/16/1949 | Injured (bruised jaw),day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1950 | Named the #38 prospect in the FABL |
10/14/1950 | Named the #34 prospect in the FABL |
11/26/1950 | Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Brooklyn Kings development complex. |
01/01/1951 | Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the Chicago Cougars, along with SP Jimmy Isgro and SP Tommy Wilde, in exchange for SP George Oddo and SP Tommy Seymour. |
02/18/1951 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Chicago Cougars development complex. |
10/10/1952 | Named the #26 prospect in the FABL |
04/13/1953 | Named the #13 prospect in the FABL |
04/25/1953 | Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/08/1953 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
09/21/1953 | Wins the 1953 Championship with the Rockford Wildcats! |
03/09/1954 | Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Chicago Cougars development complex. |
04/13/1954 | Named the #10 prospect in the FABL |
05/31/1954 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/17/1954 | Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/07/1955 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/31/1955 | Goes 5-5 against the Toronto Wolves, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
08/01/1955 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
08/03/1955 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 6 weeks. |
08/09/1955 | Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 3 weeks. |
08/22/1955 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/09/1956 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week. |
06/08/1957 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/25/1957 | Injured (fractured wrist),out for 2-3 months. |
05/02/1958 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
07/19/1958 | Goes 5-5 against the Kansas City Kings, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R. |
08/16/1960 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/17/1960 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week. |
06/18/1961 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/28/1961 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week. |
08/04/1961 | Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/17/1961 | Injured (fractured rib),out for 4 weeks. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1958 | 147 | 5 | 1959 | 150 | 6 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1956 | 654 | 9 | 1958 | 678 | 2 | 1959 | 684 | 4 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1954 | 591 | 4 | 1956 | 633 | 3 | 1958 | 645 | 1 | 1959 | 644 | 2 | | Year | H | Rank | 1954 | 165 | 7 | 1956 | 206 | 2 | 1958 | 188 | 3 | 1959 | 184 | 5 | | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1956 | 33 | 5 | 1959 | 32 | 9 | 1960 | 39 | 6 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1956 | 17 | 2 | 1958 | 17 | 4 | 1959 | 14 | 2 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1954 | 23 | 1 | 1956 | 30 | 1 | 1957 | 13 | 6 | 1958 | 45 | 1 | 1959 | 34 | 1 | 1960 | 31 | 2 | 1961 | 26 | 4 | | | Year | R | Rank | 1956 | 88 | 9 | 1958 | 99 | 6 | |
| | Year | AVG | Rank | 1956 | .325 | 4 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1956 | .464 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1956 | 95.14 | 7 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1956 | .360 | 10 | | | | | |