01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/21/1948 | Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of college Bluegrass State |
07/03/1948 | Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $21,000. |
08/16/1948 | Injured (hamstring strain),out for 2-3 months. |
09/12/1948 | Wins the 1948 Championship with the Ottumwa Owls! |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1949 | Named the #27 prospect in the FABL |
07/10/1949 | Named the #25 prospect in the FABL |
10/01/1949 | Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/22/1949 | Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1950 | Named the #29 prospect in the FABL |
05/14/1950 | Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
07/09/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/13/1950 | Wins the 1950 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
05/10/1951 | Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week. |
07/08/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/01/1951 | Goes 5-6 against the Cincinnati Cannons, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 4 R. |
06/10/1952 | Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/04/1952 | Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
04/15/1953 | Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
08/04/1953 | Injured (dead arm),out for one week. |
09/30/1953 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/09/1953 | Wins the 1953 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
05/07/1954 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/14/1954 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks. |
06/06/1954 | Goes 5-5 against the Louisville Derbies, with 1 RBI and 2 R. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | PA | Rank | 1948 | 201 | 7 | 1949 | 198 | 7 | 1951 | 672 | 7 | 1952 | 661 | 4 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1948 | 171 | 2 | 1949 | 168 | 7 | 1950 | 577 | 7 | 1951 | 631 | 3 | 1952 | 623 | 2 | 1953 | 558 | 10 | | Year | H | Rank | 1950 | 166 | 9 | 1951 | 187 | 6 | 1952 | 181 | 3 | | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1949 | 10 | 6 | 1950 | 33 | 8 | 1951 | 49 | 2 | 1952 | 28 | 8 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1949 | 2 | 7 | 1952 | 13 | 1 | 1953 | 9 | 7 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1948 | 9 | 6 | 1949 | 7 | 6 | 1950 | 12 | 7 | 1951 | 31 | 3 | 1952 | 19 | 1 | | Year | R | Rank | 1950 | 86 | 8 | 1951 | 98 | 9 | 1952 | 83 | 6 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1949 | 3 | 3 | 1950 | 6 | 3 | 1951 | 6 | 2 | |
| | Year | EBH | Rank | 1951 | 60 | 10 | 1952 | 43 | 9 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1952 | .291 | 4 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1952 | 78.02 | 7 | |
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