01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/24/1947 | Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 7, 39th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of college Bluegrass State |
07/02/1947 | Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization with a signing bonus of $2,500. |
07/06/1947 | Named the #75 prospect in the FABL |
10/10/1947 | Named the #90 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1948 | Named the #42 prospect in the FABL |
07/11/1948 | Named the #39 prospect in the FABL |
07/26/1948 | Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award. |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
02/08/1949 | Wins the 1948 Cuban Winter Championship with the Cienfuegos Crocodiles. |
03/22/1949 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
04/18/1949 | Named the #34 prospect in the FABL |
07/01/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/10/1949 | Was selected to the 1949 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/25/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
10/23/1949 | Finished 2nd in 1949 FABL CA Kellogg Award voting. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
10/20/1950 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $108,000 with the Montreal Saints organization. |
11/26/1950 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Montreal Saints development complex. |
08/01/1951 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/06/1952 | Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
04/27/1953 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
05/26/1956 | Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week. |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/31/1956 | Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Cleveland Foresters in exchange for C Ed Holt. |
05/20/1957 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
10/11/1957 | Wins the 1957 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
08/04/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
05/11/1959 | Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/15/1959 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
08/12/1961 | Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days. |
03/14/1962 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1948 | 43 | 1 | 1950 | 154 | 1 | 1952 | 150 | 2 | 1957 | 148 | 10 | 1958 | 147 | 5 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1949 | 645 | 9 | 1950 | 666 | 8 | 1951 | 646 | 10 | 1952 | 656 | 9 | 1957 | 631 | 10 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1950 | 574 | 8 | 1951 | 570 | 9 | 1952 | 592 | 5 | | | Year | K | Rank | 1949 | 83 | 3 | 1950 | 81 | 7 | 1951 | 95 | 4 | 1952 | 100 | 5 | 1953 | 102 | 4 | 1954 | 82 | 8 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1948 | 84 | 10 | 1949 | 248 | 9 | 1950 | 244 | 10 | 1951 | 268 | 10 | | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1949 | 97 | 4 | 1950 | 83 | 10 | 1956 | 87 | 5 | 1957 | 103 | 4 | | | Year | BB | Rank | 1948 | 33 | 10 | 1949 | 84 | 8 | 1950 | 85 | 5 | |
Year | IBB | Rank | 1948 | 2 | 10 | 1949 | 8 | 7 | | | Year | SF | Rank | 1949 | 7 | 9 | 1956 | 7 | 3 | 1957 | 11 | 1 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1948 | .324 | 10 | 1956 | .290 | 9 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1948 | .445 | 6 | 1950 | .378 | 10 | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 1948 | .568 | 8 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1948 | 39.90 | 5 | 1949 | 97.57 | 6 | 1950 | 95.06 | 10 | 1951 | 101.13 | 9 | 1956 | 91.72 | 10 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1948 | 10.36 | 3 | 1949 | 6.36 | 9 | 1956 | 6.03 | 9 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1948 | .243 | 8 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1948 | .452 | 6 | 1949 | .378 | 10 | 1956 | .364 | 8 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1948 | 1.013 | 4 | 1949 | .834 | 10 | 1956 | .810 | 9 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1950 | 5.0 | 5 | 1951 | 4.8 | 7 | | | | |