01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/24/1947 | Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of high school Lockport (Lockport; Lockport, IL). |
07/04/1947 | Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $19,000. |
07/06/1947 | Named the #25 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1948 | Named the #20 prospect in the FABL |
06/13/1948 | Goes 5-5 against the Davenport Dusters, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R. |
07/01/1948 | Goes 5-6 against the Cedar Rapids Chiefs, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI and 0 R. |
07/11/1948 | Named the #24 prospect in the FABL |
07/21/1948 | Goes 5-6 against the Mobile Commodores, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
09/11/1948 | Goes 5-6 against the Atlanta Peaches, with 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1949 | Named the #31 prospect in the FABL |
06/04/1949 | Goes 0-4 against the Mobile Commodores, ending his hitting streak at 33 games. |
07/10/1949 | Named the #23 prospect in the FABL |
11/22/1949 | Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/30/1950 | Goes 5-6 against the Cienfuegos Crocodiles, with 0 RBI and 2 R. |
04/18/1950 | Named the #24 prospect in the FABL |
07/17/1950 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1950 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/28/1950 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1950 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/18/1950 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
01/28/1951 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Brooklyn Kings development complex. |
06/14/1951 | Goes 5-7 against the Philadelphia Sailors, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
07/08/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/15/1951 | Goes 0-5 against the Cincinnati Cannons, ending his hitting streak at 26 games. |
04/28/1952 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/21/1952 | Finished 3rd in 1952 FABL CA Whitney Award voting. |
05/25/1953 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/14/1953 | Earned 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game MVP honors. |
07/16/1953 | Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia Sailors, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
04/25/1954 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Toronto Wolves, with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/19/1954 | Finished 3rd in 1954 FABL CA Whitney Award voting. |
06/20/1955 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/12/1955 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
10/19/1955 | Wins the 1955 FABL CA Whitney Award. |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/14/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/07/1958 | Goes 0-4 against the Montreal Saints, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
09/15/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
10/22/1958 | Finished 3rd in 1958 FABL CA Whitney Award voting. |
04/17/1959 | Goes 5-6 against the Montreal Saints, with 0 RBI and 1 R. |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/07/1959 | Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run! |
04/22/1960 | Collects his 2000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues hit! |
05/02/1960 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/11/1960 | Goes 5-5 against the San Francisco Sailors, with 3 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
02/13/1962 | Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1949 | 42 | 6 | 1950 | 153 | 6 | 1951 | 147 | 8 | 1952 | 149 | 7 | 1953 | 148 | 5 | 1955 | 147 | 9 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1949 | 200 | 4 | 1950 | 732 | 2 | 1951 | 690 | 4 | 1952 | 693 | 1 | 1953 | 681 | 2 | 1954 | 687 | 3 | 1955 | 678 | 3 | 1956 | 647 | 10 | 1957 | 664 | 5 | 1958 | 677 | 3 | 1960 | 678 | 9 | 1961 | 705 | 4 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1949 | 182 | 1 | 1950 | 689 | 1 | 1951 | 669 | 1 | 1952 | 644 | 1 | 1953 | 639 | 1 | 1954 | 640 | 1 | 1955 | 640 | 1 | 1956 | 602 | 5 | 1957 | 621 | 2 | 1958 | 627 | 2 | 1959 | 611 | 4 | 1960 | 625 | 4 | 1961 | 651 | 1 | | Year | H | Rank | 1949 | 53 | 6 | 1950 | 213 | 1 | 1951 | 230 | 1 | 1952 | 190 | 1 | 1953 | 199 | 1 | 1954 | 200 | 1 | 1955 | 212 | 1 | 1956 | 171 | 7 | 1957 | 179 | 4 | 1958 | 207 | 1 | 1960 | 203 | 2 | 1961 | 203 | 2 | | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1950 | 316 | 1 | 1951 | 339 | 1 | 1952 | 287 | 2 | 1953 | 309 | 2 | 1954 | 313 | 1 | 1955 | 336 | 1 | 1956 | 264 | 9 | 1957 | 273 | 8 | 1958 | 327 | 2 | 1960 | 300 | 7 | 1961 | 323 | 4 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1950 | 47 | 2 | 1951 | 53 | 1 | 1952 | 37 | 1 | 1953 | 41 | 2 | 1954 | 37 | 6 | 1955 | 44 | 2 | 1956 | 31 | 6 | 1957 | 33 | 7 | 1958 | 33 | 7 | 1959 | 36 | 6 | 1960 | 36 | 10 | 1961 | 50 | 1 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1950 | 16 | 1 | 1951 | 19 | 1 | 1952 | 12 | 2 | 1953 | 12 | 1 | 1954 | 17 | 1 | 1955 | 16 | 1 | 1956 | 16 | 3 | 1957 | 11 | 5 | 1958 | 18 | 1 | 1959 | 8 | 9 | 1960 | 14 | 3 | 1961 | 11 | 3 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1949 | 7 | 6 | 1950 | 18 | 4 | 1951 | 25 | 7 | 1952 | 15 | 5 | 1953 | 13 | 3 | 1954 | 16 | 6 | 1955 | 19 | 2 | 1956 | 17 | 4 | 1957 | 13 | 6 | 1958 | 18 | 3 | 1959 | 16 | 7 | 1960 | 21 | 5 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1952 | 68 | 10 | 1953 | 97 | 4 | 1955 | 99 | 9 | 1958 | 87 | 10 | |
Year | R | Rank | 1950 | 106 | 3 | 1951 | 121 | 2 | 1952 | 94 | 3 | 1953 | 109 | 2 | 1954 | 103 | 6 | 1955 | 92 | 7 | 1957 | 96 | 5 | 1958 | 118 | 1 | 1960 | 123 | 2 | 1961 | 122 | 2 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1949 | 1 | 8 | 1952 | 8 | 10 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1958 | 8 | 3 | 1961 | 6 | 6 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1950 | 71 | 1 | 1951 | 78 | 1 | 1952 | 61 | 2 | 1953 | 68 | 3 | 1954 | 68 | 2 | 1955 | 76 | 1 | 1956 | 57 | 5 | 1957 | 57 | 6 | 1958 | 68 | 5 | 1960 | 61 | 9 | 1961 | 77 | 1 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1950 | .309 | 9 | 1951 | .344 | 2 | 1952 | .295 | 3 | 1953 | .311 | 2 | 1954 | .312 | 2 | 1955 | .331 | 3 | 1958 | .330 | 3 | 1960 | .325 | 8 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1958 | .368 | 10 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1951 | .507 | 7 | 1952 | .446 | 3 | 1953 | .484 | 8 | 1954 | .489 | 6 | 1955 | .525 | 7 | 1958 | .522 | 6 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1950 | 102.60 | 7 | 1951 | 123.91 | 4 | 1952 | 96.94 | 3 | 1953 | 103.47 | 6 | 1954 | 108.22 | 5 | 1955 | 119.02 | 5 | 1958 | 120.15 | 4 | 1960 | 112.78 | 9 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1951 | 7.30 | 9 | 1952 | 5.52 | 9 | 1953 | 5.99 | 9 | 1955 | 7.11 | 9 | 1958 | 7.26 | 6 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1952 | .151 | 7 | 1958 | .191 | 9 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1951 | .388 | 9 | 1953 | .372 | 8 | 1958 | .380 | 8 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1951 | .869 | 10 | 1958 | .889 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1951 | 6.4 | 5 | 1952 | 7.7 | 1 | 1953 | 7.1 | 3 | 1954 | 6.7 | 2 | 1955 | 7.2 | 2 | 1956 | 6.1 | 5 | 1957 | 6.1 | 4 | 1958 | 8.2 | 2 | 1960 | 6.6 | 4 | 1961 | 5.4 | 9 | | | |