01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/27/1945 | Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school Clayton (Clayton; St. Louis, MO). |
07/08/1945 | Named the #31 prospect in the FABL |
07/26/1945 | Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/03/1945 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/16/1946 | Named the #40 prospect in the FABL |
05/24/1946 | Injured (oblique strain),out for one week. |
09/23/1946 | Wins the 1946 Championship with the Gary Steelmen! |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/14/1947 | Named the #55 prospect in the FABL |
07/06/1947 | Named the #55 prospect in the FABL |
10/10/1947 | Named the #65 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1948 | Named the #58 prospect in the FABL |
05/10/1948 | Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award. |
05/24/1948 | Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1948 | Named the #54 prospect in the FABL |
08/20/1948 | Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1949 | Named the #74 prospect in the FABL |
04/20/1949 | Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/04/1949 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1949 | Named the #20 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/07/1950 | Injured (strained back),out for 3 weeks. |
05/14/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
04/27/1952 | Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/07/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
04/21/1953 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week. |
07/12/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/17/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/24/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/07/1953 | Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks. |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/09/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/23/1956 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/11/1957 | Goes 0-3 against the New York Gothams, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. |
05/14/1957 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/11/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/22/1958 | Finished 3rd in 1958 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/23/1959 | Goes 5-7 against the Boston Minutemen, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 0 R. |
09/05/1959 | Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI! |
10/27/1959 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Cleveland Foresters, along with RF Howie Taylor, in exchange for 1B Norm Smith, RP Hank Cook, CF Mike Whisman, SP Pat Simon, and 2B Sam Peterson. |
05/03/1960 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for 3 weeks. |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/10/1960 | Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5 weeks. |
04/18/1961 | Successfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
05/12/1961 | Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run! |
07/03/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1961 | Hits three home runs against the Kansas City Kings, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
03/23/1962 | Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week. |
04/10/1962 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1951 | 149 | 4 | 1954 | 151 | 5 | 1955 | 153 | 2 | 1958 | 151 | 1 | 1959 | 150 | 10 | 1961 | 150 | 2 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1951 | 658 | 10 | 1952 | 666 | 6 | 1954 | 676 | 9 | 1955 | 698 | 5 | 1958 | 665 | 2 | 1959 | 679 | 6 | 1961 | 676 | 10 | | Year | H | Rank | 1951 | 171 | 8 | 1952 | 163 | 7 | 1954 | 176 | 8 | 1958 | 181 | 4 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1951 | 267 | 10 | 1952 | 281 | 3 | 1953 | 301 | 5 | 1954 | 317 | 4 | 1958 | 351 | 1 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1951 | 33 | 7 | 1952 | 29 | 10 | 1954 | 36 | 3 | 1955 | 43 | 3 | 1958 | 44 | 1 | 1959 | 42 | 2 | |
Year | HR | Rank | 1952 | 29 | 4 | 1953 | 32 | 4 | 1954 | 33 | 5 | 1958 | 40 | 1 | 1961 | 28 | 6 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1951 | 103 | 5 | 1952 | 108 | 3 | 1953 | 122 | 3 | 1954 | 113 | 4 | 1957 | 111 | 6 | 1958 | 138 | 1 | 1961 | 111 | 5 | | Year | R | Rank | 1952 | 99 | 2 | 1953 | 99 | 9 | 1954 | 110 | 5 | 1955 | 108 | 7 | 1958 | 111 | 1 | 1961 | 118 | 4 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1951 | 118 | 3 | 1952 | 112 | 2 | 1953 | 104 | 3 | 1954 | 119 | 3 | 1955 | 136 | 1 | 1957 | 100 | 2 | 1958 | 103 | 2 | 1959 | 101 | 3 | 1961 | 130 | 2 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1951 | 11 | 5 | 1952 | 8 | 8 | 1953 | 7 | 10 | 1954 | 12 | 2 | 1955 | 11 | 2 | 1956 | 9 | 3 | 1957 | 9 | 6 | 1960 | 11 | 5 | 1961 | 13 | 5 | |
Year | HP | Rank | 1950 | 8 | 1 | 1951 | 5 | 7 | 1952 | 7 | 7 | 1961 | 8 | 8 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1953 | 7 | 2 | 1957 | 6 | 2 | 1961 | 7 | 4 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1951 | 55 | 9 | 1952 | 59 | 2 | 1953 | 64 | 5 | 1954 | 72 | 3 | 1955 | 65 | 8 | 1958 | 87 | 1 | 1959 | 62 | 8 | 1961 | 64 | 10 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1951 | .321 | 3 | 1952 | .300 | 5 | 1953 | .331 | 3 | 1954 | .321 | 7 | 1958 | .326 | 4 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1951 | .447 | 1 | 1952 | .423 | 2 | 1953 | .441 | 2 | 1954 | .438 | 1 | 1955 | .421 | 5 | 1957 | .403 | 3 | 1958 | .433 | 3 | 1959 | .408 | 5 | 1961 | .445 | 1 | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 1951 | .502 | 6 | 1952 | .517 | 3 | 1953 | .589 | 3 | 1954 | .577 | 4 | 1958 | .632 | 1 | 1961 | .540 | 5 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1951 | 121.24 | 3 | 1952 | 120.64 | 1 | 1953 | 136.60 | 3 | 1954 | 141.35 | 3 | 1955 | 115.98 | 10 | 1957 | 108.18 | 10 | 1958 | 146.30 | 1 | 1959 | 112.48 | 9 | 1961 | 133.37 | 3 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1951 | 8.39 | 2 | 1952 | 7.98 | 1 | 1953 | 10.08 | 2 | 1954 | 9.49 | 3 | 1957 | 7.28 | 7 | 1958 | 9.68 | 3 | 1961 | 9.07 | 3 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1952 | .217 | 3 | 1953 | .258 | 4 | 1954 | .257 | 3 | 1958 | .306 | 1 | 1961 | .234 | 5 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1951 | .421 | 2 | 1952 | .426 | 1 | 1953 | .447 | 3 | 1954 | .441 | 4 | 1957 | .394 | 8 | 1958 | .454 | 1 | 1959 | .401 | 7 | 1961 | .421 | 3 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1951 | .949 | 2 | 1952 | .940 | 2 | 1953 | 1.030 | 3 | 1954 | 1.015 | 3 | 1957 | .909 | 7 | 1958 | 1.066 | 1 | 1959 | .886 | 10 | 1961 | .986 | 3 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1951 | 5.1 | 10 | 1953 | 5.6 | 9 | 1958 | 7.2 | 3 | | | | |