06/19/1954 | Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Liberty; Liberty, SC) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). |
09/19/1954 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the Everett Eagles, with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
10/01/1954 | Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award. |
04/11/1955 | Named the #25 prospect in the FABL |
05/17/1955 | Hits three home runs against the Spokane Lumberjacks, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
05/23/1955 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1955 | Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award. |
04/16/1956 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Chicago Cougars development complex. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #29 prospect in the FABL |
05/21/1956 | Goes 0-1 against the Salem Warriors, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
06/11/1956 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
06/19/1956 | Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
04/15/1957 | Named the #24 prospect in the FABL |
06/12/1957 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/01/1957 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
04/14/1958 | Named the #14 prospect in the FABL |
04/26/1958 | Goes 5-6 against the Chattanooga Reliables, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 1 R. |
05/26/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
10/19/1958 | Wins the 1958 FABL CA Kellogg Award. |
09/02/1959 | Goes 5-5 against the San Francisco Sailors, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. |
04/24/1960 | Goes 5-5 against the San Francisco Sailors, with 1 3B, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/20/1960 | Wins the 1960 FABL CA Diamond Defense Award at RF. |
05/22/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/25/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1959 | 151 | 1 | 1960 | 147 | 5 | 1961 | 150 | 2 | | | Year | AB | Rank | 1959 | 589 | 9 | 1960 | 608 | 7 | 1961 | 643 | 2 | | Year | H | Rank | 1958 | 163 | 9 | 1959 | 183 | 6 | 1960 | 195 | 6 | 1961 | 202 | 3 | | |
| | Year | SB | Rank | 1958 | 18 | 3 | 1959 | 21 | 4 | 1960 | 25 | 4 | 1961 | 23 | 6 | | Year | R | Rank | 1959 | 107 | 6 | 1961 | 112 | 8 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1959 | 11 | 5 | 1961 | 9 | 10 | |
| Year | AVG | Rank | 1958 | .311 | 6 | 1959 | .311 | 9 | 1960 | .321 | 10 | 1961 | .314 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1960 | 109.36 | 10 | 1961 | 123.42 | 8 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1958 | 6.31 | 9 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1958 | 4.6 | 9 | 1959 | 5.2 | 8 | 1960 | 5.7 | 9 | 1961 | 6.1 | 7 | |