06/19/1954 | Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of college (Daniel Boone College; Columbia, MO) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick). |
04/11/1955 | Named the #11 prospect in the FABL |
07/25/1955 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
09/12/1955 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1955 | Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
06/25/1956 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the St. Louis Pioneers, with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
10/20/1956 | Finished 2nd in 1956 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting. |
05/27/1957 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
05/30/1957 | Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/19/1957 | Injured (ruptured Achilles tendon),out for 6 months. |
05/30/1958 | Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 5 weeks. |
09/15/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/27/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/28/1959 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Boston Minutemen, along with $31,300, in exchange for SP Leo Sherman, LF Harry Simpson, RF Chuck Draper, SP Eddie Scarbrough, and SP Tink Hogan. |
08/20/1959 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Detroit Dynamos, with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
10/06/1959 | Wins the 1959 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen. |
05/30/1960 | Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 5 weeks. |
09/18/1960 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks. |
10/11/1960 | Wins the 1960 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | PA | Rank | 1959 | 675 | 8 | 1961 | 681 | 4 | | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1957 | 31 | 9 | 1959 | 45 | 1 | 1960 | 35 | 8 | 1961 | 35 | 5 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1956 | 12 | 3 | 1957 | 7 | 8 | 1958 | 10 | 5 | 1959 | 13 | 4 | 1960 | 7 | 9 | 1961 | 13 | 1 | |
Year | SB | Rank | 1958 | 10 | 10 | 1959 | 14 | 8 | 1961 | 15 | 6 | | Year | R | Rank | 1959 | 103 | 5 | 1961 | 103 | 7 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1956 | 105 | 1 | 1958 | 79 | 5 | 1959 | 110 | 2 | 1961 | 110 | 2 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1956 | 6 | 9 | 1959 | 8 | 9 | | |
Year | EBH | Rank | 1959 | 67 | 5 | 1961 | 62 | 6 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1956 | .324 | 4 | 1959 | .324 | 4 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1956 | .456 | 2 | 1959 | .431 | 2 | 1961 | .402 | 5 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1959 | .499 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1956 | 102.37 | 9 | 1959 | 131.52 | 2 | 1961 | 113.25 | 9 | |
Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1956 | 9.00 | 2 | 1959 | 9.01 | 2 | 1961 | 7.16 | 9 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1956 | .422 | 3 | 1959 | .409 | 4 | 1961 | .382 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1956 | .947 | 3 | 1959 | .930 | 4 | 1961 | .872 | 10 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1956 | 5.6 | 10 | 1959 | 7.7 | 4 | | |