06/19/1953 | Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Wenona; Wenona, IL) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 2, Pick 13, 29th overall pick). |
08/04/1953 | Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for one week. |
08/10/1953 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
08/21/1954 | Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/16/1956 | Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
03/11/1958 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
04/21/1958 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
05/05/1958 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/25/1958 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week. |
11/15/1958 | Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Detroit Dynamos, along with SP John Jackson, in exchange for 2B Stan Kleminski. |
07/01/1959 | Injured (strained oblique),out for 5 weeks. |
04/23/1962 | Released by the Detroit Dynamos. |
05/03/1962 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Austin Violets organization. |
08/27/1962 | Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award. |
12/17/1962 | Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Austin Violets development complex. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2. |