06/19/1954 | Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Lane; Brooklyn, NY) by the Washington Eagles. (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
09/13/1954 | Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award. |
04/11/1955 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
05/16/1955 | Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1955 | Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/08/1955 | Named the #6 prospect in the FABL |
04/17/1956 | Named the #9 prospect in the FABL |
07/04/1956 | Goes 5-6 against the Boston Minutemen, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 2 R. |
08/12/1956 | Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Chiefs, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
08/11/1957 | Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Chiefs, with 3 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
08/26/1957 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
05/12/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1958 | Goes 5-5 against the Boston Minutemen, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
09/01/1958 | Goes 5-5 against the Boston Minutemen, with 1 3B, 0 RBI and 1 R. |
05/10/1959 | Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Pioneers, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
07/09/1959 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/09/1959 | Goes 0-2 against the Boston Minutemen, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. |
07/16/1959 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/24/1959 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1957 | 151 | 1 | 1958 | 149 | 2 | 1961 | 148 | 5 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1958 | 656 | 8 | 1961 | 661 | 10 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1957 | 585 | 10 | 1958 | 632 | 1 | 1960 | 646 | 2 | 1961 | 641 | 1 | | Year | H | Rank | 1957 | 182 | 6 | 1958 | 202 | 2 | 1959 | 175 | 7 | 1960 | 201 | 4 | 1961 | 201 | 1 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1958 | 288 | 8 | 1960 | 288 | 8 | 1961 | 291 | 8 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1957 | 34 | 6 | 1958 | 34 | 9 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1956 | 10 | 5 | 1958 | 8 | 9 | 1959 | 8 | 9 | 1960 | 8 | 8 | | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1957 | .311 | 8 | 1958 | .320 | 8 | 1959 | .316 | 6 | 1960 | .311 | 8 | 1961 | .314 | 6 | | |