06/19/1953 | Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Burton; San Francisco, CA) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 2, Pick 11, 27th overall pick). |
07/26/1953 | Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
10/10/1953 | Named the #94 prospect in the FABL |
03/09/1954 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
04/13/1954 | Named the #69 prospect in the FABL |
09/07/1954 | Injured (patellar tendinitis),out for one week. |
04/11/1955 | Named the #68 prospect in the FABL |
07/01/1955 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week. |
07/03/1955 | Named the #71 prospect in the FABL |
08/16/1955 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/18/1955 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 4 weeks. |
10/08/1955 | Named the #78 prospect in the FABL |
11/18/1955 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #64 prospect in the FABL |
06/04/1956 | Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks. |
07/24/1956 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/12/1956 | Named the #99 prospect in the FABL |
04/23/1957 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
07/06/1957 | Goes 5-7 against the Dubuque Dukes, with 3 RBI and 1 R. |
07/28/1957 | Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
12/10/1957 | Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the St. Louis Pioneers. |
04/21/1958 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex. |
07/28/1958 | Was traded by the St. Louis Pioneers to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with 2B John Power, in exchange for RP John Gibson. |
07/29/1958 | Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cincinnati Cannons. |
03/10/1959 | Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex. |
04/20/1959 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex. |
08/18/1959 | Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/14/1960 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex. |
08/22/1960 | Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award. |
09/02/1960 | Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 4 days. |