06/19/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 10, 58th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of high school St. Francis (OH) (St. Francis (OH); Cincinnati, OH). |
07/01/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $5,500. |
07/08/1951 | Named the #82 prospect in the FABL |
04/15/1952 | Named the #56 prospect in the FABL |
07/07/1952 | Named the #87 prospect in the FABL |
08/25/1952 | Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award. |
10/10/1952 | Named the #85 prospect in the FABL |
04/13/1953 | Named the #53 prospect in the FABL |
05/01/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
05/30/1953 | Injured (hamstring spasms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/01/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/01/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/18/1953 | Wins the 1953 FABL FA Kellogg Award. |
05/09/1954 | Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week. |
07/08/1954 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week. |
07/18/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/23/1955 | Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the San Francisco Sailors in exchange for LF George Rutter and SP Charley Griffin. |
04/16/1956 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the San Francisco Sailors development complex. |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
05/31/1958 | Goes 5-5 against the Toronto Wolves, with 4 RBI and 0 R. |
06/13/1960 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
05/15/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
05/18/1961 | Injured (post-concussion syndrome),out for 8 weeks. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1956 | 150 | 5 | 1957 | 150 | 3 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1956 | 661 | 6 | 1957 | 661 | 7 | 1959 | 673 | 9 | 1960 | 699 | 3 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1956 | 576 | 9 | 1957 | 588 | 6 | 1958 | 571 | 10 | 1960 | 603 | 8 | | Year | H | Rank | 1956 | 180 | 4 | 1957 | 177 | 6 | 1958 | 172 | 6 | | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1956 | 34 | 4 | 1957 | 30 | 9 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1954 | 10 | 5 | 1956 | 12 | 5 | | Year | R | Rank | 1955 | 108 | 7 | 1960 | 106 | 8 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1954 | 89 | 7 | 1956 | 80 | 7 | 1957 | 71 | 9 | 1959 | 90 | 7 | 1960 | 89 | 7 | | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1958 | 6 | 9 | 1961 | 5 | 10 | | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1953 | .320 | 7 | 1955 | .337 | 3 | 1956 | .312 | 5 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1953 | .403 | 6 | 1955 | .430 | 2 | 1956 | .396 | 3 | 1957 | .375 | 10 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1956 | .465 | 8 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1956 | 110.85 | 4 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1953 | 7.45 | 8 | 1955 | 8.57 | 6 | 1956 | 7.30 | 4 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1955 | .420 | 8 | 1956 | .390 | 4 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1956 | .862 | 4 | | |