06/19/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft out of high school (Steele; Dayton, OH) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 14, Pick 7, 215th overall pick). |
08/18/1951 | Failed to sign with the Chicago Cougars and joined Carolina Poly. |
06/19/1954 | Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of college (Carolina Poly; Durham, NC) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
07/22/1954 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Fort Worth Cattlemen, with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
04/11/1955 | Named the #18 prospect in the FABL |
07/22/1955 | Hits three home runs against the El Paso Missions, going 3-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/25/1955 | Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1955 | Wins the LSA Batter of the Month Award. |
08/29/1955 | Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1955 | Wins the LSA Batter of the Month Award. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #17 prospect in the FABL |
04/23/1957 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Chicago Chiefs development complex. |
10/19/1957 | Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Pittsburgh Miners, along with 1B Fred Murray, in exchange for SP Dick Champ, C Ray McNabb, and $25,000. |
09/07/1959 | Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Dynamos, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R. |
05/22/1961 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/14/1961 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/30/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/01/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | 3B | Rank | 1960 | 7 | 9 | 1961 | 13 | 1 | | | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1960 | .306 | 10 | 1961 | .351 | 1 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1960 | .385 | 10 | 1961 | .423 | 3 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1961 | .554 | 4 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1961 | 116.05 | 5 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1961 | 9.70 | 2 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1961 | .203 | 10 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1961 | .426 | 2 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1961 | .977 | 3 | | | | |