06/19/1952 | Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 34th overall pick) by the Toronto Wolves, out of college Shawnee State |
03/05/1953 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Toronto Wolves development complex. |
04/13/1953 | Named the #6 prospect in the FABL |
04/15/1953 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the Toronto Wolves development complex. |
06/01/1953 | Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award. |
03/09/1954 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Toronto Wolves development complex. |
04/13/1954 | Named the #14 prospect in the FABL |
04/26/1954 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
06/07/1954 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
06/07/1954 | Goes 5-5 against the Tacoma Captains, with 2 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
06/14/1954 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
08/06/1954 | Goes 5-7 against the Gary Steelmen, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 1 R. |
08/09/1954 | Wins the HL Player of the Week Award. |
09/06/1954 | Wins the HL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1954 | Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award. |
04/11/1955 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
04/19/1955 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Toronto Wolves development complex. |
06/24/1955 | Hits three home runs against the Los Angeles Stars, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/01/1955 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/25/1955 | Goes 5-5 against the Montreal Saints, with 1 RBI and 2 R. |
09/01/1955 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/16/1955 | Wins the 1955 FABL CA Kellogg Award. |
04/16/1956 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Toronto Wolves development complex. |
05/07/1956 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/02/1956 | Goes 5-6 against the Montreal Saints, with 1 RBI and 2 R. |
05/19/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/02/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
06/09/1961 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Cincinnati Cannons, with 3 RBI and 1 runs scored. |
06/19/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
03/17/1962 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $295,000 with the Toronto Wolves organization. |
05/08/1962 | Goes 0-3 against the Chicago Cougars, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
07/23/1962 | Was selected to the 1962 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 4; Eye: 3. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1956 | 152 | 1 | 1957 | 149 | 6 | | | | Year | K | Rank | 1955 | 95 | 7 | 1956 | 132 | 3 | 1957 | 123 | 6 | 1958 | 110 | 5 | 1959 | 105 | 9 | 1960 | 113 | 8 | 1961 | 109 | 7 | 1962 | 121 | 2 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1955 | 256 | 9 | 1956 | 280 | 5 | 1957 | 262 | 10 | 1958 | 306 | 5 | 1961 | 300 | 8 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1958 | 31 | 10 | 1962 | 34 | 8 | | | Year | HR | Rank | 1955 | 25 | 10 | 1956 | 31 | 2 | 1957 | 25 | 6 | 1958 | 34 | 1 | 1959 | 28 | 7 | 1961 | 28 | 6 | 1962 | 28 | 7 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1956 | 93 | 3 | 1958 | 106 | 5 | | |
| Year | SF | Rank | 1957 | 5 | 6 | 1958 | 6 | 9 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1956 | 59 | 4 | 1958 | 70 | 2 | 1959 | 60 | 8 | 1961 | 69 | 6 | 1962 | 66 | 10 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1955 | .324 | 4 | 1958 | .318 | 4 | 1959 | .313 | 8 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1955 | .383 | 10 | 1958 | .384 | 7 | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 1955 | .564 | 2 | 1956 | .483 | 5 | 1957 | .470 | 9 | 1958 | .598 | 2 | 1959 | .556 | 5 | 1961 | .540 | 6 | 1962 | .533 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1955 | 98.09 | 10 | 1958 | 119.05 | 5 | 1959 | 104.93 | 9 | 1962 | 115.46 | 10 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1955 | 8.28 | 5 | 1958 | 8.81 | 3 | 1959 | 7.87 | 5 | 1961 | 7.70 | 9 | 1962 | 7.72 | 8 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1955 | .240 | 6 | 1956 | .216 | 3 | 1957 | .190 | 7 | 1958 | .279 | 1 | 1959 | .243 | 6 | 1961 | .241 | 4 | 1962 | .225 | 9 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1955 | .419 | 4 | 1958 | .421 | 3 | 1959 | .401 | 5 | 1961 | .396 | 8 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1955 | .947 | 4 | 1956 | .807 | 10 | 1958 | .981 | 3 | 1959 | .929 | 5 | 1961 | .917 | 9 | 1962 | .914 | 10 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1955 | 5.0 | 8 | 1958 | 5.8 | 6 | | | | |