06/19/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of high school Goshen (Goshen; Goshen, OH). |
07/01/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $27,000. |
07/08/1951 | Named the #25 prospect in the FABL |
03/06/1952 | Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
04/15/1952 | Named the #60 prospect in the FABL |
07/07/1952 | Named the #63 prospect in the FABL |
07/14/1952 | Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award. |
03/05/1953 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
04/13/1953 | Named the #68 prospect in the FABL |
10/10/1953 | Named the #97 prospect in the FABL |
03/09/1954 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
04/13/1954 | Named the #94 prospect in the FABL |
06/10/1954 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/22/1954 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
04/19/1955 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
05/09/1955 | Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award. |
05/21/1955 | Goes 5-5 against the Mobile Monarchs, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
06/30/1955 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
08/27/1955 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #79 prospect in the FABL |
05/14/1956 | Wins the HL Player of the Week Award. |
08/06/1956 | Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/20/1956 | Wins the HL Player of the Week Award. |
04/15/1957 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
06/10/1957 | Wins the UL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1957 | Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/15/1957 | Wins the UL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1957 | Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/23/1957 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/07/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1958 | Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks. |
08/04/1958 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/01/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
09/22/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/22/1958 | Wins the 1958 FABL CA Whitney Award. |
04/20/1959 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
05/11/1959 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/06/1959 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1959 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
08/24/1959 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/21/1959 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1959 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/18/1959 | Wins the 1959 FABL CA Whitney Award. |
04/30/1960 | Goes 0-3 against the Los Angeles Stars, ending his hitting streak at 27 games. |
06/20/1960 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/15/1960 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/26/1960 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
04/18/1961 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
05/07/1961 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Toronto Wolves, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
05/19/1961 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
06/01/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/24/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1961 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
11/01/1961 | Finished 3rd in 1961 FABL CA Whitney Award voting. |
04/23/1962 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1959 | 150 | 6 | 1960 | 146 | 10 | 1961 | 152 | 1 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1959 | 669 | 10 | 1960 | 668 | 10 | 1961 | 698 | 6 | | Year | H | Rank | 1958 | 207 | 1 | 1959 | 231 | 1 | 1960 | 186 | 8 | 1961 | 191 | 7 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1958 | 346 | 1 | 1959 | 395 | 1 | 1960 | 346 | 1 | 1961 | 347 | 1 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1958 | 40 | 3 | 1959 | 60 | 1 | 1961 | 33 | 8 | |
Year | HR | Rank | 1958 | 29 | 4 | 1959 | 34 | 4 | 1960 | 40 | 3 | 1961 | 39 | 1 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1958 | 109 | 2 | 1959 | 118 | 2 | 1960 | 127 | 3 | 1961 | 121 | 2 | | Year | R | Rank | 1958 | 117 | 2 | 1959 | 128 | 1 | 1960 | 112 | 6 | 1961 | 131 | 1 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1958 | 85 | 4 | 1959 | 94 | 5 | 1960 | 89 | 7 | 1961 | 110 | 3 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1958 | 17 | 1 | 1959 | 10 | 9 | 1960 | 10 | 7 | 1961 | 13 | 5 | |
Year | EBH | Rank | 1958 | 75 | 1 | 1959 | 95 | 1 | 1960 | 77 | 3 | 1961 | 75 | 3 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1958 | .387 | 1 | 1959 | .406 | 1 | 1960 | .324 | 9 | 1961 | .326 | 7 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1958 | .471 | 1 | 1959 | .490 | 1 | 1960 | .416 | 4 | 1961 | .431 | 3 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1958 | .647 | 1 | 1959 | .694 | 1 | 1960 | .603 | 2 | 1961 | .592 | 1 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1958 | 166.06 | 1 | 1959 | 195.73 | 1 | 1960 | 141.01 | 2 | 1961 | 153.35 | 1 | |
Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1958 | 13.23 | 1 | 1959 | 14.80 | 1 | 1960 | 9.22 | 4 | 1961 | 10.00 | 1 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1958 | .260 | 2 | 1959 | .288 | 1 | 1960 | .279 | 2 | 1961 | .266 | 1 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1958 | .468 | 1 | 1959 | .504 | 1 | 1960 | .433 | 2 | 1961 | .432 | 2 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1958 | 1.118 | 1 | 1959 | 1.184 | 1 | 1960 | 1.019 | 2 | 1961 | 1.023 | 1 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1958 | 7.6 | 4 | 1959 | 10.4 | 1 | 1961 | 6.2 | 6 | |