06/19/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school Opelika State-Montgomery (Opelika State-Montgomery; Montgomery, AL). |
06/30/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $23,000. |
11/20/1951 | Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Manzanillo Palms. |
01/23/1952 | Goes 5-6 against the Santiago Scorpions, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 1 R. |
02/06/1952 | Finished 2nd in 1951 CWL Most Valuable Player voting. |
03/06/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the New York Gothams development complex. |
04/01/1952 | Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Toronto Wolves in exchange for SP George Garrison. |
04/15/1952 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
05/15/1953 | Injured (oblique strain),out for one week. |
05/03/1954 | Wins the UL Player of the Week Award. |
06/03/1954 | Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week. |
06/21/1954 | Wins the UL Player of the Week Award. |
08/05/1956 | Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Cougars, with 2 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
06/28/1957 | Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/18/1957 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/09/1958 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/13/1958 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
05/27/1959 | Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 6 weeks. |
06/01/1960 | Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 3 R. |
07/11/1961 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | H | Rank | 1951 | 65 | 1 | 1952 | 145 | 9 | | | | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1952 | 87 | 8 | 1953 | 88 | 4 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1952 | 10 | 5 | 1953 | 16 | 4 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1951 | 5 | 2 | 1952 | 7 | 3 | | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1951 | .392 | 1 | 1953 | .306 | 5 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1951 | .500 | 1 | 1952 | .384 | 3 | 1953 | .407 | 3 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1951 | .512 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1951 | 45.02 | 2 | 1953 | 93.52 | 9 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1951 | 11.25 | 2 | 1953 | 6.59 | 6 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1951 | .474 | 2 | 1953 | .372 | 9 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1951 | 1.012 | 3 | 1953 | .852 | 7 | | | | | |