04/08/1933 | Son of Mike Tucker. |
06/19/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Detroit Dynamos, out of high school Manchester (Manchester; Manchester, NH). |
07/02/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization with a signing bonus of $30,000. |
07/08/1951 | Named the #29 prospect in the FABL |
03/06/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
04/15/1952 | Named the #92 prospect in the FABL |
09/18/1952 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
03/05/1953 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
04/13/1953 | Named the #39 prospect in the FABL |
07/20/1953 | Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award. |
08/30/1953 | Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 2 weeks. |
10/10/1953 | Named the #46 prospect in the FABL |
01/20/1954 | Injured (undisclosed injury),out for one week. |
04/13/1954 | Named the #52 prospect in the FABL |
04/11/1955 | Named the #35 prospect in the FABL |
05/02/1955 | Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for one week. |
08/10/1955 | Goes 0-1 against the Charlotte Bluebirds, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
08/13/1955 | Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #35 prospect in the FABL |
05/11/1956 | Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/26/1956 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/05/1956 | Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/15/1957 | Named the #26 prospect in the FABL |
04/23/1957 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
05/26/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/16/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/30/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/21/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/10/1958 | Wins the 1958 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
10/22/1958 | Finished 2nd in 1958 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
02/20/1959 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
06/28/1959 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/05/1959 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/04/1959 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/29/1960 | Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks. |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/08/1960 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 3 weeks. |
05/24/1961 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Philadelphia Keystones, with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
07/09/1961 | Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Chiefs, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/13/1961 | Injured (back tightness),out for 2 weeks. |
07/23/1962 | Was selected to the 1962 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| | | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1958 | 120 | 2 | 1962 | 103 | 8 | |
| Year | IBB | Rank | 1957 | 9 | 6 | 1958 | 11 | 4 | | | | Year | SF | Rank | 1958 | 5 | 10 | 1960 | 7 | 2 | |
Year | EBH | Rank | 1958 | 65 | 4 | 1962 | 59 | 9 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1958 | .355 | 2 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1958 | .449 | 1 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1958 | .615 | 2 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1958 | 140.29 | 3 | |
Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1958 | 10.82 | 1 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1958 | .260 | 2 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1958 | .451 | 2 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1958 | 1.064 | 2 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1958 | 7.4 | 2 | 1962 | 5.5 | 8 | |