01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/19/1952 | Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 30th overall pick) by the Kansas City Kings, out of high school Bacon (Bacon; Cincinnati, OH). |
07/07/1952 | Named the #61 prospect in the FABL |
04/13/1953 | Named the #28 prospect in the FABL |
07/05/1953 | Named the #25 prospect in the FABL |
09/08/1953 | Goes 5-5 against the La Crosse Lions, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R. |
09/09/1953 | Goes 5-5 against the Ottumwa Owls, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 3 R. |
03/09/1954 | Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
04/13/1954 | Named the #30 prospect in the FABL |
04/29/1956 | Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/01/1956 | Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/13/1957 | Was traded by the Kansas City Kings to the St. Louis Pioneers, along with C Bill Oliver, in exchange for 1B Claude Kade. |
06/03/1957 | Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award. |
06/14/1957 | Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week. |
05/19/1958 | Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/29/1958 | Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
07/14/1958 | Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award. |
08/18/1958 | Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award. |
04/09/1959 | Named the #83 prospect in the FABL |
06/22/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/25/1959 | Injured (fractured finger),out for 7 weeks. |
07/01/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/24/1959 | Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award. |
06/20/1961 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days. |