3B Bill Burke #18
Los Angeles Suns FABL
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/02/1963
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B BILL BURKE #18 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 549 171 14 1 23 77 15 80 .311 .332 .466 1 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 4 4 3
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 3 3
Arm: 1 3 3
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: 3 Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 3 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/1963 MIN Win, 6-0 3 2 3 1 1 1 0 0
09/01/1963 MIN Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1963 MIN Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/30/1963 MIN Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/29/1963 DET Loss, 5-7 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/28/1963 DET Loss, 3-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/1963 DET Loss, 8-11 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/27/1963 DET Win, 5-4 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 0
08/25/1963 CHI Win, 5-4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1963 CHI Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/11/1934
Born in:Toledo, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$30,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 96 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 137 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 3rd Pick in Round 14
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 138 549 171 14 1 23 77 77 15 80 .311 .332 .466 .798 .350 .155 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 133 570 3 0 0 16 0 3 256 38 1 0 100.0 79.7 5.42 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   206 63 5 0 7 25 26 4 37 2 0 0 .306 .316 .432 .748
Versus Right   343 108 9 1 16 52 51 11 43 1 0 3 .315 .341 .487 .828
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   33 12 0 0 2 5 5 3 4 0 0 0 .364 .417 .545 .962
April   65 28 5 0 2 10 12 2 6 1 0 0 .431 .441 .600 1.041
May   113 34 3 0 5 17 15 1 20 1 0 1 .301 .310 .460 .771
June   126 38 3 0 7 19 19 4 15 0 0 1 .302 .328 .492 .820
July   125 36 3 1 4 16 13 4 17 0 0 0 .288 .310 .424 .734
August   114 32 0 0 4 14 16 3 21 1 0 1 .281 .303 .386 .688
September   6 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 1.000 1.571
Spring Training   34 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 .206 .222 .235 .458
Last Year   314 95 10 1 14 56 49 11 44 0 0 0 .303 .326 .475 .801
Career   1201 353 29 3 50 176 168 43 182 5 4 4 .294 .319 .448 .767
Home   273 93 3 1 12 35 42 9 40 1 0 0 .341 .360 .491 .851
Road   276 78 11 0 11 42 35 6 40 2 0 3 .283 .303 .442 .745
Grass   549 171 14 1 23 77 77 15 80 3 0 3 .311 .332 .466 .798
Day   250 81 10 0 10 39 34 8 32 1 0 0 .324 .344 .484 .828
Night   299 90 4 1 13 38 43 7 48 2 0 3 .301 .322 .452 .773
As Starter   542 168 13 1 23 77 75 15 79 3 0 3 .310 .330 .465 .795
As Reliever / Substitution   7 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Pinch Hitting   4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Close/Late   95 34 3 0 3 10 13 5 12 1 0 1 .358 .392 .484 .876
Inning 1-3   208 70 4 0 7 30 30 5 30 2 0 0 .337 .349 .457 .806
Inning 4-6   182 52 4 1 11 28 28 4 21 0 0 2 .286 .309 .500 .809
Inning 7-9   154 49 6 0 5 18 19 6 28 0 0 1 .318 .348 .455 .802
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   149 51 4 1 7 10 33 8 17 0 0 1 .342 .380 .523 .903
1 Outs   183 51 7 0 6 31 22 1 31 3 0 2 .279 .286 .415 .701
2 Outs   217 69 3 0 10 36 22 6 32 0 0 0 .318 .336 .470 .806
Scoring Position   130 41 3 0 5 55 15 4 23 3 0 1 .315 .333 .454 .787
Bases Empty   291 93 6 1 16 16 41 5 39 0 0 1 .320 .333 .512 .845
Runner on 1st   128 37 5 0 2 6 21 6 18 0 0 1 .289 .326 .375 .701
Runner on 2nd   57 14 0 0 2 13 6 2 12 0 0 0 .246 .271 .351 .622
Runner on 3rd   12 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 9 1 0 1 9 4 1 3 0 0 1 .310 .355 .448 .803
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 6 0 0 1 11 2 0 3 2 0 0 .400 .353 .600 .953
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   9 4 1 0 1 12 2 1 1 1 0 0 .444 .455 .889 1.343
Two Strikes   203 47 3 1 8 18 27 5 80 0 0 0 .232 .250 .374 .624
First Pitch   116 40 5 0 4 16 14 0 0 1 0 1 .345 .347 .491 .839
Count 0-1   67 20 1 0 3 14 9 0 0 1 0 1 .299 .304 .448 .752
Count 0-2   45 6 0 0 1 4 3 0 26 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Count 1-0   44 19 0 0 2 9 6 0 0 1 0 0 .432 .422 .568 .990
Count 1-1   59 21 1 0 3 8 11 0 0 0 0 1 .356 .367 .525 .892
Count 1-2   64 15 1 1 3 6 8 0 26 0 0 0 .234 .234 .422 .656
Count 2-0   21 10 1 0 2 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 .476 .476 .810 1.286
Count 2-1   27 8 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .296 .481 .778
Count 2-2   56 17 1 0 1 3 9 0 13 0 0 0 .304 .304 .375 .679
Count 3-0   2 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   10 4 1 0 0 3 3 7 0 0 0 0 .400 .647 .500 1.147
Full Count   38 9 1 0 3 5 7 5 15 0 0 0 .237 .326 .500 .826
Behind in Count   176 41 2 1 7 24 20 0 52 1 0 1 .233 .236 .375 .611
Ahead in Count   104 43 4 0 5 21 16 10 0 1 0 0 .413 .461 .596 1.057
Batting 3rd   481 141 8 1 21 67 63 13 74 2 0 3 .293 .315 .445 .760
Batting 4th   61 27 5 0 2 10 12 2 5 1 0 0 .443 .453 .623 1.076
Batting 6th   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 9th   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   225 63 5 0 12 13 25 3 38 0 0 0 .280 .289 .462 .752
Medium Leverage   235 80 6 1 9 40 39 7 33 1 0 1 .340 .361 .489 .850
High Leverage   86 27 3 0 2 24 13 5 9 2 0 2 .314 .358 .419 .776
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1957 Washington - FABL 22 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -103 -0.1
1958 Washington - FABL 23 22 33 14 2 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 .424 .457 .576 1.033 174 154 0.3
1959 Washington - FABL 24 70 245 65 3 0 12 36 34 10 0 1 43 0 1 .265 .293 .424 .717 91 76 0.3
1960 Washington - FABL 25 44 56 8 0 1 0 6 5 5 1 1 8 0 0 .143 .222 .179 .401 10 7 -0.7
1962 Los Angeles - FABL 27 120 314 95 10 1 14 56 49 11 0 0 44 0 0 .303 .326 .475 .801 108 108 1.0
1963 Los Angeles - FABL 28 138 549 171 14 1 23 77 77 15 3 3 80 1 0 .311 .332 .466 .798 112 119 2.6
Total FABL 398 1201 353 29 3 50 176 168 43 4 5 182 1 1 .294 .319 .448 .767 103 102 3.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 Total - 14 23 102 47 8 0 3 31 41 11 3 0 7 4 1 .461 .526 .627 1.153 100 100 1.9
1950 Total - 15 25 108 47 8 1 2 26 44 12 3 1 5 3 1 .435 .500 .583 1.083 100 100 1.7
1951 Total - 16 26 111 47 7 2 4 32 42 9 3 3 7 0 0 .423 .468 .631 1.099 100 100 1.6
1952 Total - 17 34 153 70 8 1 5 45 54 13 3 2 10 1 1 .458 .503 .621 1.124 100 100 2.5
1952 Jackson - C 17 30 36 8 2 0 1 1 7 4 0 0 13 0 0 .222 .300 .361 .661 61 56 -0.1
1953 Jackson - C 18 26 53 15 4 0 1 11 4 4 0 1 10 0 0 .283 .328 .415 .743 96 90 -0.2
1954 Jackson - C 19 26 23 9 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .391 .391 .391 .783 108 112 -0.1
1955 Jackson - C 20 49 169 43 4 1 3 18 22 16 1 0 23 1 0 .254 .323 .343 .666 82 75 -0.1
1955 Spokane - B 20 14 43 15 4 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 7 0 0 .349 .378 .442 .820 143 151 0.4
1956 Everett - B 21 81 294 75 12 0 9 29 27 13 4 0 33 0 1 .255 .296 .388 .684 97 101 1.7
1956 Trenton - A 21 31 129 38 4 0 6 19 20 10 3 1 19 0 0 .295 .357 .465 .822 119 119 1.0
1956 Harrisburg - AA 21 20 81 26 8 0 4 28 15 6 0 3 10 0 1 .321 .356 .568 .923 152 143 0.9
1957 Harrisburg - AA 22 107 450 134 15 1 32 100 73 22 4 3 94 0 0 .298 .334 .549 .883 143 140 4.0
1957 Richmond - AAA 22 6 25 11 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .440 .423 .560 .983 167 170 0.3
1958 Harrisburg - AA 23 6 24 6 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667 99 95 0.1
1958 Richmond - AAA 23 71 288 72 16 0 12 48 36 10 1 3 51 2 0 .250 .275 .431 .705 101 101 1.6
1959 Richmond - AAA 24 70 282 80 8 1 20 59 39 6 4 2 45 1 1 .284 .306 .532 .838 139 143 3.0
1960 Harrisburg - AA 25 36 136 38 4 0 4 21 17 12 2 1 20 0 0 .279 .344 .397 .741 117 117 1.0
1960 Richmond - AAA 25 28 112 37 3 0 4 19 14 2 0 0 23 0 0 .330 .342 .464 .806 127 131 1.1
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 26 42 180 60 11 0 13 44 30 6 1 1 24 1 0 .333 .356 .611 .967 166 163 1.3
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 26 56 219 62 9 0 14 44 28 9 1 3 30 0 1 .283 .310 .516 .826 129 126 1.8
Total CL 56 219 62 9 0 14 44 28 9 1 3 30 0 1 .283 .310 .516 .826 129 126
Total EA 169 691 204 28 1 41 152 107 40 6 7 125 0 1 .295 .336 .517 .853 137 134
Total UL 175 707 200 27 1 37 131 91 18 5 6 121 3 2 .283 .303 .481 .784 123 125
Total MAL 31 129 38 4 0 6 19 20 10 3 1 19 0 0 .295 .357 .465 .822 119 119
Total COW 95 337 90 16 0 9 34 29 14 5 0 40 0 1 .267 .306 .395 .701 103 108
Total LSA 42 180 60 11 0 13 44 30 6 1 1 24 1 0 .333 .356 .611 .967 166 163
Total GSL 131 281 75 10 1 5 32 34 24 1 1 48 1 0 .267 .326 .363 .689 84 78
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Jackson - C 3B 10 2 3 10 1 13 0 1.000 42.0 2.79 +0.4 .986
1952 Jackson - C SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.0 1.017
1952 Jackson - C RF 4 2 5 0 0 6 1 .833 19.2 2.29 -0.1 .964
1953 Jackson - C 2B 7 7 17 14 4 33 2 .939 61.0 4.57 -2.0 .790
1953 Jackson - C 3B 7 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 13.2 2.63 +0.2 1.012
1953 Jackson - C SS 5 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 13.0 3.46 -0.6 .793
1953 Jackson - C RF 5 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 35.0 0.77 -0.5 .968
1954 Jackson - C 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Jackson - C 3B 12 1 1 4 0 6 1 .833 25.0 1.80 -1.0 .843
1954 Jackson - C SS 11 2 12 12 0 24 0 1.000 39.0 5.54 -0.9 .849
1955 Spokane - B 2B 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.2 .000
1955 Jackson - C 2B 14 5 16 15 5 33 2 .939 52.0 5.37 -0.4 .910
1955 Spokane - B 3B 3 2 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 +0.2 1.031
1955 Jackson - C 3B 12 11 11 26 1 37 0 1.000 94.0 3.54 +1.3 1.005
1955 Jackson - C SS 15 14 29 37 2 70 4 .943 118.0 5.03 -2.7 .893
1955 Spokane - B RF 11 11 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 85.0 1.59 -0.4 .970
1955 Jackson - C RF 16 16 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 120.1 2.17 -0.7 .902
1956 Harrisburg - AA 2B 16 15 51 40 10 92 1 .989 134.0 6.11 +1.5 1.048
1956 Trenton - A 2B 26 26 68 82 16 156 6 .962 235.2 5.73 +0.9 1.001
1956 Everett - B 2B 62 62 135 151 22 293 7 .976 516.1 4.99 +6.2 1.044
1956 Harrisburg - AA 3B 4 4 2 10 2 12 0 1.000 28.0 3.86 -0.0 1.044
1956 Trenton - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Everett - B 3B 8 4 6 6 0 12 0 1.000 45.0 2.40 -0.4 1.039
1956 Harrisburg - AA SS 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.038
1956 Trenton - A SS 8 4 13 16 6 29 0 1.000 40.0 6.53 +1.2 1.169
1956 Everett - B SS 19 13 23 34 6 57 0 1.000 119.0 4.31 +0.0 .967
1956 Harrisburg - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.2 .986
1957 Harrisburg - AA 1B 12 12 89 6 11 97 2 .979 98.0 8.72 -0.7 .920
1957 Washington - MLB 2B 3 1 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 10.1 5.23 -0.1 .955
1957 Richmond - AAA 2B 6 5 12 13 4 26 1 .962 42.0 5.36 +0.5 1.142
1957 Harrisburg - AA 2B 82 79 212 227 58 451 12 .973 725.2 5.44 +5.8 1.041
1957 Washington - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.035
1957 Richmond - AAA 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.3 .000
1957 Harrisburg - AA 3B 9 7 3 16 6 21 2 .905 66.1 2.58 -0.3 .950
1957 Harrisburg - AA SS 5 5 9 12 5 23 2 .913 42.0 4.50 -2.1 .806
1958 Washington - MLB 1B 1 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 +0.0 1.015
1958 Richmond - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Washington - MLB 2B 10 6 14 9 4 23 0 1.000 51.1 4.03 -0.3 .954
1958 Richmond - AAA 2B 61 59 143 176 41 331 12 .964 524.0 5.48 +3.9 1.036
1958 Harrisburg - AA 2B 6 6 12 12 4 25 1 .960 53.0 4.08 +0.0 1.086
1958 Washington - MLB 3B 12 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 21.2 1.25 +0.1 1.038
1958 Richmond - AAA 3B 5 5 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 45.0 2.20 +0.6 1.061
1958 Richmond - AAA SS 5 4 15 14 6 29 0 1.000 40.1 6.47 -0.8 .988
1958 Harrisburg - AA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.059
1959 Washington - MLB 2B 66 66 193 191 46 391 7 .982 568.1 6.08 +2.6 1.015
1959 Richmond - AAA 2B 24 24 62 76 17 145 7 .952 212.2 5.84 -0.4 .994
1959 Washington - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Richmond - AAA 3B 8 8 0 11 3 13 2 .846 59.1 1.67 -1.1 .837
1959 Washington - MLB SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.1 1.052
1959 Richmond - AAA SS 38 35 55 108 16 170 7 .959 324.2 4.52 +1.9 1.034
1960 Washington - MLB 1B 5 3 30 0 3 31 1 .968 28.2 9.42 -0.5 .518
1960 Richmond - AAA 1B 2 2 14 1 1 15 0 1.000 14.0 9.64 -0.2 1.031
1960 Harrisburg - AA 1B 7 7 49 6 5 55 0 1.000 58.0 8.53 +1.4 1.182
1960 Washington - MLB 2B 26 11 41 39 14 83 3 .964 112.0 6.43 -0.5 1.018
1960 Richmond - AAA 2B 3 3 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 25.0 4.32 +1.2 1.254
1960 Harrisburg - AA 2B 19 19 51 47 14 100 2 .980 164.1 5.37 +0.6 1.012
1960 Richmond - AAA 3B 2 2 4 3 2 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.2 1.043
1960 Harrisburg - AA 3B 4 4 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 44.0 2.05 +0.6 1.065
1960 Washington - MLB SS 8 0 2 5 2 7 0 1.000 11.2 5.40 -0.1 1.042
1960 Richmond - AAA SS 21 20 40 61 13 103 2 .981 183.0 4.97 +0.1 1.008
1960 Harrisburg - AA SS 5 4 12 10 2 24 2 .917 37.0 5.35 -1.2 .793
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 1B 23 23 178 8 17 190 4 .979 190.0 8.81 -1.4 .912
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 2B 37 35 96 97 26 197 4 .980 309.1 5.62 +5.3 1.081
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 2B 20 15 34 32 10 68 2 .971 143.2 4.13 +0.5 1.091
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 3B 8 7 8 15 2 26 3 .885 64.0 3.23 -1.8 .864
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.052
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 11 10 17 32 6 53 4 .925 92.0 4.79 -0.9 .945
1961 Oklahoma City - AA SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.045
1961 Oklahoma City - AA RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.1 1.37 -0.8 1.009
1962 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 27 2 69 7 10 76 0 1.000 79.1 8.62 +0.3 1.016
1962 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 8 7 17 20 5 38 1 .974 53.0 6.28 +0.0 1.007
1962 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 73 58 45 102 7 158 11 .930 529.1 2.50 -5.2 .917
1962 Los Angeles - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 1 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 3.0 15.00 +0.1 1.026
1963 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 135 133 103 260 26 387 24 .938 1156.1 2.83 -9.0 .954
1963 Los Angeles - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 78 50 442 29 47 478 7 .985 479.0 8.85 -0.9 .959
TOTAL 2B 500 452 1180 1256 301 2506 70 .972 4004.0 5.48 +25.7 1.030
TOTAL 3B 316 250 198 490 50 731 43 .941 2287.1 2.71 -15.2 .949
TOTAL SS 158 112 228 353 65 603 22 .964 1080.2 4.84 -5.9 .973
TOTAL RF 40 36 57 0 0 58 1 .983 289.1 1.77 -2.1 .937
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 3, 211st overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school Crestline (Crestline; Crestline, OH).
09/12/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
09/12/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
11/27/1955 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Washington Eagles, along with LF Marty Hanna, CL Earl Wright, and SP Sam Fitchett, in exchange for 2B Bill Wise and SP Gil Woodruff.
08/21/1956 Goes 6-8 against the Scranton Silver Stars, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
09/21/1956 Goes 5-6 against the Erie Cannons, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI and 3 R.
10/12/1956 Named the #86 prospect in the FABL
04/15/1957 Named the #86 prospect in the FABL
04/14/1958 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
09/01/1958 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1958 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
05/25/1959 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
03/08/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/30/1961 Was claimed off waivers by Cleveland while with Washington.
05/13/1961 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Cleveland.
08/07/1961 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Chiefs by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 20, Pick 2, 78th overall pick).
09/15/1962 Goes 5-6 against the Minneapolis Millers, with 2 HR, 7 RBI and 4 R.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 4; Eye: 2.
04/10/1963 Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Miners, with 3 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
04/15/1963 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
05/10/1963 Hits three home runs against the Minneapolis Millers, going 4-5 with 9 RBI and 3 runs scored!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1959 8 9
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