01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/19/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the St. Louis Pioneers, out of college Ohio Poly |
07/08/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization with a signing bonus of $22,050. |
07/31/1951 | Goes 5-6 against the Boston Minutemen, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R. |
08/06/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/15/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/17/1952 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week. |
10/01/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
08/13/1953 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week. |
06/28/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/30/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/14/1955 | Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 2-3 months. |
06/19/1956 | Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 4 weeks. |
07/27/1957 | Was traded by the St. Louis Pioneers to the New York Gothams, along with RF Milt Hall, in exchange for CF Dixie Amodei, SP Doc Carver, SS John Power, 1B Tom Johnson, and LF Bill Bather. |
04/21/1958 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Gothams development complex. |
09/22/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
11/21/1958 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Gothams development complex. |
04/20/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
04/14/1960 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Gothams development complex. |
08/08/1960 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | PA | Rank | 1954 | 699 | 1 | 1961 | 669 | 7 | | | Year | K | Rank | 1952 | 98 | 5 | 1953 | 98 | 2 | 1954 | 96 | 2 | 1955 | 88 | 2 | 1956 | 104 | 3 | 1957 | 111 | 3 | 1959 | 111 | 5 | 1961 | 125 | 2 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1952 | 236 | 10 | 1953 | 278 | 8 | 1954 | 298 | 6 | 1959 | 300 | 5 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1952 | 30 | 5 | 1953 | 30 | 9 | 1954 | 41 | 1 | 1956 | 28 | 7 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1953 | 28 | 6 | 1954 | 25 | 10 | 1955 | 31 | 7 | 1956 | 29 | 7 | 1958 | 28 | 9 | 1959 | 32 | 4 | 1960 | 30 | 7 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1952 | 87 | 6 | 1953 | 94 | 10 | 1954 | 104 | 7 | 1956 | 103 | 7 | 1959 | 97 | 8 | | Year | R | Rank | 1954 | 111 | 4 | 1960 | 97 | 9 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1952 | 106 | 3 | 1953 | 98 | 4 | 1954 | 123 | 2 | 1957 | 86 | 4 | 1959 | 90 | 8 | 1960 | 91 | 4 | 1961 | 109 | 3 | |
| Year | HP | Rank | 1951 | 6 | 5 | 1952 | 12 | 4 | 1953 | 6 | 8 | 1956 | 6 | 10 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1952 | 8 | 2 | 1956 | 7 | 6 | 1958 | 5 | 10 | 1960 | 6 | 9 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1952 | 50 | 8 | 1953 | 60 | 8 | 1954 | 69 | 4 | 1956 | 59 | 8 | 1960 | 59 | 10 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1952 | .292 | 8 | 1954 | .313 | 9 | 1955 | .319 | 9 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1952 | .421 | 3 | 1953 | .400 | 7 | 1954 | .438 | 2 | 1955 | .424 | 4 | 1959 | .402 | 6 | 1961 | .386 | 9 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1952 | .468 | 6 | 1953 | .505 | 8 | 1954 | .529 | 6 | 1955 | .580 | 4 | 1956 | .501 | 10 | 1959 | .529 | 4 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1952 | 103.87 | 6 | 1953 | 109.63 | 9 | 1954 | 134.49 | 5 | 1959 | 121.38 | 5 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1952 | 7.25 | 4 | 1954 | 8.71 | 5 | 1955 | 9.32 | 2 | 1959 | 7.86 | 6 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1952 | .177 | 9 | 1953 | .214 | 6 | 1954 | .217 | 10 | 1955 | .261 | 4 | 1956 | .249 | 4 | 1959 | .226 | 5 | 1960 | .218 | 7 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1952 | .407 | 4 | 1953 | .401 | 9 | 1954 | .430 | 5 | 1955 | .438 | 2 | 1959 | .412 | 3 | 1960 | .375 | 10 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1952 | .889 | 4 | 1953 | .905 | 9 | 1954 | .967 | 5 | 1955 | 1.003 | 3 | 1959 | .931 | 3 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1954 | 5.0 | 10 | | | |