01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/19/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 31st overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Buchanan (Buchanan; Buchanan, MI). |
06/26/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $7,500. |
09/12/1951 | Wins the 1951 Championship with the Ottumwa Owls! |
08/15/1954 | Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week. |
07/25/1955 | Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award. |
06/09/1956 | Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/09/1956 | Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award. |
10/13/1956 | Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Philadelphia Keystones, along with LF Frenchy Sonntag, in exchange for 1B Rudy Minton. |
04/15/1957 | Named the #85 prospect in the FABL |
06/02/1957 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks. |
07/07/1957 | Named the #64 prospect in the FABL |
04/14/1958 | Named the #50 prospect in the FABL |
06/16/1958 | Wins the UL Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1958 | Named the #45 prospect in the FABL |
07/22/1958 | Injured (migraine),day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/01/1958 | Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/25/1958 | Wins the UL Player of the Week Award. |
10/11/1958 | Named the #36 prospect in the FABL |
04/09/1959 | Named the #46 prospect in the FABL |
04/27/1959 | Injured (allergic reaction),out for 2 days. |
05/01/1959 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
05/12/1959 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks. |
06/22/1959 | Wins the UL Player of the Week Award. |
08/24/1959 | Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/30/1959 | Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/19/1961 | Wins the 1961 World Championship Series with the Philadelphia Keystones. |