Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 14, 142nd overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school Smithville (Smithville; Smithville, TN).
06/28/1949
Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $1,700.
07/26/1949
Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.