01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/19/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school Cardinal Hayes (Cardinal Hayes; Bronx, NY). |
07/02/1950 | Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $33,000. |
04/16/1951 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1951 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
01/06/1952 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the New York Gothams development complex. |
03/31/1952 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Gothams development complex. |
04/15/1952 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
07/01/1952 | Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award. |
08/01/1952 | Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award. |
08/01/1952 | Hits three home runs against the Bakersfield Bears, going 3-3 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
08/04/1952 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1952 | Injured (oblique strain),out for one week. |
09/01/1952 | Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award. |
09/15/1952 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1952 | Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award. |
04/13/1953 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
04/15/1953 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Gothams development complex. |
04/27/1953 | Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award. |
08/24/1953 | Wins the EA Player of the Week Award. |
04/13/1954 | Named the #18 prospect in the FABL |
05/10/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/01/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/01/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/16/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/20/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/16/1954 | Wins the 1954 FABL FA Kellogg Award. |
10/19/1954 | Finished 3rd in 1954 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/15/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
09/19/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/19/1955 | Wins the 1955 FABL FA Whitney Award. |
07/01/1956 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/02/1956 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/25/1956 | Hits three home runs against the Chicago Chiefs, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
10/11/1956 | Wins the 1956 World Championship Series with the New York Gothams. |
10/23/1956 | Finished 3rd in 1956 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
06/29/1957 | Hits three home runs against the Boston Minutemen, going 3-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
09/23/1957 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/13/1958 | Hits three home runs against the Philadelphia Keystones, going 4-4 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
10/01/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
05/02/1960 | Hits three home runs against the Washington Eagles, going 4-5 with 9 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
05/09/1960 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/26/1960 | Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Cleveland Foresters in exchange for SP Les Freedman, C Chubby Smith, SP Chuck Ayres, and RF Howie Taylor. |
04/18/1961 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1954 | 150 | 8 | 1955 | 152 | 8 | 1957 | 151 | 1 | 1958 | 147 | 10 | 1959 | 152 | 1 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1954 | 678 | 8 | 1955 | 704 | 4 | 1956 | 669 | 8 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1955 | 600 | 7 | 1956 | 580 | 9 | 1959 | 603 | 6 | | Year | H | Rank | 1954 | 190 | 3 | 1955 | 187 | 7 | 1956 | 158 | 10 | | Year | K | Rank | 1954 | 90 | 4 | 1955 | 84 | 4 | 1956 | 111 | 1 | 1957 | 115 | 1 | 1958 | 109 | 5 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1954 | 331 | 3 | 1955 | 391 | 1 | 1956 | 308 | 5 | 1957 | 302 | 7 | 1959 | 291 | 7 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1954 | 37 | 2 | 1955 | 55 | 1 | 1956 | 42 | 3 | 1957 | 33 | 6 | 1958 | 30 | 7 | 1959 | 32 | 4 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1954 | 124 | 3 | 1955 | 153 | 1 | 1956 | 101 | 8 | 1957 | 133 | 2 | 1958 | 103 | 8 | 1959 | 97 | 8 | 1961 | 103 | 8 | | Year | R | Rank | 1954 | 120 | 2 | 1955 | 127 | 1 | 1956 | 110 | 3 | 1957 | 108 | 5 | 1958 | 95 | 10 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1954 | 96 | 5 | 1955 | 93 | 5 | 1956 | 86 | 8 | |
Year | IBB | Rank | 1954 | 9 | 6 | 1955 | 5 | 9 | 1956 | 7 | 6 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1955 | 5 | 10 | 1961 | 9 | 7 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1955 | 6 | 10 | 1961 | 8 | 1 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1954 | 60 | 7 | 1955 | 90 | 1 | 1956 | 64 | 5 | 1957 | 59 | 9 | 1958 | 63 | 5 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1954 | .333 | 3 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1954 | .432 | 3 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1954 | .581 | 3 | 1955 | .652 | 1 | 1956 | .531 | 5 | 1957 | .526 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1954 | 151.06 | 2 | 1955 | 155.84 | 1 | 1956 | 113.44 | 4 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1954 | 10.35 | 1 | 1955 | 9.50 | 1 | 1956 | 6.96 | 7 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1954 | .247 | 4 | 1955 | .340 | 1 | 1956 | .259 | 3 | 1957 | .226 | 10 | 1958 | .229 | 7 | 1959 | .206 | 9 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1954 | .444 | 3 | 1955 | .452 | 1 | 1956 | .393 | 7 | 1957 | .392 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1954 | 1.013 | 4 | 1955 | 1.056 | 1 | 1956 | .897 | 4 | 1957 | .889 | 9 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1954 | 9.8 | 2 | 1955 | 8.9 | 1 | 1956 | 6.3 | 6 | 1957 | 7.2 | 7 | | | |