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 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Detroit Dynamos, out of high school Muncie (Muncie; Muncie, IN). |
06/27/1950 | Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization with a signing bonus of $33,000. |
09/18/1950 | Wins the 1950 Championship with the Terre Haute Brewers! |
03/10/1951 | Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
04/16/1951 | Named the #25 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1951 | Named the #23 prospect in the FABL |
07/16/1951 | Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Brooklyn Kings, along with 1B Adam Mullins, C Elmer Saunders, SP Larry Rush, and SS Chet Harris, in exchange for RF Ralph Johnson and C Dan Smith. |
07/31/1951 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
11/20/1951 | Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Camagüey Coyotes. |
02/05/1952 | Wins the 1951 Cuban Winter Championship with the Camagüey Coyotes. |
04/15/1952 | Named the #29 prospect in the FABL |
05/20/1952 | Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/21/1952 | Injured (torn quadriceps),out for 2 months. |
08/29/1952 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
04/13/1953 | Named the #52 prospect in the FABL |
05/22/1953 | Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/20/1953 | Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 3 months. |
08/20/1953 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 4 months. |
11/29/1953 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
09/03/1954 | Injured (hip strain),out for 3-4 weeks. |
05/07/1955 | Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 7 weeks. |
06/18/1955 | Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks. |
07/14/1955 | Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
08/26/1955 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/25/1956 | Wins the 1956 Championship with the Knoxville Knights! |
04/28/1957 | Injured (oblique strain),out for one week. |
08/30/1957 | Goes 5-6 against the Little Rock Governors, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 RBI and 1 R. |
09/18/1957 | Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/18/1958 | Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for one week. |
08/14/1958 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/09/1959 | Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 5 days. |
07/27/1959 | Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award. |
09/06/1959 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/07/1959 | Wins the UL Player of the Week Award. |
09/11/1959 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/02/1960 | Injured (broken kneecap),out for 7 months. |
04/24/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/04/1961 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
07/23/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/25/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/16/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
01/02/1962 | Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Kansas City Kings by the Minneapolis Millers. (Round 12, Pick 1, 45th overall pick). |