01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/21/1948 | Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of college Bluegrass State |
07/02/1948 | Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $15,130. |
07/11/1948 | Named the #22 prospect in the FABL |
09/17/1948 | Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
10/12/1948 | Named the #24 prospect in the FABL |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Holguín Hawks. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1949 | Named the #29 prospect in the FABL |
07/10/1949 | Named the #30 prospect in the FABL |
11/22/1949 | Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Holguín Hawks. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1950 | Named the #43 prospect in the FABL |
05/06/1950 | Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/10/1950 | Named the #44 prospect in the FABL |
10/14/1950 | Named the #40 prospect in the FABL |
11/21/1950 | Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Manzanillo Palms. |
04/16/1951 | Named the #32 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1951 | Named the #32 prospect in the FABL |
08/20/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
11/21/1951 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at third base at the New York Gothams development complex. |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/21/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
09/01/1952 | Injured (fractured hand),out for 5 weeks. |
10/21/1952 | Finished 2nd in 1952 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
04/15/1953 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the New York Gothams development complex. |
06/11/1953 | Injured (strained foot),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
06/28/1953 | Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 3 weeks. |
07/26/1953 | Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/01/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/17/1956 | Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
10/11/1956 | Wins the 1956 World Championship Series with the New York Gothams. |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
04/21/1958 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Gothams development complex. |
06/05/1958 | Hits three home runs against the Chicago Chiefs, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
04/20/1959 | Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the New York Gothams development complex. |
05/26/1959 | Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/10/1959 | Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Dynamos, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
07/13/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/20/1960 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/22/1960 | Hits his 300th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues home run! |
08/22/1960 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1960 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1960 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
09/02/1960 | Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1 day. |
04/18/1961 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Gothams development complex. |
07/23/1961 | Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1948 | 43 | 1 | 1949 | 42 | 6 | 1954 | 150 | 8 | 1956 | 150 | 5 | 1959 | 152 | 1 | | | | Year | H | Rank | 1955 | 185 | 8 | 1960 | 182 | 8 | | Year | K | Rank | 1949 | 28 | 6 | 1952 | 104 | 3 | 1953 | 78 | 10 | 1954 | 92 | 3 | 1955 | 86 | 3 | 1956 | 97 | 6 | 1958 | 96 | 10 | 1959 | 105 | 7 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1952 | 273 | 5 | 1955 | 353 | 3 | 1956 | 261 | 9 | 1957 | 296 | 10 | 1958 | 292 | 6 | 1959 | 284 | 9 | 1960 | 331 | 3 | | | Year | HR | Rank | 1948 | 9 | 6 | 1950 | 9 | 7 | 1952 | 41 | 1 | 1953 | 26 | 7 | 1954 | 28 | 7 | 1955 | 47 | 2 | 1956 | 29 | 7 | 1957 | 39 | 2 | 1958 | 33 | 2 | 1959 | 25 | 10 | 1960 | 39 | 1 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1949 | 29 | 9 | 1952 | 109 | 2 | 1955 | 125 | 4 | 1957 | 111 | 6 | 1958 | 110 | 4 | 1959 | 107 | 5 | 1960 | 106 | 7 | | Year | R | Rank | 1952 | 85 | 10 | 1956 | 102 | 7 | 1957 | 98 | 10 | |
| Year | IBB | Rank | 1948 | 3 | 6 | 1950 | 3 | 5 | | | Year | SF | Rank | 1950 | 3 | 1 | 1956 | 8 | 1 | 1958 | 7 | 5 | 1959 | 7 | 1 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1952 | 57 | 5 | 1955 | 71 | 4 | 1956 | 52 | 10 | 1957 | 59 | 9 | 1958 | 63 | 5 | 1959 | 69 | 3 | 1960 | 68 | 3 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1960 | .309 | 9 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1952 | .372 | 9 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1952 | .575 | 1 | 1955 | .592 | 3 | 1957 | .539 | 7 | 1958 | .535 | 7 | 1960 | .562 | 3 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1952 | 100.78 | 7 | 1955 | 130.14 | 3 | 1958 | 100.73 | 10 | 1960 | 124.85 | 6 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1952 | 7.56 | 3 | 1955 | 7.99 | 8 | 1960 | 7.88 | 6 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1948 | .250 | 7 | 1952 | .297 | 1 | 1953 | .202 | 9 | 1955 | .282 | 3 | 1957 | .253 | 5 | 1958 | .244 | 4 | 1959 | .207 | 7 | 1960 | .253 | 2 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1952 | .425 | 2 | 1955 | .427 | 5 | 1957 | .398 | 7 | 1958 | .393 | 9 | 1960 | .409 | 5 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1952 | .946 | 1 | 1955 | .974 | 4 | 1957 | .905 | 8 | 1958 | .898 | 8 | 1960 | .941 | 3 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1952 | 7.0 | 5 | 1955 | 6.9 | 6 | 1958 | 5.6 | 8 | 1959 | 5.5 | 8 | 1960 | 5.9 | 5 | | |