01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/24/1947 | Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft out of high school (Gretna; Gretna, LA) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 13, Pick 3, 197th overall pick). |
08/23/1947 | Failed to sign with the St. Louis Pioneers and joined Georgia Baptist. |
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 8, Pick 6, 118th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of college Georgia Baptist |
06/28/1950 | Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $2,600. |
07/13/1951 | Goes 5-5 against the Mobile Monarchs, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R. |
06/09/1952 | Wins the HL Player of the Week Award. |
08/20/1952 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/15/1953 | Wins the HL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1953 | Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/10/1953 | Hits three home runs against the Birmingham Ironmen, going 3-3 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
09/01/1953 | Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award. |
04/13/1954 | Named the #99 prospect in the FABL |
08/09/1954 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1954 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/16/1954 | Wins the 1954 FABL CA Kellogg Award. |
10/19/1954 | Finished 2nd in 1954 FABL CA Whitney Award voting. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/12/1955 | Earned 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game MVP honors. |
07/18/1955 | Goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Stars, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R. |
09/21/1955 | Injured (hand contusion),out for 4 days. |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/01/1957 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/17/1958 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
04/14/1960 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kansas City Kings development complex. |
10/20/1961 | Was traded by the Kansas City Kings to the St. Louis Pioneers, along with $5,000, in exchange for 3B Cal Randall and SP Whitey Gates. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | K | Rank | 1954 | 86 | 7 | 1955 | 94 | 8 | | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1954 | 113 | 3 | 1955 | 109 | 3 | 1959 | 103 | 7 | | | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1956 | 6 | 6 | 1958 | 6 | 9 | 1961 | 7 | 4 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1956 | .371 | 7 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1954 | .527 | 2 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1954 | 7.37 | 5 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1954 | .239 | 2 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1954 | .408 | 4 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1954 | .908 | 3 | | | | |