01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/21/1948 | Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 6, 86th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Belton (Belton; Belton, TX). |
07/01/1948 | Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $2,700. |
07/12/1948 | Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award. |
08/09/1948 | Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award. |
08/24/1948 | Goes 0-4 against the Waterloo Chiefs, ending his hitting streak at 35 games. |
09/12/1948 | Wins the 1948 Championship with the Ottumwa Owls! |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
09/12/1950 | Wins the 1950 Championship with the Ottumwa Owls! |
09/12/1951 | Wins the 1951 Championship with the Ottumwa Owls! |
06/01/1952 | Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/01/1952 | Goes 5-6 against the Buffalo Nickels, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
10/10/1952 | Named the #90 prospect in the FABL |
04/13/1953 | Named the #50 prospect in the FABL |
10/09/1953 | Wins the 1953 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
10/18/1953 | Finished 3rd in 1953 FABL CA Kellogg Award voting. |
08/08/1954 | Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Cougars, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 3 R. |
05/23/1955 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
03/06/1956 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
07/01/1956 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/30/1956 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
08/06/1956 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/22/1956 | Goes 0-3 against the Toronto Wolves, ending his hitting streak at 27 games. |
10/01/1956 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/23/1956 | Wins the 1956 FABL CA Whitney Award. |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/22/1957 | Goes 0-2 against the Toronto Wolves, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
10/11/1957 | Wins the 1957 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/18/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1959 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1959 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/12/1959 | Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/09/1960 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/08/1960 | Injured (bronchitis),day-to-day for 4 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | PA | Rank | 1957 | 689 | 1 | 1958 | 686 | 1 | 1959 | 691 | 2 | 1960 | 684 | 6 | 1961 | 713 | 1 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1957 | 600 | 4 | 1958 | 598 | 7 | 1959 | 588 | 10 | 1960 | 597 | 9 | 1961 | 611 | 7 | | Year | H | Rank | 1956 | 187 | 3 | 1957 | 178 | 5 | 1958 | 167 | 7 | 1960 | 200 | 4 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1956 | 307 | 3 | 1957 | 273 | 8 | 1958 | 261 | 9 | 1960 | 305 | 5 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1956 | 49 | 2 | 1957 | 42 | 3 | 1958 | 40 | 3 | 1959 | 45 | 3 | 1960 | 45 | 3 | 1961 | 36 | 5 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1953 | 9 | 7 | 1954 | 10 | 8 | 1955 | 9 | 7 | 1956 | 22 | 1 | 1957 | 13 | 1 | 1958 | 18 | 1 | 1959 | 17 | 1 | 1960 | 18 | 1 | 1961 | 16 | 2 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1956 | 12 | 10 | 1957 | 16 | 4 | 1960 | 18 | 7 | 1961 | 32 | 3 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1956 | 88 | 4 | 1960 | 99 | 10 | | Year | R | Rank | 1956 | 101 | 2 | 1957 | 125 | 1 | 1958 | 108 | 4 | 1959 | 107 | 6 | 1960 | 118 | 5 | 1961 | 111 | 10 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1956 | 77 | 8 | 1957 | 70 | 10 | 1958 | 72 | 9 | 1959 | 86 | 9 | 1961 | 87 | 8 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1954 | 14 | 5 | 1957 | 12 | 2 | 1958 | 13 | 5 | 1959 | 11 | 5 | 1960 | 10 | 7 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1953 | 12 | 2 | 1954 | 14 | 1 | 1955 | 10 | 6 | 1956 | 11 | 2 | 1957 | 16 | 1 | 1958 | 12 | 3 | 1959 | 15 | 2 | 1960 | 10 | 5 | 1961 | 14 | 3 | | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1956 | 80 | 1 | 1957 | 64 | 5 | 1958 | 64 | 6 | 1959 | 76 | 3 | 1960 | 71 | 4 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1956 | .341 | 2 | 1960 | .335 | 3 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1956 | .430 | 1 | 1957 | .383 | 8 | 1960 | .405 | 7 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1956 | .559 | 1 | 1960 | .511 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1956 | 140.44 | 1 | 1957 | 108.75 | 5 | 1958 | 98.32 | 9 | 1959 | 111.04 | 6 | 1960 | 132.55 | 4 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1956 | 10.17 | 1 | 1957 | 6.66 | 8 | 1960 | 8.58 | 6 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1956 | .219 | 2 | 1959 | .206 | 9 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1956 | .435 | 1 | 1957 | .364 | 9 | 1960 | .395 | 10 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1956 | .990 | 1 | 1957 | .838 | 9 | 1960 | .916 | 10 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1956 | 8.9 | 1 | 1957 | 5.4 | 7 | | |