01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/24/1947 | Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of high school Christian Brothers College (Christian Brothers College; St. Louis, MO). |
07/11/1947 | Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $22,000. |
08/16/1947 | Goes 5-5 against the Evansville Hawks, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1948 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
08/02/1948 | Goes 0-2 against the Richmond Rebels, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1949 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
05/15/1949 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks. |
07/04/1949 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Montreal Saints, with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/23/1951 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/24/1951 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1952 | Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/01/1952 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/28/1952 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1953 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/12/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/10/1953 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1953 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/21/1953 | Wins the 1953 FABL CA Whitney Award. |
05/04/1954 | Injured (allergic reaction),out for 4 days. |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/19/1954 | Wins the 1954 FABL CA Whitney Award. |
05/16/1955 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1955 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/11/1955 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
08/26/1955 | Injured (fractured foot),out for 2-3 weeks. |
10/19/1955 | Wins the 1955 FABL CA Whitney Award. |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/03/1956 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/20/1957 | Injured (oblique strain),out for one week. |
05/05/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/01/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/22/1958 | Finished 2nd in 1958 FABL CA Whitney Award voting. |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/21/1959 | Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run! |
07/27/1959 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
05/18/1960 | Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI! |
06/12/1960 | Injured (fractured rib),out for 4 weeks. |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/15/1960 | Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/23/1960 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
10/24/1960 | Finished 2nd in 1960 FABL CA Whitney Award voting. |
07/02/1961 | Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Cougars, with 1 RBI and 2 R. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/24/1961 | Collects his 2000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues hit! |
04/11/1962 | Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
05/14/1962 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
08/23/1962 | Injured (arthritic elbow),out for 3 months. |
08/24/1962 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $204,000 with the Kansas City Kings organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1953 | 149 | 3 | 1961 | 148 | 7 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1953 | 669 | 4 | 1954 | 658 | 8 | 1958 | 676 | 5 | 1961 | 694 | 7 | | Year | H | Rank | 1953 | 174 | 5 | 1954 | 161 | 8 | 1958 | 185 | 5 | | Year | K | Rank | 1949 | 89 | 2 | 1950 | 90 | 2 | 1951 | 105 | 2 | 1952 | 108 | 1 | 1953 | 98 | 5 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1953 | 292 | 4 | 1954 | 269 | 8 | 1955 | 256 | 9 | 1958 | 307 | 4 | 1959 | 281 | 8 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1951 | 36 | 6 | 1953 | 38 | 4 | 1957 | 33 | 7 | 1958 | 42 | 1 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1951 | 11 | 7 | 1952 | 6 | 10 | 1956 | 9 | 9 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1952 | 20 | 4 | 1953 | 24 | 7 | 1954 | 23 | 9 | 1955 | 26 | 9 | 1958 | 24 | 10 | 1959 | 29 | 5 | 1960 | 25 | 7 | 1961 | 28 | 6 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1952 | 77 | 4 | 1953 | 100 | 3 | 1954 | 99 | 5 | 1957 | 88 | 8 | 1958 | 129 | 1 | 1959 | 127 | 1 | 1960 | 103 | 8 | 1961 | 108 | 7 | | Year | R | Rank | 1951 | 99 | 8 | 1952 | 83 | 6 | 1953 | 121 | 1 | 1954 | 118 | 2 | 1955 | 103 | 4 | 1956 | 92 | 5 | 1958 | 98 | 7 | 1959 | 109 | 5 | 1961 | 114 | 5 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1951 | 86 | 6 | 1952 | 112 | 1 | 1953 | 126 | 1 | 1954 | 115 | 2 | 1955 | 122 | 1 | 1956 | 93 | 2 | 1957 | 90 | 3 | 1958 | 110 | 2 | 1959 | 110 | 2 | 1961 | 107 | 4 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1949 | 7 | 8 | 1952 | 13 | 2 | 1953 | 25 | 1 | 1954 | 22 | 1 | 1955 | 15 | 2 | 1956 | 11 | 5 | 1957 | 10 | 6 | 1958 | 13 | 5 | 1959 | 12 | 4 | 1960 | 10 | 7 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1948 | 1 | 3 | 1950 | 6 | 3 | 1951 | 8 | 1 | 1952 | 5 | 5 | 1954 | 9 | 5 | 1955 | 11 | 5 | 1956 | 10 | 3 | 1959 | 9 | 8 | 1960 | 9 | 8 | 1961 | 17 | 1 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1948 | 5 | 1 | 1954 | 14 | 1 | 1957 | 6 | 5 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1951 | 60 | 10 | 1953 | 66 | 5 | 1955 | 56 | 8 | 1957 | 54 | 8 | 1958 | 70 | 2 | 1959 | 60 | 8 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1953 | .323 | 1 | 1954 | .310 | 3 | 1955 | .308 | 6 | 1957 | .303 | 9 | 1958 | .334 | 2 | 1960 | .328 | 5 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1951 | .397 | 6 | 1952 | .397 | 1 | 1953 | .454 | 1 | 1954 | .433 | 1 | 1955 | .461 | 1 | 1956 | .394 | 4 | 1957 | .405 | 4 | 1958 | .447 | 2 | 1959 | .417 | 4 | 1960 | .432 | 3 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1952 | .434 | 4 | 1953 | .543 | 2 | 1954 | .517 | 4 | 1955 | .552 | 4 | 1957 | .476 | 8 | 1958 | .554 | 3 | 1959 | .519 | 8 | 1960 | .573 | 3 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1951 | 108.54 | 8 | 1952 | 90.10 | 5 | 1953 | 141.49 | 1 | 1954 | 127.88 | 1 | 1955 | 128.23 | 2 | 1956 | 95.00 | 8 | 1957 | 108.60 | 6 | 1958 | 144.31 | 2 | 1959 | 123.45 | 4 | 1960 | 116.11 | 6 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1951 | 7.34 | 8 | 1952 | 6.52 | 3 | 1953 | 10.21 | 1 | 1954 | 9.04 | 1 | 1955 | 10.40 | 1 | 1956 | 6.41 | 7 | 1957 | 7.72 | 5 | 1958 | 10.04 | 2 | 1959 | 8.25 | 4 | 1960 | 9.56 | 2 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1952 | .182 | 3 | 1953 | .219 | 6 | 1954 | .208 | 7 | 1955 | .244 | 4 | 1957 | .173 | 10 | 1958 | .220 | 5 | 1959 | .227 | 8 | 1960 | .245 | 5 | 1961 | .213 | 10 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1951 | .390 | 8 | 1952 | .376 | 4 | 1953 | .422 | 1 | 1954 | .405 | 5 | 1955 | .436 | 1 | 1956 | .366 | 7 | 1957 | .383 | 6 | 1958 | .429 | 2 | 1959 | .405 | 4 | 1960 | .429 | 3 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1951 | .871 | 9 | 1952 | .831 | 3 | 1953 | .997 | 1 | 1954 | .950 | 1 | 1955 | 1.012 | 1 | 1956 | .823 | 7 | 1957 | .881 | 5 | 1958 | 1.001 | 2 | 1959 | .936 | 4 | 1960 | 1.004 | 3 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1951 | 4.7 | 10 | 1952 | 5.2 | 7 | 1953 | 8.2 | 1 | 1954 | 6.0 | 3 | 1955 | 7.2 | 3 | 1956 | 5.2 | 10 | 1957 | 6.5 | 3 | 1958 | 8.7 | 1 | 1959 | 6.9 | 3 | 1960 | 6.6 | 6 | | |