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 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of college Charleston Tech |
07/11/1947 | Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $20,000. |
08/05/1947 | Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1948 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
07/01/1948 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/12/1948 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/20/1948 | Wins the 1948 FABL FA Kellogg Award. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/09/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/16/1950 | Goes 5-6 against the New York Gothams, with 2 2B, 2 3B, 6 RBI and 3 R. |
03/18/1951 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex. |
06/25/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/30/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
04/28/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
03/09/1955 | Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex. |
05/30/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/23/1955 | Goes 5-6 against the St. Louis Pioneers, with 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 3 R. |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
04/21/1958 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex. |
04/24/1959 | Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run! |
05/15/1959 | Collects his 2000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues hit! |
02/23/1960 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Chicago Chiefs in exchange for C Eddie Thomas, SS John Moreland, and RF Tom Sexton. |
10/20/1960 | Wins the 1960 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at 2B. |
05/03/1961 | Goes 5-6 against the St. Louis Pioneers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. |
05/08/1961 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/15/1961 | Goes 0-4 against the Boston Minutemen, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
07/09/1961 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
09/11/1961 | Collects his 2500th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues hit! |
02/02/1962 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $99,000 with the Chicago Chiefs organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1950 | 154 | 1 | 1951 | 147 | 8 | 1952 | 149 | 10 | 1953 | 151 | 6 | 1961 | 147 | 8 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1950 | 698 | 6 | 1951 | 659 | 9 | 1952 | 663 | 7 | 1953 | 699 | 2 | 1955 | 716 | 1 | 1956 | 708 | 1 | 1957 | 675 | 4 | 1958 | 664 | 3 | 1959 | 701 | 3 | 1960 | 686 | 4 | 1961 | 679 | 5 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1950 | 592 | 10 | 1951 | 571 | 9 | 1952 | 578 | 8 | 1953 | 620 | 5 | 1955 | 617 | 4 | 1956 | 630 | 1 | 1957 | 602 | 3 | 1958 | 592 | 3 | 1959 | 616 | 4 | 1960 | 611 | 5 | 1961 | 597 | 6 | | Year | H | Rank | 1949 | 180 | 8 | 1950 | 182 | 6 | 1951 | 190 | 2 | 1953 | 200 | 4 | 1954 | 182 | 5 | 1955 | 201 | 4 | 1956 | 183 | 4 | 1957 | 176 | 10 | 1958 | 185 | 3 | 1959 | 173 | 8 | 1960 | 186 | 7 | 1961 | 186 | 5 | | Year | K | Rank | 1948 | 79 | 4 | 1949 | 74 | 2 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1951 | 272 | 8 | 1953 | 270 | 9 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1948 | 30 | 9 | 1951 | 34 | 6 | 1953 | 39 | 2 | 1954 | 34 | 6 | 1955 | 38 | 6 | 1956 | 34 | 2 | 1957 | 36 | 4 | 1958 | 35 | 7 | 1959 | 36 | 7 | 1960 | 38 | 5 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1948 | 16 | 1 | 1949 | 15 | 2 | 1950 | 14 | 2 | 1951 | 21 | 1 | 1952 | 10 | 2 | 1953 | 14 | 2 | 1955 | 10 | 5 | 1956 | 13 | 2 | 1958 | 11 | 3 | 1959 | 22 | 1 | 1960 | 13 | 2 | 1961 | 11 | 6 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1949 | 13 | 7 | 1950 | 21 | 3 | 1953 | 11 | 9 | 1954 | 17 | 4 | 1955 | 14 | 6 | 1956 | 22 | 4 | 1957 | 22 | 1 | 1958 | 20 | 4 | 1959 | 27 | 1 | 1960 | 11 | 10 | | Year | R | Rank | 1953 | 106 | 4 | 1956 | 100 | 8 | 1958 | 100 | 8 | 1959 | 98 | 8 | 1960 | 110 | 5 | 1961 | 105 | 6 | |
| Year | IBB | Rank | 1955 | 8 | 4 | 1958 | 8 | 8 | 1961 | 14 | 1 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1948 | 4 | 7 | 1949 | 6 | 2 | 1951 | 6 | 5 | 1952 | 7 | 7 | 1953 | 7 | 6 | 1958 | 11 | 1 | 1959 | 10 | 4 | 1960 | 6 | 8 | 1961 | 10 | 2 | | Year | SH | Rank | 1948 | 27 | 2 | 1949 | 14 | 8 | 1950 | 17 | 7 | 1951 | 16 | 3 | 1952 | 30 | 1 | 1954 | 26 | 3 | | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1948 | .311 | 6 | 1951 | .333 | 1 | 1953 | .323 | 6 | 1954 | .313 | 8 | 1955 | .326 | 6 | 1956 | .290 | 8 | 1958 | .312 | 10 | 1961 | .312 | 8 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1950 | .391 | 10 | 1951 | .414 | 4 | 1955 | .413 | 6 | 1961 | .389 | 8 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1951 | 114.05 | 4 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1951 | 7.23 | 8 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1951 | .396 | 8 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1951 | .891 | 6 | | | | | |