01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
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 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of high school Princeton (Princeton; Princeton, IL). |
06/30/1948 | Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $28,000. |
08/12/1948 | Goes 0-4 against the Jackson Junipers, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. |
08/16/1948 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for 3 weeks. |
09/12/1948 | Wins the 1948 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats! |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/08/1949 | Injured (concussion),out for 3 weeks. |
04/18/1949 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
07/10/1949 | Named the #5 prospect in the FABL |
07/19/1949 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/26/1949 | Goes 0-3 against the Mobile Monarchs, ending his hitting streak at 29 games. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
03/14/1950 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
04/18/1950 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
11/21/1950 | Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Camagüey Coyotes. |
03/10/1951 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
04/16/1951 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
06/11/1951 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/04/1951 | Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/08/1951 | Named the #6 prospect in the FABL |
07/26/1951 | Injured (strained back),out for 3-4 weeks. |
01/06/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
04/15/1952 | Named the #14 prospect in the FABL |
05/01/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/10/1952 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/12/1952 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
04/15/1953 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
07/12/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/09/1953 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/08/1954 | Goes 5-5 against the New York Gothams, with 0 RBI and 0 R. |
05/27/1954 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/25/1954 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/18/1954 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/19/1955 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
06/19/1955 | Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/27/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/16/1955 | Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week. |
04/16/1956 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
04/20/1956 | Injured (broken bone in elbow),out for 5 months. |
02/04/1957 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
04/23/1957 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
03/11/1958 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/06/1958 | Goes 5-8 against the Washington Eagles, with 0 RBI and 2 R. |
07/07/1958 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/28/1958 | Injured (concussion),out for 6 weeks. |
06/19/1959 | Goes 0-4 against the Pittsburgh Miners, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
06/24/1959 | Injured (strained oblique),out for 8 weeks. |
07/25/1959 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 7 weeks. |
09/06/1959 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
10/06/1959 | Wins the 1959 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen. |
04/05/1960 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
05/07/1960 | Goes 5-5 against the New York Gothams, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 5 R. |
06/14/1960 | Goes 5-5 against the New York Gothams, with 1 RBI and 2 R. |
07/09/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/23/1960 | Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia Keystones, with 3 RBI and 2 R. |
08/15/1960 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/15/1960 | Goes 5-7 against the St. Louis Pioneers, with 3 2B, 7 RBI and 1 R. |
10/11/1960 | Wins the 1960 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen. |
10/24/1960 | Finished 2nd in 1960 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
04/18/1961 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Boston Minutemen development complex. |
05/16/1961 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
05/27/1961 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week. |
07/15/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
06/07/1962 | Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 4; Power: 3; Eye: 3. |
05/03/1963 | Goes 5-5 against the Minneapolis Millers, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R. |
05/26/1963 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
07/01/1963 | Goes 5-7 against the New York Gothams, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
07/31/1963 | Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the St. Louis Pioneers, along with RF Bill Tutwiler, in exchange for SP Joe Lee and CF Frank McCarroll. |