01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/27/1945 | Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the New York Stars, out of high school Beaver (Beaver; Beaver, PA). |
08/03/1945 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/16/1946 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/14/1947 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1948 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
08/12/1948 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days. |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Manzanillo Palms. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1949 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
05/02/1949 | Wins the UL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1949 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
11/22/1949 | Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Manzanillo Palms. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
02/07/1950 | Wins the 1949 Cuban Winter Championship with the Manzanillo Palms. |
02/08/1950 | Finished 2nd in 1949 CWL Most Valuable Player voting. |
04/02/1951 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/23/1951 | Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 3 weeks. |
07/08/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/17/1951 | Goes 0-4 against the Montreal Saints, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
09/10/1951 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
03/31/1952 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the New York Stars development complex. |
04/27/1952 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/26/1952 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/02/1952 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
01/22/1953 | Was traded by the New York Stars to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with LF Bill Barrett, in exchange for 2B Charlie Barrell and LF Mike T Taylor. |
04/30/1953 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Philadelphia Sailors, with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
05/23/1953 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/29/1953 | Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
06/20/1954 | Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Cougars, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
03/09/1955 | Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex. |
06/23/1955 | Injured (strained back),out for 2 weeks. |
07/21/1955 | Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/27/1957 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/02/1957 | Goes 0-4 against the Kansas City Kings, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
04/28/1958 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1958 | Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Montreal Saints, along with C Fred Rogers and RF Les Sasson, in exchange for 2B Babe Booth and C Jess Garman. |
08/16/1958 | Goes 6-6 against the Cincinnati Cannons, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R. |
05/19/1959 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
06/05/1960 | Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/07/1960 | Injured (virus),day-to-day for 4 days. |
03/08/1961 | Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Montreal Saints development complex. |
05/31/1961 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/25/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
08/30/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1952 | 148 | 10 | 1959 | 151 | 1 | 1960 | 148 | 3 | | | Year | AB | Rank | 1948 | 170 | 3 | 1949 | 166 | 10 | 1952 | 592 | 5 | 1954 | 582 | 7 | | Year | H | Rank | 1948 | 59 | 2 | 1949 | 62 | 2 | 1951 | 180 | 8 | 1952 | 159 | 5 | 1956 | 165 | 8 | 1957 | 176 | 7 | 1959 | 180 | 9 | | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1948 | 85 | 8 | 1949 | 95 | 4 | 1952 | 238 | 7 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1948 | 14 | 2 | 1949 | 10 | 6 | 1951 | 40 | 4 | 1952 | 30 | 6 | 1956 | 37 | 3 | 1957 | 34 | 6 | 1959 | 32 | 9 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1948 | 3 | 3 | 1951 | 11 | 7 | 1952 | 8 | 6 | 1954 | 13 | 4 | 1955 | 9 | 7 | 1956 | 9 | 9 | 1957 | 13 | 1 | 1958 | 12 | 6 | 1959 | 10 | 6 | 1960 | 12 | 5 | 1961 | 10 | 5 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1948 | 24 | 2 | 1949 | 31 | 1 | 1952 | 17 | 3 | 1953 | 12 | 5 | 1954 | 15 | 7 | 1955 | 16 | 6 | 1956 | 14 | 7 | 1957 | 21 | 1 | 1958 | 20 | 2 | 1959 | 28 | 3 | 1960 | 36 | 1 | 1961 | 26 | 4 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1952 | 76 | 6 | 1959 | 96 | 9 | |
Year | R | Rank | 1948 | 36 | 4 | 1949 | 32 | 6 | 1952 | 85 | 5 | | | Year | SH | Rank | 1948 | 5 | 6 | 1961 | 15 | 5 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1952 | 7 | 2 | 1955 | 6 | 8 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1948 | 19 | 10 | 1949 | 18 | 8 | 1952 | 49 | 7 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1948 | .347 | 3 | 1949 | .373 | 1 | 1951 | .324 | 5 | 1953 | .301 | 6 | 1956 | .296 | 7 | 1957 | .317 | 5 | 1959 | .317 | 5 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1948 | .437 | 7 | 1949 | .461 | 4 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1949 | .572 | 6 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1948 | 39.76 | 6 | 1949 | 44.65 | 2 | 1957 | 95.16 | 10 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1948 | 8.45 | 9 | 1949 | 9.96 | 4 | 1957 | 6.31 | 10 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1948 | .427 | 9 | 1949 | .474 | 3 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1948 | .937 | 10 | 1949 | 1.033 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1948 | 1.7 | 6 | 1949 | 2.3 | 2 | 1952 | 4.3 | 10 | | | |