01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/27/1945 | Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft out of college (Lawrence State; Lawrence, KS) by the Brooklyn Kings. (Round 9, Pick 5, 135th overall pick). |
07/23/1945 | Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1945 | Wins the UMVA Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
02/25/1946 | Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the Montreal Saints, along with a 4th round draft pick, in exchange for 3B Spud Bent and a 7th round draft pick. |
04/16/1946 | Named the #60 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1946 | Named the #33 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/14/1947 | Named the #9 prospect in the FABL |
07/06/1947 | Named the #10 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/23/1952 | Injured (food poisoning),out for 1 day. |
07/12/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/30/1954 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
04/23/1957 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Montreal Saints development complex. |
07/20/1957 | Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 3 2B, 1 RBI and 4 R. |
04/14/1960 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Montreal Saints development complex. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1948 | 152 | 7 | 1950 | 154 | 1 | 1952 | 149 | 7 | 1954 | 148 | 7 | 1955 | 148 | 6 | 1956 | 149 | 7 | 1958 | 149 | 4 | 1960 | 146 | 10 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1948 | 692 | 1 | 1950 | 656 | 10 | 1957 | 631 | 10 | | | | Year | K | Rank | 1948 | 65 | 10 | 1950 | 82 | 5 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1953 | 33 | 9 | 1956 | 30 | 7 | | | | Year | BB | Rank | 1948 | 121 | 1 | 1949 | 104 | 2 | 1950 | 103 | 2 | 1952 | 92 | 4 | 1953 | 78 | 5 | 1954 | 96 | 8 | 1955 | 103 | 4 | 1956 | 87 | 5 | 1957 | 99 | 2 | 1958 | 79 | 5 | 1959 | 91 | 6 | 1960 | 102 | 4 | | |
Year | SH | Rank | 1950 | 13 | 10 | 1952 | 17 | 3 | 1953 | 33 | 2 | 1954 | 22 | 3 | 1955 | 24 | 1 | 1956 | 66 | 1 | 1957 | 34 | 1 | 1959 | 14 | 4 | 1960 | 25 | 2 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1948 | 5 | 9 | 1956 | 10 | 1 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1953 | .297 | 8 | 1956 | .288 | 10 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1948 | .404 | 2 | 1949 | .416 | 2 | 1952 | .373 | 7 | 1953 | .386 | 4 | 1955 | .383 | 9 | 1956 | .384 | 6 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1953 | 89.14 | 10 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1952 | 5.4 | 5 | 1953 | 5.1 | 8 | 1956 | 6.5 | 3 | 1957 | 5.9 | 5 | | | | | |