01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/27/1946 | Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school Hollis (Hollis; Hollis, OK). |
07/10/1946 | Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $18,000. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/14/1947 | Named the #16 prospect in the FABL |
04/20/1947 | Injured (virus),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
07/06/1947 | Named the #13 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1948 | Named the #18 prospect in the FABL |
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 #24 prospect in the FABL |
07/10/1949 | Named the #15 prospect in the FABL |
11/22/1949 | Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/23/1950 | Injured (separated shoulder),out for 4 weeks. |
04/18/1950 | Named the #22 prospect in the FABL |
06/12/1950 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
08/27/1950 | Goes 0-4 against the Milwaukee Blues, ending his hitting streak at 26 games. |
08/28/1950 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
11/21/1950 | Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers. |
03/07/1951 | Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
03/18/1951 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex. |
04/16/1951 | Named the #22 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1951 | Named the #19 prospect in the FABL |
05/10/1953 | Goes 5-5 against the Washington Eagles, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R. |
07/19/1953 | Injured (sprained knee),out for 5-6 weeks. |
04/19/1954 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex. |
08/25/1954 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
06/05/1955 | Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/25/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
05/02/1957 | Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/29/1957 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/26/1958 | Injured (elbow strain),out for 2 weeks. |
04/14/1960 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex. |
08/03/1960 | Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6 weeks. |
04/18/1961 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex. |
05/23/1961 | Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks. |
08/06/1961 | Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 3 weeks. |
11/02/1961 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Boston Minutemen in exchange for RF Rick Masters. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1952 | 150 | 2 | 1957 | 148 | 7 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1952 | 657 | 10 | 1957 | 657 | 10 | | | | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1952 | 43 | 1 | 1956 | 31 | 4 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1949 | 38 | 4 | 1953 | 78 | 9 | 1957 | 83 | 7 | 1958 | 74 | 10 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1948 | 3 | 6 | 1955 | 5 | 9 | 1958 | 8 | 8 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1952 | 6 | 7 | 1953 | 6 | 7 | 1955 | 6 | 10 | 1956 | 7 | 6 | 1958 | 6 | 6 | | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1952 | .318 | 2 | 1954 | .310 | 10 | 1955 | .333 | 5 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1952 | .394 | 5 | 1955 | .427 | 3 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1952 | .447 | 10 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1952 | 104.08 | 5 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1952 | 6.82 | 6 | 1955 | 8.58 | 5 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1952 | .388 | 7 | 1955 | .414 | 10 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1952 | .841 | 7 | 1955 | .931 | 8 | | | | |