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 2, Pick 4, 20th overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school Villisca (Villisca; Villisca, IA). |
07/19/1946 | Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $7,500. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/14/1947 | Named the #53 prospect in the FABL |
07/06/1947 | Named the #73 prospect in the FABL |
08/11/1947 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
10/10/1947 | Named the #81 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: - (-). |
04/24/1950 | Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award. |
05/08/1950 | Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1950 | Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1950 | Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award. |
09/18/1950 | Wins the 1950 Championship with the Little Rock Governors! |
11/21/1950 | Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles. |
04/16/1951 | Named the #52 prospect in the FABL |
05/21/1951 | Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award. |
05/28/1951 | Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award. |
05/28/1951 | Goes 0-3 against the Nashville Chieftains, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
06/01/1951 | Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award. |
07/08/1951 | Named the #60 prospect in the FABL |
07/23/1951 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
10/11/1951 | Named the #52 prospect in the FABL |
06/23/1952 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1952 | Wins the CL Player of the Week Award. |
09/15/1952 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/23/1953 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Philadelphia Sailors, with 2 RBI and 4 runs scored. |
09/23/1956 | Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/17/1961 | Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Chicago Chiefs in exchange for LF Ricardo Castillo and LF Blackie Morrison. |
01/02/1962 | Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Chiefs by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 8, Pick 2, 30th overall pick). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1953 | 147 | 9 | 1958 | 150 | 3 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1953 | 634 | 9 | 1955 | 640 | 10 | 1958 | 650 | 8 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1953 | 566 | 8 | 1955 | 574 | 8 | 1957 | 569 | 10 | 1958 | 588 | 8 | | | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1950 | 93 | 7 | 1953 | 253 | 9 | | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1950 | 2 | 9 | 1955 | 10 | 4 | 1957 | 10 | 6 | 1958 | 12 | 6 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1950 | 9 | 7 | 1953 | 18 | 10 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1950 | 5 | 6 | 1953 | 11 | 8 | 1955 | 9 | 9 | 1958 | 15 | 8 | 1959 | 14 | 9 | 1960 | 18 | 7 | |
| | Year | HP | Rank | 1958 | 10 | 6 | 1959 | 10 | 7 | 1960 | 8 | 9 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1950 | 2 | 5 | 1957 | 5 | 6 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1953 | 58 | 9 | 1957 | 54 | 8 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1950 | .350 | 5 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1950 | .464 | 8 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1950 | .592 | 7 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1950 | 44.15 | 7 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1950 | 10.55 | 7 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1957 | .176 | 9 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1950 | .473 | 6 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1950 | 1.056 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1950 | 1.8 | 8 | 1953 | 5.0 | 9 | 1958 | 4.5 | 10 | | |