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 6, 6th overall pick) by the Detroit Dynamos, out of college West Goshen State |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/16/1946 | Named the #7 prospect in the FABL |
10/21/1946 | Finished 2nd in 1946 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/30/1947 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 6 weeks. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/04/1949 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1949 | Was selected to the 1949 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/29/1950 | Goes 5-7 against the St. Louis Pioneers, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R. |
08/01/1950 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week. |
08/21/1950 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
05/12/1951 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/08/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
01/06/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
06/25/1952 | Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks. |
07/15/1952 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 5 weeks. |
10/09/1952 | Wins the 1952 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
03/05/1953 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
05/09/1954 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/11/1954 | Injured (foot contusion),out for one week. |
10/07/1954 | Wins the 1954 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
03/09/1955 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
05/18/1955 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/07/1955 | Wins the 1955 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
07/29/1958 | Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Cleveland Foresters in exchange for RP Larry Beebe and RF Dizzy Franz. |
09/06/1958 | Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run! |
09/19/1958 | Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 6 weeks. |
10/10/1958 | Wins the 1958 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
03/04/1960 | Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
03/08/1961 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Cleveland Foresters development complex. |
05/13/1961 | Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Cleveland. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1948 | 153 | 4 | 1949 | 153 | 8 | 1950 | 154 | 1 | 1951 | 148 | 5 | 1956 | 149 | 9 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1948 | 707 | 2 | 1949 | 711 | 3 | 1950 | 739 | 1 | 1951 | 678 | 2 | 1953 | 668 | 9 | 1954 | 684 | 5 | 1955 | 696 | 6 | 1956 | 660 | 10 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1948 | 631 | 2 | 1949 | 627 | 2 | 1950 | 659 | 2 | 1951 | 614 | 1 | 1953 | 595 | 9 | 1954 | 599 | 7 | 1955 | 600 | 7 | 1956 | 577 | 10 | | Year | H | Rank | 1948 | 192 | 3 | 1950 | 183 | 5 | 1951 | 182 | 5 | 1955 | 194 | 6 | | Year | K | Rank | 1949 | 67 | 9 | 1950 | 70 | 6 | 1955 | 66 | 9 | |
| Year | 2B | Rank | 1951 | 40 | 2 | 1955 | 41 | 4 | 1956 | 27 | 8 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1949 | 12 | 4 | 1950 | 8 | 9 | 1954 | 13 | 2 | 1956 | 9 | 9 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1947 | 10 | 9 | 1948 | 15 | 7 | 1949 | 12 | 10 | 1950 | 10 | 9 | 1951 | 32 | 1 | 1953 | 14 | 5 | 1954 | 15 | 5 | 1955 | 18 | 3 | 1956 | 23 | 3 | | Year | R | Rank | 1951 | 108 | 4 | 1955 | 114 | 4 | |
| Year | HP | Rank | 1946 | 7 | 2 | 1947 | 3 | 10 | 1949 | 4 | 9 | 1951 | 4 | 10 | 1953 | 17 | 4 | 1954 | 16 | 3 | 1955 | 18 | 1 | 1956 | 6 | 10 | 1957 | 10 | 4 | | Year | SH | Rank | 1949 | 17 | 4 | 1951 | 15 | 7 | | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1951 | 58 | 5 | 1955 | 61 | 10 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1955 | .323 | 8 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1955 | .408 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1955 | 123.06 | 6 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1951 | 6.0 | 4 | 1955 | 6.6 | 8 | | |