06/22/1942 | Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft out of high school (Poughkeepsie; Poughkeepsie, NY) by the Philadelphia Sailors. (Round 19, Pick 5, 293rd overall pick). |
07/07/1942 | Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Sailors organization with a signing bonus of $1,800. |
09/21/1942 | Wins the 1942 Championship with the Gulfport Sailors! |
09/21/1942 | Released by the Philadelphia organization. |
09/23/1942 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Oklahoma City Chiefs organization. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
09/18/1944 | Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/09/1945 | Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award. |
07/14/1945 | Goes 0-2 against the Amarillo Stars, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
08/01/1945 | Wins the WBL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/28/1945 | Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/03/1945 | Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award. |
09/11/1945 | Goes 0-4 against the Omaha Cowboys, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
09/24/1945 | Wins the 1945 Championship with the Oklahoma City Chiefs! |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/03/1946 | Released by the Oklahoma City Chiefs. |
03/21/1946 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,000 with the Oakland Grays organization. |
04/15/1946 | Named the #3 prospect in the GWL |
06/03/1946 | Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
09/09/1947 | Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/09/1947 | Goes 5-5 against the Dallas Centurions, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
10/09/1947 | Wins the 1947 Bigsby Cup Series MVP Award. |
10/10/1947 | Wins the 1947 Bigsby Cup Series with the Oakland Grays. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/14/1948 | Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award. |
08/09/1948 | Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award. |
10/09/1948 | Wins the 1948 Bigsby Cup Series with the Oakland Grays. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/01/1949 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/09/1949 | Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
06/24/1949 | Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/08/1949 | Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award. |
10/12/1949 | Wins the 1949 Bigsby Cup Series MVP Award. |
10/13/1949 | Wins the 1949 Bigsby Cup Series with the Oakland Grays. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
02/11/1950 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $28,000 with the Seattle Thunderbirds organization. |
05/01/1950 | Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award. |
09/18/1950 | Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award. |
06/03/1951 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2-3 weeks. |
06/04/1952 | Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week. |
07/28/1952 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days. |
04/18/1953 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex. |
06/08/1953 | Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award. |
06/25/1953 | Goes 0-4 against the San Francisco Hawks, ending his hitting streak at 26 games. |
07/01/1953 | Wins the GWL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/06/1953 | Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award. |
07/25/1953 | Goes 5-6 against the San Francisco Hawks, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R. |
08/04/1953 | Goes 0-4 against the Portland Green Sox, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. |
08/27/1953 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
03/08/1954 | Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex. |
04/18/1954 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex. |
06/25/1954 | Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week. |
07/13/1954 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week. |
03/08/1956 | Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex. |
04/29/1956 | Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/18/1956 | Injured (recurring back spasms),out for 6-7 weeks. |
06/02/1957 | Injured (patellar tendinitis),out for 2 weeks. |
09/02/1957 | Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award. |
09/13/1957 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
05/11/1958 | Goes 5-5 against the Salt Lake City Stars, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R. |
06/02/1958 | Collects his 2000th career Great Western League hit! |
06/12/1958 | Scores his 1000th career Great Western League run! |
03/08/1959 | Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex. |
06/23/1959 | Injured (fractured hand),out for 5-6 weeks. |
03/08/1960 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex. |
04/18/1960 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex. |
07/25/1960 | Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/09/1960 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week. |
02/26/1961 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex. |
04/18/1961 | Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex. |
08/11/1961 | Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1962 | Released by the Seattle Thunderbirds. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1947 | 153 | 1 | 1948 | 153 | 1 | 1949 | 154 | 1 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1947 | 669 | 5 | 1948 | 660 | 8 | 1949 | 717 | 2 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1947 | 611 | 2 | 1948 | 603 | 6 | 1949 | 642 | 1 | | Year | H | Rank | 1947 | 203 | 3 | 1948 | 185 | 5 | 1949 | 204 | 3 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1947 | 258 | 4 | 1949 | 292 | 3 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1947 | 30 | 6 | 1948 | 31 | 8 | 1949 | 42 | 3 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1947 | 8 | 8 | 1949 | 11 | 2 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1947 | 11 | 10 | 1949 | 9 | 10 | | Year | R | Rank | 1947 | 79 | 6 | 1948 | 77 | 7 | 1949 | 103 | 2 | | |
Year | HP | Rank | 1947 | 4 | 10 | 1948 | 5 | 6 | | | Year | SF | Rank | 1947 | 5 | 9 | 1948 | 8 | 2 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1947 | 41 | 7 | 1949 | 61 | 4 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1947 | .332 | 5 | 1948 | .307 | 7 | 1949 | .318 | 6 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1947 | .371 | 8 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1947 | .422 | 8 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1947 | 95.38 | 5 | 1949 | 108.63 | 4 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1947 | 5.83 | 7 | 1949 | 6.21 | 10 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1947 | .366 | 8 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1947 | .794 | 6 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1947 | 6.4 | 4 | 1948 | 5.3 | 10 | 1949 | 6.3 | 3 | | | | |