01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
12/08/1936 | Round 1, Pick 10 - Toronto Wolves: 3B Joe KleinmanDrafted in the 1936 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of college Maryland State |
12/16/1936 | Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $8,220. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1937 | Named the #85 prospect in the FABL |
04/29/1937 | Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/11/1937 | Named the #62 prospect in the FABL |
09/03/1937 | Hits three home runs against the Reading Coal Barons, going 3-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
10/14/1937 | Named the #52 prospect in the FABL |
11/08/1937 | Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Baltimore Cannons, along with 3B Ken Mayhugh, RF Ray White, in exchange for SP John Edwards. |
01/01/1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1938 | Named the #55 prospect in the FABL |
07/10/1938 | Named the #34 prospect in the FABL |
07/24/1938 | Injured (hamstring cramp),day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/21/1938 | Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week. |
10/15/1938 | Named the #31 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/24/1939 | Named the #75 prospect in the FABL |
05/18/1939 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 1-2 weeks. |
07/16/1939 | Named the #36 prospect in the FABL |
10/17/1939 | Named the #28 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/16/1940 | Named the #34 prospect in the FABL |
07/08/1940 | Named the #22 prospect in the FABL |
09/01/1940 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/26/1941 | Injured (hip soreness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/29/1942 | Injured (sprained knee),out for 5 weeks. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/08/1943 | Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 2-3 weeks. |
10/15/1943 | Wins the 1943 World Championship Series with the Cincinnati Cannons. |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/19/1944 | Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery),out for 4 months. |
10/13/1944 | Wins the 1944 World Championship Series with the Cincinnati Cannons. |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/26/1945 | Goes 5-6 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R. |
04/30/1945 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1945 | Was selected to the 1945 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/07/1946 | Was selected to the 1946 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/23/1946 | Finished 3rd in 1946 FABL CA Whitney Award voting. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
03/25/1947 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
05/30/1947 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/06/1947 | Was selected to the 1947 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/29/1948 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 2-3 weeks. |
09/06/1948 | Goes 5-6 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 1 R. |
09/13/1948 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/17/1950 | Goes 5-5 against the Montreal Saints, with 1 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 5 R. |
05/22/1950 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/21/1950 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
06/27/1950 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $37,600 with the Cincinnati Cannons organization. |
07/15/1950 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/14/1951 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/25/1953 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
08/02/1954 | Injured (gout),out for 1 day. |
04/16/1956 | Became a free agent. |
04/16/1956 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | PA | Rank | 1945 | 671 | 10 | 1946 | 683 | 5 | 1947 | 681 | 4 | | | Year | H | Rank | 1946 | 162 | 7 | 1947 | 163 | 9 | | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1946 | 237 | 9 | 1947 | 255 | 5 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1946 | 30 | 6 | 1947 | 40 | 1 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1945 | 14 | 7 | 1946 | 15 | 9 | 1947 | 16 | 10 | | | Year | R | Rank | 1945 | 99 | 2 | 1946 | 81 | 8 | 1947 | 104 | 1 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1940 | 63 | 9 | 1945 | 103 | 2 | 1946 | 95 | 2 | 1947 | 110 | 1 | 1949 | 83 | 9 | 1950 | 82 | 6 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1941 | 4 | 5 | 1945 | 7 | 4 | 1946 | 4 | 6 | 1951 | 5 | 6 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1948 | 5 | 9 | 1949 | 7 | 9 | | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1945 | .379 | 6 | 1946 | .382 | 7 | 1947 | .405 | 4 | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 1947 | .451 | 7 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1946 | 93.24 | 4 | 1947 | 107.52 | 4 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1947 | 6.85 | 4 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1947 | .163 | 9 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1945 | .366 | 10 | 1946 | .374 | 9 | 1947 | .397 | 4 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1947 | .856 | 4 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1945 | 5.3 | 10 | 1946 | 7.6 | 3 | 1947 | 6.8 | 4 | | | | |