12/05/1935 | Drafted in the 1935 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of high school (Arkadelphia; Arkadelphia, AR). |
12/17/1935 | Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $17,000. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/14/1936 | Named the #10 prospect in the FABL |
07/06/1936 | Named the #13 prospect in the FABL |
10/06/1936 | Named the #15 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1937 | Named the #12 prospect in the FABL |
07/11/1937 | Named the #13 prospect in the FABL |
10/14/1937 | Named the #8 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1938 | Named the #7 prospect in the FABL |
05/09/1938 | Goes 5-7 against the St. Paul Disciples, with 7 RBI and 1 R. |
10/15/1938 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/24/1939 | Named the #5 prospect in the FABL |
10/01/1939 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/05/1940 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
10/10/1941 | Wins the 1941 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/23/1945 | Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for 1B Hal Renard, SP Alf Keeter, and a 1st round draft pick. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/05/1946 | Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the New York Stars in exchange for 3B Tommy Griffin and SP Roy Schaub. |
10/12/1946 | Wins the 1946 World Championship Series with the New York Stars. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/28/1947 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1947 | Was selected to the 1947 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/26/1947 | Hits three home runs against the Cleveland Foresters, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/19/1948 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/04/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/09/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/02/1951 | Was traded by the New York Stars to the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for SP Hub Armstrong. |
10/09/1952 | Wins the 1952 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
07/07/1954 | Hits his 300th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues home run! |
09/06/1954 | Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI! |
10/07/1954 | Wins the 1954 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
10/07/1955 | Wins the 1955 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos. |
10/08/1955 | Became a free agent. |
10/08/1955 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1947 | 153 | 3 | 1948 | 153 | 4 | 1950 | 154 | 1 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1947 | 669 | 8 | 1948 | 671 | 7 | 1950 | 664 | 9 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1947 | 580 | 8 | 1948 | 593 | 5 | | Year | K | Rank | 1939 | 108 | 3 | 1940 | 96 | 8 | 1941 | 118 | 5 | 1947 | 84 | 4 | 1948 | 89 | 1 | 1949 | 68 | 7 | 1950 | 82 | 5 | 1954 | 90 | 4 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1947 | 294 | 2 | 1948 | 267 | 6 | 1949 | 250 | 8 | 1950 | 269 | 8 | |
Year | HR | Rank | 1939 | 20 | 6 | 1940 | 26 | 6 | 1946 | 20 | 8 | 1947 | 43 | 1 | 1948 | 31 | 3 | 1949 | 30 | 2 | 1950 | 30 | 3 | 1954 | 31 | 6 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1947 | 123 | 1 | 1948 | 104 | 3 | 1949 | 94 | 5 | 1950 | 106 | 3 | | Year | R | Rank | 1947 | 89 | 8 | 1948 | 87 | 9 | 1950 | 95 | 5 | | | |
Year | HP | Rank | 1939 | 4 | 10 | 1941 | 3 | 8 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1947 | 10 | 1 | 1950 | 9 | 3 | 1954 | 10 | 1 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1947 | 67 | 1 | 1948 | 58 | 8 | 1949 | 54 | 4 | 1950 | 64 | 4 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1940 | .491 | 7 | 1947 | .507 | 3 | 1949 | .485 | 5 | 1950 | .480 | 7 | 1954 | .509 | 8 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1947 | 94.63 | 6 | 1950 | 98.79 | 9 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1940 | .223 | 4 | 1947 | .267 | 1 | 1948 | .202 | 7 | 1949 | .233 | 3 | 1950 | .228 | 1 | 1954 | .240 | 6 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1947 | .373 | 7 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1947 | .833 | 6 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1947 | 4.8 | 9 | 1950 | 3.8 | 10 | | |