01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
12/08/1936 | Drafted in the 1936 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Detroit Dynamos, out of college Narragansett |
12/17/1936 | Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization with a signing bonus of $15,000. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1937 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
05/10/1937 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1937 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/22/1937 | Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/01/1937 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/05/1937 | Was selected to the 1937 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/16/1937 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
08/27/1937 | Hits three home runs against the Pittsburgh Miners, going 4-4 with 8 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
09/27/1937 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1937 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
01/01/1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/21/1938 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $16,000 with the Detroit Dynamos organization. |
05/30/1938 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1938 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/04/1938 | Was selected to the 1938 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/11/1938 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1938 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/24/1938 | Wins the 1938 FABL FA Whitney Award. |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/16/1939 | Was selected to the 1939 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/26/1939 | Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
09/06/1939 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $84,000 with the Detroit Dynamos organization. |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/07/1940 | Was selected to the 1940 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/16/1940 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/29/1940 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/29/1941 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/30/1941 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/14/1941 | Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/20/1941 | Finished 2nd in 1941 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/18/1942 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/04/1942 | Was selected to the 1942 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/17/1942 | Injured (viral infection),out for one week. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
09/25/1944 | Wins the 1944 Championship with the Newark Aces! |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/05/1945 | Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the New York Gothams in exchange for SP Jim Lonardo, SP Wally Hunter, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/21/1946 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/27/1946 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,400 with the New York Gothams organization. |
05/26/1946 | Goes 6-6 against the Chicago Chiefs, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
06/05/1946 | Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Miners, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
07/07/1946 | Was selected to the 1946 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/14/1946 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-6 against the Philadelphia Keystones, with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored. |
07/14/1946 | Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia Keystones, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R. |
07/15/1946 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/24/1947 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week. |
07/07/1947 | Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Chicago Cougars in exchange for SS Jim Mako, CF Carl Clark, and a 1st round draft pick. |
08/18/1947 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/11/1948 | Was selected to the 1948 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/29/1948 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/22/1948 | Finished 3rd in 1948 FABL CA Whitney Award voting. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/06/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/09/1949 | Goes 0-1 against the Cincinnati Cannons, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
07/10/1949 | Was selected to the 1949 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/11/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/06/1950 | Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 2 weeks. |
06/04/1950 | Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI! |
06/11/1950 | Injured (concussion),out for 2-3 weeks. |
07/09/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/20/1950 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/27/1951 | Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run! |
05/15/1951 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
06/03/1951 | Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 6-7 weeks. |
07/31/1951 | Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Montreal Saints in exchange for CF Herm Kocher and SP Pug White. |
09/20/1951 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
09/14/1952 | Hits his 300th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues home run! |
06/05/1953 | Collects his 2000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues hit! |
09/06/1953 | Injured (sprained knee),out for 5 weeks. |
09/26/1953 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks. |
06/22/1955 | Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 3 months. |
10/08/1955 | Became a free agent. |
10/08/1955 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1938 | 149 | 10 | 1940 | 149 | 8 | 1941 | 150 | 9 | 1948 | 150 | 10 | 1949 | 149 | 7 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1938 | 698 | 4 | 1940 | 659 | 10 | 1941 | 677 | 6 | 1948 | 665 | 8 | 1949 | 685 | 6 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1938 | 646 | 1 | 1940 | 610 | 5 | 1941 | 614 | 3 | 1942 | 596 | 5 | 1948 | 590 | 6 | 1949 | 619 | 1 | | Year | H | Rank | 1938 | 198 | 2 | 1941 | 177 | 6 | 1942 | 163 | 10 | 1949 | 178 | 5 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1937 | 310 | 6 | 1938 | 405 | 1 | 1939 | 287 | 4 | 1940 | 287 | 5 | 1941 | 314 | 1 | 1942 | 252 | 8 | 1946 | 257 | 7 | 1948 | 308 | 3 | 1949 | 283 | 3 | |
Year | 3B | Rank | 1937 | 14 | 7 | 1938 | 22 | 1 | 1939 | 15 | 1 | 1940 | 9 | 10 | 1941 | 11 | 4 | 1942 | 11 | 4 | 1946 | 9 | 5 | 1948 | 19 | 1 | 1949 | 9 | 10 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1937 | 33 | 1 | 1938 | 46 | 1 | 1939 | 29 | 2 | 1940 | 33 | 2 | 1941 | 30 | 2 | 1942 | 18 | 8 | 1946 | 21 | 7 | 1948 | 33 | 2 | 1949 | 22 | 8 | 1952 | 14 | 8 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1938 | 13 | 9 | 1942 | 16 | 8 | 1946 | 14 | 8 | 1948 | 22 | 4 | 1949 | 20 | 4 | 1950 | 28 | 2 | 1951 | 22 | 9 | 1952 | 15 | 5 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1937 | 94 | 9 | 1938 | 132 | 1 | 1939 | 116 | 3 | 1940 | 127 | 1 | 1941 | 113 | 1 | 1942 | 94 | 3 | 1946 | 75 | 9 | 1948 | 106 | 2 | 1949 | 89 | 7 | | Year | R | Rank | 1937 | 103 | 8 | 1938 | 134 | 1 | 1941 | 102 | 4 | 1946 | 80 | 8 | 1948 | 97 | 3 | 1949 | 94 | 6 | |
| | Year | SF | Rank | 1938 | 5 | 10 | 1939 | 10 | 1 | 1940 | 6 | 5 | 1948 | 7 | 2 | 1949 | 8 | 4 | 1953 | 7 | 3 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1937 | 64 | 6 | 1938 | 93 | 1 | 1939 | 65 | 2 | 1940 | 60 | 6 | 1941 | 66 | 2 | 1946 | 49 | 7 | 1948 | 73 | 1 | 1949 | 52 | 5 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1937 | .572 | 3 | 1938 | .627 | 1 | 1939 | .497 | 8 | 1941 | .511 | 4 | 1946 | .461 | 5 | 1948 | .522 | 3 | 1949 | .457 | 10 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1937 | 107.99 | 10 | 1938 | 132.01 | 3 | 1941 | 103.84 | 6 | 1946 | 84.34 | 10 | 1948 | 101.26 | 6 | 1949 | 96.74 | 7 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1937 | 7.29 | 9 | 1938 | 7.39 | 8 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1937 | .266 | 2 | 1938 | .320 | 1 | 1939 | .239 | 1 | 1940 | .221 | 5 | 1941 | .223 | 2 | 1946 | .179 | 6 | 1948 | .268 | 2 | 1949 | .170 | 7 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1937 | .408 | 5 | 1938 | .426 | 3 | 1941 | .385 | 8 | 1946 | .357 | 10 | 1948 | .374 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1937 | .937 | 4 | 1938 | .977 | 3 | 1941 | .859 | 6 | 1946 | .800 | 6 | 1948 | .846 | 4 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1937 | 7.4 | 4 | 1938 | 8.9 | 1 | 1939 | 5.0 | 8 | 1940 | 5.2 | 10 | 1941 | 7.8 | 2 | 1942 | 5.2 | 9 | 1946 | 6.6 | 2 | 1948 | 6.5 | 4 | 1949 | 5.7 | 5 | | | | | |