06/22/1939 | Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of college Bronx Tech |
06/29/1939 | Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $25,000. |
07/15/1939 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks. |
07/16/1939 | Named the #5 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/21/1941 | Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 2-3 months. |
09/01/1941 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/09/1942 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/21/1942 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
07/30/1942 | Injured (calf cramp),day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/19/1942 | Goes 5-7 against the Montreal Saints, with 1 RBI and 1 R. |
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: - (-). |
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. |
07/22/1946 | Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the Washington Eagles in exchange for SP Chet Reed, a 1st round draft pick, and a 3rd round draft pick. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
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: - (-). |
05/10/1948 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1948 | Was selected to the 1948 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/11/1948 | Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 4 weeks. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/01/1949 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/15/1949 | Injured (dead arm),out for one week. |
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: - (-). |
05/19/1950 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/09/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
03/16/1951 | Injured (fractured hand),out for 6 weeks. |
07/08/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/14/1951 | Goes 5-7 against the Detroit Dynamos, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. |
05/04/1952 | Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 3-4 months. |
08/09/1952 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 4 months. |
05/10/1953 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/01/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/03/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
04/01/1954 | Injured (Fractured foot),out for 8 weeks. |
09/03/1954 | Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/22/1954 | Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run! |
04/28/1955 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
06/16/1955 | Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/31/1955 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/16/1955 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/23/1955 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
09/23/1955 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/23/1955 | Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI! |
09/25/1955 | Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for one week. |
03/07/1956 | Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Washington Eagles development complex. |
05/02/1956 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
08/27/1956 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/14/1960 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Washington Eagles development complex. |
10/12/1960 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1940 | 152 | 6 | 1947 | 149 | 8 | 1950 | 154 | 1 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1940 | 671 | 6 | 1947 | 669 | 9 | 1950 | 692 | 8 | 1953 | 673 | 8 | | | | Year | TB | Rank | 1940 | 278 | 6 | 1947 | 269 | 10 | 1948 | 277 | 7 | 1949 | 301 | 5 | 1950 | 290 | 4 | 1953 | 279 | 7 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1942 | 30 | 8 | 1947 | 26 | 10 | 1953 | 30 | 9 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1939 | 12 | 10 | 1940 | 21 | 2 | 1947 | 10 | 5 | 1948 | 14 | 4 | 1949 | 11 | 5 | 1950 | 11 | 7 | 1951 | 11 | 5 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1946 | 16 | 9 | 1947 | 25 | 9 | 1948 | 26 | 9 | 1949 | 30 | 9 | 1950 | 31 | 6 | 1953 | 25 | 9 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1940 | 11 | 6 | 1942 | 11 | 10 | 1947 | 18 | 4 | 1948 | 17 | 5 | 1949 | 13 | 7 | 1951 | 16 | 4 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1942 | 70 | 10 | 1947 | 109 | 7 | 1949 | 112 | 6 | 1950 | 109 | 7 | |
Year | R | Rank | 1942 | 73 | 9 | 1947 | 98 | 7 | 1948 | 104 | 5 | 1949 | 97 | 7 | 1950 | 109 | 3 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1942 | 65 | 8 | 1947 | 89 | 6 | 1948 | 94 | 3 | 1949 | 103 | 6 | 1950 | 113 | 1 | 1951 | 97 | 9 | 1953 | 108 | 2 | 1956 | 89 | 7 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1949 | 9 | 5 | 1950 | 10 | 5 | 1953 | 11 | 3 | | | Year | SF | Rank | 1942 | 8 | 2 | 1949 | 10 | 2 | 1953 | 7 | 2 | |
Year | EBH | Rank | 1940 | 67 | 1 | 1942 | 47 | 6 | 1947 | 61 | 3 | 1948 | 64 | 3 | 1949 | 69 | 3 | 1950 | 66 | 2 | 1951 | 56 | 8 | 1953 | 57 | 9 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1942 | .355 | 9 | 1948 | .407 | 5 | 1951 | .410 | 6 | 1953 | .421 | 4 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1942 | .424 | 7 | 1948 | .560 | 3 | 1949 | .537 | 3 | 1950 | .511 | 7 | 1951 | .506 | 4 | 1953 | .505 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1942 | 77.55 | 9 | 1947 | 99.01 | 10 | 1948 | 117.25 | 4 | 1949 | 122.25 | 5 | 1950 | 117.92 | 2 | 1951 | 107.50 | 7 | 1953 | 117.59 | 6 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1942 | 5.21 | 9 | 1948 | 8.38 | 3 | 1949 | 7.66 | 6 | 1950 | 7.22 | 5 | 1951 | 7.89 | 4 | 1953 | 7.56 | 7 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1940 | .184 | 4 | 1942 | .148 | 6 | 1947 | .211 | 7 | 1948 | .263 | 3 | 1949 | .250 | 3 | 1950 | .245 | 4 | 1951 | .209 | 9 | 1953 | .197 | 10 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1942 | .360 | 7 | 1948 | .427 | 3 | 1949 | .410 | 6 | 1950 | .401 | 5 | 1951 | .407 | 4 | 1953 | .406 | 8 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1942 | .779 | 7 | 1948 | .967 | 3 | 1949 | .931 | 3 | 1950 | .901 | 5 | 1951 | .917 | 4 | 1953 | .925 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1942 | 5.7 | 8 | 1948 | 7.0 | 4 | 1949 | 7.1 | 4 | 1950 | 6.0 | 6 | 1951 | 5.6 | 7 | 1953 | 7.2 | 3 | | |