11/01/1947 |
Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Baltimore Lords, out of college (Texas Tech). |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 55 (75). |
04/13/1948 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
05/01/1948 |
Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/01/1948 |
Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/01/1948 |
Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 55 (75). |
03/08/1949 |
Suspended 4 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
05/19/1949 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/16/1949 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/01/1949 |
Wins the MLB AABC Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 65 (75). |
07/03/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
10/23/1950 |
Finished 3rd in 1950 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 70 (75). |
04/23/1951 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1951 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/02/1951 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
07/02/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
09/03/1951 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
10/20/1951 |
Wins the 1951 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 75 (75). |
04/28/1952 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/03/1952 |
Goes 5-6 against the New York Empires, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
07/07/1952 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/26/1952 |
Wins the 1952 World Series with the Baltimore Lords. |
11/01/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 70 (75). |
07/01/1953 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/06/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/17/1953 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
10/03/1953 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Boston Terriers, with 2 RBI and 5 runs scored. |
10/25/1953 |
Finished 2nd in 1953 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 70 (80). |
05/01/1954 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
05/17/1954 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1954 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/14/1954 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
07/05/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/12/1954 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1954 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1954 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/24/1954 |
Wins the 1954 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 70 (80). |
03/16/1955 |
Injured (Bruised forearm), day-to-day for 6 days. |
05/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/04/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
09/25/1955 |
Hits his 300th career The American Circuits home run! |
10/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/22/1955 |
Wins the 1955 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 70 (70). |
04/24/1956 |
Scores his 1000th career The American Circuits run! |
07/02/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
10/20/1956 |
Finished 3rd in 1956 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75). |
05/28/1957 |
Collects his 1000th career The American Circuits RBI! |
07/01/1957 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Lords to the Cincinnati Packers in exchange for CF Phil Taraska, SP Jerry Meek, a 1st draft pick. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75). |
07/13/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
08/01/1958 |
Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/04/1958 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1958 |
Injured (heat exhaustion),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/24/1958 |
Goes 0-3 against the Milwaukee Dairymen, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
10/21/1958 |
Wins the 1958 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75). |
04/22/1959 |
Hits his 400th career The American Circuits home run! |
04/29/1959 |
Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl. |
06/29/1959 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1959 |
Collects his 2000th career The American Circuits hit! |
07/12/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
07/13/1959 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
08/17/1959 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
09/07/1959 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the St. Louis Explorers, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
09/08/1959 |
Scores his 1500th career The American Circuits run! |
09/20/1959 |
Injured (conjunctivitis),day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/13/1959 |
Wins the 1959 MLB NBL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/26/1959 |
Finished 2nd in 1959 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75). |
06/01/1960 |
Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/06/1960 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/24/1960 |
Wins the 1960 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75). |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/31/1961 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
08/07/1961 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
10/10/1961 |
Wins the 1961 MLB NBL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/20/1961 |
Wins the 1961 World Series with the Cincinnati Packers. |
10/22/1961 |
Wins the 1961 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 75 (75). |
06/15/1962 |
Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball hit! |
07/08/1962 |
Was selected to the 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/16/1962 |
Hits his 500th career Major League Baseball home run! |
09/14/1962 |
Collects his 1500th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 75 (75). |
05/01/1963 |
Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/01/1963 |
Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/01/1963 |
Was traded by the Cincinnati Packers to the San Francisco Seagulls, along with SP Dennis Fulton, in exchange for SP Fernando Lopez, SP Ramon Juarez, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick. |
09/29/1963 |
Scores his 2000th career Major League Baseball run! |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (65). |
06/01/1964 |
Was traded by the San Francisco Seagulls to the Dallas Wranglers, along with 2B Steve Peyton, 3B Randy Paterson, and SP Mike Myers, in exchange for SP Richie Kolb, SP Reggie Wright, 2B Don Johnson, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick. |
06/20/1964 |
Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl. |
07/20/1964 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55). |
03/18/1965 |
Injured (strained rib cage muscles),day-to-day for one week. |
10/03/1965 |
Collects his 3000th career Major League Baseball hit! |
10/13/1965 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $115,000 with the Dallas Wranglers organization. |
11/08/1965 |
Drafted in the 1965 expansion draft from the Dallas Wranglers by the Atlanta Generals. (Round 19, Pick 3, 75th overall pick). |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45). |
10/04/1966 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $58,000 with the Atlanta Generals organization. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45). |
03/22/1967 |
Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/20/1967 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1950 |
155 |
8 |
1951 |
157 |
7 |
1953 |
158 |
4 |
1954 |
159 |
2 |
1955 |
152 |
9 |
1956 |
158 |
4 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1950 |
730 |
2 |
1951 |
753 |
2 |
1952 |
692 |
6 |
1953 |
746 |
1 |
1954 |
746 |
1 |
1955 |
705 |
4 |
1956 |
740 |
2 |
1959 |
677 |
10 |
1960 |
704 |
1 |
1961 |
697 |
3 |
1962 |
694 |
2 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1950 |
597 |
9 |
1953 |
611 |
7 |
1954 |
603 |
7 |
1955 |
576 |
10 |
1956 |
599 |
8 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1951 |
177 |
8 |
1952 |
167 |
7 |
1953 |
196 |
2 |
1954 |
208 |
1 |
1959 |
178 |
8 |
1960 |
178 |
7 |
1961 |
185 |
6 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1948 |
105 |
2 |
1949 |
70 |
6 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1949 |
303 |
8 |
1950 |
316 |
8 |
1951 |
349 |
2 |
1952 |
311 |
2 |
1953 |
350 |
1 |
1954 |
377 |
2 |
1955 |
341 |
2 |
1956 |
304 |
4 |
1958 |
306 |
5 |
1959 |
316 |
4 |
1960 |
310 |
2 |
1961 |
318 |
5 |
1962 |
268 |
8 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1949 |
33 |
7 |
1954 |
30 |
7 |
1960 |
37 |
2 |
1961 |
33 |
7 |
1962 |
29 |
8 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1954 |
11 |
7 |
1961 |
8 |
10 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1948 |
25 |
8 |
1949 |
35 |
2 |
1950 |
40 |
3 |
1951 |
43 |
2 |
1952 |
37 |
3 |
1953 |
40 |
1 |
1954 |
39 |
3 |
1955 |
45 |
2 |
1956 |
38 |
4 |
1958 |
30 |
7 |
1959 |
34 |
3 |
1960 |
27 |
5 |
1961 |
28 |
8 |
1962 |
26 |
10 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1948 |
103 |
8 |
1949 |
124 |
5 |
1950 |
103 |
8 |
1951 |
132 |
1 |
1952 |
97 |
3 |
1953 |
105 |
4 |
1954 |
125 |
2 |
1955 |
109 |
2 |
1961 |
97 |
5 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1949 |
115 |
8 |
1950 |
120 |
4 |
1951 |
145 |
1 |
1952 |
106 |
1 |
1953 |
142 |
1 |
1954 |
140 |
1 |
1955 |
124 |
1 |
1956 |
144 |
1 |
1958 |
142 |
1 |
1959 |
135 |
1 |
1960 |
135 |
1 |
1961 |
127 |
2 |
1962 |
116 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1949 |
103 |
8 |
1950 |
117 |
3 |
1951 |
143 |
1 |
1952 |
120 |
1 |
1953 |
118 |
1 |
1954 |
133 |
1 |
1955 |
119 |
3 |
1956 |
127 |
3 |
1957 |
74 |
10 |
1958 |
111 |
2 |
1959 |
105 |
5 |
1960 |
129 |
1 |
1961 |
119 |
1 |
1962 |
121 |
1 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1949 |
8 |
4 |
1951 |
9 |
2 |
1952 |
9 |
1 |
1954 |
6 |
1 |
1955 |
4 |
9 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1948 |
8 |
2 |
1949 |
8 |
2 |
1950 |
12 |
1 |
1951 |
8 |
1 |
1952 |
10 |
2 |
1953 |
12 |
1 |
1954 |
6 |
6 |
1955 |
8 |
2 |
1956 |
10 |
1 |
1958 |
8 |
2 |
1959 |
11 |
2 |
1960 |
6 |
8 |
1961 |
6 |
5 |
1962 |
7 |
4 |
1965 |
6 |
10 |
1967 |
7 |
10 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1948 |
8 |
5 |
1949 |
8 |
4 |
1951 |
7 |
6 |
1960 |
7 |
9 |
1964 |
7 |
5 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1948 |
63 |
8 |
1949 |
72 |
5 |
1950 |
67 |
7 |
1951 |
79 |
2 |
1952 |
65 |
2 |
1953 |
67 |
3 |
1954 |
80 |
1 |
1955 |
74 |
2 |
1956 |
63 |
6 |
1958 |
62 |
7 |
1959 |
64 |
5 |
1960 |
71 |
1 |
1961 |
69 |
5 |
1962 |
60 |
6 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1952 |
.300 |
3 |
1953 |
.321 |
4 |
1954 |
.345 |
1 |
1958 |
.332 |
4 |
1959 |
.318 |
5 |
1960 |
.317 |
10 |
1961 |
.324 |
9 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1949 |
.401 |
10 |
1950 |
.403 |
7 |
1951 |
.436 |
3 |
1952 |
.429 |
1 |
1953 |
.438 |
2 |
1954 |
.465 |
1 |
1955 |
.420 |
3 |
1956 |
.405 |
4 |
1958 |
.450 |
1 |
1959 |
.434 |
3 |
1960 |
.445 |
2 |
1961 |
.445 |
1 |
1962 |
.402 |
3 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1949 |
.551 |
4 |
1950 |
.529 |
7 |
1951 |
.587 |
2 |
1952 |
.558 |
1 |
1953 |
.573 |
3 |
1954 |
.625 |
1 |
1955 |
.592 |
3 |
1956 |
.508 |
10 |
1958 |
.574 |
5 |
1959 |
.564 |
3 |
1960 |
.552 |
3 |
1961 |
.557 |
7 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1949 |
126.03 |
7 |
1950 |
136.84 |
5 |
1951 |
160.71 |
1 |
1952 |
137.15 |
1 |
1953 |
161.30 |
1 |
1954 |
189.22 |
1 |
1955 |
148.92 |
1 |
1956 |
130.25 |
3 |
1958 |
143.25 |
2 |
1959 |
144.05 |
2 |
1960 |
148.50 |
1 |
1961 |
151.98 |
2 |
1962 |
114.19 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1949 |
8.10 |
8 |
1950 |
8.25 |
6 |
1951 |
9.77 |
3 |
1952 |
8.84 |
1 |
1953 |
10.03 |
2 |
1954 |
12.49 |
1 |
1955 |
9.42 |
2 |
1956 |
7.66 |
5 |
1958 |
10.05 |
1 |
1959 |
9.77 |
2 |
1960 |
9.92 |
2 |
1961 |
10.34 |
2 |
1962 |
7.12 |
3 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1948 |
.210 |
8 |
1949 |
.265 |
2 |
1950 |
.253 |
3 |
1951 |
.289 |
2 |
1952 |
.259 |
2 |
1953 |
.252 |
5 |
1954 |
.280 |
2 |
1955 |
.299 |
4 |
1956 |
.235 |
8 |
1958 |
.242 |
7 |
1959 |
.246 |
3 |
1960 |
.235 |
4 |
1961 |
.233 |
7 |
1962 |
.208 |
9 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1949 |
.419 |
8 |
1950 |
.412 |
6 |
1951 |
.445 |
2 |
1952 |
.439 |
1 |
1953 |
.443 |
2 |
1954 |
.471 |
1 |
1955 |
.439 |
3 |
1956 |
.404 |
4 |
1958 |
.450 |
1 |
1959 |
.437 |
2 |
1960 |
.438 |
2 |
1961 |
.439 |
2 |
1962 |
.395 |
3 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1949 |
.952 |
6 |
1950 |
.932 |
6 |
1951 |
1.022 |
2 |
1952 |
.988 |
1 |
1953 |
1.010 |
2 |
1954 |
1.090 |
1 |
1955 |
1.012 |
2 |
1956 |
.913 |
4 |
1958 |
1.024 |
2 |
1959 |
.999 |
2 |
1960 |
.996 |
2 |
1961 |
1.002 |
4 |
1962 |
.879 |
4 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1949 |
7.0 |
4 |
1950 |
7.9 |
2 |
1951 |
10.6 |
1 |
1952 |
9.7 |
1 |
1953 |
9.5 |
2 |
1954 |
12.9 |
1 |
1955 |
9.4 |
1 |
1956 |
8.9 |
2 |
1958 |
10.1 |
1 |
1959 |
10.0 |
2 |
1960 |
9.7 |
1 |
1961 |
10.1 |
1 |
1962 |
6.7 |
4 |
|