11/01/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Los Angeles Pobladores, out of college (Kansas). |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 45 (60). |
04/15/1952 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 50 (55). |
09/03/1953 |
Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (45). |
05/31/1954 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
07/05/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (40). |
07/04/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (40). |
06/25/1956 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
07/02/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (40). |
05/30/1957 |
Suspended 2 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
07/10/1957 |
Injured (Tendinitis (knee)), day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/24/1957 |
Wins the 1957 World Series MVP Award. |
10/25/1957 |
Wins the 1957 World Series with the Los Angeles Pobladores. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35). |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35). |
06/22/1959 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 The American Circuits All-Star Game. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (40). |
05/09/1960 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35). |
04/11/1961 |
Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run! |
09/04/1961 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
10/08/1961 |
Wins the 1961 MLB ABL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/19/1961 |
Wins the 1961 World Series MVP Award. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35). |
06/27/1962 |
Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
07/16/1962 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35). |
07/07/1963 |
Was selected to the 1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/03/1963 |
Hits his 400th career Major League Baseball home run! |
09/09/1963 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
11/16/1963 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $619,000 with the Los Angeles Pobladores organization. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35). |
07/12/1964 |
Was selected to the 1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/28/1964 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35). |
04/19/1965 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1965 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/05/1965 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1965 |
Was selected to the 1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/20/1965 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit! |
09/21/1965 |
Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run! |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35). |
04/25/1966 |
Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1966 |
Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/10/1966 |
Was selected to the 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/13/1966 |
Hits his 500th career Major League Baseball home run! |
10/24/1966 |
Was traded by the Los Angeles Pobladores to the St. Louis Explorers in exchange for a 1st round draft pick. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35). |
05/21/1967 |
Collects his 1500th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
05/29/1967 |
Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award. |
11/15/1967 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $680,000 with the St. Louis Explorers organization. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 35 (35). |
01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 40 (40). |
05/08/1969 |
Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball hit! |
10/29/1969 |
Executed his contract year option. |
01/01/1970 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (40). |
06/22/1970 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Explorers to the Los Angeles Pobladores in exchange for a 5th round draft pick. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1954 |
157 |
4 |
1956 |
157 |
5 |
1957 |
157 |
2 |
1959 |
155 |
1 |
1960 |
153 |
3 |
1963 |
150 |
4 |
1964 |
154 |
2 |
1965 |
152 |
10 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1954 |
670 |
7 |
1959 |
651 |
8 |
1963 |
641 |
9 |
1964 |
669 |
3 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1954 |
631 |
2 |
1955 |
611 |
4 |
1956 |
609 |
6 |
1957 |
616 |
4 |
1958 |
601 |
3 |
1959 |
610 |
2 |
1960 |
599 |
4 |
1963 |
610 |
2 |
1964 |
631 |
1 |
1965 |
607 |
6 |
1967 |
585 |
8 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1954 |
171 |
10 |
1957 |
183 |
4 |
1959 |
171 |
7 |
1964 |
177 |
3 |
1966 |
171 |
7 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1953 |
84 |
5 |
1954 |
104 |
1 |
1955 |
111 |
4 |
1956 |
102 |
6 |
1960 |
101 |
8 |
1963 |
108 |
6 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1954 |
336 |
3 |
1955 |
320 |
4 |
1956 |
292 |
8 |
1957 |
340 |
2 |
1958 |
282 |
9 |
1959 |
326 |
1 |
1960 |
317 |
2 |
1961 |
308 |
7 |
1963 |
272 |
5 |
1964 |
293 |
2 |
1965 |
318 |
1 |
1966 |
301 |
4 |
1967 |
244 |
9 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1959 |
27 |
9 |
1960 |
32 |
7 |
1963 |
29 |
7 |
1966 |
31 |
5 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1954 |
45 |
2 |
1955 |
43 |
3 |
1956 |
39 |
3 |
1957 |
42 |
3 |
1958 |
33 |
6 |
1959 |
40 |
4 |
1960 |
43 |
1 |
1961 |
40 |
4 |
1962 |
33 |
7 |
1963 |
29 |
8 |
1964 |
29 |
5 |
1965 |
43 |
1 |
1966 |
33 |
4 |
1967 |
30 |
3 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1954 |
121 |
3 |
1955 |
107 |
4 |
1956 |
111 |
3 |
1957 |
120 |
4 |
1959 |
109 |
3 |
1960 |
114 |
1 |
1961 |
113 |
1 |
1962 |
95 |
9 |
1963 |
98 |
3 |
1964 |
101 |
3 |
1965 |
110 |
1 |
1966 |
109 |
2 |
1967 |
88 |
3 |
|
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|
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1956 |
11 |
1 |
1957 |
8 |
4 |
1960 |
9 |
5 |
1963 |
7 |
4 |
1965 |
6 |
6 |
1967 |
6 |
8 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1954 |
72 |
3 |
1955 |
69 |
3 |
1956 |
66 |
4 |
1957 |
70 |
4 |
1958 |
61 |
9 |
1959 |
71 |
2 |
1960 |
76 |
1 |
1961 |
67 |
5 |
1963 |
60 |
4 |
1964 |
55 |
7 |
1965 |
69 |
1 |
1966 |
64 |
5 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1966 |
.306 |
5 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1954 |
.532 |
7 |
1955 |
.524 |
10 |
1957 |
.552 |
8 |
1959 |
.534 |
5 |
1960 |
.529 |
7 |
1961 |
.549 |
3 |
1964 |
.464 |
9 |
1965 |
.524 |
2 |
1966 |
.539 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1954 |
98.97 |
9 |
1964 |
88.28 |
8 |
1966 |
98.39 |
7 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1966 |
6.53 |
6 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1954 |
.261 |
3 |
1955 |
.260 |
5 |
1956 |
.241 |
6 |
1957 |
.255 |
8 |
1959 |
.254 |
7 |
1960 |
.272 |
3 |
1961 |
.264 |
6 |
1962 |
.229 |
9 |
1965 |
.259 |
1 |
1966 |
.233 |
5 |
1967 |
.181 |
5 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1961 |
.375 |
10 |
1966 |
.389 |
5 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1961 |
.875 |
6 |
1966 |
.884 |
5 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1954 |
5.1 |
7 |
1957 |
6.8 |
5 |
1959 |
6.4 |
5 |
1961 |
5.8 |
5 |
1964 |
5.8 |
4 |
1965 |
6.1 |
5 |
1966 |
7.2 |
4 |
1967 |
5.1 |
10 |
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