06/01/1939 |
Joined the St. Joseph College Yachts. |
06/02/1939 |
Won the 1939 PUB College Round 1 with the St. Joseph College Yachts! |
01/01/1940 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (100); Power: 22 (49); Eye: 37 (100). |
01/01/1941 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (92); Power: 17 (37); Eye: 37 (95). |
04/24/1941 |
Was selected to the 1941 PUB College All-Star Game. |
01/01/1942 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (48); Power: 14 (23); Eye: 29 (56). |
04/24/1942 |
Was selected to the 1942 PUB College All-Star Game. |
01/01/1943 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (56); Power: 14 (20); Eye: 40 (60). |
04/24/1943 |
Was selected to the 1943 PUB College All-Star Game. |
06/01/1943 |
Released by the St. Joseph College Yachts. |
06/01/1943 |
Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Louisville Redbirds. |
08/08/1943 |
Injured (twisted ankle), day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/13/1943 |
Injured (heat exhaustion), day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/21/1943 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (55); Power: 21 (23); Eye: 46 (53). |
11/17/1944 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 22 (22); Eye: 52 (55). |
07/01/1945 |
Was selected to the 1945 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/21/1945 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1946 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (62); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 65 (66). |
06/30/1946 |
Was selected to the 1946 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/15/1946 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $131,150 with the Louisville Redbirds organization. |
09/04/1946 |
Injured (calf soreness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/16/1946 |
Wins the PUB UL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 71 (71); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 62 (63). |
06/26/1947 |
Was traded by the Louisville Redbirds to the Hollywood Stars in exchange for CF Luis Cardenas, 1B Ricardo Martínez. |
07/06/1947 |
Was selected to the 1947 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 71 (71); Power: 21 (21); Eye: 60 (60). |
05/05/1948 |
Goes 0-4 against the Yukon Wolfpack, ending his hitting streak at 24 games. |
07/04/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/26/1948 |
Injured (ankle soreness), out for 5 days. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (69); Power: 26 (26); Eye: 63 (63). |
05/05/1949 |
Goes 6-7 against the Muskegon Clippers, with 1 RBI and 1 R. |
05/25/1949 |
Goes 5-6 against the Vancouver Voodoo, with 2 RBI and 3 R. |
05/30/1949 |
Injured (strained oblique), out for one week. |
06/28/1949 |
Goes 0-5 against the Louisville Redbirds, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
07/03/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/31/1949 |
Wins the 1949 PUB UL Ball Chaser Award at 2B. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (72); Power: 22 (22); Eye: 59 (60). |
02/02/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 24, 48th overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays. |
08/08/1950 |
Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $770,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 21 (21); Eye: 61 (61). |
06/15/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/25/1951 |
Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Ottawa Knights in exchange for 2B Lee Sutton, SS Jesús Orosco, SP Sammy Badger, MR Jaime Flores, CL Vicente Guzmán. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (69); Power: 27 (29); Eye: 77 (77). |
04/28/1952 |
Wins the PUB CL Player of the Week Award. |
05/16/1952 |
Scores his 1000th career Polaris Union Baseball run! |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (66); Power: 26 (28); Eye: 81 (81). |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (65); Power: 24 (28); Eye: 83 (84). |
08/10/1954 |
Collects his 2000th career Polaris Union Baseball hit! |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (65); Power: 24 (27); Eye: 82 (85). |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (63); Power: 23 (26); Eye: 80 (87). |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 24 (25); Eye: 80 (87). |
04/29/1957 |
Wins the PUB CL Player of the Week Award. |
05/27/1957 |
Scores his 1500th career Polaris Union Baseball run! |
06/16/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/13/1957 |
Goes 5-5 against the Charleston Riverdogs, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 5 R. |
11/02/1957 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (65); Power: 26 (26); Eye: 80 (87). |
03/06/1958 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,400 with the Charleston Riverdogs organization. |
04/11/1958 |
Collects his 2500th career Polaris Union Baseball hit! |
11/13/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (62); Power: 26 (26); Eye: 80 (88). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1945 |
151 |
1 |
1946 |
150 |
2 |
1947 |
152 |
2 |
1948 |
146 |
3 |
1951 |
138 |
8 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1944 |
656 |
8 |
1945 |
713 |
1 |
1946 |
691 |
2 |
1947 |
732 |
1 |
1948 |
689 |
1 |
1949 |
665 |
10 |
1950 |
693 |
3 |
1951 |
659 |
1 |
1953 |
737 |
2 |
1954 |
742 |
3 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1945 |
606 |
3 |
1946 |
590 |
6 |
1947 |
636 |
1 |
1948 |
586 |
2 |
1949 |
583 |
9 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1945 |
189 |
2 |
1946 |
174 |
7 |
1947 |
204 |
3 |
1948 |
199 |
2 |
1949 |
190 |
4 |
1951 |
171 |
6 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1945 |
261 |
6 |
1947 |
293 |
4 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1945 |
35 |
4 |
1946 |
42 |
2 |
1947 |
42 |
3 |
1948 |
38 |
4 |
1949 |
34 |
9 |
1951 |
35 |
9 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1943 |
7 |
6 |
1945 |
8 |
6 |
1947 |
7 |
9 |
1948 |
9 |
5 |
1949 |
9 |
2 |
1953 |
7 |
7 |
1955 |
8 |
6 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1943 |
39 |
6 |
1944 |
50 |
8 |
1945 |
69 |
1 |
1946 |
68 |
1 |
1947 |
49 |
5 |
1948 |
73 |
1 |
1949 |
58 |
1 |
1950 |
37 |
6 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1944 |
109 |
3 |
1945 |
112 |
3 |
1946 |
109 |
4 |
1947 |
143 |
2 |
1948 |
120 |
1 |
1949 |
115 |
4 |
1950 |
98 |
7 |
1951 |
105 |
5 |
1953 |
116 |
7 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1944 |
88 |
4 |
1945 |
90 |
5 |
1946 |
88 |
4 |
1948 |
94 |
2 |
1950 |
91 |
2 |
1951 |
106 |
2 |
1952 |
83 |
9 |
1953 |
106 |
1 |
1954 |
99 |
3 |
1955 |
92 |
7 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1945 |
15 |
2 |
1947 |
8 |
9 |
1955 |
10 |
9 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1944 |
10 |
3 |
1945 |
13 |
3 |
1947 |
10 |
6 |
1949 |
15 |
1 |
1951 |
10 |
3 |
1952 |
10 |
7 |
1953 |
13 |
4 |
1956 |
11 |
2 |
1958 |
10 |
4 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1947 |
9 |
3 |
1951 |
8 |
3 |
1952 |
6 |
6 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1946 |
58 |
7 |
1947 |
60 |
6 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1945 |
.312 |
8 |
1948 |
.340 |
2 |
1949 |
.326 |
4 |
1951 |
.321 |
7 |
1957 |
.333 |
9 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1945 |
.410 |
7 |
1948 |
.435 |
1 |
1949 |
.408 |
3 |
1950 |
.376 |
5 |
1951 |
.437 |
2 |
1953 |
.416 |
2 |
1955 |
.393 |
9 |
1957 |
.421 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1945 |
112.38 |
3 |
1946 |
102.05 |
9 |
1947 |
119.76 |
3 |
1948 |
114.29 |
7 |
1949 |
108.28 |
8 |
1951 |
114.73 |
5 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1945 |
6.88 |
9 |
1948 |
7.36 |
8 |
1949 |
6.99 |
9 |
1951 |
7.96 |
8 |
1957 |
7.64 |
7 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1948 |
.386 |
8 |
1949 |
.381 |
9 |
1951 |
.390 |
8 |
1957 |
.381 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1945 |
6.8 |
2 |
1946 |
4.9 |
5 |
1947 |
5.7 |
4 |
1948 |
6.0 |
4 |
1949 |
6.0 |
4 |
1950 |
3.5 |
9 |
1951 |
4.9 |
10 |
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