01/01/1978 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (35); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 60 (60). |
03/01/1978 |
Drafted in the 1978 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals. |
04/24/1978 |
Wins the MIDW MIDW Player of the Week Award. |
04/30/1978 |
Injured (Groin soreness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
06/01/1978 |
Wins the MIDW MIDW Batter of the Month Award. |
08/13/1978 |
Goes 0-4 against the Clark Swingers, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. |
08/23/1978 |
Injured (Fractured thumb), out for 6 weeks. |
01/01/1979 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (75); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
04/04/1979 |
Named the #63 prospect in the RBL |
04/23/1979 |
Wins the AA AA Player of the Week Award. |
11/26/1979 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $47,200 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1980 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (65); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
05/18/1980 |
Injured on 05/16/1980, diagnosed with a bruised wrist, will not miss additional time. |
09/11/1980 |
Injured (Calf soreness), day-to-day for one week. |
09/17/1980 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/24/1980 |
Wins the 1980 RBL NL Division Championship Series MVP Award. |
11/30/1980 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $52,800 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1981 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
04/21/1981 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/28/1981 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/12/1981 |
Was selected to the 1981 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game. |
10/25/1981 |
Wins the 1981 RBL NL Division Championship Series MVP Award. |
11/07/1981 |
Wins the 1981 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. |
11/21/1981 |
Finished 2nd in 1981 RBL NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
11/30/1981 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $57,600 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1982 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
04/25/1982 |
Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
04/26/1982 |
Wins the RBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1982 |
Wins the RBL NL Batter of the Month Award. |
05/02/1982 |
Injured (Sore knee), day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/28/1982 |
Injured (Bruised cheekbone), day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/11/1982 |
Was selected to the 1982 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/04/1982 |
Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/20/1982 |
Wins the RBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/16/1982 |
Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $5,313,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
11/17/1982 |
Finished 3rd in 1982 RBL NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1983 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (75); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 55 (55). |
06/08/1983 |
Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R. |
06/30/1983 |
Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/04/1983 |
Was selected to the 1983 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/19/1983 |
Wins the RBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/07/1983 |
Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
11/16/1983 |
Wins the 1983 RBL NL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1984 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 55 (55). |
05/04/1984 |
Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/08/1984 |
Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for one week. |
05/28/1984 |
Wins the RBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1984 |
Wins the RBL NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/13/1984 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/08/1984 |
Was selected to the 1984 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game. |
11/13/1984 |
Finished 2nd in 1984 RBL NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1985 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 55 (55). |
06/01/1985 |
Wins the RBL NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/14/1985 |
Was selected to the 1985 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/23/1985 |
Wins the RBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/12/1985 |
Wins the 1985 RBL NL Gold Glove Award at RF. |
11/17/1985 |
Wins the 1985 RBL NL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1986 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 55 (55). |
04/22/1986 |
Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/18/1986 |
Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
06/23/1986 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers, along with $166,189, in exchange for 3B Fernando Lopez, 1B Jeff Doerr, SP Erik Hanson, SS Enrique Quintero. |
07/28/1986 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/06/1986 |
Injured on 09/05/1986, diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1987 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 55 (55). |
04/27/1987 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Seattle Mariners, with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
05/31/1987 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/03/1987 |
Exercised his contract opt-out. |
11/25/1987 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1988 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (55). |
01/21/1988 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $3,950,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. |
08/23/1988 |
Injured (foot contusion),out for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1989 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 55 (55). |
01/01/1990 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55). |
10/31/1990 |
Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract. |
01/01/1991 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55). |
01/01/1992 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55). |
06/28/1992 |
Was selected to the 1992 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game. |
07/17/1992 |
Injured on 07/13/1992, diagnosed with a broken hamate bone in his wrist, will miss 2-3 months. |
11/27/1992 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1993 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1982 |
160 |
2 |
1983 |
155 |
9 |
1984 |
155 |
5 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1982 |
699 |
9 |
1984 |
698 |
5 |
1985 |
691 |
10 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1980 |
183 |
10 |
1981 |
188 |
7 |
1982 |
194 |
4 |
1983 |
181 |
7 |
1984 |
179 |
7 |
1985 |
189 |
7 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1979 |
120 |
8 |
1980 |
158 |
5 |
1981 |
158 |
5 |
1982 |
133 |
9 |
1984 |
140 |
8 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1981 |
309 |
1 |
1982 |
303 |
4 |
1983 |
293 |
1 |
1984 |
286 |
5 |
1985 |
317 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1981 |
30 |
6 |
1983 |
25 |
6 |
1984 |
28 |
1 |
1985 |
32 |
5 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1980 |
31 |
10 |
1982 |
55 |
3 |
1983 |
34 |
4 |
1984 |
31 |
7 |
1985 |
39 |
5 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1981 |
96 |
9 |
1982 |
99 |
7 |
1983 |
99 |
2 |
1984 |
100 |
1 |
1985 |
95 |
7 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1982 |
113 |
2 |
1983 |
100 |
2 |
1984 |
109 |
1 |
1985 |
108 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1979 |
8 |
7 |
1983 |
6 |
10 |
1988 |
10 |
3 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1982 |
11 |
1 |
1984 |
5 |
5 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1982 |
8 |
8 |
1983 |
8 |
4 |
1985 |
7 |
8 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1981 |
58 |
5 |
1982 |
59 |
7 |
1983 |
61 |
3 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1980 |
.313 |
7 |
1981 |
.307 |
10 |
1982 |
.316 |
7 |
1983 |
.303 |
6 |
1985 |
.310 |
5 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1980 |
.374 |
7 |
1982 |
.388 |
5 |
1983 |
.377 |
8 |
1984 |
.377 |
5 |
1985 |
.380 |
8 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1980 |
.443 |
9 |
1981 |
.504 |
4 |
1982 |
.493 |
6 |
1983 |
.490 |
4 |
1984 |
.470 |
9 |
1985 |
.521 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1980 |
97.28 |
9 |
1981 |
112.64 |
4 |
1982 |
120.36 |
2 |
1983 |
109.39 |
1 |
1984 |
112.50 |
2 |
1985 |
126.99 |
2 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1980 |
6.07 |
4 |
1981 |
6.68 |
5 |
1982 |
7.03 |
2 |
1983 |
6.45 |
4 |
1984 |
6.66 |
4 |
1985 |
7.69 |
4 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1981 |
.197 |
7 |
1983 |
.187 |
5 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1980 |
.369 |
2 |
1981 |
.385 |
4 |
1982 |
.387 |
2 |
1983 |
.384 |
3 |
1984 |
.374 |
5 |
1985 |
.388 |
4 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1980 |
.818 |
6 |
1981 |
.876 |
4 |
1982 |
.881 |
2 |
1983 |
.867 |
3 |
1984 |
.847 |
6 |
1985 |
.901 |
5 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1981 |
5.8 |
7 |
1982 |
6.8 |
2 |
1983 |
5.5 |
5 |
1984 |
5.2 |
8 |
1985 |
7.9 |
1 |
|
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