05/10/1952 |
Signed a minor league contract ($20,000 bonus) with the Newtown BlueBags organization. |
10/01/1952 |
Named the #21 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 3 (4). |
01/01/1953 |
Wins the YL YL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/15/1953 |
Hits three home runs against the Belmore Bluebirds, going 3-4 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
10/01/1953 |
Named the #80 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4). |
01/01/1954 |
Wins the SBC SBC Rookie of the Month Award. |
03/01/1954 |
Wins the SBC SBC Rookie of the Month Award. |
04/17/1954 |
Won the 1953 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags! |
04/23/1954 |
Wins the 1953 SBC SBC Rookie of the Year Award. |
05/12/1954 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,535 through automatic renewal. |
11/29/1954 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
12/19/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4). |
05/07/1955 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,748 through automatic renewal. |
10/17/1955 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
12/18/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/08/1956 |
Won the 1955 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags! |
04/17/1956 |
Wins the 1955 SBC SBC Gold Glove Award at RF. |
04/30/1956 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $28,750 through arbitration. |
12/23/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4). |
02/18/1957 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
04/01/1957 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $106,080 with the Newtown BlueBags organization. |
04/12/1957 |
Won the 1956 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags! |
11/11/1957 |
Injured (high ankle sprain), out for 6-7 weeks. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4). |
02/03/1958 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
10/04/1958 |
Goes 0-4 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, ending his hitting streak at 26 games. |
10/23/1958 |
Injured (bruised cheekbone), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (4). |
12/20/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/14/1960 |
Won the 1959 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags! |
05/09/1960 |
Became a free agent. |
07/03/1960 |
Drafted in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 7, 57th overall pick) by the Penrith Panthers. |
11/05/1960 |
Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (5). |
02/12/1961 |
Released by the Penrith organization. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (5). |
01/01/1962 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
|
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1954 |
541 |
2 |
1955 |
507 |
9 |
1956 |
487 |
10 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1954 |
184 |
1 |
1955 |
167 |
4 |
1956 |
154 |
7 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1954 |
129 |
4 |
1955 |
111 |
6 |
1958 |
110 |
8 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1954 |
329 |
1 |
1955 |
312 |
1 |
1956 |
281 |
5 |
1957 |
238 |
9 |
|
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1954 |
38 |
1 |
1955 |
36 |
1 |
1956 |
33 |
5 |
1957 |
27 |
7 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1954 |
125 |
2 |
1955 |
121 |
2 |
1957 |
82 |
8 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1954 |
108 |
2 |
1955 |
98 |
7 |
1956 |
91 |
7 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1954 |
10 |
9 |
1957 |
8 |
8 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1954 |
68 |
3 |
1955 |
72 |
1 |
1956 |
59 |
6 |
1957 |
54 |
9 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1954 |
.340 |
4 |
1957 |
.349 |
3 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1957 |
.415 |
7 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1954 |
.608 |
3 |
1955 |
.615 |
4 |
1956 |
.577 |
8 |
1957 |
.640 |
1 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1954 |
124.33 |
4 |
1955 |
109.77 |
10 |
1956 |
95.89 |
10 |
1957 |
94.68 |
7 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1954 |
8.93 |
8 |
1957 |
9.79 |
4 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1954 |
.268 |
6 |
1955 |
.286 |
4 |
1956 |
.261 |
8 |
1957 |
.290 |
2 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1954 |
.422 |
7 |
1957 |
.435 |
3 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1954 |
1.000 |
6 |
1956 |
.941 |
10 |
1957 |
1.055 |
3 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1954 |
6.8 |
2 |
1955 |
6.5 |
6 |
1957 |
5.5 |
6 |
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