01/01/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 10 (10). |
04/26/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,295 through automatic renewal. |
11/19/1951 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 10 (10). |
01/21/1952 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
04/19/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,045 through arbitration. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 10 (10). |
03/30/1953 |
Finished 3rd in 1952 SBC SBC Most Valuable Hitter Award voting. |
04/20/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $31,250 through arbitration. |
12/20/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 10 (10). |
03/22/1954 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
04/22/1954 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $226,500 with the South Sydney Rabbitohs organization. |
04/23/1954 |
Wins the 1953 SBC SBC Gold Glove Award at RF. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 9 (9). |
01/25/1955 |
Goes 5-5 against the St. George Dragons, with 1 RBI and 4 R. |
04/21/1955 |
Wins the 1954 SBC SBC Gold Glove Award at RF. |
12/18/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 10 (10). |
02/01/1956 |
Injured (hand contusion), out for 6 days. |
02/15/1956 |
Goes 5-6 against the St. George Dragons, with 2 3B, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 10 (10). |
04/22/1957 |
Wins the 1956 SBC SBC Gold Glove Award at RF. |
12/22/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 10 (10). |
03/09/1958 |
Goes 5-6 against the Canterbury Bulldogs, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
10/30/1958 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $260,000 with the South Sydney Rabbitohs organization. |
12/26/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 9 (10). |
01/06/1959 |
Injured (bruised ankle), day-to-day for 1 day. |
12/20/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 10 (10). |
05/08/1960 |
Was elected to the SBC 1950-1959 Team of the Decade at OF representing the South Sydney Rabbitohs. |
10/19/1960 |
Scores his 1000th career Sydney Baseball Championship run! |
11/11/1960 |
Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 9 (10). |
02/27/1961 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
04/05/1961 |
Wins the 1960 SBC SBC Gold Glove Award at RF. |
10/27/1961 |
Goes 5-5 against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, with 0 RBI and 3 R. |
12/23/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 9 (10). |
01/07/1962 |
Was traded by the South Sydney Rabbitohs to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in exchange for SP Wayne Wells. |
11/22/1962 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $320,000 with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles organization. |
12/21/1962 |
Was selected to the 1962 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 9 (10). |
11/03/1963 |
Collects his 2000th career Sydney Baseball Championship hit! |
12/04/1963 |
Goes 5-5 against the Canterbury Bulldogs, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
12/11/1963 |
Injured (sprained elbow), out for 2 weeks. |
12/22/1963 |
Was selected to the 1963 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 9 (10). |
10/08/1964 |
Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/20/1964 |
Injured (bruised ankle), day-to-day for 4 days. |
12/25/1964 |
Was selected to the 1964 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 9 (10). |
01/05/1965 |
Injured (intercostal strain), out for 5 weeks. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 9 (10). |
02/18/1966 |
Injured (oblique strain), out for 4 weeks. |
04/24/1966 |
Became a free agent. |
08/02/1966 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $160,000 with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles organization. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 9 (10). |
01/17/1967 |
Scores his 1500th career Sydney Baseball Championship run! |
09/21/1967 |
Injured (flu), day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/26/1967 |
Injured (back soreness), out for 1-2 weeks. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (8); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 9 (10). |
04/22/1968 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (8); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 8 (10). |
01/01/1969 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1950 |
126 |
5 |
1962 |
126 |
1 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1950 |
573 |
4 |
1957 |
587 |
4 |
1958 |
590 |
3 |
1961 |
591 |
1 |
1962 |
607 |
1 |
1963 |
576 |
4 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1950 |
147 |
9 |
1951 |
165 |
3 |
1952 |
163 |
4 |
1953 |
164 |
4 |
1954 |
159 |
7 |
1957 |
165 |
1 |
1960 |
153 |
6 |
1961 |
147 |
10 |
1963 |
160 |
7 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1950 |
7 |
4 |
1951 |
5 |
6 |
1952 |
4 |
7 |
1953 |
5 |
8 |
1955 |
5 |
4 |
1956 |
4 |
7 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1950 |
47 |
1 |
1951 |
44 |
2 |
1952 |
38 |
2 |
1953 |
41 |
3 |
1954 |
63 |
1 |
1955 |
25 |
5 |
1956 |
16 |
10 |
1957 |
24 |
6 |
1959 |
19 |
6 |
1961 |
21 |
8 |
1962 |
16 |
10 |
1963 |
22 |
7 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1950 |
97 |
3 |
1951 |
92 |
3 |
1952 |
104 |
1 |
1953 |
112 |
1 |
1954 |
117 |
1 |
1955 |
96 |
8 |
1956 |
96 |
5 |
1957 |
110 |
2 |
1958 |
92 |
4 |
1960 |
91 |
5 |
1961 |
81 |
10 |
1962 |
105 |
3 |
1963 |
105 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1950 |
100 |
2 |
1951 |
113 |
1 |
1952 |
118 |
1 |
1953 |
105 |
3 |
1954 |
124 |
3 |
1955 |
120 |
1 |
1956 |
135 |
1 |
1957 |
132 |
1 |
1958 |
147 |
1 |
1959 |
110 |
1 |
1960 |
92 |
3 |
1961 |
132 |
1 |
1962 |
143 |
1 |
1963 |
116 |
1 |
1964 |
87 |
3 |
1965 |
78 |
5 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1951 |
7 |
10 |
1952 |
8 |
10 |
1956 |
12 |
3 |
1957 |
14 |
1 |
1958 |
10 |
7 |
1959 |
11 |
4 |
1961 |
16 |
2 |
1962 |
10 |
10 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1950 |
.315 |
9 |
1951 |
.372 |
1 |
1952 |
.366 |
2 |
1953 |
.364 |
3 |
1954 |
.366 |
2 |
1955 |
.365 |
4 |
1956 |
.334 |
6 |
1957 |
.365 |
1 |
1959 |
.348 |
4 |
1960 |
.336 |
6 |
1963 |
.358 |
5 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1950 |
.440 |
2 |
1951 |
.501 |
1 |
1952 |
.498 |
1 |
1953 |
.488 |
1 |
1954 |
.511 |
1 |
1955 |
.511 |
1 |
1956 |
.503 |
1 |
1957 |
.511 |
1 |
1958 |
.485 |
1 |
1959 |
.486 |
1 |
1960 |
.449 |
2 |
1961 |
.481 |
1 |
1962 |
.482 |
1 |
1963 |
.496 |
1 |
1964 |
.421 |
5 |
1965 |
.437 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1950 |
96.14 |
7 |
1951 |
113.48 |
3 |
1952 |
114.72 |
4 |
1953 |
120.80 |
4 |
1954 |
108.60 |
7 |
1955 |
112.70 |
7 |
1957 |
119.38 |
3 |
1958 |
104.32 |
6 |
1959 |
98.08 |
8 |
1960 |
98.06 |
8 |
1961 |
101.17 |
6 |
1962 |
103.87 |
7 |
1963 |
113.32 |
5 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1950 |
7.80 |
9 |
1951 |
10.39 |
2 |
1952 |
10.36 |
1 |
1953 |
10.56 |
4 |
1954 |
9.71 |
5 |
1955 |
10.99 |
2 |
1956 |
9.13 |
7 |
1957 |
10.96 |
1 |
1958 |
9.06 |
3 |
1959 |
9.20 |
4 |
1960 |
8.35 |
5 |
1961 |
8.40 |
6 |
1962 |
8.40 |
7 |
1963 |
10.00 |
3 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1950 |
.386 |
10 |
1951 |
.429 |
3 |
1952 |
.428 |
2 |
1953 |
.448 |
2 |
1954 |
.431 |
6 |
1955 |
.440 |
3 |
1956 |
.410 |
8 |
1957 |
.425 |
4 |
1958 |
.404 |
5 |
1959 |
.412 |
4 |
1960 |
.398 |
7 |
1962 |
.398 |
9 |
1963 |
.424 |
3 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1951 |
.964 |
9 |
1952 |
.968 |
6 |
1953 |
1.013 |
6 |
1957 |
.965 |
5 |
1959 |
.939 |
4 |
1963 |
.934 |
6 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1950 |
4.4 |
9 |
1951 |
7.9 |
1 |
1952 |
7.7 |
1 |
1953 |
7.4 |
3 |
1954 |
6.3 |
4 |
1955 |
6.7 |
4 |
1957 |
6.3 |
3 |
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