01/01/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 inaugural draft (Round 42, Pick 7, 335th overall pick) by the St. George Dragons. |
01/01/1950 |
Named the #84 prospect in the SBC |
10/01/1950 |
Named the #73 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
10/01/1951 |
Named the #58 prospect in the SBC |
11/10/1951 |
Goes 5-6 against the Newtown BlueBags, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 0 R. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/01/1952 |
Wins the SBC SBC Rookie of the Month Award. |
02/01/1952 |
Wins the SBC SBC Rookie of the Month Award. |
02/16/1952 |
Goes 5-5 against the Balmain Tigers, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R. |
03/29/1952 |
Wins the 1951 SBC SBC Rookie of the Year Award. |
04/22/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,000 through automatic renewal. |
10/18/1952 |
Injured (sinus infection), out for 2 days. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/23/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,600 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
05/09/1954 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $22,500 through arbitration. |
09/02/1954 |
Was traded by the St. George Dragons to the Newtown BlueBags, along with MR Joe Milsom, in exchange for RF Herb Mew, 3B Kel Maddock, 2B Barry Canavan. |
12/19/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
02/03/1955 |
Injured (undisclosed injury), out for 4 days. |
04/21/1955 |
Wins the 1954 SBC SBC Gold Glove Award at 3B. |
05/04/1955 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $31,250 through arbitration. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/08/1956 |
Won the 1955 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags! |
04/30/1956 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $43,750 through arbitration. |
12/10/1956 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
12/23/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
03/27/1957 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $165,000 with the Newtown BlueBags organization. |
04/12/1957 |
Won the 1956 Sydney Baseball Championship Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags! |
11/11/1957 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
12/22/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
02/24/1958 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
03/17/1958 |
Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award. |
12/26/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
12/28/1958 |
Was traded by the Newtown BlueBags to the Western Suburbs Magpies in exchange for MR Michael Hudswell, MR Seung-cheol Kym, CF Scott Limbrick. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
02/28/1959 |
Injured (bruised toe), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
02/14/1960 |
Injured (sore elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
03/05/1960 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $147,800 with the Western Suburbs Magpies organization. |
09/19/1960 |
Injured (ankle soreness), out for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (6). |
01/11/1961 |
Suspended 2 games after ejection following a brawl. |
09/09/1961 |
Injured (sprained knee), out for 3 weeks. |
11/24/1961 |
Injured (bruised ankle), day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (6). |
01/06/1962 |
Hits his 300th career Sydney Baseball Championship home run! |
04/07/1962 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $55,000 with the Western Suburbs Magpies organization. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/30/1963 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $82,960 with the Western Suburbs Magpies organization. |
09/13/1963 |
Injured (torn posterior cruciate ligament), out for 7 months. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
11/20/1964 |
Injured (bruised elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
12/22/1964 |
Collects his 1000th career Sydney Baseball Championship RBI! |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/23/1965 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/01/1966 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1953 |
128 |
2 |
1956 |
128 |
1 |
1959 |
128 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1953 |
251 |
7 |
1954 |
264 |
5 |
1956 |
276 |
7 |
1957 |
274 |
4 |
1959 |
252 |
9 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1953 |
32 |
9 |
1956 |
26 |
9 |
1957 |
29 |
6 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1953 |
26 |
10 |
1954 |
32 |
3 |
1955 |
31 |
7 |
1956 |
33 |
5 |
1957 |
33 |
3 |
1958 |
31 |
3 |
1959 |
33 |
3 |
1960 |
28 |
5 |
1961 |
24 |
9 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1954 |
102 |
5 |
1955 |
102 |
4 |
1956 |
102 |
6 |
1957 |
105 |
4 |
1959 |
102 |
4 |
|
|
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1951 |
11 |
5 |
1952 |
8 |
10 |
1954 |
12 |
5 |
1959 |
8 |
9 |
1960 |
14 |
4 |
1964 |
9 |
10 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1955 |
5 |
6 |
1957 |
4 |
9 |
1958 |
5 |
10 |
1959 |
5 |
10 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1953 |
59 |
6 |
1954 |
56 |
9 |
1956 |
59 |
6 |
1957 |
62 |
3 |
1958 |
55 |
4 |
1959 |
53 |
9 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1954 |
.565 |
9 |
1956 |
.571 |
9 |
1957 |
.578 |
6 |
1958 |
.525 |
10 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1956 |
106.41 |
6 |
1957 |
99.53 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1956 |
8.16 |
9 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1954 |
.261 |
8 |
1955 |
.261 |
9 |
1956 |
.259 |
9 |
1957 |
.270 |
7 |
1958 |
.257 |
6 |
1959 |
.236 |
7 |
1960 |
.243 |
7 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1957 |
.404 |
7 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1956 |
.965 |
8 |
1957 |
.953 |
7 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1954 |
4.6 |
10 |
1956 |
5.0 |
9 |
1957 |
5.9 |
5 |
1960 |
4.5 |
7 |
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