12/20/1940 |
Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
01/01/1941 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/10/1941 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
04/14/1941 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
04/27/1941 |
Injured on 04/25/1941, diagnosed with back tightness, will miss 2 weeks. |
07/01/1941 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/01/1941 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/06/1941 |
Was selected to the 1941 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/19/1941 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/01/1941 |
Injured on 08/30/1941, diagnosed with a strained quad, is day-to-day. |
09/16/1941 |
Injured on 09/14/1941, diagnosed with a fractured thumb, will miss 3 weeks. |
10/22/1941 |
Wins the 1941 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award. |
01/01/1942 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/01/1942 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/04/1942 |
Was selected to the 1942 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/18/1942 |
Injured on 07/14/1942, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 6 weeks. |
01/01/1943 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/11/1943 |
Was selected to the 1943 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/01/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/29/1943 |
Finished 2nd in 1943 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal voting. |
01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
05/17/1944 |
Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/09/1944 |
Was selected to the 1944 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/28/1944 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1944 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/25/1944 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/21/1944 |
Wins the 1944 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at RF. |
10/25/1944 |
Wins the 1944 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal. |
01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/21/1945 |
Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5 weeks. |
07/30/1945 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1946 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
06/10/1946 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1946 |
Was selected to the 1946 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/22/1946 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/16/1946 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/24/1946 |
Wins the 1946 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/06/1947 |
Was selected to the 1947 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/20/1947 |
Wins the 1947 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at RF. |
10/24/1947 |
Finished 2nd in 1947 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal voting. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
05/10/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/31/1948 |
Hits three home runs against the Cincinnati Reds, going 3-4 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
06/01/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/14/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/05/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/27/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/04/1948 |
Wins the MLB triple-crown!! |
10/23/1948 |
Wins the 1948 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at RF. |
10/27/1948 |
Wins the 1948 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/27/1949 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/10/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/24/1949 |
Wins the 1949 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at CF. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/01/1950 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/29/1950 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1950 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/05/1950 |
Goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 2 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R. |
06/20/1950 |
Hits three home runs against the New York Giants, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
06/26/1950 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/21/1950 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/11/1950 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/25/1950 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1950 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/23/1950 |
Wins the 1950 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at LF. |
10/27/1950 |
Wins the 1950 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/08/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/20/1951 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/24/1951 |
Goes 5-7 against the New York Giants, with 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R. |
09/01/1951 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/19/1951 |
Goes 5-6 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
10/23/1951 |
Wins the 1951 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at LF. |
10/27/1951 |
Finished 2nd in 1951 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal voting. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/24/1952 |
Scores his 1000th career MLB run! |
08/08/1952 |
Collects his 1000th career MLB RBI! |
10/19/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at LF. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/19/1953 |
Collects his 2000th career MLB hit! |
05/30/1953 |
Goes 0-3 against the Milwaukee Braves, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
06/01/1953 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/18/1953 |
Wins the 1953 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at RF. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/20/1954 |
Wins the 1954 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at RF. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/16/1955 |
Hits three home runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/15/1955 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/24/1955 |
Collects his 2500th career MLB hit! |
10/17/1955 |
Wins the 1955 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at RF. |
10/21/1955 |
Finished 3rd in 1955 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal voting. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
05/08/1956 |
Hits his 300th career MLB home run! |
05/28/1956 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/24/1956 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
07/07/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/25/1957 |
Collects his 1500th career MLB RBI! |
08/10/1957 |
Hits three home runs against the Milwaukee Braves, going 3-5 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
09/01/1957 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/25/1958 |
Scores his 1500th career MLB run! |
05/26/1958 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1958 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/26/1958 |
Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
07/06/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/15/1958 |
Collects his 3000th career MLB hit! |
09/04/1958 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/21/1958 |
Wins the 1958 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 1B. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
07/20/1959 |
Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/21/1959 |
Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Cubs, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 1 R. |
11/23/1959 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $264,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/16/1961 |
Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/28/1961 |
Hits his 400th career MLB home run! |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/10/1962 |
Collects his 3500th career MLB hit! |
06/12/1962 |
Injured on 06/10/1962, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 5 weeks. |
10/13/1962 |
Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract. |
11/05/1962 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/02/1963 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $91,000 with the Los Angeles Angels organization. |
05/27/1963 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/28/1963 |
Injured on 08/25/1963, diagnosed with a torn abdominal muscle, will miss 3 months. |
11/04/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
10/14/1964 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
10/28/1964 |
Started a coaching career. |
01/01/1969 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1943 |
136 |
6 |
1944 |
139 |
5 |
1946 |
141 |
4 |
1956 |
138 |
6 |
1957 |
139 |
2 |
1958 |
139 |
3 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1943 |
618 |
3 |
1944 |
628 |
6 |
1946 |
629 |
9 |
1947 |
623 |
5 |
1948 |
645 |
2 |
1949 |
607 |
10 |
1950 |
613 |
9 |
1953 |
633 |
5 |
1955 |
591 |
8 |
1956 |
618 |
10 |
1957 |
621 |
2 |
1958 |
607 |
3 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1943 |
519 |
10 |
1944 |
544 |
8 |
1948 |
559 |
6 |
1953 |
553 |
4 |
1956 |
549 |
6 |
1957 |
566 |
5 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1943 |
163 |
4 |
1944 |
186 |
2 |
1946 |
201 |
1 |
1947 |
183 |
2 |
1948 |
193 |
2 |
1949 |
161 |
8 |
1950 |
198 |
1 |
1951 |
189 |
3 |
1952 |
158 |
7 |
1953 |
177 |
4 |
1955 |
185 |
2 |
1956 |
166 |
10 |
1957 |
199 |
1 |
1958 |
169 |
3 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1943 |
262 |
2 |
1944 |
294 |
1 |
1946 |
318 |
1 |
1947 |
294 |
2 |
1948 |
352 |
1 |
1949 |
263 |
5 |
1950 |
348 |
1 |
1951 |
328 |
1 |
1952 |
264 |
4 |
1953 |
290 |
4 |
1954 |
277 |
8 |
1955 |
319 |
3 |
1956 |
287 |
9 |
1957 |
309 |
5 |
1958 |
278 |
3 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1942 |
28 |
6 |
1943 |
34 |
4 |
1944 |
41 |
1 |
1946 |
45 |
2 |
1947 |
38 |
2 |
1948 |
37 |
5 |
1949 |
30 |
8 |
1950 |
37 |
5 |
1952 |
36 |
3 |
1953 |
37 |
4 |
1954 |
32 |
7 |
1955 |
30 |
3 |
1957 |
39 |
1 |
1958 |
37 |
1 |
1960 |
27 |
10 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1941 |
10 |
10 |
1943 |
10 |
7 |
1944 |
14 |
2 |
1946 |
12 |
2 |
1947 |
11 |
1 |
1948 |
10 |
8 |
1949 |
12 |
4 |
1950 |
7 |
10 |
1951 |
9 |
6 |
1952 |
8 |
7 |
1954 |
8 |
9 |
1955 |
7 |
9 |
1956 |
11 |
4 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1943 |
15 |
9 |
1944 |
13 |
8 |
1946 |
16 |
6 |
1948 |
34 |
1 |
1950 |
33 |
3 |
1951 |
32 |
2 |
1954 |
27 |
4 |
1955 |
30 |
7 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1943 |
78 |
4 |
1944 |
95 |
1 |
1946 |
102 |
2 |
1948 |
114 |
1 |
1949 |
94 |
5 |
1950 |
114 |
4 |
1951 |
99 |
5 |
1952 |
87 |
10 |
1953 |
102 |
6 |
1954 |
97 |
6 |
1955 |
109 |
2 |
1956 |
107 |
7 |
1957 |
98 |
6 |
1958 |
97 |
3 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1943 |
87 |
3 |
1944 |
89 |
4 |
1946 |
89 |
8 |
1948 |
112 |
1 |
1949 |
95 |
2 |
1950 |
119 |
1 |
1951 |
109 |
2 |
1953 |
98 |
8 |
1958 |
87 |
3 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1943 |
91 |
4 |
1944 |
74 |
8 |
1947 |
100 |
3 |
1949 |
82 |
6 |
1950 |
92 |
3 |
1951 |
78 |
7 |
1952 |
87 |
4 |
1954 |
79 |
9 |
1958 |
71 |
4 |
1959 |
64 |
8 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1944 |
7 |
6 |
1945 |
6 |
8 |
1946 |
16 |
1 |
1947 |
17 |
1 |
1948 |
13 |
3 |
1952 |
5 |
5 |
1953 |
5 |
10 |
1954 |
5 |
9 |
1957 |
8 |
1 |
1958 |
5 |
10 |
1959 |
7 |
3 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1944 |
3 |
9 |
1945 |
3 |
8 |
1946 |
5 |
7 |
1947 |
3 |
9 |
1948 |
4 |
9 |
1956 |
6 |
5 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1943 |
6 |
8 |
1944 |
7 |
6 |
1947 |
11 |
1 |
1949 |
8 |
2 |
1952 |
9 |
3 |
1953 |
9 |
3 |
1954 |
8 |
6 |
1955 |
10 |
2 |
1956 |
11 |
1 |
1958 |
7 |
5 |
1959 |
5 |
9 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1943 |
59 |
3 |
1944 |
68 |
1 |
1946 |
73 |
1 |
1947 |
66 |
2 |
1948 |
81 |
1 |
1949 |
58 |
4 |
1950 |
77 |
1 |
1951 |
66 |
3 |
1952 |
62 |
4 |
1953 |
64 |
4 |
1954 |
67 |
3 |
1955 |
67 |
2 |
1956 |
62 |
8 |
1957 |
64 |
3 |
1958 |
62 |
2 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1943 |
.314 |
6 |
1944 |
.342 |
2 |
1946 |
.365 |
1 |
1947 |
.360 |
2 |
1948 |
.345 |
1 |
1949 |
.313 |
7 |
1950 |
.384 |
1 |
1951 |
.363 |
1 |
1952 |
.309 |
4 |
1953 |
.320 |
8 |
1955 |
.356 |
2 |
1956 |
.302 |
10 |
1957 |
.352 |
1 |
1958 |
.321 |
3 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1943 |
.414 |
2 |
1944 |
.419 |
1 |
1946 |
.437 |
2 |
1947 |
.459 |
1 |
1948 |
.428 |
2 |
1949 |
.404 |
2 |
1950 |
.476 |
1 |
1951 |
.447 |
1 |
1952 |
.406 |
4 |
1953 |
.392 |
10 |
1955 |
.418 |
2 |
1957 |
.404 |
1 |
1958 |
.399 |
1 |
1959 |
.377 |
4 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1943 |
.505 |
3 |
1944 |
.540 |
2 |
1946 |
.578 |
2 |
1947 |
.578 |
1 |
1948 |
.630 |
1 |
1949 |
.511 |
4 |
1950 |
.676 |
1 |
1951 |
.631 |
1 |
1952 |
.516 |
3 |
1953 |
.524 |
7 |
1954 |
.545 |
6 |
1955 |
.615 |
3 |
1957 |
.546 |
7 |
1958 |
.528 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1943 |
113.75 |
2 |
1944 |
124.03 |
1 |
1946 |
138.22 |
1 |
1947 |
141.59 |
1 |
1948 |
148.54 |
1 |
1949 |
110.18 |
3 |
1950 |
167.02 |
1 |
1951 |
147.44 |
1 |
1952 |
111.08 |
3 |
1953 |
116.76 |
6 |
1954 |
104.94 |
8 |
1955 |
133.32 |
3 |
1956 |
107.94 |
8 |
1957 |
124.65 |
2 |
1958 |
108.49 |
2 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1943 |
8.19 |
1 |
1944 |
8.74 |
1 |
1946 |
10.09 |
1 |
1947 |
10.92 |
1 |
1948 |
10.34 |
1 |
1949 |
7.91 |
3 |
1950 |
13.26 |
1 |
1951 |
11.37 |
1 |
1952 |
7.93 |
2 |
1953 |
7.96 |
6 |
1954 |
7.27 |
10 |
1955 |
10.00 |
2 |
1957 |
8.83 |
2 |
1958 |
7.57 |
3 |
1959 |
6.51 |
10 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1943 |
.191 |
4 |
1944 |
.199 |
3 |
1946 |
.213 |
2 |
1947 |
.218 |
5 |
1948 |
.284 |
1 |
1949 |
.198 |
7 |
1950 |
.291 |
2 |
1951 |
.267 |
2 |
1952 |
.207 |
7 |
1953 |
.204 |
10 |
1954 |
.254 |
3 |
1955 |
.258 |
4 |
1958 |
.207 |
7 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1943 |
.419 |
1 |
1944 |
.433 |
1 |
1946 |
.442 |
1 |
1947 |
.447 |
1 |
1948 |
.456 |
1 |
1949 |
.409 |
4 |
1950 |
.499 |
1 |
1951 |
.471 |
1 |
1952 |
.411 |
2 |
1953 |
.402 |
7 |
1954 |
.404 |
8 |
1955 |
.450 |
3 |
1957 |
.414 |
3 |
1958 |
.402 |
3 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1943 |
.919 |
2 |
1944 |
.959 |
1 |
1946 |
1.015 |
1 |
1947 |
1.037 |
1 |
1948 |
1.058 |
1 |
1949 |
.914 |
3 |
1950 |
1.152 |
1 |
1951 |
1.078 |
1 |
1952 |
.922 |
2 |
1953 |
.916 |
6 |
1954 |
.930 |
7 |
1955 |
1.033 |
3 |
1957 |
.950 |
4 |
1958 |
.926 |
3 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1943 |
6.9 |
3 |
1944 |
8.7 |
1 |
1946 |
8.0 |
1 |
1947 |
8.1 |
2 |
1948 |
7.6 |
1 |
1949 |
5.0 |
4 |
1950 |
8.6 |
1 |
1951 |
8.0 |
2 |
1953 |
5.5 |
10 |
1954 |
5.6 |
7 |
1955 |
7.4 |
4 |
1957 |
6.5 |
5 |
1958 |
5.6 |
8 |
|
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