12/20/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft by the Chicago White Sox. (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 3 (5). |
04/14/1947 |
Named the #24 prospect in the MLB |
07/06/1947 |
Named the #8 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/19/1948 |
Named the #19 prospect in the MLB |
08/04/1948 |
Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/19/1948 |
Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week. |
10/24/1948 |
Finished 3rd in 1948 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (5). |
05/25/1949 |
Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/27/1949 |
Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/08/1949 |
Injured (foot contusion),out for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5). |
03/30/1950 |
Injured on 03/28/1950, diagnosed with a severely strained hip muscle, will miss 4-5 weeks. |
04/13/1950 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks. |
06/03/1950 |
Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (5). |
08/05/1951 |
Injured on 08/04/1951, diagnosed with a strained quad, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (5). |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (5). |
08/01/1953 |
Goes 0-4 against the Washington Senators, ending his hitting streak at 24 games. |
09/13/1953 |
Goes 0-5 against the Boston Red Sox, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (5). |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (5). |
07/03/1955 |
Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 3B, 0 RBI and 0 R. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/17/1955 |
Wins the 1955 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 2B. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5). |
10/20/1956 |
Wins the 1956 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 2B. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/05/1958 |
Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week. |
07/06/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/21/1958 |
Wins the 1958 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 2B. |
11/03/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
11/26/1958 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $441,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/20/1959 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/05/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/13/1959 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (5). |
06/04/1960 |
Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/28/1960 |
Injured on 09/27/1960, diagnosed with a bruised forearm, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/10/1962 |
Collects his 2000th career MLB hit! |
04/22/1962 |
Injured on 04/21/1962, diagnosed with a head injury, will not miss additional time. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3). |
04/30/1963 |
Scores his 1000th career MLB run! |
07/24/1963 |
Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week. |
11/04/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (4). |
10/14/1964 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
10/28/1964 |
Started a coaching career. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1952 |
628 |
5 |
1953 |
637 |
8 |
1955 |
618 |
9 |
1956 |
626 |
9 |
1957 |
615 |
5 |
1958 |
599 |
9 |
1959 |
626 |
5 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1951 |
552 |
7 |
1952 |
563 |
6 |
1953 |
586 |
3 |
1955 |
563 |
3 |
1956 |
549 |
10 |
1957 |
549 |
7 |
1959 |
583 |
5 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1951 |
162 |
7 |
1952 |
169 |
5 |
1953 |
194 |
1 |
1955 |
179 |
2 |
1956 |
169 |
6 |
1957 |
157 |
8 |
1958 |
173 |
2 |
1959 |
178 |
4 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1953 |
255 |
9 |
1955 |
246 |
7 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1952 |
31 |
4 |
1955 |
40 |
1 |
1958 |
28 |
4 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1951 |
9 |
4 |
1952 |
6 |
8 |
1953 |
13 |
3 |
1955 |
9 |
5 |
1956 |
10 |
2 |
1958 |
5 |
10 |
1959 |
10 |
2 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1955 |
83 |
10 |
1958 |
87 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1948 |
7 |
2 |
1949 |
5 |
5 |
1950 |
8 |
3 |
1951 |
6 |
6 |
1952 |
10 |
3 |
1956 |
15 |
1 |
1957 |
11 |
3 |
1958 |
9 |
3 |
1962 |
11 |
1 |
1963 |
7 |
9 |
|
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1951 |
14 |
10 |
1952 |
15 |
8 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1953 |
7 |
4 |
1955 |
6 |
9 |
|
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1953 |
.331 |
3 |
1955 |
.318 |
1 |
1958 |
.327 |
2 |
1959 |
.305 |
10 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1958 |
.401 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1953 |
95.52 |
9 |
1955 |
89.11 |
9 |
1958 |
93.77 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1958 |
6.92 |
4 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1958 |
.370 |
6 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1955 |
4.8 |
7 |
1958 |
5.7 |
3 |
|
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