12/20/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft by the Cincinnati Reds. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 3 (5). |
04/14/1947 |
Named the #4 prospect in the MLB |
09/01/1947 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/22/1947 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1947 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1947 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/21/1947 |
Finished 2nd in 1947 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 5 (9); Eye: 2 (5). |
04/26/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 2 (5). |
05/09/1949 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1949 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/20/1949 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/27/1949 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1949 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/10/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/01/1949 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1949 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/24/1949 |
Wins the 1949 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at 1B. |
10/28/1949 |
Wins the 1949 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 3 (5). |
05/08/1950 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/21/1950 |
Wins the 1950 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at 1B. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 4 (5). |
05/07/1951 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/02/1951 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/23/1951 |
Wins the 1951 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 1B. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/03/1952 |
Injured on 04/01/1952, diagnosed with a sports hernia, will miss 7 weeks. |
06/29/1952 |
Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/17/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at 1B. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/27/1953 |
Injured on 04/25/1953, diagnosed with knee tendinitis, will not miss additional time. |
08/15/1953 |
Injured on 08/14/1953, diagnosed with an elbow sprain, will miss 7 weeks. |
08/17/1953 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/28/1954 |
Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
05/31/1954 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1954 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/07/1954 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/12/1954 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/10/1954 |
Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Cubs, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
08/19/1954 |
Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
09/03/1954 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (5). |
05/23/1955 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/11/1955 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/07/1955 |
Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 2-3 weeks. |
10/17/1955 |
Wins the 1955 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 1B. |
10/21/1955 |
Wins the 1955 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 3 (3). |
07/02/1956 |
Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week. |
07/08/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 3 (3). |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3). |
08/19/1958 |
Hits his 300th career MLB home run! |
09/02/1958 |
Collects his 1000th career MLB RBI! |
11/03/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4). |
10/10/1959 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1949 |
143 |
1 |
1950 |
142 |
3 |
1951 |
146 |
1 |
1954 |
146 |
1 |
1956 |
141 |
2 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1949 |
627 |
3 |
1951 |
628 |
7 |
1954 |
655 |
2 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1949 |
586 |
3 |
1950 |
561 |
2 |
1951 |
569 |
2 |
1954 |
580 |
1 |
1956 |
563 |
5 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1949 |
192 |
1 |
1950 |
172 |
7 |
1951 |
191 |
1 |
1954 |
189 |
2 |
1955 |
187 |
1 |
1956 |
167 |
9 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1948 |
251 |
8 |
1949 |
369 |
1 |
1951 |
295 |
4 |
1954 |
318 |
1 |
1955 |
346 |
1 |
1956 |
296 |
8 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1948 |
37 |
5 |
1949 |
33 |
2 |
1951 |
39 |
2 |
1954 |
36 |
4 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1947 |
26 |
4 |
1949 |
46 |
1 |
1950 |
23 |
10 |
1953 |
25 |
6 |
1954 |
31 |
3 |
1955 |
45 |
1 |
1956 |
37 |
7 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1949 |
9 |
9 |
1951 |
7 |
10 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1947 |
89 |
5 |
1949 |
138 |
1 |
1950 |
89 |
10 |
1951 |
95 |
7 |
1954 |
91 |
10 |
1955 |
100 |
5 |
1956 |
111 |
5 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1949 |
102 |
1 |
1951 |
93 |
10 |
1955 |
106 |
1 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1953 |
9 |
1 |
1954 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1948 |
6 |
7 |
1949 |
8 |
2 |
1950 |
7 |
6 |
1951 |
12 |
1 |
1952 |
8 |
8 |
1954 |
7 |
8 |
1958 |
9 |
2 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1947 |
53 |
6 |
1948 |
56 |
6 |
1949 |
82 |
1 |
1951 |
61 |
4 |
1954 |
67 |
3 |
1955 |
67 |
2 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1948 |
.332 |
5 |
1949 |
.328 |
3 |
1951 |
.336 |
4 |
1954 |
.326 |
6 |
1955 |
.358 |
1 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1954 |
.392 |
5 |
1955 |
.419 |
1 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1948 |
.518 |
3 |
1949 |
.630 |
1 |
1951 |
.518 |
4 |
1954 |
.548 |
4 |
1955 |
.663 |
1 |
1956 |
.526 |
10 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1949 |
128.37 |
1 |
1951 |
110.72 |
4 |
1954 |
126.34 |
1 |
1955 |
146.72 |
1 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1948 |
7.22 |
8 |
1949 |
8.29 |
1 |
1951 |
7.33 |
6 |
1954 |
8.32 |
3 |
1955 |
11.35 |
1 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1947 |
.210 |
7 |
1949 |
.302 |
1 |
1954 |
.222 |
7 |
1955 |
.305 |
1 |
1956 |
.229 |
9 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1948 |
.392 |
10 |
1949 |
.432 |
1 |
1951 |
.396 |
6 |
1954 |
.411 |
4 |
1955 |
.475 |
1 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1948 |
.877 |
7 |
1949 |
.989 |
1 |
1951 |
.897 |
5 |
1954 |
.941 |
3 |
1955 |
1.082 |
1 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1949 |
6.3 |
2 |
1951 |
5.4 |
5 |
1954 |
5.6 |
8 |
1955 |
9.0 |
2 |
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