12/20/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (9); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 4 (6). |
04/14/1947 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (9); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 5 (6). |
07/06/1948 |
Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
07/11/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/11/1948 |
Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/12/1948 |
Wins the 1948 World Series with the Brooklyn Dodgers. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 5 (6). |
10/12/1949 |
Wins the 1949 World Series MVP Award. |
10/13/1949 |
Wins the 1949 World Series with the Brooklyn Dodgers. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 5 (6). |
05/09/1950 |
Goes 5-8 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 4 RBI and 1 R. |
06/11/1950 |
Goes 0-4 against the Cincinnati Reds, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. |
07/09/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/23/1950 |
Wins the 1950 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at CF. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 5 (6). |
08/27/1951 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/28/1951 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/03/1952 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/16/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/06/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/21/1953 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1953 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/06/1953 |
Wins the 1953 World Series with the Brooklyn Dodgers. |
10/16/1953 |
Wins the 1953 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at LF. |
10/22/1953 |
Finished 3rd in 1953 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal voting. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/17/1954 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/15/1955 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/15/1955 |
Hits three home runs against the Cincinnati Redlegs, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
06/19/1955 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/30/1955 |
Injured on 07/27/1955, diagnosed with a broken bone in the elbow, will miss 4 months. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/18/1956 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/10/1957 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/08/1957 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/28/1957 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/17/1958 |
Collects his 1000th career MLB RBI! |
07/06/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/31/1958 |
Scores his 1000th career MLB run! |
08/25/1958 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/03/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
12/22/1958 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $530,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/25/1959 |
Hits his 300th career MLB home run! |
07/05/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/01/1959 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
08/08/1960 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/24/1961 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/30/1961 |
Collects his 2000th career MLB hit! |
06/12/1961 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
10/02/1962 |
Injured on 09/30/1962, diagnosed with a bruised wrist, will miss 2-3 weeks. |
10/13/1962 |
Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract. |
11/05/1962 |
Became a free agent. |
12/24/1962 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $156,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
09/20/1963 |
Hits his 400th career MLB home run! |
11/04/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/30/1964 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $90,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization. |
11/06/1964 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/08/1965 |
Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the California Angels organization. |
09/21/1965 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
11/01/1965 |
Started a coaching career. |
01/01/1974 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1950 |
614 |
8 |
1953 |
618 |
10 |
1954 |
613 |
9 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1951 |
543 |
10 |
1953 |
551 |
6 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1950 |
175 |
5 |
1953 |
179 |
2 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1947 |
85 |
2 |
1949 |
92 |
1 |
1950 |
75 |
4 |
1951 |
87 |
3 |
1952 |
91 |
1 |
1953 |
87 |
2 |
1954 |
85 |
4 |
1956 |
95 |
5 |
1957 |
101 |
4 |
1959 |
104 |
2 |
1960 |
93 |
7 |
1963 |
116 |
5 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1950 |
313 |
3 |
1951 |
255 |
10 |
1952 |
271 |
3 |
1953 |
312 |
2 |
1956 |
309 |
6 |
1957 |
280 |
7 |
1958 |
242 |
10 |
1960 |
267 |
9 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1951 |
29 |
7 |
1953 |
41 |
1 |
1956 |
30 |
7 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1950 |
9 |
5 |
1951 |
9 |
6 |
1957 |
6 |
6 |
1963 |
7 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1949 |
22 |
5 |
1950 |
32 |
4 |
1952 |
28 |
4 |
1953 |
26 |
5 |
1954 |
27 |
4 |
1955 |
24 |
10 |
1956 |
38 |
5 |
1957 |
31 |
5 |
1958 |
25 |
8 |
1960 |
31 |
4 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1947 |
11 |
9 |
1948 |
22 |
6 |
1949 |
26 |
6 |
1950 |
17 |
4 |
1951 |
9 |
7 |
1952 |
11 |
5 |
1954 |
10 |
9 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1950 |
125 |
2 |
1951 |
87 |
10 |
1952 |
111 |
1 |
1953 |
128 |
1 |
1954 |
92 |
9 |
1956 |
121 |
3 |
1957 |
90 |
9 |
1958 |
84 |
7 |
1960 |
101 |
2 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1950 |
115 |
2 |
1952 |
100 |
4 |
1953 |
118 |
2 |
1956 |
96 |
10 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1950 |
86 |
7 |
1954 |
79 |
9 |
1957 |
67 |
8 |
1958 |
63 |
10 |
1959 |
60 |
10 |
1960 |
68 |
10 |
1963 |
86 |
5 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1950 |
6 |
5 |
1952 |
9 |
1 |
1956 |
6 |
2 |
1958 |
7 |
3 |
1960 |
7 |
5 |
1963 |
9 |
5 |
|
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1947 |
9 |
2 |
1951 |
6 |
7 |
1957 |
6 |
7 |
1961 |
6 |
6 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1950 |
65 |
4 |
1951 |
56 |
9 |
1952 |
61 |
5 |
1953 |
74 |
1 |
1956 |
74 |
5 |
1957 |
61 |
7 |
1960 |
55 |
8 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1950 |
.335 |
3 |
1953 |
.325 |
5 |
1957 |
.307 |
7 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1950 |
.425 |
2 |
1957 |
.386 |
5 |
1958 |
.363 |
9 |
1963 |
.372 |
5 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1950 |
.600 |
3 |
1952 |
.511 |
4 |
1953 |
.566 |
4 |
1956 |
.590 |
5 |
1957 |
.569 |
4 |
1958 |
.477 |
9 |
1960 |
.544 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1950 |
137.40 |
3 |
1952 |
98.14 |
8 |
1953 |
121.32 |
3 |
1954 |
105.36 |
7 |
1956 |
121.62 |
5 |
1957 |
109.57 |
7 |
1958 |
88.92 |
8 |
1960 |
101.51 |
8 |
1963 |
85.83 |
8 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1950 |
10.03 |
3 |
1952 |
6.58 |
8 |
1953 |
8.36 |
5 |
1954 |
7.31 |
9 |
1956 |
8.64 |
4 |
1957 |
8.19 |
4 |
1958 |
6.39 |
7 |
1960 |
7.51 |
6 |
1963 |
6.20 |
6 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1950 |
.264 |
5 |
1952 |
.234 |
3 |
1953 |
.241 |
4 |
1956 |
.298 |
5 |
1957 |
.262 |
4 |
1958 |
.191 |
9 |
1960 |
.248 |
3 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1950 |
.444 |
3 |
1952 |
.382 |
8 |
1953 |
.418 |
5 |
1956 |
.416 |
6 |
1957 |
.414 |
4 |
1958 |
.364 |
9 |
1960 |
.397 |
7 |
1963 |
.353 |
9 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1950 |
1.025 |
3 |
1952 |
.869 |
5 |
1953 |
.957 |
5 |
1956 |
.970 |
5 |
1957 |
.955 |
3 |
1958 |
.840 |
9 |
1960 |
.923 |
4 |
1963 |
.798 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1950 |
5.7 |
4 |
1953 |
6.3 |
5 |
1956 |
5.7 |
8 |
1957 |
6.7 |
4 |
1959 |
4.5 |
10 |
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