12/20/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft by the St. Louis Browns. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick). |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
04/14/1947 |
Named the #13 prospect in the MLB |
07/21/1947 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1947 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/04/1947 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1947 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/21/1947 |
Finished 3rd in 1947 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
11/02/1947 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $5,040. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
06/28/1948 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/23/1948 |
Wins the 1948 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at 1B. |
11/05/1948 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $5,280. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
06/18/1949 |
Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/10/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/01/1949 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/07/1949 |
Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week. |
08/15/1949 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/18/1949 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $16,200 with the St. Louis Browns organization. |
10/24/1949 |
Wins the 1949 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at 1B. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
06/01/1950 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/09/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/17/1950 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $27,800 with the St. Louis Browns organization. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
06/04/1951 |
Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/12/1951 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Browns to the New York Yankees in exchange for C Hal Keller and RP Joe Landrum. |
10/12/1951 |
Wins the 1951 World Series with the New York Yankees. |
10/17/1951 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $43,200 with the New York Yankees organization. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
06/23/1952 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/03/1952 |
Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/17/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB AL Tinker-Jones Medal at 1B. |
11/01/1952 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 7 (8). |
03/09/1953 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $98,600 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
10/16/1953 |
Wins the 1953 MLB AL Tinker-Jones Medal at 1B. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
11/02/1954 |
Became a free agent. |
12/24/1954 |
Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $296,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (9). |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 9 (9). |
04/28/1957 |
Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 9 (9). |
04/18/1958 |
Scores his 1000th career MLB run! |
07/06/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/07/1958 |
Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 days. |
11/03/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
12/08/1958 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $262,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10). |
08/23/1959 |
Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 10 (10). |
10/15/1960 |
Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract. |
11/07/1960 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6). |
10/13/1961 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1947 |
146 |
1 |
1948 |
140 |
3 |
1949 |
141 |
3 |
1950 |
145 |
2 |
1951 |
142 |
1 |
1952 |
144 |
1 |
1953 |
138 |
5 |
1954 |
144 |
2 |
1956 |
139 |
3 |
1957 |
136 |
8 |
1958 |
142 |
1 |
1959 |
139 |
8 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1947 |
694 |
1 |
1948 |
655 |
2 |
1949 |
679 |
1 |
1950 |
635 |
9 |
1951 |
659 |
1 |
1952 |
663 |
1 |
1955 |
593 |
7 |
1956 |
641 |
2 |
1957 |
603 |
9 |
1958 |
607 |
3 |
1959 |
641 |
4 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1947 |
578 |
2 |
1948 |
562 |
8 |
1949 |
552 |
6 |
1951 |
556 |
6 |
1952 |
572 |
2 |
|
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1947 |
90 |
2 |
1948 |
64 |
7 |
1949 |
75 |
5 |
1951 |
67 |
9 |
1953 |
74 |
9 |
1954 |
64 |
10 |
1956 |
85 |
9 |
1957 |
87 |
6 |
1958 |
97 |
7 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1947 |
242 |
9 |
1948 |
275 |
5 |
1949 |
257 |
5 |
1950 |
273 |
4 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1950 |
37 |
2 |
1953 |
32 |
2 |
1955 |
28 |
8 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1954 |
10 |
8 |
1955 |
7 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1947 |
23 |
6 |
1948 |
22 |
5 |
1949 |
22 |
6 |
1952 |
16 |
10 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1947 |
13 |
5 |
1948 |
22 |
4 |
1949 |
24 |
3 |
1950 |
15 |
4 |
1951 |
13 |
6 |
1952 |
17 |
2 |
1953 |
13 |
8 |
1955 |
10 |
10 |
1959 |
19 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1947 |
99 |
4 |
1949 |
119 |
1 |
1950 |
110 |
3 |
1951 |
95 |
2 |
1952 |
82 |
10 |
1954 |
96 |
6 |
1958 |
86 |
4 |
1959 |
94 |
6 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1947 |
108 |
4 |
1948 |
87 |
7 |
1949 |
120 |
4 |
1950 |
95 |
7 |
1951 |
97 |
3 |
1952 |
85 |
4 |
1953 |
76 |
9 |
1954 |
90 |
3 |
1955 |
101 |
1 |
1956 |
119 |
1 |
1957 |
94 |
1 |
1958 |
102 |
1 |
1959 |
129 |
1 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1947 |
4 |
7 |
1951 |
6 |
7 |
1959 |
7 |
7 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1948 |
56 |
5 |
1949 |
52 |
6 |
1950 |
62 |
5 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1950 |
.308 |
10 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1948 |
.392 |
9 |
1949 |
.415 |
7 |
1950 |
.413 |
7 |
1954 |
.391 |
10 |
1955 |
.384 |
8 |
1958 |
.394 |
3 |
1959 |
.405 |
5 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1948 |
.489 |
8 |
1949 |
.466 |
8 |
1950 |
.509 |
6 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1947 |
93.99 |
8 |
1948 |
113.34 |
5 |
1949 |
120.25 |
2 |
1950 |
118.85 |
4 |
1955 |
88.96 |
10 |
1958 |
88.54 |
9 |
1959 |
92.08 |
8 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1948 |
7.34 |
7 |
1949 |
7.92 |
5 |
1950 |
8.25 |
5 |
1955 |
6.40 |
8 |
1958 |
6.31 |
10 |
1959 |
6.37 |
10 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1948 |
.187 |
7 |
1949 |
.179 |
7 |
1950 |
.201 |
7 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1948 |
.403 |
6 |
1949 |
.408 |
8 |
1950 |
.416 |
6 |
1958 |
.363 |
10 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1948 |
.882 |
7 |
1949 |
.880 |
9 |
1950 |
.923 |
6 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1948 |
5.0 |
10 |
1949 |
5.9 |
9 |
1950 |
5.2 |
10 |
|
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