12/20/1948 |
Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft by the Chicago White Sox. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (8); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 3 (6). |
04/18/1949 |
Named the #5 prospect in the MLB |
07/10/1949 |
Named the #2 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/18/1950 |
Named the #2 prospect in the MLB |
04/27/1950 |
Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/09/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/24/1950 |
Finished 2nd in 1950 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/23/1951 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/09/1951 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/21/1951 |
Wins the 1951 MLB AL Tinker-Jones Medal at RF. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/21/1952 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
05/25/1952 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
07/06/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/19/1952 |
Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/30/1952 |
Injured on 09/26/1952, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 4 weeks. |
10/19/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at RF. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (7). |
05/11/1953 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/24/1953 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/18/1953 |
Wins the 1953 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at LF. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (7). |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/13/1954 |
Earned 1954 MLB All-Star Game MVP honors. |
10/18/1954 |
Wins the 1954 MLB AL Tinker-Jones Medal at LF. |
10/24/1954 |
Finished 2nd in 1954 MLB AL Wagner-Lajoie Medal voting. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/13/1955 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/22/1955 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/25/1955 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/05/1955 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/07/1956 |
Goes 5-6 against the Washington Senators, with 1 RBI and 3 R. |
07/27/1956 |
Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/01/1958 |
Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Tigers, with 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
07/06/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/14/1958 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/22/1959 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1959 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/05/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/06/1959 |
Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week. |
10/20/1959 |
Wins the 1959 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at LF. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
07/09/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 MLB All-Star Game. |
11/07/1960 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
02/08/1961 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $306,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization. |
06/23/1961 |
Scores his 1000th career MLB run! |
08/07/1961 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/31/1961 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
09/01/1961 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/08/1961 |
Injured (gout),out for 4 days. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/11/1962 |
Injured on 04/10/1962, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day. |
05/21/1962 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/20/1962 |
Collects his 2000th career MLB hit! |
08/21/1962 |
Collects his 1000th career MLB RBI! |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/13/1963 |
Injured on 04/09/1963, diagnosed with a broken collarbone, will miss 5 weeks. |
06/13/1963 |
Injured on 06/11/1963, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, is day-to-day. |
11/04/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/03/1964 |
Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
11/06/1964 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (1); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4). |
01/23/1965 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization. |
05/29/1965 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/28/1965 |
Injured (strained back),out for 3-4 weeks. |
09/13/1965 |
Injured on 09/12/1965, diagnosed with a knee sprain, is day-to-day. |
09/21/1965 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
11/01/1965 |
Started a coaching career. |
01/01/1978 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1952 |
137 |
6 |
1953 |
137 |
7 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1950 |
647 |
6 |
1951 |
620 |
8 |
1952 |
626 |
7 |
1953 |
639 |
7 |
1954 |
642 |
5 |
1955 |
631 |
5 |
1957 |
612 |
7 |
1958 |
607 |
6 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1950 |
548 |
7 |
1951 |
534 |
10 |
1952 |
542 |
10 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1950 |
174 |
5 |
1951 |
170 |
5 |
1952 |
188 |
1 |
1955 |
157 |
4 |
1957 |
159 |
6 |
1959 |
163 |
6 |
1960 |
160 |
7 |
1961 |
168 |
7 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1950 |
273 |
4 |
1951 |
275 |
2 |
1952 |
272 |
4 |
1953 |
279 |
3 |
1954 |
259 |
10 |
1955 |
263 |
5 |
1959 |
261 |
5 |
1961 |
285 |
5 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1950 |
34 |
5 |
1951 |
30 |
10 |
1952 |
32 |
3 |
1957 |
36 |
1 |
1958 |
27 |
7 |
1959 |
32 |
4 |
1961 |
35 |
4 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1950 |
13 |
1 |
1951 |
12 |
1 |
1952 |
11 |
1 |
1953 |
14 |
1 |
1954 |
18 |
1 |
1955 |
11 |
1 |
|
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1950 |
20 |
3 |
1951 |
21 |
2 |
1952 |
20 |
1 |
1953 |
20 |
3 |
1954 |
27 |
2 |
1955 |
19 |
6 |
1956 |
14 |
6 |
1958 |
11 |
10 |
1959 |
16 |
6 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1950 |
100 |
8 |
1951 |
95 |
6 |
1953 |
98 |
3 |
1955 |
80 |
9 |
1961 |
91 |
9 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1950 |
101 |
5 |
1951 |
96 |
1 |
1952 |
87 |
4 |
1953 |
86 |
6 |
1954 |
102 |
4 |
1955 |
88 |
6 |
1958 |
81 |
8 |
1959 |
97 |
4 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1953 |
75 |
10 |
1954 |
87 |
6 |
1955 |
83 |
8 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1953 |
9 |
1 |
1954 |
5 |
6 |
1955 |
7 |
1 |
1957 |
6 |
4 |
1960 |
8 |
5 |
1961 |
8 |
8 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1950 |
16 |
1 |
1951 |
17 |
1 |
1952 |
15 |
1 |
1953 |
10 |
1 |
1954 |
22 |
1 |
1955 |
11 |
2 |
1956 |
13 |
2 |
1957 |
18 |
1 |
1958 |
17 |
1 |
1959 |
10 |
2 |
1960 |
13 |
1 |
1961 |
13 |
1 |
1962 |
15 |
1 |
1963 |
7 |
6 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1950 |
8 |
4 |
1951 |
8 |
2 |
1953 |
7 |
4 |
1957 |
6 |
7 |
1958 |
6 |
5 |
1959 |
8 |
3 |
1960 |
9 |
2 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1950 |
60 |
6 |
1951 |
59 |
5 |
1952 |
53 |
5 |
1953 |
61 |
3 |
1954 |
56 |
4 |
1955 |
55 |
5 |
1959 |
55 |
5 |
1961 |
64 |
3 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1950 |
.318 |
6 |
1951 |
.318 |
4 |
1952 |
.347 |
1 |
1953 |
.305 |
9 |
1955 |
.296 |
5 |
1957 |
.308 |
6 |
1959 |
.309 |
6 |
1960 |
.312 |
3 |
1961 |
.311 |
6 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1950 |
.410 |
9 |
1951 |
.399 |
8 |
1952 |
.427 |
2 |
1953 |
.394 |
6 |
1954 |
.427 |
2 |
1955 |
.398 |
3 |
1956 |
.397 |
10 |
1957 |
.404 |
4 |
1958 |
.377 |
7 |
1959 |
.388 |
6 |
1960 |
.395 |
4 |
1961 |
.403 |
4 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1950 |
.498 |
8 |
1951 |
.515 |
7 |
1952 |
.502 |
5 |
1953 |
.512 |
4 |
1954 |
.491 |
7 |
1955 |
.495 |
7 |
1959 |
.495 |
6 |
1961 |
.528 |
6 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1950 |
114.00 |
5 |
1951 |
110.72 |
3 |
1952 |
118.40 |
1 |
1953 |
108.05 |
4 |
1954 |
122.32 |
2 |
1955 |
104.57 |
4 |
1957 |
96.19 |
9 |
1959 |
104.40 |
3 |
1961 |
114.99 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1950 |
7.51 |
8 |
1951 |
7.49 |
3 |
1952 |
8.35 |
3 |
1953 |
6.96 |
7 |
1954 |
8.62 |
2 |
1955 |
6.90 |
4 |
1957 |
6.71 |
10 |
1959 |
7.23 |
6 |
1960 |
6.40 |
10 |
1961 |
7.84 |
7 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1953 |
.207 |
4 |
1954 |
.178 |
9 |
1955 |
.200 |
9 |
1959 |
.186 |
7 |
1961 |
.217 |
9 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1950 |
.410 |
7 |
1951 |
.410 |
2 |
1952 |
.422 |
3 |
1953 |
.394 |
5 |
1954 |
.411 |
3 |
1955 |
.394 |
3 |
1957 |
.381 |
9 |
1959 |
.387 |
6 |
1961 |
.403 |
6 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1950 |
.908 |
7 |
1951 |
.914 |
4 |
1952 |
.929 |
3 |
1953 |
.906 |
4 |
1954 |
.918 |
5 |
1955 |
.894 |
3 |
1957 |
.853 |
8 |
1959 |
.883 |
5 |
1961 |
.931 |
6 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1950 |
5.3 |
9 |
1951 |
6.2 |
3 |
1952 |
6.1 |
4 |
1953 |
4.8 |
7 |
1954 |
7.4 |
1 |
1955 |
5.5 |
4 |
1959 |
6.2 |
3 |
1961 |
5.6 |
10 |
|