12/20/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Philadelphia Athletics. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/16/1951 |
Named the #3 prospect in the MLB |
06/01/1951 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/08/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/01/1951 |
Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/23/1951 |
Wins the 1951 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at SS. |
10/24/1951 |
Finished 2nd in 1951 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
11/05/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,320. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (9); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
05/19/1952 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/17/1952 |
Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Browns, with 1 RBI and 1 R. |
08/25/1952 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/19/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at SS. |
11/01/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,720. |
11/18/1952 |
Was traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with SS Jim Piersall and 3B Jim Dyck, in exchange for SP Russ Meyer, SS Al Dark, LF Johnny Groth, and SP Herm Wehmeier. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/19/1953 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $70,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/31/1954 |
Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/08/1955 |
Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
05/02/1955 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/13/1955 |
Injured on 05/12/1955, diagnosed with a concussion, is day-to-day. |
05/26/1955 |
Goes 5-5 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R. |
06/01/1955 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (9); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
05/09/1956 |
Injured on 05/08/1956, diagnosed with a finger sprain, is day-to-day. |
05/26/1956 |
Injured on 05/23/1956, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 7 weeks. |
07/08/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/08/1956 |
Wins the 1956 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
11/02/1956 |
Became a free agent. |
12/04/1956 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $382,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
07/07/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/08/1957 |
Injured on 08/04/1957, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 5 weeks. |
10/21/1957 |
Wins the 1957 MLB AL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 2B. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/06/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/10/1958 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/05/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/08/1959 |
Wins the 1959 World Series with the Boston Red Sox. |
10/18/1959 |
Wins the 1959 MLB AL Tinker-Jones Medal at 1B. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/18/1960 |
Injured on 05/15/1960, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 5 weeks. |
08/23/1960 |
Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/01/1960 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/28/1961 |
Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for SP John Tsitouris. |
06/02/1961 |
Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/10/1961 |
Goes 5-6 against the Los Angeles Angels, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 3 R. |
11/05/1961 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/13/1962 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $108,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization. |
06/27/1962 |
Injured on 06/24/1962, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will miss 4-5 weeks. |
09/15/1962 |
Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
11/05/1962 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/24/1963 |
Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Washington Senators organization. |
06/28/1963 |
Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/24/1963 |
Scores his 1000th career MLB run! |
11/04/1963 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7). |
10/14/1964 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
10/28/1964 |
Started a coaching career. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1951 |
138 |
6 |
1952 |
136 |
10 |
1958 |
138 |
6 |
1959 |
139 |
8 |
1961 |
148 |
2 |
1963 |
148 |
3 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1951 |
652 |
3 |
1952 |
622 |
8 |
1953 |
642 |
2 |
1954 |
607 |
10 |
1958 |
631 |
1 |
1959 |
642 |
3 |
1961 |
666 |
2 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1951 |
589 |
1 |
1952 |
567 |
4 |
1953 |
562 |
3 |
1958 |
553 |
4 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1951 |
203 |
1 |
1952 |
185 |
2 |
1953 |
170 |
6 |
1955 |
165 |
5 |
1958 |
155 |
8 |
1959 |
168 |
3 |
1961 |
162 |
10 |
1963 |
157 |
7 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1951 |
252 |
8 |
1952 |
240 |
10 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1951 |
33 |
8 |
1952 |
29 |
9 |
1958 |
28 |
4 |
1959 |
40 |
1 |
1961 |
30 |
7 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1951 |
8 |
6 |
1952 |
10 |
3 |
1954 |
9 |
7 |
1955 |
13 |
1 |
1956 |
7 |
8 |
1958 |
5 |
10 |
|
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1951 |
89 |
8 |
1952 |
85 |
6 |
1954 |
95 |
9 |
1958 |
80 |
9 |
1959 |
97 |
4 |
1961 |
94 |
6 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1954 |
108 |
1 |
1958 |
72 |
8 |
1959 |
101 |
3 |
1961 |
96 |
6 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1960 |
7 |
8 |
1961 |
9 |
6 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1959 |
10 |
2 |
1961 |
9 |
1 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1951 |
.345 |
1 |
1952 |
.326 |
3 |
1955 |
.322 |
4 |
1959 |
.318 |
3 |
1963 |
.286 |
9 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1951 |
.403 |
6 |
1952 |
.385 |
7 |
1954 |
.392 |
6 |
1955 |
.400 |
5 |
1959 |
.422 |
4 |
1961 |
.390 |
7 |
1963 |
.371 |
6 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1951 |
105.06 |
5 |
1952 |
92.65 |
8 |
1955 |
95.04 |
6 |
1959 |
100.98 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1951 |
7.13 |
7 |
1952 |
6.30 |
8 |
1955 |
7.09 |
6 |
1959 |
7.03 |
7 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1952 |
.374 |
8 |
1955 |
.385 |
7 |
1959 |
.379 |
7 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1955 |
.852 |
8 |
1959 |
.844 |
8 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1951 |
5.5 |
6 |
1952 |
4.7 |
10 |
1959 |
5.9 |
4 |
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