12/20/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Boston Braves. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/15/1952 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
06/23/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/25/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/08/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/19/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 3B. |
10/20/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award. |
10/23/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/20/1953 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1953 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 8 (8). |
05/03/1954 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/19/1954 |
Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5 weeks. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 8 (8). |
04/23/1955 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/17/1955 |
Wins the 1955 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 3B. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 8 (8). |
04/23/1956 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/07/1956 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/23/1956 |
Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week. |
09/03/1956 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/20/1956 |
Wins the 1956 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 3B. |
10/24/1956 |
Finished 3rd in 1956 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal voting. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/01/1957 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/28/1957 |
Injured on 07/27/1957, diagnosed with a finger blister, will not miss additional time. |
10/21/1957 |
Wins the 1957 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 3B. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8). |
04/28/1958 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1958 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/02/1958 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). |
04/27/1959 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1959 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/05/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/22/1959 |
Hits three home runs against the Cincinnati Redlegs, going 3-3 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
08/03/1959 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/04/1959 |
Injured (gout),out for 1 day. |
09/14/1959 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/20/1959 |
Wins the 1959 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 3B. |
10/24/1959 |
Finished 2nd in 1959 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal voting. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 8 (8). |
07/09/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/01/1960 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). |
05/31/1961 |
Hits his 300th career MLB home run! |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/07/1961 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1961 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/23/1961 |
Wins the 1961 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 3B. |
10/27/1961 |
Wins the 1961 MLB NL Wagner-Lajoie Medal. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). |
07/03/1962 |
Scores his 1000th career MLB run! |
07/08/1962 |
Was selected to the 1962 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/28/1962 |
Collects his 1000th career MLB RBI! |
08/06/1962 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/05/1962 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 9 (9). |
07/07/1963 |
Was selected to the 1963 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
05/07/1964 |
Hits 4 home runs against the Philadelphia Phillies, going 5-5 with 6 RBI and 5 runs scored! |
05/07/1964 |
Goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 4 HR, 6 RBI and 5 R. |
05/11/1964 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/14/1964 |
Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/23/1964 |
Hits his 400th career MLB home run! |
08/02/1964 |
Injured on 07/31/1964, diagnosed with a knee contusion, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). |
07/11/1965 |
Was selected to the 1965 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/01/1965 |
Collects his 2000th career MLB hit! |
10/25/1965 |
Wins the 1965 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at 3B. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/30/1966 |
Hits three home runs against the San Francisco Giants, going 3-3 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
10/19/1967 |
Wins the 1967 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at 1B. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
01/27/1968 |
Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RP Ray Washburn. |
11/03/1968 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/01/1969 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $172,000 with the Seattle Pilots organization. |
04/08/1969 |
Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/03/1969 |
Hits his 500th career MLB home run! |
09/06/1969 |
Collects his 1500th career MLB RBI! |
11/14/1969 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1970 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/10/1970 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $162,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
11/13/1970 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1971 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/25/1971 |
Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the San Diego Padres organization. |
04/14/1971 |
Scores his 1500th career MLB run! |
08/04/1971 |
Collects his 2500th career MLB hit! |
08/10/1971 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/17/1971 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
10/17/1971 |
Started a coaching career. |
01/01/1977 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1952 |
141 |
1 |
1955 |
134 |
9 |
1959 |
136 |
10 |
1967 |
142 |
4 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1952 |
630 |
4 |
1953 |
628 |
8 |
1955 |
602 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1952 |
158 |
7 |
1956 |
176 |
6 |
1961 |
158 |
9 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1952 |
88 |
2 |
1953 |
81 |
5 |
1957 |
73 |
10 |
1963 |
114 |
5 |
1964 |
114 |
8 |
1966 |
118 |
8 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1952 |
307 |
1 |
1953 |
290 |
4 |
1955 |
291 |
4 |
1956 |
348 |
4 |
1958 |
253 |
6 |
1961 |
312 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1956 |
7 |
8 |
1957 |
8 |
4 |
1961 |
8 |
8 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1952 |
39 |
1 |
1953 |
31 |
4 |
1954 |
27 |
4 |
1955 |
38 |
2 |
1956 |
40 |
4 |
1958 |
33 |
2 |
1959 |
35 |
3 |
1961 |
40 |
2 |
1963 |
23 |
10 |
1964 |
26 |
10 |
1965 |
28 |
9 |
1966 |
34 |
4 |
1967 |
28 |
5 |
1969 |
31 |
5 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1953 |
9 |
9 |
1954 |
11 |
8 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1952 |
104 |
2 |
1953 |
97 |
8 |
1955 |
103 |
4 |
1956 |
117 |
4 |
1958 |
95 |
4 |
1959 |
90 |
9 |
1961 |
116 |
1 |
1963 |
79 |
9 |
1965 |
84 |
9 |
1967 |
84 |
5 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1952 |
103 |
2 |
1953 |
101 |
6 |
1955 |
106 |
1 |
1956 |
101 |
6 |
1957 |
90 |
7 |
1958 |
84 |
7 |
1959 |
105 |
5 |
1960 |
87 |
10 |
1961 |
106 |
3 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1953 |
96 |
4 |
1954 |
88 |
4 |
1955 |
95 |
3 |
1957 |
69 |
5 |
1958 |
72 |
2 |
1959 |
97 |
2 |
1960 |
78 |
8 |
1961 |
93 |
2 |
1962 |
92 |
2 |
1963 |
72 |
4 |
1965 |
80 |
6 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1952 |
5 |
5 |
1953 |
8 |
3 |
1954 |
8 |
1 |
1955 |
4 |
2 |
1959 |
8 |
1 |
1960 |
7 |
5 |
1969 |
7 |
8 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1956 |
7 |
5 |
1964 |
7 |
3 |
1971 |
6 |
10 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1952 |
66 |
1 |
1953 |
62 |
5 |
1955 |
63 |
4 |
1956 |
85 |
3 |
1958 |
49 |
9 |
1959 |
56 |
10 |
1961 |
66 |
4 |
1965 |
54 |
8 |
1967 |
55 |
9 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1956 |
.340 |
3 |
1960 |
.302 |
10 |
1961 |
.319 |
3 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1953 |
.409 |
6 |
1954 |
.404 |
3 |
1955 |
.405 |
4 |
1956 |
.415 |
4 |
1957 |
.371 |
8 |
1958 |
.364 |
8 |
1959 |
.414 |
1 |
1960 |
.397 |
7 |
1961 |
.425 |
1 |
1962 |
.381 |
9 |
1965 |
.376 |
8 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1952 |
.554 |
2 |
1953 |
.552 |
5 |
1954 |
.530 |
7 |
1955 |
.580 |
4 |
1956 |
.672 |
3 |
1957 |
.494 |
10 |
1958 |
.514 |
7 |
1959 |
.563 |
4 |
1960 |
.513 |
9 |
1961 |
.630 |
1 |
1965 |
.503 |
6 |
1967 |
.472 |
10 |
1969 |
.464 |
10 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1952 |
115.35 |
2 |
1953 |
121.02 |
4 |
1955 |
126.46 |
4 |
1956 |
150.24 |
3 |
1957 |
98.32 |
9 |
1958 |
91.97 |
6 |
1959 |
122.99 |
1 |
1960 |
102.48 |
7 |
1961 |
139.25 |
1 |
1965 |
99.96 |
7 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1952 |
7.62 |
4 |
1953 |
8.36 |
4 |
1954 |
8.09 |
4 |
1955 |
9.38 |
4 |
1956 |
11.39 |
2 |
1957 |
6.81 |
9 |
1958 |
6.52 |
5 |
1959 |
9.49 |
1 |
1960 |
7.91 |
4 |
1961 |
10.74 |
1 |
1965 |
6.97 |
3 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1952 |
.269 |
1 |
1953 |
.250 |
3 |
1954 |
.257 |
2 |
1955 |
.283 |
3 |
1956 |
.332 |
3 |
1957 |
.202 |
9 |
1958 |
.244 |
3 |
1959 |
.265 |
2 |
1960 |
.211 |
8 |
1961 |
.311 |
1 |
1965 |
.222 |
7 |
1966 |
.212 |
9 |
1967 |
.221 |
6 |
1969 |
.218 |
6 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1952 |
.406 |
3 |
1953 |
.418 |
4 |
1954 |
.404 |
7 |
1955 |
.431 |
4 |
1956 |
.464 |
3 |
1957 |
.387 |
8 |
1958 |
.383 |
4 |
1959 |
.419 |
1 |
1960 |
.396 |
8 |
1961 |
.450 |
1 |
1965 |
.388 |
3 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1952 |
.918 |
3 |
1953 |
.962 |
4 |
1954 |
.934 |
4 |
1955 |
.985 |
4 |
1956 |
1.087 |
3 |
1957 |
.866 |
9 |
1958 |
.879 |
5 |
1959 |
.976 |
1 |
1960 |
.911 |
7 |
1961 |
1.055 |
1 |
1965 |
.879 |
3 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1952 |
6.6 |
3 |
1953 |
6.3 |
6 |
1955 |
7.5 |
3 |
1956 |
8.5 |
3 |
1957 |
5.6 |
8 |
1958 |
5.9 |
6 |
1959 |
7.4 |
2 |
1960 |
5.6 |
10 |
1961 |
8.9 |
1 |
1965 |
5.7 |
9 |
|