12/20/1955 |
Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft by the Baltimore Orioles. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (7); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 4 (7). |
04/17/1956 |
Named the #8 prospect in the MLB |
07/09/1956 |
Named the #3 prospect in the MLB |
08/22/1956 |
Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week. |
10/17/1956 |
Wins the 1956 AAA ALAAA Great Glove Award at LF. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/15/1957 |
Named the #5 prospect in the MLB |
11/03/1957 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $8,960. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (7). |
07/06/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/19/1958 |
Wins the 1958 MLB AL Tinker-Jones Medal at LF. |
10/25/1958 |
Finished 2nd in 1958 MLB AL Wagner-Lajoie Medal voting. |
11/03/1958 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,440. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
10/14/1959 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $29,200 with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |
10/18/1959 |
Wins the 1959 MLB AL Tinker-Jones Medal at LF. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
10/19/1960 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $47,600 with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/11/1961 |
Earned 1961 MLB All-Star Game MVP honors. |
07/24/1961 |
Injured on 07/22/1961, diagnosed with a strained lat, will miss 5 weeks. |
10/17/1961 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |
10/21/1961 |
Wins the 1961 MLB AL Tinker-Jones Medal at LF. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/23/1962 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Yankees in exchange for SP Lew Krausse Jr.. |
11/05/1962 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/20/1963 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $980,000 with the Milwaukee Braves organization. |
05/20/1963 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (9). |
09/14/1965 |
Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (9). |
11/15/1966 |
Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for RP Dennis Ribant and 2B Dalton Jones. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 9 (9). |
08/04/1967 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days. |
11/03/1967 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1968 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (1); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7). |
02/29/1968 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $39,200 with the Atlanta Braves organization. |
06/27/1968 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/08/1968 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
10/11/1968 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1963 |
149 |
2 |
1964 |
152 |
1 |
1965 |
144 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1960 |
30 |
10 |
1961 |
30 |
7 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1960 |
7 |
6 |
1967 |
11 |
2 |
|
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1958 |
71 |
9 |
1960 |
77 |
8 |
1962 |
114 |
2 |
1963 |
67 |
6 |
1964 |
80 |
6 |
1965 |
80 |
6 |
1967 |
79 |
10 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1958 |
8 |
5 |
1960 |
7 |
8 |
1961 |
8 |
8 |
1963 |
5 |
7 |
1964 |
5 |
9 |
1965 |
7 |
9 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1959 |
6 |
10 |
1967 |
7 |
6 |
|
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1958 |
.299 |
6 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1958 |
.383 |
5 |
1960 |
.383 |
6 |
1962 |
.404 |
6 |
1963 |
.361 |
8 |
1967 |
.379 |
8 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1960 |
.469 |
8 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1958 |
89.02 |
9 |
1960 |
93.36 |
9 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1958 |
6.28 |
8 |
1960 |
6.81 |
8 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1960 |
.184 |
10 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1960 |
.374 |
8 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1958 |
.821 |
9 |
1960 |
.852 |
8 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1958 |
6.2 |
2 |
1960 |
5.3 |
5 |
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