01/01/1939 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (62); Power: 23 (75); Eye: 12 (53). |
06/05/1939 |
Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft out of high school (St. Charles; St. Charles, MI) by the Cleveland Naps. (Round 11, Pick 3, 164th overall pick). |
07/16/1939 |
Goes 5-6 against the Wilmington Blue Rocks, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
01/01/1940 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (60); Power: 23 (70); Eye: 12 (53). |
01/01/1941 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (54); Power: 22 (64); Eye: 11 (48). |
02/26/1941 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Cleveland Naps development complex. |
01/01/1942 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (51); Power: 23 (61); Eye: 12 (47). |
03/04/1942 |
Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Cleveland Naps development complex. |
07/05/1942 |
Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week. |
07/14/1942 |
Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
09/13/1942 |
Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1943 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 22 (50); Power: 24 (58); Eye: 18 (46). |
01/11/1943 |
Was traded by the Cleveland Naps to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for RP Manny Huezo. |
06/28/1943 |
Injured (foot contusion),out for 1-2 weeks. |
10/22/1943 |
Named the #87 prospect in the FRBA |
01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 26 (49); Power: 28 (54); Eye: 23 (45). |
01/23/1944 |
Was traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the Chicago Cubs, along with RP Gary Tifft and 1B Caleb Wilson, in exchange for LF Mario Guerra and SP Sun-min Cho. |
04/06/1944 |
Named the #80 prospect in the FRBA |
05/11/1944 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/03/1944 |
Named the #71 prospect in the FRBA |
08/28/1944 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
10/20/1944 |
Named the #93 prospect in the FRBA |
01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (48); Power: 30 (51); Eye: 27 (45). |
04/05/1945 |
Named the #90 prospect in the FRBA |
06/14/1945 |
Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/16/1945 |
Was selected to the 1945 Pioneer League All-Star Game. |
07/27/1945 |
Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/31/1945 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week. |
10/17/1945 |
Named the #77 prospect in the FRBA |
11/09/1945 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,500. |
01/01/1946 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 33 (47); Power: 38 (50); Eye: 30 (45). |
04/04/1946 |
Named the #54 prospect in the FRBA |
06/07/1946 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/08/1946 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/25/1946 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/01/1946 |
Named the #60 prospect in the FRBA |
07/15/1946 |
Was selected to the 1946 Interstate League All-Star Game. |
07/27/1946 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles, along with CF Mickey Mantle, in exchange for SP Ray Crosby. |
08/25/1946 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week. |
10/17/1946 |
Named the #48 prospect in the FRBA |
11/09/1946 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,800. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (47); Power: 41 (49); Eye: 45 (51). |
04/01/1947 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Baltimore Orioles development complex. |
04/03/1947 |
Named the #39 prospect in the FRBA |
06/30/1947 |
Named the #17 prospect in the FRBA |
09/13/1947 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week. |
09/18/1947 |
Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
10/11/1947 |
Named the #24 prospect in the FRBA |
11/10/1947 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $8,100. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 41 (47); Power: 42 (48); Eye: 48 (53). |
05/16/1948 |
Injured (strained back),out for 3 weeks. |
08/20/1948 |
Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/21/1948 |
Injured (inner ear infection),day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/21/1948 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (45); Power: 42 (46); Eye: 52 (55). |
04/16/1949 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. |