01/01/1939 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (61); Power: 16 (57); Eye: 1 (47). |
06/05/1939 |
Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft out of high school (Central; East Corinth, ME) by the Cleveland Naps. (Round 15, Pick 3, 228th overall pick). |
06/20/1939 |
Goes 5-6 against the Wilmington Blue Rocks, with 2 HR, 8 RBI and 3 R. |
08/07/1939 |
Wins the R BTC Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1940 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (59); Power: 16 (57); Eye: 1 (48). |
07/02/1940 |
Was traded by the Cleveland Naps to the New York Yankees, along with C Jason Froio, in exchange for SP Grant Ramirez and 1B Devin DiGiacinto. |
01/01/1941 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (53); Power: 17 (51); Eye: 1 (46). |
01/01/1942 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (52); Power: 18 (52); Eye: 3 (47). |
08/05/1942 |
Was selected to the 1942 Sunset League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1943 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (50); Power: 17 (50); Eye: 4 (47). |
03/24/1943 |
Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 19 (49); Power: 17 (48); Eye: 7 (46). |
08/02/1944 |
Was selected to the 1944 Sunset League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 23 (48); Power: 19 (48); Eye: 21 (46). |
07/31/1945 |
Was traded by the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics, along with LF Walton Cruise and C Larry Morgan, in exchange for SP Ian McKinney. |
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: 25 (45); Power: 25 (47); Eye: 24 (45). |
02/27/1946 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kansas City Athletics development complex. |
07/11/1946 |
Goes 5-7 against the Atlantic City Rollers, with 2 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
09/09/1946 |
Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/18/1946 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
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: 27 (42); Power: 28 (44); Eye: 27 (46). |
04/03/1947 |
Named the #92 prospect in the FRBA |
04/23/1947 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Philadelphia Phillies, along with CF Ichiro Suzuki, in exchange for LF Stan Musial. |
06/30/1947 |
Named the #80 prospect in the FRBA |
07/30/1947 |
Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Houston Colt 45 s, along with SP Ray Crosby, in exchange for C Pat Foreman, 1B Brett Carter, and C Joe Durbin. |
08/01/1947 |
Wins the R BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
08/06/1947 |
Was selected to the 1947 Sunset League All-Star Game. |
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: 28 (42); Power: 34 (44); Eye: 32 (46). |
03/03/1948 |
Outstandingly completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Houston Colt 45 s development complex. |
05/08/1948 |
Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week. |
11/21/1948 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 34 (42); Power: 38 (44); Eye: 38 (47). |
02/18/1949 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. |