Player History |
11/30/1953 | Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization, was discovered in Cuba. |
01/01/1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (14); Power: 6 (20); Eye: 7 (15). |
04/19/1954 | Named the #4 prospect in the ABA |
07/26/1954 | Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award. |
09/07/1954 | Won the 1954 Golden Horseshoe League Ontario Series with the Kitchener Marshalls! |
09/18/1954 | Wins the 1954 GHL MKL Earl Alexander Award at CF. |
01/01/1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (15); Power: 8 (20); Eye: 8 (12). |
04/18/1955 | Named the #4 prospect in the ABA |
05/09/1955 | Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game. |
09/23/1955 | Wins the 1955 GHL MKL Earl Alexander Award at CF. |
01/01/1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 8 (17); Eye: 9 (13). |
04/17/1956 | Named the #7 prospect in the ABA |
05/19/1956 | Injured (torn thumb ligament), out for 2 weeks. |
09/13/1956 | Wins the 1956 GHL MKL Earl Alexander Award at CF. |
01/01/1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (15); Power: 10 (18); Eye: 10 (12). |
04/15/1957 | Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award. |
04/22/1957 | Named the #5 prospect in the ABA |
06/10/1957 | Injured (torn abdominal muscle), out for 3-4 months. |
10/14/1957 | Won the 1957 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen! |
01/01/1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 11 (18); Eye: 14 (14). |
04/22/1958 | Named the #5 prospect in the ABA |
01/01/1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (14); Power: 14 (18); Eye: 14 (14). |
06/15/1959 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
09/21/1959 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
10/26/1959 | Wins the 1959 ABA RL Top Glove Award at CF. |
01/01/1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 14 (14). |
07/29/1960 | Was traded by the Cincinnati Rivermen to the San Francisco Golden Gators, along with CL Augusto Guillén, in exchange for SP Jesús Matos. |
01/01/1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 19 (19); Eye: 12 (12). |
07/01/1961 | Wins the ABA RL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/24/1961 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
08/21/1961 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1961 | Wins the ABA RL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/26/1961 | Wins the 1961 ABA RL Top Hitter Award. |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 12 (12). |
04/23/1962 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
05/19/1962 | Injured (bruised collarbone), out for 2 weeks. |
08/09/1962 | Injured (wrist tendinitis), out for 2-3 weeks. |
09/03/1962 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 13 (13). |
04/22/1963 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1963 | Wins the ABA RL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/01/1963 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1963 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1963 | Wins the ABA RL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/01/1963 | Wins the ABA RL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/02/1963 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
09/04/1963 | Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/22/1963 | Wins the 1963 ABA RL Top Hitter Award. |
01/01/1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 12 (12). |
04/27/1964 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
06/18/1964 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for 2 weeks. |
08/01/1964 | Wins the ABA RL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/23/1964 | Wins the 1964 ABA RL Top Glove Award at CF. |
01/01/1965 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 13 (13). |
05/30/1965 | Injured (strained hamstring), out for 4 weeks. |
10/05/1965 | Got claimed off waivers by The Bronx while with San Francisco. |
10/11/1965 | Got claimed off waivers by Manhattan while with The Bronx. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 18 (18); Eye: 14 (14). |
06/21/1966 | Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)), out for 5-6 months. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 18 (18); Eye: 15 (15). |
07/06/1967 | Hits his 300th career American Baseball Association home run! |
07/28/1967 | Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 14 (14). |
07/08/1968 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
10/10/1968 | Wins the 1968 ABA RL Top Glove Award at CF. |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 18 (18); Eye: 15 (15). |
04/05/1969 | Injured (hamstring strain), out for 4 weeks. |
09/02/1969 | Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 16 (16); Eye: 13 (14). |
03/07/1970 | Injured (oblique strain), out for 1-2 weeks. |
04/24/1970 | Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 1-2 weeks. |
04/30/1970 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
06/10/1970 | Injured (fractured fibula), out for 3 months. |
10/05/1970 | Retired from professional baseball. |