Player History |
06/15/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 34th overall pick) by the Detroit Bears, out of college (Purdue). |
07/29/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization with a signing bonus of $17,200. |
09/03/1951 | Won the 1951 South Texas League Lone Star Series with the San Antonio Bears! |
01/01/1952 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 4 (6). |
04/10/1952 | Injured (mild hip strain), day-to-day for one week. |
05/26/1952 | Wins the STL GL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1952 | Wins the STL GL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/13/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 South Texas League All-Star Game. |
08/18/1952 | Wins the STL GL Player of the Week Award. |
09/03/1952 | Won the 1952 South Texas League Lone Star Series with the San Antonio Bears! |
09/16/1952 | Wins the 1952 STL GL Mirabeau B. Lamar Award. |
01/01/1953 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (5). |
04/29/1953 | Injured (ankle soreness), out for 2 weeks. |
07/06/1953 | Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 4 (5). |
04/19/1954 | Wins the STL GL Player of the Week Award. |
06/28/1954 | Injured (strained oblique), out for 2 weeks. |
07/19/1954 | Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award. |
07/26/1954 | Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1954 | Wins the SCL SL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/01/1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/01/1956 | Injured (thigh muscle strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/29/1957 | Injured (ankle soreness), out for 6 days. |
01/01/1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 7 (7). |
01/01/1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 7 (8). |
09/03/1959 | Injured (knee tendinitis), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 8 (8). |
09/03/1960 | Won the 1960 Golden Horseshoe League Ontario Series with the Vaughan Millers! |
01/01/1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 7 (8). |
05/15/1961 | Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award. |
07/25/1961 | Injured (back soreness), out for 5 days. |
08/22/1961 | Injured (torn meniscus (knee)), out for 3-4 weeks. |
09/02/1961 | Won the 1961 South Texas League Lone Star Series with the San Antonio Bears! |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/06/1962 | Released by the Detroit organization. |
04/07/1962 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Manhattan Peril organization. |
08/16/1962 | Injured (back soreness), out for one week. |
10/07/1962 | Became a minor league free agent. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/12/1963 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Mutuals organization. |
05/02/1963 | Injured (strained hamstring), out for 6 weeks. |
08/27/1963 | Retired from professional baseball. |