Player History |
06/15/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the San Francisco Golden Gators, out of college (Iowa). |
06/18/1951 | Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Golden Gators organization with a signing bonus of $56,400. |
01/01/1952 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (14); Power: 6 (10); Eye: 9 (14). |
04/22/1952 | Named the #41 prospect in the ABA |
06/02/1952 | Injured (chronic back soreness), out for 5 weeks. |
10/15/1952 | Won the 1952 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the San Francisco Golden Gators! |
01/01/1953 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 10 (13). |
01/01/1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 11 (14). |
09/30/1954 | Goes 6-6 against the Cincinnati Rivermen, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R. |
01/01/1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 12 (14). |
06/12/1955 | Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 4 days. |
07/26/1955 | Was traded by the San Francisco Golden Gators to the Washington Mutuals, along with 2B Fu-chi Fong, in exchange for MR Félix Escobedo, C Patrick Cook. |
01/01/1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 12 (13). |
01/01/1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 13 (14). |
01/01/1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 14 (14). |
01/01/1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 11 (12). |
01/01/1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 11 (11). |
05/19/1960 | Got claimed off waivers by Detroit while with Washington. |
01/01/1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 12 (13). |
04/21/1961 | Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 13 (13). |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 12 (13). |
01/01/1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (13). |
06/23/1964 | Injured (sore elbow), out for 2 weeks. |
10/13/1964 | Retired from professional baseball. |