Player History |
06/15/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick) by the Washington Mutuals, out of college (Tennessee). |
08/10/1951 | Signed with the Washington Mutuals organization for a signing bonus of $29,300 and a 2-year major league contract worth a total of $58,600. |
01/01/1952 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (11); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 5 (7). |
04/22/1952 | Named the #58 prospect in the ABA |
09/20/1952 | Goes 5-6 against the Boston Morrills, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
01/01/1953 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 7 (8). |
06/18/1953 | Was traded by the Washington Mutuals to the San Francisco Golden Gators in exchange for 2B Phil Flynn, RF Ánibal Jiménez. |
01/01/1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 10 (11). |
01/01/1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 7 (8). |
10/01/1955 | Wins the ABA RL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (9). |
07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
09/14/1956 | Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Dredgers, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R. |
10/25/1956 | Was traded by the San Francisco Golden Gators to the Washington Mutuals in exchange for MR Tomomi Kanno, CL Reed Wilson. |
01/01/1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (9). |
01/01/1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 11 (11). |
09/22/1958 | Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 13 (13). |
07/25/1959 | Was traded by the Washington Mutuals to the Boston Morrills, along with SP Robert Garneau, in exchange for MR Freddy Gibbons, RF Fred Gauvin. |
01/01/1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 11 (11). |
06/29/1960 | Was traded by the Boston Morrills to the Chicago Hitmen, along with 3B Dan Snow, in exchange for LF Alfred Adams, SP Ken Lewis. |
01/01/1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 10 (10). |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 11 (11). |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 10 (10). |
09/30/1963 | Injured (flu), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 12 (12). |
06/23/1964 | Was traded by the Chicago Hitmen to the Philadelphia Blue Rocks, along with SP Rob Marks, in exchange for LF Gabriel Alvarado, MR Alec Ablett. |
01/01/1965 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 11 (11). |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 11 (12). |
05/15/1966 | Collects his 2000th career American Baseball Association hit! |
07/18/1966 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 10 (12). |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (13); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 8 (12). |
09/01/1968 | Retired from professional baseball. |