Player History |
06/15/1953 | Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 54th overall pick) by the Cleveland Eagles, out of college (Georgia). |
07/30/1953 | Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Eagles organization with a signing bonus of $7,400. |
01/01/1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 5 (8). |
04/26/1954 | Wins the STL GL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1954 | Wins the STL GL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (6). |
07/16/1955 | Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
01/01/1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/22/1956 | Injured (bruised back), day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/21/1956 | Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/01/1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
10/13/1958 | Won the 1958 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cleveland Eagles! |
01/01/1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
10/15/1959 | Won the 1959 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cleveland Eagles! |
10/24/1959 | Was traded by the Cleveland Eagles to the St. Louis Dredgers, along with RF Eduardo Gómez, in exchange for MR Will Thomas, RF Burton Austin. |
01/01/1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
09/05/1960 | Injured (back stiffness), out for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/29/1961 | Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/12/1962 | Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
06/07/1963 | Was selected to the 1963 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game. |
07/16/1963 | Injured (sore hamstring), day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (9). |
06/08/1964 | Injured (torn calf muscle), out for 4 months. |
01/01/1965 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 9 (10). |
06/13/1965 | Was traded by the St. Louis Dredgers to the Philadelphia Blue Rocks, along with MR Dane Hicks, in exchange for 2B Howard Anslow, SP Iván Romero. |
08/02/1965 | Injured (latissimus dorsi strain), out for 1-2 weeks. |
08/12/1965 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 9 (9). |
06/08/1966 | Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 8 (9). |
04/24/1967 | Injured (sprained elbow), out for 4 weeks. |
05/08/1967 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
07/31/1967 | Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 10 (10). |
05/19/1968 | Injured (chronic back soreness), out for 5 weeks. |
09/01/1968 | Retired from professional baseball. |