Player History |
06/15/1955 | Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the Detroit Bears, out of college (North Carolina A&T). |
08/02/1955 | Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization with a signing bonus of $23,000. |
08/14/1955 | Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
08/15/1955 | Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 8 (11). |
06/25/1956 | Injured (broken bone in elbow), out for 4-5 months. |
09/03/1956 | Won the 1956 South Texas League Lone Star Series with the San Antonio Bears! |
01/01/1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 11 (13). |
04/22/1957 | Named the #96 prospect in the ABA |
07/01/1957 | Injured (oblique strain), out for 6-7 weeks. |
01/01/1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 10 (12); Eye: 13 (15). |
05/09/1958 | Injured (sprained ankle), out for 4 weeks. |
01/01/1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 14 (16). |
05/21/1959 | Injured (bruised knee), out for 1-2 weeks. |
06/22/1959 | Injured (torn rib cage muscle), out for 2-3 months. |
01/01/1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 12 (13). |
06/06/1960 | Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award. |
07/14/1960 | Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 14 (15). |
06/10/1961 | Injured (wrist soreness), out for 1-2 weeks. |
07/15/1961 | Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13). |
06/08/1962 | Was selected to the 1962 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game. |
07/03/1962 | Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 14 (14). |
05/03/1963 | Injured (torn thumb ligament), out for 4 weeks. |
06/10/1963 | Injured (sore shoulder), out for 4 days. |
08/12/1963 | Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award. |
10/09/1963 | Was traded by the Detroit Bears to the Washington Mutuals in exchange for RF Yi-ping Lang, LF Chris Krieger. |
01/01/1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 13 (13). |
01/01/1965 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 15 (15). |
06/11/1965 | Was selected to the 1965 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 13 (13). |
04/12/1966 | Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 13 (13). |
05/25/1967 | Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/09/1967 | Was selected to the 1967 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game. |
10/03/1967 | Won the 1967 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Washington Mutuals! |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 8 (10); Eye: 14 (14). |
04/10/1968 | Injured (thumb contusion), out for 4 days. |
09/01/1968 | Retired from professional baseball. |