06/01/1943 |
Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 10, 20th overall pick) by the Halifax Golden Giants. |
06/06/1943 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Halifax Golden Giants organization with a signing bonus of $2,600. |
01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 9 (9). |
05/02/1944 |
Named the #73 prospect in the RCB |
07/16/1944 |
Goes 5-6 against the Bath ABC, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 9 (10). |
05/02/1945 |
Named the #6 prospect in the RCB |
10/18/1945 |
Wins the 1945 CPB (A) SL Glove Wizard Award at RF. |
01/01/1946 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (6); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 9 (10). |
05/02/1946 |
Named the #1 prospect in the RCB |
07/29/1946 |
Wins the CPB (A) SL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1946 |
Wins the CPB (A) SL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/19/1946 |
Wins the CPB (A) SL Player of the Week Award. |
10/24/1946 |
Wins the 1946 CPB (A) SL Glove Wizard Award at RF. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 12 (10). |
04/08/1947 |
Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
05/02/1947 |
Named the #17 prospect in the RCB |
05/22/1947 |
Injured (concussion), day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/19/1947 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,040 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (6); Power: 8 (6); Eye: 15 (9). |
09/06/1948 |
Wins the 1948 The King's Cup with the Halifax Golden Giants. |
10/16/1948 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,360 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (6); Power: 9 (6); Eye: 15 (9). |
07/11/1949 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1949 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $185,690 with the Halifax Golden Giants organization. |
10/11/1949 |
Wins the 1949 RCB RMB Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Bat. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 12 (6); Eye: 19 (10). |
06/01/1950 |
Wins the RCB RMB Batter of the Month Award. |
06/25/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/01/1950 |
Wins the RCB RMB Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1950 |
Wins the 1950 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at RF. |
10/05/1950 |
Wins the 1950 RCB RMB Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Bat. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 12 (6); Eye: 19 (10). |
06/25/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/16/1951 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
08/06/1951 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
10/05/1951 |
Wins the 1951 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at RF. |
10/09/1951 |
Finished 2nd in 1951 RCB RMB Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Bat voting. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 12 (6); Eye: 19 (10). |
06/25/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/01/1952 |
Wins the RCB RMB Batter of the Month Award. |
10/08/1952 |
Wins the 1952 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at RF. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 11 (6); Eye: 18 (9). |
08/10/1953 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 11 (6); Eye: 18 (9). |
06/25/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/01/1954 |
Wins the RCB RMB Batter of the Month Award. |
08/20/1954 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $406,100 with the Halifax Golden Giants organization. |
10/02/1954 |
Wins the 1954 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at LF. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 10 (6); Eye: 17 (9). |
05/09/1955 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
06/25/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/06/1955 |
Wins the 1955 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at LF. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 10 (6); Eye: 17 (9). |
05/31/1956 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/25/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/04/1956 |
Wins the 1956 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at LF. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 10 (6); Eye: 17 (9). |
05/20/1957 |
Injured (torn meniscus (knee)), out for 2-3 months. |
06/25/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 10 (6); Eye: 17 (9). |
06/25/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/23/1958 |
Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/27/1958 |
Declined his contract option. |
10/20/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
11/03/1958 |
Named to the 1958 The Baseball World Cup for England. |
11/25/1958 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $195,000 with the Truro United organization. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 11 (6); Eye: 17 (10). |
05/05/1959 |
Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for one week. |
06/25/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/02/1959 |
Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for one week. |
08/10/1959 |
Injured (Lacerated hand), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
10/05/1959 |
Wins the 1959 RCB TBL Order of the Stick at RF. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 11 (6); Eye: 17 (10). |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 9 (6); Eye: 17 (10). |
04/04/1961 |
Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/03/1961 |
Injured (Personal leave), out for 2 days. |
09/27/1961 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
01/15/1986 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1947 |
93 |
10 |
1949 |
104 |
5 |
1950 |
107 |
1 |
1951 |
108 |
1 |
1952 |
106 |
8 |
1954 |
107 |
4 |
1955 |
102 |
10 |
1959 |
91 |
10 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1949 |
461 |
5 |
1950 |
491 |
1 |
1951 |
486 |
4 |
1952 |
482 |
4 |
1953 |
443 |
10 |
1954 |
466 |
4 |
1955 |
485 |
2 |
1956 |
455 |
10 |
1958 |
452 |
5 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1949 |
395 |
5 |
1950 |
424 |
3 |
1951 |
416 |
4 |
1952 |
389 |
9 |
1954 |
371 |
9 |
1955 |
395 |
7 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1949 |
111 |
5 |
1950 |
128 |
3 |
1951 |
122 |
4 |
1952 |
103 |
10 |
1955 |
115 |
5 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1947 |
110 |
1 |
1948 |
61 |
2 |
1949 |
93 |
1 |
1950 |
81 |
1 |
1951 |
84 |
1 |
1952 |
79 |
2 |
1953 |
78 |
1 |
1954 |
79 |
2 |
1955 |
51 |
8 |
1956 |
88 |
2 |
1958 |
92 |
1 |
1959 |
86 |
3 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1949 |
194 |
3 |
1950 |
242 |
1 |
1951 |
218 |
3 |
1952 |
168 |
8 |
1954 |
160 |
8 |
1955 |
197 |
5 |
1956 |
178 |
8 |
1959 |
148 |
10 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1948 |
15 |
8 |
1949 |
17 |
9 |
1950 |
27 |
2 |
1951 |
28 |
2 |
1953 |
22 |
9 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1947 |
5 |
9 |
1948 |
6 |
6 |
1949 |
6 |
3 |
1950 |
6 |
6 |
1951 |
7 |
3 |
1952 |
3 |
10 |
1954 |
4 |
8 |
1955 |
3 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1947 |
9 |
9 |
1948 |
8 |
8 |
1949 |
18 |
1 |
1950 |
25 |
1 |
1951 |
18 |
2 |
1952 |
15 |
5 |
1953 |
11 |
8 |
1954 |
15 |
6 |
1955 |
22 |
5 |
1956 |
24 |
2 |
1959 |
17 |
7 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1949 |
5 |
7 |
1951 |
7 |
5 |
1952 |
4 |
10 |
1954 |
5 |
8 |
1955 |
5 |
10 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1949 |
48 |
5 |
1950 |
74 |
2 |
1951 |
72 |
2 |
1952 |
70 |
3 |
1953 |
55 |
4 |
1954 |
64 |
6 |
1955 |
72 |
7 |
1956 |
82 |
3 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1949 |
66 |
3 |
1950 |
84 |
1 |
1951 |
74 |
1 |
1952 |
82 |
1 |
1953 |
64 |
4 |
1954 |
68 |
3 |
1955 |
91 |
1 |
1956 |
70 |
3 |
1958 |
76 |
2 |
1958 |
14 |
9 |
1959 |
57 |
7 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1949 |
62 |
5 |
1950 |
67 |
2 |
1951 |
69 |
2 |
1952 |
82 |
2 |
1953 |
67 |
3 |
1954 |
89 |
1 |
1955 |
76 |
2 |
1956 |
87 |
1 |
1957 |
37 |
8 |
1958 |
92 |
2 |
1958 |
19 |
2 |
1959 |
59 |
3 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1948 |
3 |
8 |
1949 |
4 |
7 |
1950 |
4 |
4 |
1952 |
4 |
6 |
1953 |
3 |
6 |
1954 |
5 |
2 |
1956 |
7 |
2 |
1958 |
3 |
5 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1947 |
1 |
9 |
1948 |
1 |
9 |
1949 |
3 |
3 |
1955 |
4 |
4 |
1956 |
4 |
4 |
1958 |
3 |
10 |
|
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1952 |
5 |
8 |
1955 |
8 |
4 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1948 |
5 |
3 |
1952 |
5 |
6 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1948 |
29 |
7 |
1949 |
41 |
1 |
1950 |
58 |
1 |
1951 |
53 |
1 |
1952 |
32 |
9 |
1953 |
36 |
10 |
1956 |
41 |
8 |
1959 |
29 |
10 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1949 |
.281 |
9 |
1950 |
.302 |
8 |
1951 |
.293 |
4 |
1955 |
.291 |
7 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1949 |
.382 |
5 |
1950 |
.397 |
4 |
1951 |
.393 |
3 |
1952 |
.390 |
2 |
1953 |
.380 |
6 |
1954 |
.405 |
3 |
1955 |
.409 |
4 |
1956 |
.392 |
2 |
1958 |
.398 |
3 |
1959 |
.368 |
6 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1949 |
.491 |
2 |
1950 |
.571 |
1 |
1951 |
.524 |
2 |
1952 |
.432 |
8 |
1954 |
.431 |
7 |
1955 |
.499 |
7 |
1956 |
.493 |
5 |
1959 |
.447 |
9 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1949 |
77.15 |
1 |
1950 |
99.86 |
1 |
1951 |
91.30 |
1 |
1952 |
72.32 |
3 |
1953 |
65.24 |
7 |
1954 |
70.34 |
5 |
1955 |
86.98 |
4 |
1956 |
76.53 |
3 |
1958 |
60.08 |
5 |
1959 |
56.43 |
9 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1949 |
7.09 |
2 |
1950 |
8.93 |
1 |
1951 |
8.19 |
2 |
1952 |
6.42 |
5 |
1953 |
6.20 |
7 |
1954 |
6.53 |
5 |
1955 |
7.88 |
6 |
1956 |
7.30 |
2 |
1958 |
5.81 |
6 |
1959 |
5.93 |
7 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1947 |
.152 |
8 |
1949 |
.210 |
1 |
1950 |
.269 |
1 |
1951 |
.231 |
2 |
1952 |
.167 |
7 |
1953 |
.164 |
9 |
1954 |
.170 |
6 |
1955 |
.208 |
9 |
1956 |
.252 |
2 |
1959 |
.190 |
8 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1949 |
.398 |
2 |
1950 |
.428 |
1 |
1951 |
.410 |
2 |
1952 |
.376 |
6 |
1953 |
.367 |
8 |
1954 |
.380 |
6 |
1955 |
.398 |
7 |
1956 |
.384 |
5 |
1958 |
.358 |
9 |
1959 |
.360 |
6 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1949 |
.873 |
2 |
1950 |
.968 |
1 |
1951 |
.917 |
2 |
1952 |
.822 |
6 |
1953 |
.816 |
9 |
1954 |
.836 |
6 |
1955 |
.908 |
7 |
1956 |
.885 |
4 |
1958 |
.769 |
10 |
1959 |
.815 |
8 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1949 |
3.4 |
2 |
1950 |
4.9 |
1 |
1951 |
3.8 |
1 |
1952 |
2.4 |
8 |
1954 |
2.6 |
7 |
1955 |
3.8 |
6 |
1956 |
2.6 |
6 |
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