06/01/1944 |
Joined the Welsh Academy Y Dreigiau. |
09/21/1944 |
Wins the 1944 EAB BAB Most Promising Fielders at C. |
01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 1 (5). |
07/30/1945 |
Was selected to the 1945 European Academies of Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/25/1945 |
Wins the 1945 EAB BAB Most Promising Hitter. |
01/01/1946 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 1 (5). |
07/22/1946 |
Wins the EAB BAB Player of the Week Award. |
07/30/1946 |
Was selected to the 1946 European Academies of Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/26/1946 |
Finished 2nd in 1946 EAB BAB Most Promising Hitter voting. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 2 (5). |
06/01/1947 |
Released by the Welsh Academy Y Dreigiau. |
06/01/1947 |
Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Halifax Golden Giants. |
06/11/1947 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Halifax Golden Giants organization with a signing bonus of $55,000. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 2 (6). |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 5 (7). |
05/02/1949 |
Named the #80 prospect in the RCB |
07/29/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 Welsh Instructional League All-Star Game. |
09/02/1949 |
Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/11/1949 |
Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (8); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 8 (6). |
05/02/1950 |
Named the #92 prospect in the RCB |
07/17/1950 |
Wins the NOL (AAA) NOL (AAA) Player of the Week Award. |
10/04/1950 |
Injured (back stiffness), out for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (8); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 12 (6). |
05/02/1951 |
Named the #24 prospect in the RCB |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (8); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 12 (6). |
05/02/1952 |
Named the #12 prospect in the RCB |
06/01/1952 |
Wins the RCB RMB Batter of the Month Award. |
06/01/1952 |
Wins the RCB RMB Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/10/1952 |
Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/16/1952 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
06/25/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/01/1952 |
Wins the RCB RMB Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/01/1952 |
Wins the RCB RMB Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/06/1952 |
Wins the 1952 RCB RMB Order of the Glove at C. |
10/08/1952 |
Wins the 1952 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at C. |
10/09/1952 |
Wins the 1952 RCB RMB King's Newcomer of the Year. |
10/12/1952 |
Finished 3rd in 1952 RCB RMB Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Bat voting. |
10/22/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,720 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (8); Power: 8 (6); Eye: 12 (6). |
06/25/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/06/1953 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
10/03/1953 |
Wins the 1953 RCB RMB Order of the Glove at C. |
10/05/1953 |
Wins the 1953 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at C. |
10/19/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,040 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (8); Power: 9 (6); Eye: 13 (7). |
05/17/1954 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
05/26/1954 |
Goes 0-4 against the Moncton Bucks, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
06/25/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/20/1954 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $240,000 with the Halifax Golden Giants organization. |
08/23/1954 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1954 |
Wins the RCB RMB Batter of the Month Award. |
10/02/1954 |
Wins the 1954 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at C. |
10/06/1954 |
Wins the 1954 RCB RMB Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Bat. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (8); Power: 12 (6); Eye: 13 (7). |
06/03/1955 |
Goes 5-5 against the Saint John Sasquatches, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
06/06/1955 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
06/25/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/01/1955 |
Wins the RCB RMB Batter of the Month Award. |
10/04/1955 |
Wins the 1955 RCB RMB Order of the Glove at C. |
10/06/1955 |
Wins the 1955 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at C. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (8); Power: 12 (6); Eye: 13 (7). |
06/25/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/09/1956 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
07/13/1956 |
Injured (strained groin), out for 5 weeks. |
10/04/1956 |
Wins the 1956 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at C. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (8); Power: 12 (6); Eye: 13 (7). |
03/30/1957 |
Injured (fractured thumb), out for 5 weeks. |
05/20/1957 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
06/25/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/26/1957 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
10/09/1957 |
Wins the 1957 RCB RMB Order of the Stick at C. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 10 (5); Eye: 13 (7). |
06/25/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/20/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
11/03/1958 |
Named to the 1958 The Baseball World Cup for Northern Ireland. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 10 (5); Eye: 13 (7). |
03/10/1959 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $44,000 with the Saint John Sasquatches organization. |
06/01/1959 |
Wins the RCB RMB Player of the Week Award. |
06/25/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/22/1959 |
Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 2-3 weeks. |
09/10/1959 |
Wins the 1959 The King's Cup with the Saint John Sasquatches. |
09/24/1959 |
Won the 1959 Professional North Atlantic Baseball Atlantic Cup with the Saint John Sasquatches! |
10/18/1959 |
Became a free agent. |
11/17/1959 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $370,000 with the Liverpool AC organization. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 10 (5); Eye: 14 (7). |
06/25/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 10 (5); Eye: 14 (7). |
10/05/1961 |
Wins the 1961 RCB TBL Order of the Glove at C. |
11/06/1961 |
Named to the 1961 The Baseball World Cup for Northern Ireland. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 10 (5); Eye: 13 (7). |
05/09/1962 |
Injured (Twisted ankle), day-to-day for 6 days. |
05/24/1962 |
Injured (Sore Achilles tendon), day-to-day for 6 days. |
05/26/1962 |
Injured (Hamstring tendinitis), out for one week. |
08/27/1962 |
Wins the RCB TBL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 10 (5); Eye: 14 (7). |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 10 (5); Eye: 14 (7). |
10/17/1964 |
Became a free agent. |
11/09/1964 |
Named to the 1964 The Baseball World Cup for Northern Ireland. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 8 (5); Eye: 13 (7). |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (5); Power: 7 (5); Eye: 13 (7). |
01/01/1966 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1953 |
444 |
9 |
1954 |
437 |
9 |
1957 |
431 |
7 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1954 |
368 |
10 |
1957 |
379 |
9 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1952 |
114 |
5 |
1953 |
115 |
6 |
1954 |
127 |
1 |
1955 |
112 |
6 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1952 |
181 |
6 |
1953 |
176 |
7 |
1954 |
215 |
2 |
1955 |
197 |
5 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1952 |
28 |
1 |
1953 |
27 |
2 |
1954 |
23 |
4 |
1955 |
22 |
4 |
1962 |
18 |
4 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1952 |
3 |
10 |
1954 |
4 |
8 |
1955 |
3 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1952 |
11 |
9 |
1954 |
19 |
3 |
1955 |
19 |
9 |
1957 |
15 |
7 |
1958 |
4 |
5 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1952 |
64 |
6 |
1953 |
53 |
9 |
1954 |
73 |
4 |
1955 |
70 |
9 |
1957 |
58 |
7 |
1958 |
18 |
2 |
1964 |
47 |
8 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1954 |
82 |
1 |
1955 |
78 |
5 |
1957 |
55 |
6 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1952 |
40 |
8 |
1953 |
60 |
4 |
1954 |
65 |
3 |
1955 |
60 |
6 |
1957 |
46 |
4 |
1959 |
41 |
7 |
1961 |
64 |
4 |
1962 |
48 |
5 |
1963 |
36 |
10 |
1964 |
34 |
5 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1959 |
3 |
9 |
1960 |
5 |
3 |
1961 |
5 |
10 |
1962 |
10 |
3 |
1964 |
5 |
4 |
|
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1957 |
4 |
5 |
1960 |
6 |
10 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1952 |
5 |
6 |
1953 |
4 |
5 |
1954 |
4 |
8 |
1955 |
6 |
3 |
1960 |
3 |
10 |
1961 |
3 |
9 |
1964 |
3 |
9 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1952 |
42 |
2 |
1953 |
39 |
7 |
1954 |
46 |
2 |
1955 |
44 |
5 |
1962 |
29 |
9 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1952 |
.317 |
2 |
1953 |
.303 |
6 |
1954 |
.345 |
1 |
1955 |
.322 |
2 |
1958 |
.457 |
3 |
1959 |
.262 |
9 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1952 |
.380 |
3 |
1953 |
.396 |
3 |
1954 |
.439 |
1 |
1955 |
.417 |
3 |
1957 |
.342 |
9 |
1958 |
.604 |
1 |
1959 |
.347 |
4 |
1962 |
.365 |
9 |
1963 |
.337 |
7 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1952 |
.503 |
2 |
1953 |
.464 |
7 |
1954 |
.584 |
2 |
1955 |
.566 |
6 |
1958 |
.857 |
1 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1952 |
66.02 |
7 |
1953 |
72.70 |
6 |
1954 |
98.30 |
1 |
1955 |
81.71 |
5 |
1958 |
18.63 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1952 |
6.68 |
4 |
1953 |
7.06 |
5 |
1954 |
10.49 |
1 |
1955 |
8.55 |
5 |
1958 |
23.95 |
1 |
1959 |
4.55 |
9 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1952 |
.186 |
5 |
1953 |
.161 |
10 |
1954 |
.239 |
3 |
1955 |
.244 |
6 |
1957 |
.140 |
10 |
1958 |
.400 |
1 |
1959 |
.120 |
9 |
1962 |
.171 |
8 |
1964 |
.119 |
8 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1952 |
.402 |
1 |
1953 |
.390 |
4 |
1954 |
.454 |
1 |
1955 |
.427 |
4 |
1958 |
.619 |
1 |
1959 |
.323 |
9 |
1963 |
.320 |
10 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1952 |
.883 |
2 |
1953 |
.861 |
6 |
1954 |
1.024 |
2 |
1955 |
.983 |
5 |
1958 |
1.461 |
1 |
1959 |
.728 |
10 |
1962 |
.797 |
10 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1952 |
4.3 |
2 |
1953 |
4.0 |
1 |
1954 |
6.3 |
1 |
1955 |
5.5 |
2 |
1956 |
2.9 |
5 |
1958 |
1.2 |
1 |
1959 |
1.9 |
10 |
|
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