10/01/1948 |
Entered league as free agent from an independent league. |
12/06/1948 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $63,800 with the Albuquerque Sky organization. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (6); Power: 8 (5); Eye: 9 (6). |
01/20/1949 |
Released by the Albuquerque Sky. |
02/16/1949 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,300 with the Tijuana Típica organization. |
09/18/1949 |
Finished 2nd in 1949 IDB IDB Southwest Rookie of the Year voting. |
09/28/1949 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (6); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 9 (6). |
09/14/1950 |
Finished 2nd in 1950 IDB IDB Southwest Rookie of the Year voting. |
09/24/1950 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (6); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 9 (6). |
06/30/1951 |
Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament), out for 3 weeks. |
07/24/1951 |
Goes 5-6 against the Phoenix Firebirds, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R. |
09/30/1951 |
Became a free agent. |
11/08/1951 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $75,800 with the Juarez Trolls organization. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 9 (6). |
08/31/1952 |
Wins the 1952 Independent Desert Baseball Sunset Trophy with the Juarez Trolls! |
09/09/1952 |
Wins the 1952 IDB IDB Southwest Golden Glove at 1B. |
09/11/1952 |
Wins the 1952 IDB IDB Southwest Silver Batsman at 1B. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 9 (6). |
06/15/1953 |
Wins the IDB IDB Player of the Week Award. |
09/17/1953 |
Wins the 1953 IDB IDB Southwest Silver Batsman at 1B. |
09/21/1953 |
Finished 3rd in 1953 IDB IDB Southwest Hitter of the Year voting. |
10/01/1953 |
Became a free agent. |
11/17/1953 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $195,000 with the Phoenix Firebirds organization. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 10 (7). |
06/14/1954 |
Wins the IDB IDB Player of the Week Award. |
09/13/1954 |
Wins the 1954 IDB IDB Southwest Silver Batsman at 1B. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 9 (5); Eye: 10 (7). |
04/27/1955 |
Injured (sprained ankle), out for 3 weeks. |
07/25/1955 |
Wins the IDB IDB Player of the Week Award. |
08/19/1955 |
Injured (heel soreness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/14/1955 |
Wins the 1955 IDB IDB Southwest Golden Glove at 1B. |
09/16/1955 |
Wins the 1955 IDB IDB Southwest Silver Batsman at 1B. |
09/20/1955 |
Finished 2nd in 1955 IDB IDB Southwest Hitter of the Year voting. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 9 (5); Eye: 10 (7). |
06/18/1956 |
Wins the IDB IDB Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1956 |
Wins the IDB IDB Batter of the Month Award. |
08/25/1956 |
Injured (heat exhaustion), day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/12/1956 |
Wins the 1956 IDB IDB Southwest Golden Glove at 1B. |
09/14/1956 |
Wins the 1956 IDB IDB Southwest Silver Batsman at 1B. |
09/18/1956 |
Finished 3rd in 1956 IDB IDB Southwest Hitter of the Year voting. |
09/28/1956 |
Became a free agent. |
11/04/1956 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $276,000 with the Albuquerque Sky organization. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 8 (5); Eye: 11 (7). |
07/08/1957 |
Injured (strained quadriceps), day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/10/1957 |
Injured (bruised elbow), day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/16/1957 |
Wins the 1957 IDB IDB Southwest Silver Batsman at 1B. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 8 (5); Eye: 11 (8). |
09/28/1958 |
Drafted in the 1958 expansion draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 20th overall pick) by the Chihuahua Estrellas. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 7 (5); Eye: 10 (8). |
09/30/1959 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (5); Power: 6 (5); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 7 (8). |
01/01/1961 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
01/16/1963 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1952 |
74 |
2 |
1953 |
75 |
1 |
1954 |
75 |
3 |
1955 |
76 |
1 |
1956 |
74 |
3 |
1957 |
75 |
1 |
1958 |
71 |
8 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1952 |
336 |
2 |
1953 |
337 |
2 |
1954 |
333 |
6 |
1955 |
329 |
2 |
1956 |
339 |
3 |
1957 |
330 |
2 |
1958 |
313 |
7 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1952 |
289 |
4 |
1953 |
300 |
1 |
1954 |
299 |
3 |
1955 |
288 |
3 |
1956 |
302 |
3 |
1957 |
283 |
7 |
1958 |
286 |
7 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1952 |
88 |
4 |
1953 |
106 |
1 |
1954 |
91 |
8 |
1955 |
83 |
6 |
1956 |
96 |
3 |
1957 |
82 |
7 |
1958 |
83 |
6 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1952 |
34 |
10 |
1957 |
45 |
4 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1952 |
143 |
4 |
1953 |
186 |
1 |
1954 |
180 |
2 |
1955 |
190 |
2 |
1956 |
191 |
2 |
1957 |
147 |
4 |
1958 |
148 |
3 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1952 |
22 |
3 |
1953 |
24 |
1 |
1954 |
17 |
4 |
1955 |
15 |
4 |
1956 |
14 |
8 |
1957 |
21 |
1 |
1958 |
18 |
2 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1949 |
8 |
9 |
1951 |
10 |
8 |
1952 |
11 |
6 |
1953 |
18 |
1 |
1954 |
24 |
1 |
1955 |
30 |
1 |
1956 |
25 |
3 |
1957 |
14 |
5 |
1958 |
15 |
5 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1951 |
45 |
7 |
1952 |
47 |
5 |
1953 |
52 |
4 |
1954 |
59 |
4 |
1955 |
69 |
2 |
1956 |
71 |
2 |
1957 |
42 |
6 |
1958 |
48 |
3 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1952 |
46 |
8 |
1953 |
45 |
5 |
1955 |
50 |
4 |
1956 |
46 |
7 |
1957 |
49 |
4 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1952 |
40 |
6 |
1955 |
35 |
7 |
1957 |
43 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1953 |
3 |
6 |
1955 |
4 |
6 |
1957 |
2 |
8 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1950 |
5 |
1 |
1951 |
3 |
6 |
1952 |
5 |
3 |
1953 |
3 |
7 |
1956 |
4 |
2 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1952 |
33 |
6 |
1953 |
43 |
1 |
1954 |
41 |
1 |
1955 |
46 |
2 |
1956 |
42 |
3 |
1957 |
36 |
2 |
1958 |
34 |
2 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1951 |
.336 |
5 |
1952 |
.304 |
7 |
1953 |
.353 |
3 |
1955 |
.288 |
10 |
1956 |
.318 |
5 |
1958 |
.290 |
10 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1951 |
.411 |
9 |
1952 |
.387 |
6 |
1953 |
.415 |
3 |
1955 |
.372 |
7 |
1956 |
.381 |
7 |
1957 |
.385 |
5 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1951 |
.523 |
7 |
1952 |
.495 |
6 |
1953 |
.620 |
2 |
1954 |
.602 |
4 |
1955 |
.660 |
3 |
1956 |
.632 |
3 |
1957 |
.519 |
6 |
1958 |
.517 |
7 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1952 |
53.48 |
7 |
1953 |
75.38 |
1 |
1954 |
61.81 |
6 |
1955 |
65.90 |
2 |
1956 |
65.27 |
3 |
1957 |
54.73 |
5 |
1958 |
48.12 |
8 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1951 |
8.06 |
8 |
1952 |
6.53 |
7 |
1953 |
9.78 |
3 |
1954 |
7.45 |
9 |
1955 |
8.09 |
5 |
1956 |
7.70 |
3 |
1957 |
6.84 |
5 |
1958 |
6.02 |
9 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1951 |
.187 |
8 |
1952 |
.190 |
8 |
1953 |
.267 |
3 |
1954 |
.298 |
2 |
1955 |
.372 |
1 |
1956 |
.315 |
3 |
1957 |
.230 |
5 |
1958 |
.227 |
4 |
|
Year |
WOBA |
Rank |
1951 |
.420 |
7 |
1952 |
.398 |
6 |
1953 |
.452 |
2 |
1954 |
.425 |
7 |
1955 |
.438 |
3 |
1956 |
.424 |
3 |
1957 |
.385 |
5 |
1958 |
.377 |
7 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1951 |
.934 |
6 |
1952 |
.882 |
7 |
1953 |
1.035 |
3 |
1954 |
.974 |
6 |
1955 |
1.032 |
3 |
1956 |
1.013 |
3 |
1957 |
.904 |
5 |
1958 |
.863 |
7 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1951 |
2.4 |
9 |
1952 |
2.9 |
9 |
1953 |
4.4 |
1 |
1954 |
3.1 |
6 |
1955 |
4.2 |
3 |
1956 |
4.0 |
3 |
1957 |
2.9 |
8 |
|
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