12/28/1981 | Drafted in the 1981 first-year player draft by the Boston Americans (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). |
01/01/1982 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/05/1982 | Named the #6 prospect in the ABBA |
04/16/1982 | Injured on 04/14/1982, diagnosed with a fractured wrist, will miss 5 weeks. |
10/31/1982 | Was traded by the Boston Americans to the Yokohama Dodgers, along with 1B Tim Jordan, in exchange for SP Ted Breitenstein, CF Turkey Stearnes. |
11/13/1982 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1983 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 3 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
11/18/1983 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1984 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 4 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/24/1984 | Was selected to the 1984 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/25/1984 | Wins the 1984 ABBA NL Splinter Award at LF. |
11/15/1984 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1985 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
11/16/1985 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $315,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1986 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/19/1986 | Injured (Quadriceps soreness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/05/1986 | Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/13/1986 | Was selected to the 1986 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/21/1986 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1986 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/24/1986 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,500,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1987 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/12/1987 | Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/27/1987 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/22/1987 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1987 | Was selected to the 1987 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
09/09/1987 | Goes 0-5 against the Chicago American Giants, ending his hitting streak at 25 games. |
10/01/1987 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/02/1987 | Wins the 1987 ABBA NL Splinter Award at LF. |
11/16/1987 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,068,750 through arbitration. |
01/01/1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/11/1988 | Was traded by the Yokohama Dodgers to the Birmingham Black Barons, along with a 4th draft pick, in exchange for a 2nd draft pick. |
06/13/1988 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1988 | Was selected to the 1988 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/07/1988 | Wins the 1988 ABBA NL Division Round MVP Award. |
10/30/1988 | Wins the 1988 ABBA NL Playoff MVP. |
10/30/1988 | Wins the 1988 ABBA NL Splinter Award at LF. |
11/21/1988 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1989 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/04/1989 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $50,000,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
05/08/1989 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1989 | Was selected to the 1989 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/22/1989 | Goes 0-1 against the Detroit Stars, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
07/24/1989 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/27/1989 | Wins the 1989 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1990 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/23/1990 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1990 | Was selected to the 1990 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/20/1990 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1990 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1991 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4). |
09/28/1991 | Goes 5-6 against the Milwaukee Bears, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
10/03/1991 | Wins the 1991 ABBA NL Division Round MVP Award. |
11/15/1991 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1992 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (5). |
02/04/1992 | Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $15,250,000 with the Washington Senators organization. |
03/13/1992 | Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1993 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
03/29/1993 | Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/04/1993 | Was traded by the Washington Senators to the Kansas City Athletics, along with a 1st draft pick, in exchange for SP Chris Sale. |
06/27/1993 | Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 6 days. |
01/01/1994 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
09/27/1994 | Scores his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association run! |
01/01/1995 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
11/19/1995 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1996 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/15/1996 | Signed a minor league contract with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
01/29/1996 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
05/07/1996 | Goes 0-4 against the Wading River Pirates, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
05/12/1996 | Goes 5-5 against the Iowa Cubs, with 1 2B, 7 RBI and 3 R. |
06/01/1996 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
06/16/1996 | Was selected to the 1996 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
07/27/1996 | Injured (Torn groin), out for 8 weeks. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1983 | 154 | 4 | 1984 | 153 | 6 | 1985 | 159 | 3 | 1986 | 156 | 7 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1983 | 688 | 10 | 1984 | 723 | 1 | 1985 | 727 | 2 | 1986 | 723 | 2 | 1987 | 701 | 5 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1983 | 605 | 9 | 1984 | 660 | 1 | 1985 | 665 | 1 | 1986 | 651 | 3 | 1987 | 649 | 4 | 1990 | 634 | 5 | | Year | H | Rank | 1984 | 206 | 1 | 1985 | 171 | 9 | 1986 | 193 | 5 | 1987 | 205 | 1 | 1990 | 196 | 2 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1984 | 287 | 6 | 1986 | 323 | 7 | 1987 | 354 | 1 | 1988 | 295 | 7 | 1990 | 363 | 1 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1983 | 48 | 6 | 1984 | 39 | 1 | 1986 | 48 | 1 | 1987 | 45 | 2 | 1990 | 38 | 3 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1985 | 6 | 6 | 1986 | 5 | 10 | 1989 | 8 | 1 | 1990 | 6 | 4 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1987 | 32 | 6 | 1988 | 34 | 5 | 1990 | 39 | 3 | 1991 | 28 | 7 | | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1987 | 103 | 6 | 1988 | 98 | 7 | 1990 | 113 | 2 | |
Year | R | Rank | 1984 | 99 | 4 | 1985 | 89 | 10 | 1986 | 115 | 2 | 1987 | 112 | 3 | 1990 | 101 | 4 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1988 | 4 | 8 | 1991 | 3 | 9 | | Year | SH | Rank | 1993 | 5 | 9 | 1994 | 5 | 10 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1983 | 7 | 9 | 1990 | 7 | 3 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1984 | 54 | 10 | 1986 | 77 | 4 | 1987 | 81 | 1 | 1988 | 67 | 6 | 1990 | 83 | 1 | 1991 | 61 | 10 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1984 | .312 | 2 | 1986 | .296 | 10 | 1987 | .316 | 1 | 1988 | .304 | 7 | 1989 | .345 | 1 | 1990 | .309 | 3 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1984 | .363 | 7 | 1986 | .361 | 10 | 1989 | .387 | 4 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1987 | .545 | 3 | 1988 | .574 | 2 | 1989 | .589 | 2 | 1990 | .573 | 1 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1984 | 106.93 | 4 | 1986 | 119.57 | 7 | 1987 | 128.21 | 3 | 1988 | 104.71 | 8 | 1990 | 116.20 | 5 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1984 | 6.07 | 9 | 1986 | 6.81 | 9 | 1987 | 7.56 | 5 | 1988 | 7.56 | 3 | 1989 | 8.86 | 1 | 1990 | 6.72 | 8 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1987 | .230 | 5 | 1988 | .270 | 2 | 1989 | .245 | 6 | 1990 | .263 | 2 | 1991 | .203 | 8 | | Year | WOBA | Rank | 1984 | .354 | 10 | 1986 | .371 | 9 | 1987 | .387 | 5 | 1988 | .390 | 4 | 1989 | .411 | 1 | 1990 | .379 | 7 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1984 | .798 | 10 | 1986 | .857 | 10 | 1987 | .905 | 4 | 1988 | .926 | 3 | 1989 | .976 | 2 | 1990 | .905 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1987 | 5.8 | 8 | 1988 | 5.7 | 6 | 1990 | 5.8 | 5 | | |