11/02/1968 | Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Kansas City Athletics. |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (9); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 3 (3). |
04/10/1969 | Named the #34 prospect in the ABBA |
10/19/1969 | Wins the 1969 AA AA Great Glove Award at 1B. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (9); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 3 (3). |
04/10/1970 | Named the #27 prospect in the ABBA |
10/19/1970 | Wins the 1970 AA AA Great Glove Award at 1B. |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (8); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/10/1971 | Named the #49 prospect in the ABBA |
04/26/1971 | Wins the AA AA Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1971 | Was selected to the 1971 ABBA Double A All-Star Game. |
07/19/1971 | Wins the AA AA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1972 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/10/1972 | Named the #11 prospect in the ABBA |
05/28/1972 | Goes 5-5 against the Moscow Colluders, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R. |
05/29/1972 | Wins the AAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1972 | Wins the AAAA SL1 Batter of the Month Award. |
06/20/1972 | Was selected to the 1972 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
07/03/1972 | Wins the AAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
07/24/1972 | Wins the AAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
10/13/1972 | Wins the 1972 AAAA SL1 Great Glove Award at 1B. |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/10/1973 | Named the #2 prospect in the ABBA |
06/01/1973 | Wins the ABBA AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/01/1973 | Wins the ABBA AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/01/1973 | Wins the ABBA AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/29/1973 | Finished 2nd in 1973 ABBA AL Jack Roosevelt Robinson Award voting. |
11/20/1973 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1974 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4). |
11/17/1974 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1975 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/24/1975 | Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 6 weeks. |
11/15/1975 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $715,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1976 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 3 (3). |
02/12/1976 | Injured (Strained back), out for 1-2 weeks. |
06/21/1976 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/14/1976 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $880,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 2 (3). |
11/15/1977 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,100,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1978 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 3 (3). |
04/24/1978 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,600,000 with the Kansas City Athletics organization. |
01/01/1979 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/08/1979 | Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
10/26/1979 | Wins the 1979 ABBA AL Splinter at DH. |
01/01/1980 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4). |
05/22/1980 | Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for one week. |
06/23/1980 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/13/1980 | Was selected to the 1980 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/17/1980 | Goes 5-5 against the Washington Senators, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
10/16/1980 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $50,000,000 with the Kansas City Athletics organization. |
01/01/1981 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/15/1981 | Injured on 04/14/1981, diagnosed with a knee sprain, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1982 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 4 (4). |
06/27/1982 | Was selected to the 1982 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/22/1982 | Wins the 1982 ABBA AL Splinter Award at 1B. |
01/01/1983 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 3 (3). |
05/30/1983 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1983 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/28/1983 | Wins the 1983 ABBA AL Ozzie Award at 1B. |
01/01/1984 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 3 (3). |
04/16/1984 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
05/14/1984 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/24/1984 | Was selected to the 1984 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
09/12/1984 | Collects his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association RBI! |
10/25/1984 | Wins the 1984 ABBA AL Ozzie Award at 1B. |
01/01/1985 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 3 (3). |
06/04/1985 | Collects his 2000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association hit! |
07/04/1985 | Hits his 300th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association home run! |
01/01/1986 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 3 (3). |
04/15/1986 | Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/23/1986 | Scores his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association run! |
11/26/1986 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1987 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (4). |
03/05/1987 | Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Browns organization. |
11/24/1987 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (4). |
03/18/1988 | Signed a minor league contract with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
04/29/1988 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1973 | 162 | 1 | 1978 | 162 | 1 | 1979 | 162 | 1 | 1980 | 161 | 1 | 1981 | 155 | 6 | 1982 | 155 | 7 | 1983 | 155 | 5 | 1984 | 156 | 4 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1973 | 686 | 6 | 1978 | 697 | 7 | 1979 | 674 | 10 | 1980 | 700 | 6 | 1981 | 689 | 9 | 1982 | 682 | 8 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1973 | 635 | 5 | 1978 | 656 | 1 | 1979 | 631 | 3 | 1980 | 654 | 2 | 1981 | 638 | 4 | 1982 | 642 | 1 | 1983 | 649 | 3 | 1984 | 642 | 4 | | Year | H | Rank | 1978 | 179 | 6 | 1979 | 166 | 6 | 1980 | 200 | 1 | 1982 | 195 | 2 | 1983 | 196 | 7 | 1984 | 181 | 7 | | Year | K | Rank | 1977 | 93 | 9 | 1978 | 144 | 2 | 1979 | 160 | 1 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1973 | 284 | 4 | 1978 | 285 | 6 | 1979 | 262 | 8 | 1980 | 306 | 3 | 1981 | 303 | 6 | 1982 | 339 | 2 | 1983 | 342 | 2 | 1984 | 336 | 1 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1973 | 44 | 4 | 1979 | 28 | 9 | 1981 | 38 | 5 | 1983 | 52 | 5 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1977 | 7 | 6 | 1978 | 7 | 4 | 1979 | 4 | 7 | 1982 | 6 | 2 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1973 | 25 | 9 | 1980 | 25 | 9 | 1982 | 33 | 6 | 1983 | 30 | 6 | 1984 | 40 | 1 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1973 | 101 | 6 | 1980 | 88 | 10 | 1981 | 104 | 8 | 1982 | 101 | 8 | 1984 | 103 | 5 | |
| Year | IBB | Rank | 1973 | 5 | 8 | 1979 | 7 | 5 | 1980 | 4 | 8 | | | Year | SF | Rank | 1973 | 13 | 1 | 1974 | 6 | 9 | 1977 | 7 | 5 | 1981 | 8 | 3 | 1983 | 10 | 4 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1973 | 72 | 3 | 1978 | 57 | 10 | 1979 | 52 | 10 | 1981 | 68 | 7 | 1982 | 72 | 5 | 1983 | 84 | 2 | 1984 | 73 | 2 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1980 | .306 | 5 | 1982 | .304 | 4 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1980 | .468 | 8 | 1982 | .528 | 4 | 1983 | .527 | 5 | 1984 | .523 | 5 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1980 | 103.95 | 9 | 1982 | 111.32 | 3 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1980 | 5.93 | 10 | 1982 | 6.45 | 7 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1973 | .197 | 10 | 1983 | .225 | 5 | 1984 | .241 | 4 | |
Year | WOBA | Rank | 1982 | .374 | 5 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1982 | .867 | 4 | | | | |