11/06/1961 | Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Bears. |
11/18/1961 | Became a minor league free agent. |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 7 (8). |
04/10/1962 | Named the #3 prospect in the ABBA |
05/07/1962 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1962 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
06/19/1962 | Was selected to the 1962 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
06/25/1962 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1962 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
10/13/1962 | Finished 2nd in 1962 AAAA SL2 Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
11/20/1962 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $192,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (6). |
06/17/1963 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1963 | Was selected to the 1963 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/07/1963 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
11/08/1963 | Wins the 1963 ABBA NL The Splinter Hardware at 2B. |
11/20/1963 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $192,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/02/1964 | Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/08/1964 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1964 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1964 | Was selected to the 1964 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/26/1964 | Wins the 1964 ABBA NL The Splinter Hardware at 2B. |
11/17/1964 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $192,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1965 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (7). |
06/14/1965 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/31/1965 | Injured (Knee tendinitis), day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/15/1965 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,500,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
05/04/1966 | Goes 0-3 against the Houston Colt .45's, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
06/29/1966 | Was selected to the 1966 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/01/1966 | Earned 1966 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game MVP honors. |
11/18/1966 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,250,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/24/1967 | Injured on 04/23/1967, diagnosed with a tight hamstring, will not miss additional time. |
06/29/1967 | Was selected to the 1967 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/21/1967 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/02/1967 | Wins the 1967 ABBA NL The Splinter Hardware at 2B. |
11/16/1967 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,337,500 through arbitration. |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
02/12/1968 | Was traded by the Milwaukee Bears to the Washington Senators in exchange for 2B Frank White. |
11/18/1968 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/21/1969 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,800,000 with the New York Black Yankees organization. |
06/29/1969 | Was selected to the 1969 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/28/1969 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/21/1969 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (8). |
04/28/1970 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,200,000 with the New York Black Yankees organization. |
11/18/1970 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/14/1971 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Boston Americans organization. |
07/12/1971 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/19/1971 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1972 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/14/1972 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,045,000 with the Houston Eagles organization. |
05/29/1972 | Injured (Sprained thumb), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
11/18/1972 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 7 (7). |
01/08/1973 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000 with the New York Black Yankees organization. |
10/28/1973 | Wins the 1973 World Series with the New York Black Yankees. |
11/13/1973 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,000,000 with the New York Black Yankees organization. |
01/01/1974 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/17/1974 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/30/1974 | Injured (Fractured finger), out for 4 weeks. |
01/01/1975 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 7 (7). |
11/07/1975 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $560,000 with the New York Black Yankees organization. |
01/01/1976 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (8). |
11/16/1976 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/03/1977 | Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Stars organization. |
04/23/1977 | Injured (Bruised toe), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/21/1977 | Was selected to the 1977 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
08/31/1977 | Injured (Knee tendinitis), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/10/1977 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
10/01/1977 | Wins the 1977 ABBA Triple A World Series with the Delta Theta Phi Keggers! |
10/12/1977 | Finished 3rd in 1977 AAAA SL2 Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1964 | 156 | 4 | 1965 | 156 | 5 | 1966 | 156 | 3 | 1967 | 156 | 6 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1966 | 715 | 3 | 1967 | 710 | 4 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1966 | 654 | 1 | 1967 | 628 | 4 | | Year | H | Rank | 1963 | 180 | 9 | 1966 | 206 | 3 | 1967 | 170 | 10 | | Year | K | Rank | 1965 | 126 | 8 | 1966 | 118 | 5 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1964 | 289 | 9 | 1966 | 335 | 3 | | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1964 | 5 | 7 | 1965 | 5 | 8 | 1966 | 6 | 6 | 1967 | 15 | 1 | 1969 | 7 | 9 | 1971 | 10 | 2 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1964 | 27 | 9 | 1965 | 28 | 10 | 1966 | 34 | 5 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1963 | 15 | 9 | 1964 | 18 | 7 | 1965 | 17 | 10 | 1966 | 22 | 4 | 1967 | 28 | 5 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1964 | 107 | 6 | 1965 | 102 | 7 | 1966 | 95 | 10 | | Year | R | Rank | 1966 | 115 | 2 | 1967 | 89 | 10 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1963 | 7 | 8 | 1966 | 8 | 5 | | | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1963 | 6 | 6 | 1964 | 9 | 2 | 1966 | 6 | 7 | 1968 | 8 | 4 | 1972 | 5 | 9 | | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1963 | .310 | 4 | 1964 | .294 | 8 | 1966 | .315 | 5 | 1968 | .276 | 9 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1963 | .378 | 7 | 1964 | .368 | 10 | 1969 | .360 | 6 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1964 | .497 | 8 | 1966 | .512 | 9 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1963 | 108.89 | 8 | 1964 | 108.65 | 8 | 1966 | 118.40 | 7 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1963 | 6.90 | 7 | 1964 | 6.65 | 7 | 1966 | 6.65 | 10 | 1968 | 5.43 | 8 | 1969 | 5.92 | 6 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1964 | .203 | 8 | | Year | WOBA | Rank | 1964 | .374 | 8 | 1966 | .374 | 9 | 1968 | .346 | 8 | 1969 | .352 | 5 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1964 | .865 | 7 | 1966 | .877 | 6 | 1968 | .786 | 9 | 1969 | .792 | 7 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1964 | 5.7 | 7 | 1966 | 6.1 | 8 | | | | | |