11/06/1961 | Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 16th overall pick) by the Caribou Caribou. |
11/07/1961 | Was traded by the Caribou Caribou to the Birmingham Black Barons in exchange for C Elston Howard. |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/10/1962 | Named the #33 prospect in the ABBA |
08/01/1962 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/06/1962 | Goes 0-3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. |
09/01/1962 | Injured on 08/30/1962, diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, is day-to-day. |
09/02/1962 | Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for one week. |
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: 6 (7); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/20/1963 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
06/18/1963 | Was selected to the 1963 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
06/25/1963 | Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/01/1963 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
07/15/1963 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
09/18/1963 | Injured on 09/17/1963, diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, is day-to-day. |
10/04/1963 | Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/15/1963 | Finished 3rd in 1963 AAAA SL2 Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
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: 7 (7); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/12/1964 | Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/26/1964 | Wins the 1964 ABBA NL The Ozzie Hardware at CF. |
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: 6 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 5 (5). |
05/07/1965 | Goes 5-5 against the Milwaukee Bears, with 0 RBI and 2 R. |
10/23/1965 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $8,800,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
11/03/1965 | Wins the 1965 ABBA NL The Ozzie Hardware at CF. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5). |
06/22/1966 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/14/1969 | Injured on 03/12/1969, diagnosed with a sore hand, is day-to-day. |
03/27/1969 | Injured on 03/26/1969, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 2-3 weeks. |
10/29/1969 | Wins the 1969 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/10/1971 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
10/27/1971 | Wins the 1971 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1972 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (5). |
03/30/1972 | Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
04/07/1972 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days. |
04/11/1972 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
06/07/1972 | Injured on 06/05/1972, diagnosed with a finger sprain, is day-to-day. |
06/16/1972 | Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
06/23/1972 | Injured (Intercostal strain), out for 5 weeks. |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (5). |
07/27/1973 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,400,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
07/30/1973 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1974 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5). |
08/11/1974 | Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
09/13/1974 | Injured (Oblique strain), out for 2-3 weeks. |
09/24/1974 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks. |
10/26/1974 | Wins the 1974 ABBA NL Ozzie at CF. |
01/01/1975 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 5 (5). |
09/20/1975 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $700,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
10/25/1975 | Wins the 1975 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1976 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5). |
03/30/1976 | Injured on 03/29/1976, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day. |
05/01/1976 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
05/31/1976 | Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. |
06/22/1976 | Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/02/1976 | Injured (Back tightness), out for 2 weeks. |
11/16/1976 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/16/1977 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 with the Washington Senators organization. |
03/18/1977 | Injured (Abdominal soreness), day-to-day for 2 days. |