01/01/1961 | Drafted in the 1961 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 13th overall pick) by the Kansas City Athletics. |
01/01/1961 | Released by the Kansas City Athletics. |
01/01/1961 | Drafted in the 1961 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 13th overall pick) by the Kansas City Athletics. |
01/01/1961 | Named the #20 prospect in the ABBA |
01/01/1961 | Released by the Kansas City Athletics. |
01/01/1961 | Drafted in the 1961 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 13th overall pick) by the Kansas City Athletics. |
01/01/1961 | Named the #20 prospect in the ABBA |
04/10/1961 | Named the #21 prospect in the ABBA |
06/05/1961 | Wins the AAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
06/17/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
08/07/1961 | Wins the AAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (10); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (6). |
04/10/1962 | Named the #1 prospect in the ABBA |
05/28/1962 | Wins the AAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
06/18/1962 | Wins the AAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
06/19/1962 | Was selected to the 1962 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (6). |
04/10/1963 | Named the #6 prospect in the ABBA |
05/08/1963 | Goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Angels, with 4 RBI and 1 R. |
05/13/1963 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1963 | Wins the ABBA AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/29/1963 | Was selected to the 1963 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/09/1963 | Injured on 08/08/1963, diagnosed with ulnar nerve entrapment, will miss 2-3 months. |
08/12/1963 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
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: 10 (10); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (6). |
04/18/1964 | Goes 0-4 against the Los Angeles Angels, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
06/29/1964 | Was selected to the 1964 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
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: 10 (10); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (6). |
04/06/1965 | Injured (Bone bruise (wrist)), out for 2 weeks. |
05/17/1965 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1965 | Was selected to the 1965 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/23/1965 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
09/06/1965 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/05/1965 | Wins the 1965 ABBA AL The Splinter Hardware at 2B. |
11/15/1965 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,250,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 4 (6). |
08/06/1966 | Goes 5-5 against the New York Black Yankees, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
11/18/1966 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (6). |
05/04/1967 | Goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Angels, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
05/13/1967 | Goes 0-5 against the Washington Senators, ending his hitting streak at 25 games. |
06/29/1967 | Was selected to the 1967 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/16/1967 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,431,250 through arbitration. |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 5 (6). |
02/02/1968 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $79,230,000 with the Kansas City Athletics organization. |
06/24/1968 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1968 | Was selected to the 1968 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/06/1968 | Wins the 1968 ABBA AL The Splinter Hardware at 2B. |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/21/1969 | Goes 5-6 against the Boston Americans, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R. |
05/12/1969 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1969 | Was selected to the 1969 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/04/1969 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
09/13/1969 | Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/29/1970 | Was selected to the 1970 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/19/1971 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
05/17/1971 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/23/1971 | Injured (Quadriceps strain), day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/29/1971 | Was selected to the 1971 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/01/1971 | Earned 1971 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game MVP honors. |
07/12/1971 | Injured (Fractured tibia), out for 6 weeks. |
09/14/1971 | Injured (Twisted ankle), day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1972 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/22/1972 | Injured on 03/21/1972, diagnosed with a sore thumb, is day-to-day. |
06/12/1972 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/17/1972 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/01/1973 | Wins the ABBA AL Batter of the Month Award. |
05/07/1973 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1973 | Was selected to the 1973 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/01/1973 | Earned 1973 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game MVP honors. |
07/13/1973 | Goes 5-5 against the New York Black Yankees, with 1 RBI and 0 R. |
07/13/1973 | Collects his 2000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association hit! |
09/20/1973 | Goes 0-2 against the Washington Senators, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
10/29/1973 | Declined his contract option. |
11/20/1973 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1974 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6). |
02/14/1974 | Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $22,400,000 with the Kansas City Athletics organization. |
06/29/1974 | Was selected to the 1974 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/26/1974 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/26/1974 | Wins the 1974 ABBA AL Ozzie at 1B. |
01/01/1975 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/10/1975 | Scores his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association run! |
01/01/1976 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/07/1976 | Injured on 03/06/1976, diagnosed with knee tendinitis, is day-to-day. |
04/19/1976 | Collects his 2500th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association hit! |
01/01/1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6). |
02/10/1977 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000,000 with the Kansas City Athletics organization. |
06/14/1977 | Collects his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association RBI! |
01/01/1978 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/13/1978 | Injured on 03/12/1978, diagnosed with knee tendinitis, is day-to-day. |
08/02/1978 | Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for one week. |
09/10/1978 | Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for one week. |
09/22/1978 | Collects his 3000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association hit! |
01/01/1979 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/07/1979 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/10/1979 | Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/08/1979 | Was selected to the 1979 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/17/1979 | Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/22/1979 | Injured on 07/19/1979, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 5 weeks. |
01/01/1980 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (7). |
12/24/1980 | Drafted in the 1980 expansion draft from the Kansas City Athletics by the Kansas City Packers (Round 24, Pick 2, 94th overall pick). |
12/24/1980 | Released by the Kansas City Packers. |
01/01/1981 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6). |
11/15/1981 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1982 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1964 | 156 | 2 | 1966 | 157 | 3 | 1967 | 157 | 3 | 1968 | 156 | 4 | 1969 | 157 | 3 | 1970 | 156 | 1 | 1972 | 159 | 2 | 1973 | 156 | 5 | 1975 | 161 | 2 | 1976 | 159 | 2 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1964 | 686 | 7 | 1966 | 696 | 6 | 1967 | 694 | 8 | 1968 | 705 | 4 | 1969 | 705 | 4 | 1970 | 690 | 6 | 1972 | 736 | 1 | 1973 | 712 | 2 | 1974 | 682 | 10 | 1975 | 729 | 3 | 1976 | 717 | 3 | 1977 | 688 | 7 | 1978 | 701 | 5 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1964 | 635 | 1 | 1966 | 651 | 2 | 1967 | 649 | 4 | 1968 | 645 | 1 | 1969 | 653 | 2 | 1970 | 629 | 3 | 1972 | 658 | 1 | 1973 | 653 | 3 | 1974 | 610 | 6 | 1975 | 651 | 3 | 1976 | 628 | 3 | 1977 | 604 | 6 | 1978 | 613 | 6 | | Year | H | Rank | 1964 | 192 | 3 | 1965 | 191 | 2 | 1966 | 198 | 2 | 1967 | 215 | 1 | 1968 | 216 | 1 | 1969 | 200 | 1 | 1970 | 193 | 2 | 1972 | 205 | 2 | 1973 | 198 | 2 | 1974 | 200 | 2 | 1975 | 193 | 3 | 1976 | 184 | 3 | 1977 | 174 | 7 | 1978 | 173 | 8 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1964 | 274 | 8 | 1965 | 294 | 6 | 1967 | 295 | 3 | 1968 | 290 | 6 | 1969 | 270 | 6 | 1970 | 266 | 8 | 1972 | 277 | 6 | 1973 | 281 | 5 | 1974 | 288 | 3 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1963 | 34 | 6 | 1964 | 48 | 1 | 1965 | 52 | 1 | 1966 | 34 | 7 | 1967 | 46 | 2 | 1968 | 34 | 7 | 1969 | 33 | 8 | 1970 | 39 | 2 | 1971 | 33 | 8 | 1974 | 35 | 7 | 1977 | 38 | 3 | 1979 | 28 | 9 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1966 | 9 | 2 | 1967 | 11 | 2 | 1968 | 14 | 2 | 1969 | 11 | 4 | 1972 | 8 | 4 | 1973 | 14 | 1 | 1974 | 13 | 2 | 1975 | 8 | 5 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1966 | 21 | 7 | 1967 | 24 | 6 | 1968 | 23 | 5 | 1969 | 26 | 6 | 1970 | 24 | 6 | 1972 | 34 | 6 | 1973 | 28 | 6 | 1974 | 18 | 10 | 1975 | 20 | 8 | 1976 | 22 | 6 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1968 | 83 | 9 | 1973 | 108 | 2 | | Year | R | Rank | 1965 | 82 | 9 | 1967 | 89 | 8 | 1968 | 85 | 10 | 1969 | 95 | 5 | 1970 | 75 | 10 | 1972 | 99 | 3 | 1973 | 81 | 9 | 1975 | 96 | 5 | 1977 | 87 | 9 | 1978 | 93 | 8 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1972 | 69 | 5 | 1974 | 66 | 10 | 1975 | 73 | 7 | 1977 | 70 | 8 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1971 | 4 | 8 | 1972 | 7 | 3 | | | Year | SH | Rank | 1976 | 17 | 1 | 1977 | 11 | 1 | 1978 | 7 | 7 | 1979 | 6 | 9 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1964 | 7 | 7 | 1972 | 6 | 6 | |
Year | EBH | Rank | 1964 | 61 | 10 | 1965 | 71 | 5 | 1967 | 61 | 8 | 1974 | 57 | 6 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1964 | .302 | 4 | 1965 | .342 | 2 | 1966 | .304 | 4 | 1967 | .331 | 1 | 1968 | .335 | 1 | 1969 | .306 | 2 | 1970 | .307 | 3 | 1971 | .308 | 6 | 1972 | .312 | 3 | 1973 | .303 | 6 | 1974 | .328 | 1 | 1975 | .296 | 5 | 1976 | .293 | 3 | 1978 | .282 | 10 | 1979 | .284 | 6 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1965 | .381 | 4 | 1967 | .371 | 3 | 1968 | .384 | 3 | 1970 | .363 | 9 | 1971 | .367 | 10 | 1972 | .376 | 4 | 1974 | .397 | 1 | 1975 | .367 | 9 | 1976 | .363 | 7 | 1978 | .362 | 9 | 1979 | .355 | 7 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1965 | .527 | 6 | 1967 | .455 | 8 | 1968 | .450 | 10 | 1974 | .472 | 6 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1964 | 94.22 | 9 | 1965 | 111.50 | 5 | 1967 | 112.03 | 3 | 1968 | 112.07 | 4 | 1969 | 93.77 | 7 | 1970 | 97.83 | 7 | 1972 | 108.27 | 3 | 1973 | 98.74 | 6 | 1974 | 116.77 | 2 | 1977 | 92.72 | 10 | |
Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1965 | 7.88 | 3 | 1967 | 6.71 | 4 | 1968 | 6.62 | 4 | 1970 | 5.74 | 9 | 1971 | 6.39 | 8 | 1972 | 6.05 | 6 | 1974 | 7.35 | 2 | | Year | WOBA | Rank | 1965 | .391 | 4 | 1967 | .363 | 4 | 1968 | .364 | 5 | 1970 | .346 | 9 | 1971 | .359 | 10 | 1974 | .376 | 3 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1965 | .908 | 4 | 1967 | .825 | 5 | 1968 | .833 | 5 | 1970 | .786 | 10 | 1971 | .829 | 8 | 1974 | .869 | 3 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1965 | 5.8 | 7 | 1967 | 6.4 | 4 | 1968 | 5.9 | 5 | 1972 | 4.3 | 10 | 1974 | 5.3 | 3 | | |