01/01/1961 | Drafted in the 1961 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick) by the Detroit Stars. |
01/01/1961 | Released by the Detroit Stars. |
01/01/1961 | Drafted in the 1961 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick) by the Detroit Stars. |
01/01/1961 | Released by the Detroit Stars. |
01/01/1961 | Drafted in the 1961 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick) by the Detroit Stars. |
04/17/1961 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
04/24/1961 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/01/1961 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/17/1961 | Hits three home runs against the Chicago Whales, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
11/01/1961 | Wins the 1961 ABBA NL Most Impactful Player Award. |
11/01/1961 | Wins the 1961 ABBA NL The Splinter Hardware at LF. |
11/16/1961 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,437,500 through arbitration. |
01/01/1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
05/14/1962 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1962 | Injured (Sore elbow), out for one week. |
06/29/1962 | Was selected to the 1962 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/20/1962 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1962 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/08/1962 | Wins the 1962 ABBA NL The Splinter Hardware at LF. |
11/11/1962 | Wins the 1962 ABBA NL Most Impactful Player Award. |
11/18/1962 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,000,000 through arbitration. |
12/01/1962 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $129,150,000 with the Detroit Stars organization. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
01/26/1963 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $130,000,000 with the Detroit Stars organization. |
06/29/1963 | Was selected to the 1963 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/08/1963 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1963 | Hits three home runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/15/1963 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1963 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/08/1963 | Wins the 1963 ABBA NL The Splinter Hardware at LF. |
01/01/1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
02/16/1964 | Injured (Hand contusion, bruised thumb), out for 5 days. |
05/18/1964 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1964 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/22/1964 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1964 | Was selected to the 1964 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
09/01/1964 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/14/1964 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/26/1964 | Finished 3rd in 1964 ABBA NL Most Impactful Player Award voting. |
10/26/1964 | Wins the 1964 ABBA NL The Splinter Hardware at LF. |
01/01/1965 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/29/1965 | Was selected to the 1965 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/31/1965 | Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/13/1965 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/05/1965 | Wins the 1965 ABBA NL The Splinter Hardware at LF. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/29/1966 | Was selected to the 1966 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/03/1966 | Goes 5-5 against the Houston Colt .45's, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
08/26/1967 | Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/11/1968 | Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
06/24/1968 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/22/1968 | Hits his 300th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association home run! |
10/27/1968 | Declined his contract option. |
11/06/1968 | Wins the 1968 ABBA NL The Splinter Hardware at LF. |
11/09/1968 | Released by the Detroit Stars. |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/29/1969 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Washington Senators organization. |
07/20/1969 | Injured on 07/19/1969, diagnosed with a bruised shoulder, is day-to-day. |
08/12/1969 | Hits three home runs against the New York Black Yankees, going 3-3 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
11/21/1969 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
02/03/1970 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,600,000 with the Boston Americans organization. |
07/09/1970 | Hits three home runs against the Los Angeles Angels, going 4-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/13/1970 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
08/02/1971 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/21/1971 | Injured (Bruised shoulder), day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1972 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
10/27/1972 | Released by the Boston Americans. |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/02/1973 | Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Federals organization. |
05/14/1973 | Wins the AA AA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1973 | Wins the AA AA Batter of the Month Award. |
08/30/1973 | Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
11/20/1973 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1974 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
01/01/1975 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1963 | 156 | 3 | 1964 | 156 | 4 | | Year | H | Rank | 1961 | 203 | 2 | 1962 | 191 | 3 | | Year | K | Rank | 1962 | 113 | 9 | 1963 | 157 | 2 | 1964 | 148 | 1 | 1965 | 129 | 6 | 1966 | 142 | 1 | 1967 | 138 | 6 | 1968 | 171 | 1 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1961 | 379 | 1 | 1962 | 363 | 1 | 1963 | 312 | 6 | 1964 | 375 | 1 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1961 | 30 | 9 | 1964 | 29 | 8 | |
Year | HR | Rank | 1961 | 46 | 1 | 1962 | 47 | 1 | 1963 | 36 | 8 | 1964 | 54 | 1 | 1965 | 33 | 5 | 1967 | 30 | 8 | 1968 | 37 | 5 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1961 | 113 | 1 | 1962 | 126 | 3 | 1963 | 103 | 5 | 1964 | 133 | 1 | 1965 | 95 | 10 | 1968 | 85 | 10 | | Year | R | Rank | 1961 | 111 | 3 | 1962 | 106 | 7 | 1963 | 94 | 10 | 1964 | 113 | 4 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1962 | 81 | 4 | 1963 | 89 | 3 | 1964 | 100 | 2 | 1965 | 81 | 6 | 1966 | 80 | 4 | 1968 | 78 | 5 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1962 | 13 | 1 | 1964 | 15 | 1 | 1965 | 10 | 1 | |
Year | HP | Rank | 1962 | 11 | 9 | 1963 | 11 | 10 | 1964 | 20 | 3 | 1965 | 20 | 4 | 1966 | 29 | 1 | 1967 | 13 | 5 | 1968 | 16 | 2 | 1971 | 10 | 9 | 1973 | 12 | 5 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1962 | 7 | 10 | 1963 | 6 | 6 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1961 | 80 | 1 | 1962 | 77 | 1 | 1963 | 65 | 5 | 1964 | 85 | 1 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1961 | .325 | 4 | 1962 | .336 | 1 | 1963 | .303 | 6 | 1964 | .317 | 3 | 1965 | .309 | 9 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1961 | .379 | 5 | 1962 | .424 | 1 | 1963 | .402 | 1 | 1964 | .433 | 2 | 1965 | .422 | 3 | 1966 | .400 | 1 | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 1961 | .606 | 1 | 1962 | .639 | 1 | 1963 | .543 | 4 | 1964 | .661 | 1 | 1965 | .548 | 6 | 1968 | .483 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1961 | 137.18 | 2 | 1962 | 153.86 | 1 | 1963 | 130.64 | 2 | 1964 | 166.36 | 1 | 1965 | 121.72 | 6 | 1968 | 100.07 | 9 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1961 | 8.21 | 2 | 1962 | 10.31 | 1 | 1963 | 8.42 | 3 | 1964 | 10.98 | 1 | 1965 | 9.08 | 5 | 1966 | 6.94 | 7 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1961 | .282 | 1 | 1962 | .303 | 2 | 1963 | .240 | 8 | 1964 | .344 | 1 | 1965 | .239 | 6 | 1967 | .214 | 9 | 1968 | .226 | 6 | | Year | WOBA | Rank | 1961 | .432 | 1 | 1962 | .442 | 1 | 1963 | .405 | 3 | 1964 | .450 | 1 | 1965 | .412 | 5 | 1966 | .382 | 6 | 1968 | .369 | 9 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1961 | .986 | 1 | 1962 | 1.063 | 1 | 1963 | .945 | 3 | 1964 | 1.094 | 1 | 1965 | .970 | 4 | 1968 | .845 | 9 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1961 | 7.1 | 3 | 1962 | 7.3 | 5 | 1964 | 8.4 | 4 | | | | |