11/06/1962 | Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Boston Americans. |
01/01/1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/10/1963 | Named the #5 prospect in the ABBA |
05/06/1963 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1963 | Was selected to the 1963 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/07/1963 | Goes 0-3 against the Kansas City Athletics, ending his hitting streak at 26 games. |
09/01/1963 | Wins the ABBA AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/09/1963 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1963 | Wins the ABBA AL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1963 | Wins the ABBA AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/08/1963 | Wins the 1963 ABBA AL The Splinter Hardware at 1B. |
11/09/1963 | Finished 2nd in 1963 ABBA AL Jack Roosevelt Robinson 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: 10 (10); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
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: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
07/21/1965 | Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
11/07/1965 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $15,000,000 with the Boston Americans organization. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/03/1966 | Injured (Hip flexor strain), day-to-day for 6 days. |
08/15/1966 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/31/1967 | Injured (Electrical shock), out for one week. |
06/05/1967 | Was traded by the Boston Americans to the Chicago Whales, along with C Jonathan Lucroy, SP J R Richard, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for 3B George Brett, 3B Alex Gordon, SP Jim Perry. |
06/07/1967 | Suspended 2 games after ejection following a brawl. |
09/04/1967 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/27/1967 | Hits three home runs against the Detroit Stars, going 4-4 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
10/02/1967 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
06/29/1969 | Was selected to the 1969 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/14/1969 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/02/1969 | Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Stars, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
06/15/1970 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1970 | Was selected to the 1970 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/09/1970 | Injured (Bruised wrist), day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/20/1970 | Goes 5-7 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. |
08/24/1970 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/31/1970 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/10/1971 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
06/29/1971 | Goes 0-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
11/19/1971 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1972 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (5). |
04/07/1972 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,200,000 with the Milwaukee Bears organization. |
05/01/1972 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1972 | Was selected to the 1972 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/21/1972 | Goes 5-5 against the Houston Eagles, with 3 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
07/24/1972 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/18/1972 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5). |
02/27/1973 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $10,500,000 with the Milwaukee Bears organization. |
07/26/1973 | Injured on 07/25/1973, diagnosed with a sore knee, is day-to-day. |
09/29/1973 | Collects his 2000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association hit! |
01/01/1974 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
05/01/1974 | Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
07/25/1974 | Scores his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association run! |
01/01/1975 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
04/29/1975 | Injured (Bruised thigh), day-to-day for 6 days. |
06/18/1975 | Injured (Calf strain), out for 3 weeks. |
11/17/1975 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1976 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1963 | 157 | 3 | 1965 | 156 | 2 | 1966 | 153 | 10 | 1969 | 157 | 2 | 1970 | 155 | 8 | 1972 | 156 | 4 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1963 | 700 | 3 | 1965 | 676 | 8 | 1966 | 691 | 9 | 1969 | 721 | 4 | 1970 | 727 | 2 | 1971 | 694 | 8 | 1972 | 663 | 9 | 1973 | 708 | 3 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1963 | 629 | 3 | 1965 | 602 | 8 | 1966 | 635 | 5 | 1968 | 609 | 9 | 1969 | 656 | 3 | 1970 | 656 | 2 | 1971 | 637 | 5 | 1972 | 614 | 4 | 1973 | 649 | 4 | | Year | H | Rank | 1963 | 196 | 1 | 1964 | 174 | 7 | 1965 | 167 | 10 | 1966 | 175 | 9 | 1969 | 194 | 6 | 1970 | 208 | 2 | 1971 | 194 | 5 | 1972 | 172 | 6 | 1973 | 173 | 10 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1963 | 298 | 3 | 1966 | 273 | 9 | 1970 | 344 | 5 | 1972 | 275 | 9 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1963 | 33 | 7 | 1966 | 45 | 2 | 1970 | 34 | 4 | 1971 | 34 | 5 | 1972 | 33 | 5 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1963 | 6 | 4 | 1969 | 5 | 10 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1967 | 27 | 9 | 1970 | 32 | 10 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1963 | 21 | 7 | 1966 | 20 | 8 | 1970 | 15 | 9 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1963 | 77 | 8 | 1970 | 95 | 9 | |
Year | R | Rank | 1963 | 101 | 2 | 1969 | 102 | 8 | 1970 | 101 | 6 | 1971 | 95 | 7 | 1973 | 89 | 7 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1963 | 8 | 5 | 1964 | 12 | 1 | 1965 | 9 | 2 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1963 | 17 | 1 | 1964 | 14 | 7 | 1965 | 11 | 8 | 1966 | 16 | 3 | 1969 | 17 | 5 | 1970 | 20 | 2 | 1971 | 9 | 10 | 1973 | 12 | 5 | 1974 | 9 | 9 | 1975 | 23 | 2 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1965 | 9 | 2 | 1966 | 6 | 10 | 1968 | 7 | 8 | 1972 | 8 | 2 | 1973 | 6 | 6 | 1975 | 7 | 7 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1963 | 58 | 4 | 1966 | 64 | 5 | 1970 | 69 | 5 | 1972 | 57 | 9 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1963 | .312 | 2 | 1964 | .294 | 6 | 1970 | .317 | 5 | 1971 | .305 | 6 | 1972 | .280 | 10 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1963 | .374 | 3 | 1964 | .364 | 10 | 1970 | .376 | 6 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1963 | .474 | 6 | 1970 | .524 | 6 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1963 | 111.98 | 2 | 1964 | 92.06 | 10 | 1970 | 126.48 | 4 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1963 | 6.57 | 3 | 1970 | 7.14 | 4 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1963 | .162 | 9 | 1970 | .207 | 10 | | Year | WOBA | Rank | 1963 | .365 | 6 | 1970 | .388 | 4 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1963 | .848 | 4 | 1970 | .900 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1963 | 4.9 | 5 | 1970 | 7.5 | 4 | 1971 | 4.5 | 10 | | |