11/06/1963 | Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 2 (6). |
04/10/1964 | Named the #24 prospect in the ABBA |
04/20/1964 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
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: 8 (8); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 3 (8). |
05/26/1965 | Injured on 05/24/1965, diagnosed with hamstring soreness, is day-to-day. |
11/17/1965 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $192,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 5 (9). |
06/29/1966 | Was selected to the 1966 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/03/1966 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,785,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (8); Eye: 6 (9). |
06/07/1967 | Injured (Jammed finger), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/29/1967 | Was selected to the 1967 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/01/1967 | Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Stars, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
08/07/1967 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/18/1967 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/06/1967 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,400,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (9). |
04/26/1968 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $30,000,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
08/19/1968 | Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 4 (8); Eye: 7 (8). |
05/09/1969 | Goes 0-5 against the Milwaukee Bears, ending his hitting streak at 28 games. |
06/29/1969 | Was selected to the 1969 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
09/29/1969 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/29/1969 | Wins the 1969 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
07/27/1970 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/09/1970 | Goes 5-6 against the Detroit Stars, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
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: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (9). |
06/17/1972 | Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/08/1972 | Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 6 days. |
08/14/1972 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1972 | Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/18/1972 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
02/26/1973 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $12,500,000 with the Washington Senators organization. |
07/04/1973 | Suspended 10 games after ejection following a brawl. |
01/01/1974 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/29/1974 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1975 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/24/1975 | Scores his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association run! |
11/17/1975 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1976 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). |
01/14/1976 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $8,800,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. |
05/06/1976 | Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/29/1976 | Collects his 2000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association hit! |
09/06/1976 | Suspended 2 games after ejection following a brawl. |
01/01/1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/03/1977 | Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for one week. |
07/07/1977 | Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/25/1977 | Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1978 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/01/1978 | Injured on 05/31/1978, diagnosed with a fractured thumb, will miss 6 weeks. |
11/17/1978 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1979 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/01/1979 | Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Stars organization. |
05/08/1979 | Injured on 05/07/1979, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 3 months. |
01/01/1980 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/07/1980 | Injured (Bruised wrist), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
11/13/1980 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1981 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
02/08/1981 | Signed a minor league contract with the New York Black Yankees organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1968 | 162 | 1 | 1969 | 162 | 1 | 1970 | 162 | 1 | 1974 | 157 | 2 | 1975 | 152 | 10 | 1976 | 159 | 4 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1968 | 696 | 6 | 1969 | 748 | 1 | 1970 | 747 | 1 | 1974 | 692 | 6 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1965 | 643 | 6 | 1968 | 608 | 10 | 1969 | 650 | 4 | 1970 | 658 | 1 | 1974 | 614 | 5 | 1975 | 568 | 10 | | Year | H | Rank | 1967 | 173 | 8 | 1968 | 187 | 4 | 1969 | 218 | 2 | 1970 | 178 | 9 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1967 | 292 | 8 | 1968 | 295 | 8 | 1969 | 302 | 5 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1967 | 32 | 4 | 1968 | 39 | 2 | 1969 | 39 | 1 | 1972 | 29 | 8 | 1974 | 38 | 5 | 1975 | 40 | 5 | 1976 | 38 | 7 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1964 | 5 | 7 | 1965 | 10 | 1 | 1969 | 6 | 7 | 1970 | 5 | 10 | 1971 | 6 | 7 | 1972 | 7 | 2 | 1973 | 6 | 10 | 1975 | 6 | 7 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1966 | 30 | 8 | 1967 | 27 | 9 | 1976 | 24 | 10 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1964 | 21 | 5 | 1965 | 25 | 5 | 1966 | 24 | 3 | 1967 | 31 | 4 | 1968 | 29 | 4 | 1969 | 36 | 2 | 1970 | 28 | 4 | 1972 | 22 | 6 | 1973 | 21 | 10 | 1974 | 20 | 8 | 1976 | 12 | 7 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1968 | 95 | 7 | 1970 | 102 | 7 | |
Year | R | Rank | 1967 | 97 | 5 | 1969 | 123 | 2 | 1970 | 96 | 10 | 1976 | 83 | 10 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1968 | 67 | 9 | 1969 | 85 | 3 | 1970 | 74 | 8 | 1971 | 81 | 4 | 1972 | 74 | 5 | 1973 | 78 | 5 | 1976 | 77 | 2 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1966 | 10 | 3 | 1975 | 11 | 4 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1972 | 15 | 4 | 1976 | 11 | 9 | | Year | SH | Rank | 1974 | 4 | 7 | 1975 | 8 | 4 | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1966 | 6 | 7 | 1967 | 5 | 9 | 1968 | 11 | 2 | 1970 | 9 | 3 | 1975 | 6 | 8 | 1976 | 8 | 8 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1967 | 62 | 5 | 1968 | 63 | 5 | 1974 | 56 | 8 | 1975 | 61 | 5 | 1976 | 65 | 4 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1967 | .316 | 1 | 1968 | .308 | 4 | 1969 | .335 | 3 | 1972 | .282 | 9 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1967 | .376 | 3 | 1968 | .377 | 9 | 1969 | .417 | 2 | 1972 | .394 | 2 | 1973 | .369 | 6 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1967 | .533 | 5 | 1968 | .485 | 8 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1967 | 112.08 | 6 | 1968 | 113.96 | 4 | 1969 | 132.93 | 2 | 1970 | 100.06 | 10 | 1972 | 96.75 | 9 | 1973 | 89.20 | 8 | 1976 | 99.19 | 10 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1967 | 7.58 | 3 | 1968 | 6.69 | 7 | 1969 | 7.79 | 3 | 1972 | 7.24 | 4 | 1973 | 5.90 | 7 | 1976 | 5.89 | 9 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1966 | .216 | 8 | 1967 | .217 | 8 | 1972 | .198 | 9 | 1975 | .171 | 9 | 1976 | .198 | 7 | | Year | WOBA | Rank | 1967 | .394 | 4 | 1968 | .373 | 8 | 1969 | .388 | 3 | 1972 | .381 | 5 | 1973 | .362 | 7 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1967 | .909 | 4 | 1968 | .862 | 6 | 1969 | .882 | 5 | 1972 | .874 | 6 | 1973 | .819 | 9 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1967 | 5.6 | 8 | 1969 | 5.8 | 7 | | | | | |