Born: May 18, 1933 in Sturgis, SD
Schools: University of Colorado
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1955.
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Debut: April 15, 1958
Final Game: September 27, 1967
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 25 | CLE | AL | 27 | 58 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | .204 | .298 | .327 | .625 | 73 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8/9 | |
| 1959 | 26 | CLE | AL | 32 | 57 | 53 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .208 | .250 | .226 | .476 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8/7 | |
| 1960 | 27 | TOT | AL | 102 | 184 | 163 | 33 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 42 | .221 | .301 | .319 | .620 | 67 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 789 | |
| 1960 | 27 | CLE | AL | 29 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .111 | .200 | .167 | .367 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /879 | |
| 1960 | 27 | BOS | AL | 73 | 164 | 145 | 26 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 40 | .234 | .313 | .338 | .651 | 75 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 798 | |
| 1961 | 28 | BOS | AL | 85 | 312 | 281 | 46 | 74 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 53 | .263 | .330 | .381 | .711 | 89 | 107 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 897 | |
| 1962 | 29 | BOS | AL | 115 | 425 | 362 | 52 | 78 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 68 | .215 | .318 | .345 | .663 | 77 | 125 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 98/7 | |
| 1963 | 30 | HOU | NL | 15 | 47 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .227 | .277 | .295 | .572 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1964 | 31 | HOU | NL | 46 | 168 | 157 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | .185 | .232 | .242 | .474 | 37 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8/79 | |
| 1967 | 34 | MIN | AL | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 | .444 | .750 | 1.194 | 237 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /97 | |
| 8 Seasons | 433 | 1260 | 1117 | 172 | 251 | 47 | 10 | 17 | 113 | 13 | 14 | 120 | 222 | .225 | .302 | .330 | .633 | 72 | 369 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 471 | 418 | 64 | 94 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 83 | .225 | .302 | .330 | .633 | 72 | 138 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| BOS (3 yrs) | 273 | 901 | 788 | 124 | 186 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 87 | 10 | 11 | 97 | 161 | .236 | .321 | .357 | .678 | 81 | 281 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| CLE (3 yrs) | 88 | 135 | 120 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 23 | .192 | .263 | .258 | .521 | 45 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| HOU (2 yrs) | 61 | 215 | 201 | 18 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 37 | .194 | .242 | .254 | .496 | 44 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MIN (1 yr) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 | .444 | .750 | 1.194 | 237 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AL (6 yrs) | 372 | 1045 | 916 | 154 | 212 | 43 | 9 | 15 | 98 | 12 | 14 | 109 | 185 | .231 | .315 | .347 | .662 | 77 | 318 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| NL (2 yrs) | 61 | 215 | 201 | 18 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 37 | .194 | .242 | .254 | .496 | 44 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rof | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CLE | AL | 25 | OF | 17 | 11 | 113.1 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.4 | 36.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 2 | 2.94 | 2.18 | .981 | 2.27 | 1.94 | |
| 1958 | CLE | AL | 25 | CF | 16 | 11 | 112.1 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.1 | 33.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 2 | 3.12 | 2.44 | .985 | 2.68 | 2.29 | |
| 1958 | CLE | AL | 25 | RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 360.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 1.70 | |
| 1959 | CLE | AL | 26 | OF | 15 | 8 | 88.2 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.7 | 23.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -1 | 4.16 | 2.73 | .980 | 2.22 | 1.96 | |
| 1959 | CLE | AL | 26 | CF | 14 | 8 | 85.2 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 16.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -1 | 4.20 | 2.86 | .982 | 2.72 | 2.44 | |
| 1959 | CLE | AL | 26 | LF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 200.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 1.000 | 2.10 | 1.70 | |
| 1960 | TOT | AL | 27 | OF | 76 | 39 | 401.0 | 111 | 105 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .973 | 4.6 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0 | 2.42 | 1.42 | .982 | 2.25 | 1.95 | |
| 1960 | TOT | AL | 27 | LF | 46 | 16 | 192.2 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.1 | 25.5 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1 | 2.57 | 1.20 | .984 | 2.14 | 1.67 | |
| 1960 | TOT | AL | 27 | CF | 21 | 13 | 115.0 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .938 | -1.5 | -15.7 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -1 | 2.35 | 1.43 | .988 | 2.65 | 2.30 | |
| 1960 | TOT | AL | 27 | RF | 19 | 10 | 93.1 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 2.0 | 25.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0 | 2.41 | 1.32 | .973 | 1.95 | 1.68 | |
| 1960 | CLE | AL | 27 | OF | 17 | 4 | 58.1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 24.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 2.62 | 1.00 | .982 | 2.25 | 1.95 | |
| 1960 | CLE | AL | 27 | CF | 9 | 2 | 35.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 17.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0 | 2.31 | 1.00 | .989 | 2.65 | 2.30 | |
| 1960 | CLE | AL | 27 | LF | 5 | 2 | 17.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 3.71 | 1.40 | .986 | 2.12 | 1.68 | |
| 1960 | CLE | AL | 27 | RF | 5 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 113.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 4.26 | 0.60 | .967 | 1.99 | 1.68 | |
| 1960 | BOS | AL | 27 | OF | 59 | 35 | 342.2 | 94 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .968 | 3.4 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0 | 2.39 | 1.54 | .982 | 2.25 | 1.95 | |
| 1960 | BOS | AL | 27 | LF | 41 | 14 | 175.2 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 27.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.46 | 1.17 | .983 | 2.14 | 1.67 | |
| 1960 | BOS | AL | 27 | RF | 14 | 10 | 87.0 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1.4 | 19.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0 | 2.28 | 1.57 | .974 | 1.94 | 1.68 | |
| 1960 | BOS | AL | 27 | CF | 12 | 11 | 80.0 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .913 | -2.0 | -30.0 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -1 | 2.36 | 1.75 | .987 | 2.66 | 2.30 | |
| 1961 | BOS | AL | 28 | OF | 76 | 65 | 602.0 | 155 | 142 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .961 | -2.4 | -4.8 | -1.4 | -6.7 | 5.3 | -1 | 2.23 | 1.96 | .977 | 2.25 | 1.98 | |
| 1961 | BOS | AL | 28 | CF | 38 | 33 | 290.0 | 80 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .975 | -3.2 | -13.2 | -0.2 | -3.5 | 3.3 | -3 | 2.42 | 2.05 | .982 | 2.59 | 2.24 | |
| 1961 | BOS | AL | 28 | RF | 21 | 21 | 184.1 | 47 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .979 | 0.9 | 5.9 | -0.1 | -2.5 | 2.4 | 1 | 2.25 | 2.19 | .977 | 2.06 | 1.75 | |
| 1961 | BOS | AL | 28 | LF | 20 | 11 | 127.2 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .889 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 1 | 1.69 | 1.20 | .970 | 2.00 | 1.62 | |
| 1962 | BOS | AL | 29 | OF | 105 | 99 | 898.1 | 214 | 205 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .991 | -2.0 | -2.7 | -1.0 | 0.7 | -1.6 | -1 | 2.12 | 2.02 | .980 | 2.19 | 1.92 | |
| 1962 | BOS | AL | 29 | RF | 63 | 59 | 528.2 | 114 | 108 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .991 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -1.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 1.92 | 1.79 | .979 | 2.00 | 1.71 | |
| 1962 | BOS | AL | 29 | CF | 46 | 40 | 359.2 | 98 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .990 | -1.9 | -6.3 | -0.9 | 2.2 | -3.0 | -1 | 2.43 | 2.11 | .986 | 2.57 | 2.18 | |
| 1962 | BOS | AL | 29 | LF | 3 | 0 | 10.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 36.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.80 | 0.67 | 1.000 | 1.98 | 1.60 | |
| 1963 | HOU | NL | 30 | LF | 10 | 10 | 88.2 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .947 | -1.2 | -16.2 | -1.2 | 0.5 | -1.8 | 0 | 1.83 | 1.80 | .974 | 1.80 | 1.38 | |
| 1963 | HOU | NL | 30 | OF | 10 | 10 | 88.2 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .947 | -1.2 | -16.2 | -1.2 | 0.5 | -1.8 | 0 | 1.83 | 1.80 | .979 | 2.01 | 1.75 | |
| 1964 | HOU | NL | 31 | OF | 41 | 39 | 341.2 | 104 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .990 | -1.6 | -5.6 | -0.6 | -1.8 | 1.2 | -1 | 2.71 | 2.51 | .972 | 1.99 | 1.72 | |
| 1964 | HOU | NL | 31 | CF | 33 | 32 | 276.1 | 85 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .988 | -2.9 | -12.6 | -0.9 | -2.5 | 1.6 | -2 | 2.74 | 2.55 | .976 | 2.35 | 2.10 | |
| 1964 | HOU | NL | 31 | LF | 5 | 5 | 39.2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.4 | 72.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1 | 3.18 | 2.80 | .964 | 1.70 | 1.34 | |
| 1964 | HOU | NL | 31 | RF | 4 | 2 | 25.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1.1 | -51.4 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 0 | 1.05 | 0.75 | .967 | 1.89 | 1.62 | |
| 1967 | MIN | AL | 34 | OF | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | -72.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.98 | 1.75 | |||
| 1967 | MIN | AL | 34 | RF | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | -60.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 1.57 | |||
| 1967 | MIN | AL | 34 | LF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | -120.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 1.40 | ||||
| 8 Seasons | OF | 344 | 271 | 2538.2 | 681 | 645 | 23 | 13 | 5 | .981 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 | -3.2 | 7.3 | -2 | 2.37 | 1.94 | .979 | 2.19 | 1.91 | ||||
| 6 Seasons | CF | 168 | 137 | 1239.0 | 374 | 361 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .984 | -5.2 | -5.0 | 0.8 | -2.1 | 2.9 | -6 | 2.67 | 2.19 | .983 | 2.55 | 2.22 | ||||
| 6 Seasons | RF | 111 | 92 | 837.0 | 191 | 178 | 10 | 3 | 4 | .984 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | -2.8 | 3.2 | 1 | 2.02 | 1.69 | .977 | 2.00 | 1.71 | ||||
| 7 Seasons | LF | 86 | 42 | 462.2 | 119 | 109 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .966 | 5.9 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.24 | 1.34 | .977 | 1.99 | 1.60 | ||||
| 8 Seasons | TOT | 344 | 271 | 2538.2 | 681 | 645 | 23 | 13 | 5 | .981 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 | -3.2 | 7.3 | -2 | 2.37 | 1.94 | .959 | 2.19 | 1.91 | ||||
| Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rof | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | ||||
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| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 1 (3892), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.
June 13, 1960: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Russ Nixon to the Boston Red Sox for Ted Bowsfield and Marty Keough.
December 10, 1962: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Houston Colt .45's for Dick Williams.
April, 1965: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Minnesota Twins for Joe Christian (minors).
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