LF John E Briggs #16
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
08/24/1981
OA: 49 POT: 49
LF JOHN E BRIGGS #16 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
99 333 75 10 4 10 42 45 54 .225 .320 .369 10 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 60 55 60 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 60
Errors: - 25 45
Arm: 20 25 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 45
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/23/1981 TEX Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1981 TEX Win, 3-2 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 1
08/19/1981 MIN Win, 6-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/17/1981 MIN Win, 5-4 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
08/16/1981 NYY Loss, 3-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/14/1981 NYY Win, 4-0 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
08/13/1981 NYY Win, 6-5 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 0
08/12/1981 TOR Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1981 TOR Win, 7-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/10/1981 TOR Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
John E puts in long hours.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Leader
Birthday:03/10/1944
Born in:Paterson, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$240,000
Signed Through:1981 Season
Major Service:17 Years, 99 Days
Service This Yr:138 Days
40-Man Service:17 Years, 99 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 12th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1981 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 99 333 75 10 4 10 42 50 45 54 .225 .320 .369 .690 .319 .144 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 94 382 2 1 1 1 0 1 123 24 10 4 71.4 43.2 4.42 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 11 2 1 2 12 8 5 8 1 0 0 .220 .286 .420 .706
Versus Right   283 64 8 3 8 30 42 40 46 0 0 2 .226 .326 .360 .687
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   12 4 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
April   46 10 1 0 2 3 8 9 6 0 0 0 .217 .345 .370 .715
May   67 13 2 1 2 8 10 9 11 1 0 0 .194 .286 .343 .629
June   82 18 0 0 4 15 15 13 15 0 0 0 .220 .326 .366 .692
July   80 16 3 1 1 7 11 7 14 0 0 0 .200 .264 .300 .564
August   58 18 4 2 1 9 6 7 8 0 0 2 .310 .403 .500 .903
Last Year   410 100 13 1 12 46 54 43 63 4 0 1 .244 .314 .368 .683
2 Years Ago   559 134 16 6 23 86 90 73 78 5 0 3 .240 .328 .413 .741
Career   8848 2164 371 77 283 1142 1423 1380 1276 71 4 37 .245 .346 .400 .746
Home   184 49 8 1 6 29 22 19 27 0 0 1 .266 .338 .418 .757
Road   149 26 2 3 4 13 28 26 27 1 0 1 .174 .299 .309 .608
Grass   296 66 8 2 9 39 41 36 50 1 0 1 .223 .308 .355 .663
Turf   37 9 2 2 1 3 9 9 4 0 0 1 .243 .404 .486 .891
Day   134 28 4 1 3 18 18 22 23 1 0 1 .209 .323 .321 .644
Night   199 47 6 3 7 24 32 23 31 0 0 1 .236 .318 .402 .720
As Starter   329 75 10 4 10 42 50 43 53 1 0 2 .228 .320 .374 .694
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   84 18 1 0 2 6 7 11 15 0 0 0 .214 .305 .298 .603
Inning 1-3   94 28 3 3 4 17 19 15 13 0 0 0 .298 .394 .521 .916
Inning 4-6   129 26 5 1 4 19 20 18 21 1 0 2 .202 .307 .349 .656
Inning 7-9   95 20 2 0 2 6 10 9 14 0 0 0 .211 .279 .295 .574
Extra Innings   15 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 .067 .222 .067 .289
0 Outs   110 33 4 1 5 9 25 16 14 0 0 1 .300 .394 .491 .885
1 Outs   118 19 3 2 2 12 16 15 21 1 0 1 .161 .259 .271 .530
2 Outs   105 23 3 1 3 21 9 14 19 0 0 0 .219 .311 .352 .663
Scoring Position   91 18 3 2 2 28 13 18 19 1 0 0 .198 .327 .341 .668
Bases Empty   184 43 5 2 4 4 27 19 27 0 0 2 .234 .312 .348 .660
Runner on 1st   58 14 2 0 4 10 10 8 8 0 0 0 .241 .333 .483 .816
Runner on 2nd   23 3 0 1 1 3 4 4 8 0 0 0 .130 .259 .348 .607
Runner on 3rd   10 3 1 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 4 0 0 1 3 3 5 8 0 0 0 .138 .265 .241 .506
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 4 1 1 0 6 3 4 0 1 0 0 .286 .421 .500 .921
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 .375 .545 .500 1.045
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Two Strikes   173 38 4 1 6 20 21 17 54 0 0 1 .220 .293 .358 .652
First Pitch   44 13 1 1 2 9 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .311 .500 .811
Count 0-1   26 3 1 0 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .115 .111 .385 .496
Count 0-2   27 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 .148 .148 .148 .296
Count 1-0   19 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
Count 1-1   23 5 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .217 .348 .565
Count 1-2   44 11 3 0 1 3 5 0 18 0 0 1 .250 .267 .386 .653
Count 2-0   12 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 2-1   18 5 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .278 .316 .444 .760
Count 2-2   51 12 1 1 2 6 9 0 17 0 0 0 .235 .235 .412 .647
Count 3-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 8 19 0 0 0 0 .000 .864 .000 .864
Count 3-1   15 3 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 .200 .478 .200 .678
Full Count   51 11 0 0 3 9 7 17 9 0 0 0 .216 .412 .392 .804
Behind in Count   97 18 4 0 3 11 8 0 28 1 0 1 .186 .192 .320 .512
Ahead in Count   67 16 3 1 0 3 21 28 0 0 0 0 .239 .463 .313 .777
Batting 2nd   25 7 0 0 0 1 4 3 7 0 0 0 .280 .357 .280 .637
Batting 4th   18 6 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 2 .333 .429 .667 1.095
Batting 5th   68 10 1 1 0 5 9 15 10 0 0 0 .147 .301 .191 .492
Batting 6th   17 2 0 1 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 0 .118 .318 .235 .553
Batting 7th   197 48 8 1 8 26 31 19 30 1 0 0 .244 .309 .416 .725
Batting 8th   7 2 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Low Leverage   127 23 2 2 3 5 18 10 21 0 0 1 .181 .246 .299 .546
Medium Leverage   130 33 5 0 4 12 18 17 19 0 0 1 .254 .345 .385 .729
High Leverage   76 19 3 2 3 25 14 18 14 1 0 0 .250 .389 .461 .850
GEORGIA-FLORIDA LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 26 10 0 0 2 6 9 2 1 .385 .414 .615 1.029 .434 .231 128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 2 4 0 100.0 7.9 12.57 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Versus Right   21 8 0 0 2 6 7 2 0 1 0 0 .381 .417 .667 1.083
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   412 161 19 5 39 118 116 42 31 5 0 2 .391 .445 .745 1.190
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1964 St. Louis - MLB 20 61 73 22 1 1 6 12 20 14 1 0 9 6 4 .301 .420 .589 1.009 183 186 1.4
1965 St. Louis - MLB 21 144 518 129 19 7 18 59 92 85 3 3 89 58 36 .249 .356 .417 .773 127 130 3.6
1966 St. Louis - MLB 22 156 604 142 32 7 18 59 102 93 4 0 73 44 31 .235 .341 .401 .742 116 121 4.6
1967 St. Louis - MLB 23 160 581 140 25 7 8 41 93 99 2 1 109 40 35 .241 .353 .349 .702 113 119 3.8
1968 St. Louis - MLB 24 152 559 122 19 5 9 57 75 79 1 5 97 43 27 .218 .314 .318 .632 98 98 3.4
1969 St. Louis - MLB 25 156 539 137 25 5 11 59 67 96 0 7 69 44 22 .254 .363 .380 .743 116 120 4.1
1970 St. Louis - MLB 26 157 596 128 19 8 15 63 92 102 3 3 91 30 26 .215 .331 .349 .680 91 98 2.0
1971 Detroit - MLB 27 140 455 107 16 6 19 65 83 71 3 3 59 20 12 .235 .340 .422 .762 125 127 4.0
1972 Detroit - MLB 28 143 460 114 20 3 14 71 68 80 1 8 70 24 14 .248 .355 .396 .751 120 124 3.7
1973 Detroit - MLB 29 143 530 134 22 5 20 90 88 75 0 6 82 14 11 .253 .342 .426 .768 113 111 3.2
1974 Detroit - MLB 30 138 472 118 22 1 13 76 86 71 1 9 66 25 8 .250 .344 .383 .727 104 104 2.9
1975 Texas - MLB 31 156 516 132 21 3 19 83 87 104 5 2 51 40 12 .256 .384 .419 .803 121 123 4.7
1976 Texas - MLB 32 157 576 163 32 3 19 76 89 78 3 5 56 31 10 .283 .369 .448 .816 136 133 5.1
1977 Texas - MLB 33 157 539 137 31 2 25 85 103 94 2 6 83 31 13 .254 .363 .458 .822 123 122 3.7
1978 Texas - MLB 34 157 528 130 28 3 24 72 84 78 2 3 77 18 14 .246 .344 .447 .791 118 119 2.0
1979 Texas - MLB 35 157 559 134 16 6 23 86 90 73 3 5 78 28 18 .240 .328 .413 .741 98 99 2.0
1980 Texas - MLB 36 129 410 100 13 1 12 46 54 43 1 4 63 22 7 .244 .314 .368 .683 87 90 1.4
1981 Detroit - MLB 37 99 333 75 10 4 10 42 50 45 2 1 54 10 4 .225 .320 .369 .690 96 104 1.6
Total MLB 2562 8848 2164 371 77 283 1142 1423 1380 37 71 1276 528 304 .245 .346 .400 .746 113 115 57.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Brunswick - DE 18 93 386 151 19 5 37 112 107 40 2 4 30 7 10 .391 .447 .754 1.201 183 181 5.4
1963 Brunswick - DE 19 6 26 10 0 0 2 6 9 2 0 1 1 4 0 .385 .414 .615 1.029 125 128 0.1
1963 Tulsa - AA 19 19 77 25 4 1 6 15 16 9 0 0 7 1 2 .325 .395 .636 1.032 182 175 1.1
1963 Atlanta - AAA 19 88 356 107 16 4 24 73 78 38 2 0 37 8 5 .301 .371 .570 .941 160 159 4.5
1964 Jacksonville - AAA 20 39 137 44 7 2 3 17 28 24 0 3 11 4 6 .321 .415 .467 .882 158 156 1.6
Total IL 127 493 151 23 6 27 90 106 62 2 3 48 12 11 .306 .384 .542 .926 160 158
Total TL 19 77 25 4 1 6 15 16 9 0 0 7 1 2 .325 .395 .636 1.032 182 175
Total GAFL 99 412 161 19 5 39 118 116 42 2 5 31 11 10 .391 .445 .745 1.190 179 177
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1964 St. Louis - MLB 20 8 8 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .250 .333 .625 .958 165 167 0.1
1965 St. Louis - MLB 21 6 20 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 3 3 2 .200 .385 .200 .585 79 98 -0.2
1971 Detroit - MLB 27 15 55 14 4 1 2 10 10 5 1 1 9 3 0 .255 .323 .473 .795 134 128 0.5
1974 Detroit - MLB 30 3 12 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 .250 .308 .250 .558 58 64 -0.3
1977 Texas - MLB 33 5 17 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 6 2 0 .118 .200 .176 .376 4 9 -1.0
1979 Texas - MLB 35 5 15 5 2 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 4 0 2 .333 .524 .467 .990 169 177 -0.1
1980 Texas - MLB 36 5 15 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 .200 .235 .467 .702 87 81 0.1
Total MLB 47 142 33 8 1 4 17 20 21 2 3 28 10 5 .232 .333 .387 .721 105 108
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Brunswick - DE 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
1963 Brunswick - DE LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Brunswick - DE CF 6 6 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 43.2 3.30 -1.3 .870
1963 Brunswick - DE RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.000
1964 St. Louis - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1964 St. Louis - MLB CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 St. Louis - MLB RF 9 8 19 2 0 21 0 1.000 69.1 2.73 +0.3 .999
1965 St. Louis - MLB LF 5 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 33.0 1.91 +0.3 1.150
1965 St. Louis - MLB CF 14 11 41 0 0 42 1 .976 112.2 3.28 -2.0 .968
1965 St. Louis - MLB RF 118 118 247 0 0 262 15 .943 1039.0 2.14 +3.9 1.034
1966 St. Louis - MLB LF 7 4 10 0 0 11 1 .909 50.0 1.80 -1.2 .988
1966 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1966 St. Louis - MLB RF 149 147 305 14 1 335 16 .952 1306.1 2.20 +10.7 1.067
1967 St. Louis - MLB CF 7 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 43.0 1.88 -0.8 .912
1967 St. Louis - MLB RF 150 144 331 6 0 339 2 .994 1293.2 2.34 +11.6 1.039
1968 St. Louis - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 St. Louis - MLB CF 10 0 4 0 0 5 1 .800 24.2 1.46 -1.0 .813
1968 St. Louis - MLB RF 149 145 361 8 2 376 7 .981 1307.2 2.54 +14.5 1.050
1969 St. Louis - MLB CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1969 St. Louis - MLB RF 154 152 333 13 3 355 9 .975 1352.1 2.30 +9.2 1.047
1970 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 St. Louis - MLB RF 152 150 313 11 2 328 4 .988 1332.2 2.19 +10.9 1.060
1971 Detroit - MLB LF 47 45 102 0 0 105 3 .971 405.2 2.26 -0.3 1.009
1971 Detroit - MLB CF 17 15 46 3 0 49 0 1.000 132.1 3.33 -0.5 .960
1971 Detroit - MLB RF 58 58 158 5 2 166 3 .982 523.0 2.80 +8.7 1.034
1972 Detroit - MLB SS 1 1 2 4 0 7 1 .857 9.0 6.00 -0.8 .690
1972 Detroit - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Detroit - MLB CF 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.1 3.86 +0.3 .992
1972 Detroit - MLB RF 121 120 275 7 1 290 8 .972 1071.0 2.37 +3.0 .994
1973 Detroit - MLB LF 35 30 83 0 0 85 2 .976 280.0 2.67 +2.8 1.024
1973 Detroit - MLB CF 86 84 315 11 5 337 11 .967 751.2 3.90 -1.0 .994
1973 Detroit - MLB RF 16 14 39 0 0 40 1 .975 122.0 2.88 +0.4 .996
1974 Detroit - MLB LF 7 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 19.0 4.74 +0.6 1.087
1974 Detroit - MLB CF 9 9 40 1 1 41 0 1.000 80.0 4.61 -0.2 .993
1974 Detroit - MLB RF 120 113 310 16 4 329 3 .991 990.0 2.96 +3.7 1.006
1975 Texas - MLB LF 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 14.2 1.84 -0.1 .978
1975 Texas - MLB CF 56 51 179 5 1 185 1 .995 458.1 3.61 +1.8 1.006
1975 Texas - MLB RF 96 94 213 6 2 221 2 .991 819.2 2.40 +6.2 1.039
1976 Texas - MLB CF 152 151 499 14 3 533 20 .962 1359.2 3.40 -5.2 .984
1976 Texas - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Texas - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Texas - MLB CF 150 150 478 8 1 495 9 .982 1332.0 3.28 -5.7 .992
1977 Texas - MLB RF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 .992
1978 Texas - MLB CF 151 149 518 6 2 536 12 .978 1317.1 3.58 -11.6 .971
1978 Texas - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1979 Texas - MLB LF 143 141 326 6 2 345 13 .962 1190.1 2.51 +3.2 1.021
1979 Texas - MLB CF 33 7 47 0 0 47 0 1.000 122.0 3.47 +0.9 1.013
1979 Texas - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1980 Texas - MLB LF 102 92 213 7 1 227 7 .969 824.1 2.40 +7.5 1.049
1980 Texas - MLB CF 13 6 30 1 0 33 2 .939 70.0 3.99 -0.3 .955
1980 Texas - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1981 Detroit - MLB LF 95 94 232 2 0 242 8 .967 853.2 2.47 +3.4 1.001
TOTAL 1B 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 1 2 4 0 7 1 .857 9.0 6.00 -0.8 .690
TOTAL LF 447 411 986 15 3 1035 34 .967 3674.2 2.45 +16.2 1.022
TOTAL CF 715 641 2226 49 13 2332 57 .976 5868.2 3.49 -26.8 .984
TOTAL RF 1297 1263 2908 88 17 3066 70 .977 11233.2 2.40 +83.1 1.037
PLAYER HISTORY
06/10/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
06/30/1962 Hits three home runs against the Dublin Braves, going 4-6 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored!
07/05/1962 Named the #34 prospect in the MLB
07/11/1962 Hits three home runs against the Dublin Braves, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/13/1962 Wins the GAFL Player of the Week Award.
08/18/1962 Goes 5-5 against the Moultrie Colt .22s, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
09/21/1962 Hits three home runs against the Thomasville Tigers, going 4-6 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored!
09/26/1962 Hits three home runs against the Dublin Braves, going 4-6 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/04/1962 Wins the 1962 Georgia-Florida League Round 1 with the Brunswick Cardinals!
10/15/1962 Wins the 1962 GAFL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
10/18/1962 Finished 3rd in 1962 GAFL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
10/21/1962 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (70).
04/08/1963 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
06/10/1963 Wins the TL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1963 Named the #28 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
09/09/1963 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/16/1963 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
10/14/1963 Wins the 1963 IL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
10/23/1963 Named the #62 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (65).
04/13/1964 Named the #45 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1964 Named the #59 prospect in the MLB
11/19/1964 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,280.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
11/16/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,080.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75).
06/15/1966 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $393,600 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75).
05/08/1967 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 75 (75).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 75 (75).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 70 (70).
11/20/1970 Became a free agent.
12/19/1970 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $1,412,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
05/24/1971 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
10/29/1971 Wins the 1971 Round 3 with the Detroit Tigers.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
07/23/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
10/28/1974 Declined his contract option.
11/19/1974 Became a free agent.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
01/20/1975 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,440,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
07/19/1976 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/19/1976 Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run!
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
11/21/1978 Became a free agent.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
02/13/1979 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $720,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
06/10/1979 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/23/1980 Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit!
05/17/1980 Hits three home runs against the New York Yankees, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/20/1980 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/27/1980 Became a free agent.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
03/28/1981 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Detroit Tigers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1966 151 9
Year PA Rank
1966 701 2
1967 684 5
1970 704 6
Year TB Rank
1976 258 8
Year 2B Rank
1966 32 5
Year 3B Rank
1965 7 9
Year HR Rank
1977 25 10
Year SB Rank
1965 58 1
1966 44 2
1967 40 4
1968 43 5
1969 44 3
1970 30 8
1971 20 8
1972 24 10
1975 40 6
1977 31 7
1979 28 10
Year R Rank
1966 102 3
1967 93 5
1971 83 9
1976 89 7
1977 103 9
Year BB Rank
1965 85 2
1966 93 1
1967 99 2
1968 79 5
1969 96 6
1970 102 6
1975 104 4
1977 94 3
Year IBB Rank
1965 5 10
1968 8 3
1976 6 7
Year SF Rank
1969 7 10
1972 8 3
1974 9 9
Year EBH Rank
1966 57 9
1976 54 5
Year RC Rank
1976 102.47 5
Year ISO Rank
1971 .187 9
1976 .165 9
1978 .201 8
Year WAR Rank
1976 5.2 9
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