| Player History |
| Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1947, hitting .305 with 34 HR, 119 RBI. |
| Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1948, hitting .328 with 36 HR, 130 RBI. |
| Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1949, hitting .322 with 26 HR, 113 RBI. |
| Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1950, hitting .306 with 41 HR, 139 RBI. |
| Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1943, hitting .264 with 10 HR, 63 RBI. |
| 05-18-1941 | Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Cleveland in 1941. |
| 08-03-1942 | Injured on 8/3/1942 with a Pulled Calf Muscle, out for 2 weeks. |
| 01-28-1943 | Traded from Cleveland to Detroit on 1/31/1943 (Going to DET: 1B Mickey Vernon, SS Pee Wee Reese, RF Stan Musial. Going to CLE: LF Joe DiMaggio, 1B Johnny Hopp, P Jim Bagby). |
| 04-02-1943 | Had first career hit on 4/2/1943, off Lon Warneke (BOS). |
| 04-15-1943 | Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1943, off Cliff Melton (WSH). |
| 07-21-1944 | Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1944, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 7 RBI. |
| 07-05-1945 | Injured on 7/5/1945 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week. |
| 08-23-1945 | Won Player of the Week award on 8/23/1945, hitting .556 with 1 HR, 2 RBI. |
| 09-01-1945 | Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1945, hitting .330 with 5 HR, 13 RBI. |
| 12-01-1945 | Won World Championship with Detroit in 1945. |
| 02-07-1946 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,742,857 through salary arbitration. |
| 09-27-1946 | Won Player of the Week award on 9/27/1946, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 10 RBI. |
| 12-01-1946 | Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1946. |
| 02-07-1947 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,864,286 through salary arbitration. |
| 06-21-1947 | Won Player of the Week award on 6/21/1947, hitting .333 with 4 HR, 8 RBI. |
| 07-01-1947 | Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... |
| 08-30-1947 | Won Player of the Week award on 8/30/1947, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 7 RBI. |
| 12-01-1947 | Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1947. |
| 12-01-1947 | Won World Championship with Detroit in 1947. |
| 02-07-1948 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,414,286 through salary arbitration. |
| 07-01-1948 | Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game... |
| 07-01-1948 | Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1948, hitting .361 with 5 HR, 24 RBI. |
| 08-01-1948 | Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1948, hitting .326 with 9 HR, 25 RBI. |
| 09-06-1948 | Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $22,500,000 per year, for 6 years. |
| 09-27-1948 | Won Player of the Week award on 9/27/1948, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 9 RBI. |
| 10-01-1948 | Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1948, hitting .364 with 9 HR, 20 RBI. |
| 12-01-1948 | Won World Championship with Detroit in 1948. |
| 04-21-1949 | Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Washington on 4/21/1949. |
| 07-01-1949 | Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game... |
| 07-01-1949 | Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1949, hitting .378 with 7 HR, 26 RBI. |
| 08-02-1949 | Won Player of the Week award on 8/2/1949, hitting .440 with 4 HR, 11 RBI. |
| 12-01-1949 | Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1949. |
| 05-10-1950 | Won Player of the Week award on 5/10/1950, hitting .333 with 4 HR, 12 RBI. |
| 05-18-1950 | Hit for the cycle against St. Louis (A) on 5/18/1950. |
| 05-24-1950 | Won Player of the Week award on 5/24/1950, hitting .385 with 2 HR, 11 RBI. |
| 07-01-1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... |
| 09-20-1950 | Won Player of the Week award on 9/20/1950, hitting .542 with 5 HR, 11 RBI. |
| 10-01-1950 | Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1950, hitting .429 with 11 HR, 28 RBI. |
| 12-01-1950 | Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1950. |
| 04-21-1951 | Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 05-14-1951 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-01-1951 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-18-1951 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-18-1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 07-01-1951 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 08-16-1951 | Injured (bruised hip), day-to-day for one week. |
| 09-01-1951 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 09-15-1951 | Scores his 1000th career Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League run! |
| 01-01-1952 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 82 (84); Power: 78 (79); Eye: 100 (100). |
| 05-01-1952 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 05-12-1952 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-01-1952 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-23-1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 06-23-1952 | Collects his 1000th career Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League RBI! |
| 06-30-1952 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08-18-1952 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09-01-1952 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 09-08-1952 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10-19-1952 | Wins the 1952 CCBL AL Most Valuable Player Award. |
| 01-01-1953 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (84); Power: 75 (79); Eye: 100 (100). |
| 05-30-1953 | Hits his 300th career Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League home run! |
| 06-22-1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 07-01-1953 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07-14-1953 | Injured (dislocated finger), out for 1-2 weeks. |
| 09-01-1953 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10-06-1953 | Won the 1953 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League World Championship with the Detroit Tigers! |
| 10-20-1953 | Wins the 1953 CCBL AL Most Valuable Player Award. |
| 01-01-1954 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 77 (84); Power: 73 (78); Eye: 100 (100). |
| 04-19-1954 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 05-01-1954 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 05-18-1954 | Injured (back spasms), out for 5 weeks. |
| 06-21-1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 06-28-1954 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07-20-1954 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $90,000,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization. |
| 07-24-1954 | Injured (concussion), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 08-09-1954 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08-16-1954 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09-01-1954 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 09-07-1954 | Injured (bruised heel), day-to-day for 3 days. |
| 10-19-1954 | Wins the 1954 CCBL AL Most Valuable Player Award. |
| 01-01-1955 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (84); Power: 75 (78); Eye: 100 (100). |
| 03-11-1955 | Injured (torn rib cage muscle), out for 3 months. |
| 06-27-1955 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07-16-1955 | Injured (fractured finger), out for one week. |
| 08-20-1955 | Injured (jammed finger), day-to-day for one week. |
| 09-03-1955 | Injured (dislocated finger), day-to-day for one week. |
| 09-04-1955 | Injured (fractured ankle), out for 3 months. |
| 01-01-1956 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 78 (83); Power: 74 (77); Eye: 100 (100). |
| 04-23-1956 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-03-1956 | Injured (fractured wrist), out for 2 months. |
| 06-04-1956 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-18-1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 08-22-1956 | Hits his 400th career Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League home run! |
| 08-22-1956 | Scores his 1500th career Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League run! |
| 08-27-1956 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 01-01-1957 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (83); Power: 73 (77); Eye: 100 (100). |
| 04-20-1957 | Collects his 2000th career Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League hit! |
| 05-21-1957 | Injured (bruised hand), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 06-01-1957 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-17-1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 07-01-1957 | Wins the CCBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07-10-1957 | Injured (torn rib cage muscle), out for 2-3 months. |
| 01-01-1958 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (83); Power: 63 (77); Eye: 100 (100). |
| 06-23-1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 08-18-1958 | Wins the CCBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09-02-1958 | Collects his 1500th career Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League RBI! |
| 11-03-1958 | Became a free agent. |
| 01-01-1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (83); Power: 63 (77); Eye: 100 (100). |
| 01-25-1959 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $37,340,000 with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization. |
| 05-01-1959 | Wins the CCBL NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-18-1959 | Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 06-19-1959 | Injured (fractured nose), out for 3 weeks. |
| 10-23-1959 | Wins the 1959 CCBL NL Most Valuable Player Award. |
| 01-01-1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (83); Power: 63 (77); Eye: 100 (100). |
| 03-19-1960 | Was traded by the Chicago (N) Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with SP C. Short, in exchange for SP D. Newcombe, RF C. Maxwell, MR K. Johnson. |
| 06-02-1960 | Injured (sprained ankle), out for one week. |
| 06-20-1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 08-09-1960 | Collects his 2500th career Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League hit! |
| 08-23-1960 | Injured (dislocated shoulder), out for 8-9 weeks. |
| 10-25-1960 | Became a free agent. |
| 01-01-1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 57 (83); Power: 44 (77); Eye: 100 (100). |
