Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1951... Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1951, off Robin Roberts (PHA)... Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1951, off Tex Hughson (BSX)... Hit 3 homeruns against Washington, driving in 6 runs on 9/9/1951... Won Rookie of the Year in 1951, hitting .290 with 31 HR, 113 RBI... Won Golden Glove Award at Centerfield in 1951... Won Player of the Week award on 4/9/1953, hitting .526 with 1 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 5/7/1954, hitting .348 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/1954, hitting .385 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/25/1954, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 5 RBI... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1954, hitting .407 with 4 HR, 15 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Cleveland, driving in 9 runs on 9/11/1954... Won M.V.P. Award in 1954, hitting .314 with 30 HR, 108 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/30/1956, hitting .471 with 1 HR, 6 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cleveland on 5/2/1956... Won Player of the Week award on 6/4/1956, hitting .556 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 6/5/1956... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Won World Series Championship with New York (A) in 1956... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Detroit on 9/16/1957... Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 4/20/1958... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 4/9/1959, hitting .588 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Won Golden Glove Award at Centerfield in 1959... Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Detroit on 5/1/1961... Hit 3 homeruns against Washington , driving in 7 runs on 5/8/1961... Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 7/12/1961... Won Player of the Week award on 7/16/1961, hitting .538 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 10/1/1961, hitting .471 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Drove in 8 runs against Kansas City on 10/2/1961... Drove in 6 runs against Boston on 5/2/1962... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston, driving in 5 runs on 5/21/1962... Traded from New York (A) to Detroit on 7/1/1962 (Going to NYA: P 1963 1st Rd Pick, P 1963 2nd Rd Pick, P 1964 1st Rd Pick, P 1964 2nd Rd Pick, C Andy Etchebarren. Going to DET: CF Willie Mays, P Whitey Ford)... Traded from Detroit to New York (A) on 7/1/1962 (Going to NYA: P Whitey Ford, CF Willie Mays. Going to DET: P 1963 1st Rd Pick, P 1963 2nd Rd Pick, P 1964 1st Rd Pick, P 1964 2nd Rd Pick, C And y Etchebarren)... Traded from New York (A) to Detroit on 7/1/1962 (Going to NYA: P 1963 1st Rd Pick, P 1963 2nd Rd Pick, P 1964 1st Rd Pick, P 1964 2nd Rd Pick, C Andy Etchebarren. Going to DET: P Whitey Ford, C F Willie Mays)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/30/1962, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1962, hitting .318 with 7 HR, 26 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/24/1962, hitting .476 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1962, hitting .383 with 15 HR, 33 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 6/6/1963, off Tom Brewer (NYA)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/1963, hitting .455 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game... Traded from Detroit to San Francisco on 7/31/1963 (Going to SFG: CF Willie Mays, P Mike Fornieles. Going to DET: CF Willie Davis, 2B Mike de la Hoz, P 1964 1st Rd Pick, P 1965 2nd Rd Pick)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/27/1963, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/9/1964, hitting .393 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago(N) on 4/27/1964... Won Player of the Week award on 4/30/1964, hitting .481 with 6 HR, 16 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1964, hitting .340 with 11 HR, 35 RBI... Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 4/9/1965, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Had 500th career homerun on 5/19/1966, off Pete Mikkelsen (LAD)... Won World Series Championship with San Francisco in 1966... Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/21/1967... Hit for the cycle against Atlanta on 4/13/1968... Won Player of the Week award on 4/16/1968, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 9/9/1968... Traded from San Francisco to Chicago(N) on 7/31/1969 (Going to SFG: 1B John Mayberry, 2B Jerry Davanon, P 1970 2nd Rd Pick. Going to CHN: RF Frank Robinson, CF Willie Mays, P Bob Gibson, P Herb Sc ore)... Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1970.
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