| 10/12/1940 |
Signed with the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| 01/01/1941 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (75); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 55 (60). |
| 04/14/1941 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
| 01/01/1942 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (60). |
| 06/15/1942 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/04/1942 |
Was selected to the 1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 08/24/1942 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/09/1942 |
Wins the 1942 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| 10/20/1942 |
Wins the 1942 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
| 10/23/1942 |
Wins the 1942 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award. |
| 01/01/1943 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 60 (60). |
| 06/01/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06/07/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06/18/1943 |
Goes 0-2 against the Chicago Cubs, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
| 07/01/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07/05/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/11/1943 |
Was selected to the 1943 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/26/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/01/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 08/02/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/01/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 09/13/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/01/1943 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10/23/1943 |
Wins the 1943 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
| 10/26/1943 |
Wins the 1943 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award. |
| 01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 65 (65). |
| 06/05/1944 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/09/1944 |
Was selected to the 1944 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 09/11/1944 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/13/1944 |
Wins the 1944 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| 10/27/1944 |
Finished 2nd in 1944 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award voting. |
| 01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
| 05/21/1945 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06/01/1945 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07/08/1945 |
Was selected to the 1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 08/20/1945 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/01/1945 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 09/24/1945 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/01/1945 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10/11/1945 |
Wins the 1945 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| 10/22/1945 |
Wins the 1945 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
| 10/25/1945 |
Wins the 1945 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award. |
| 01/01/1946 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 55 (60). |
| 06/17/1946 |
Goes 6-6 against the Boston Braves, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI and 4 R. |
| 07/01/1946 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07/07/1946 |
Was selected to the 1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 08/06/1946 |
Goes 5-6 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R. |
| 08/26/1946 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/09/1946 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/08/1946 |
Wins the 1946 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| 10/19/1946 |
Wins the 1946 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
| 10/22/1946 |
Wins the 1946 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award. |
| 01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 55 (60). |
| 09/01/1947 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/01/1947 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 09/15/1947 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/16/1947 |
Wins the 1947 MLB NL Great Glove Award at LF. |
| 10/21/1947 |
Finished 2nd in 1947 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award voting. |
| 01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 55 (60). |
| 06/01/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06/07/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06/21/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/01/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07/11/1948 |
Was selected to the 1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/13/1948 |
Earned 1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors. |
| 08/23/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/01/1948 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10/23/1948 |
Wins the 1948 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at RF. |
| 10/26/1948 |
Wins the 1948 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award. |
| 01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 60 (60). |
| 06/01/1949 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07/04/1949 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/10/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 09/01/1949 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 09/19/1949 |
Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
| 10/13/1949 |
Wins the 1949 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| 10/24/1949 |
Wins the 1949 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at RF. |
| 10/27/1949 |
Wins the 1949 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award. |
| 01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
| 06/05/1950 |
Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run! |
| 07/09/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 10/01/1950 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10/23/1950 |
Wins the 1950 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at 1B. |
| 01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60). |
| 07/02/1951 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/08/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/09/1951 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/08/1951 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit! |
| 09/01/1951 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10/22/1951 |
Wins the 1951 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
| 01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
| 04/29/1952 |
Goes 0-2 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
| 06/09/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07/06/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/07/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 08/25/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/22/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
| 10/25/1952 |
Wins the 1952 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award. |
| 01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
| 07/04/1953 |
Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Cubs, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
| 07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/27/1953 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/18/1953 |
Goes 0-3 against the Chicago Cubs, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
| 10/19/1953 |
Wins the 1953 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
| 01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
| 06/07/1954 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06/08/1954 |
Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball hit! |
| 07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/29/1954 |
Collects his 1500th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
| 08/01/1954 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 09/14/1954 |
Scores his 1500th career Major League Baseball run! |
| 10/18/1954 |
Wins the 1954 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at RF. |
| 10/21/1954 |
Finished 3rd in 1954 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award voting. |
| 01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55). |
| LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year |
GS |
Rank |
| 1942 |
153 |
1 |
| 1943 |
148 |
1 |
| 1949 |
147 |
8 |
| 1950 |
150 |
6 |
|
| Year |
PA |
Rank |
| 1942 |
719 |
2 |
| 1943 |
684 |
2 |
| 1944 |
673 |
7 |
| 1945 |
700 |
5 |
| 1946 |
704 |
3 |
| 1947 |
684 |
6 |
| 1948 |
694 |
4 |
| 1949 |
674 |
9 |
| 1950 |
682 |
7 |
| 1951 |
636 |
10 |
| 1952 |
657 |
7 |
|
| Year |
AB |
Rank |
| 1942 |
622 |
4 |
| 1946 |
623 |
2 |
| 1947 |
624 |
5 |
| 1949 |
593 |
8 |
|
| Year |
H |
Rank |
| 1942 |
203 |
1 |
| 1943 |
234 |
1 |
| 1945 |
227 |
2 |
| 1946 |
241 |
1 |
| 1947 |
194 |
2 |
| 1948 |
198 |
5 |
| 1949 |
193 |
1 |
| 1950 |
181 |
8 |
| 1951 |
178 |
5 |
| 1952 |
188 |
2 |
| 1953 |
193 |
3 |
| 1954 |
187 |
6 |
|
| Year |
TB |
Rank |
| 1942 |
312 |
1 |
| 1943 |
329 |
1 |
| 1945 |
353 |
1 |
| 1946 |
396 |
1 |
| 1947 |
334 |
1 |
| 1948 |
356 |
1 |
| 1949 |
337 |
2 |
| 1950 |
344 |
2 |
| 1951 |
297 |
2 |
| 1952 |
317 |
1 |
| 1953 |
330 |
4 |
| 1954 |
322 |
3 |
|
| Year |
2B |
Rank |
| 1942 |
49 |
1 |
| 1943 |
53 |
1 |
| 1944 |
44 |
2 |
| 1945 |
46 |
3 |
| 1946 |
59 |
1 |
| 1947 |
38 |
1 |
| 1949 |
39 |
1 |
| 1950 |
43 |
2 |
| 1951 |
38 |
3 |
| 1952 |
36 |
3 |
| 1953 |
45 |
1 |
| 1954 |
44 |
2 |
|
| Year |
3B |
Rank |
| 1942 |
15 |
1 |
| 1943 |
9 |
9 |
| 1944 |
12 |
6 |
| 1945 |
16 |
2 |
| 1946 |
24 |
1 |
| 1947 |
12 |
2 |
| 1948 |
17 |
1 |
| 1949 |
12 |
2 |
| 1951 |
9 |
6 |
| 1952 |
9 |
4 |
| 1953 |
10 |
7 |
|
| Year |
HR |
Rank |
| 1945 |
16 |
8 |
| 1947 |
26 |
6 |
| 1948 |
32 |
2 |
| 1949 |
27 |
5 |
| 1950 |
36 |
3 |
| 1951 |
21 |
8 |
| 1952 |
25 |
6 |
| 1954 |
25 |
8 |
|
| Year |
SB |
Rank |
| 1949 |
16 |
2 |
| 1951 |
21 |
8 |
|
| Year |
RBI |
Rank |
| 1942 |
93 |
5 |
| 1943 |
122 |
1 |
| 1944 |
104 |
2 |
| 1945 |
164 |
1 |
| 1946 |
134 |
2 |
| 1947 |
111 |
4 |
| 1948 |
138 |
1 |
| 1949 |
124 |
1 |
| 1950 |
116 |
6 |
| 1952 |
94 |
5 |
| 1953 |
112 |
9 |
| 1954 |
126 |
2 |
|
| Year |
R |
Rank |
| 1942 |
110 |
2 |
| 1943 |
108 |
3 |
| 1944 |
103 |
5 |
| 1945 |
131 |
2 |
| 1946 |
154 |
1 |
| 1947 |
102 |
4 |
| 1948 |
129 |
1 |
| 1949 |
117 |
2 |
| 1950 |
116 |
4 |
| 1952 |
112 |
1 |
| 1953 |
111 |
6 |
| 1954 |
109 |
5 |
|
| Year |
BB |
Rank |
| 1942 |
92 |
6 |
| 1943 |
82 |
6 |
| 1944 |
97 |
5 |
| 1945 |
91 |
6 |
| 1948 |
100 |
4 |
| 1951 |
96 |
3 |
| 1952 |
100 |
3 |
| 1953 |
93 |
3 |
| 1954 |
100 |
4 |
|
| Year |
IBB |
Rank |
| 1943 |
7 |
2 |
| 1944 |
6 |
2 |
| 1945 |
8 |
4 |
| 1948 |
10 |
1 |
| 1950 |
4 |
8 |
| 1951 |
11 |
1 |
| 1952 |
8 |
3 |
| 1953 |
5 |
7 |
| 1954 |
5 |
9 |
|
| Year |
HP |
Rank |
| 1944 |
4 |
7 |
| 1947 |
6 |
6 |
|
| Year |
SF |
Rank |
| 1944 |
7 |
10 |
| 1945 |
9 |
4 |
| 1948 |
7 |
8 |
| 1949 |
6 |
8 |
| 1953 |
6 |
9 |
| 1954 |
7 |
10 |
|
| Year |
EBH |
Rank |
| 1942 |
74 |
1 |
| 1943 |
70 |
1 |
| 1944 |
60 |
4 |
| 1945 |
78 |
1 |
| 1946 |
99 |
1 |
| 1947 |
76 |
1 |
| 1948 |
77 |
1 |
| 1949 |
78 |
2 |
| 1950 |
85 |
1 |
| 1951 |
68 |
1 |
| 1952 |
70 |
1 |
| 1953 |
79 |
2 |
| 1954 |
77 |
2 |
|
| Year |
AVG |
Rank |
| 1942 |
.326 |
2 |
| 1943 |
.393 |
1 |
| 1945 |
.380 |
2 |
| 1946 |
.387 |
1 |
| 1947 |
.311 |
4 |
| 1948 |
.339 |
3 |
| 1949 |
.325 |
1 |
| 1951 |
.331 |
2 |
| 1952 |
.339 |
1 |
| 1953 |
.351 |
1 |
| 1954 |
.335 |
4 |
|
| Year |
OBP |
Rank |
| 1942 |
.413 |
1 |
| 1943 |
.462 |
1 |
| 1944 |
.409 |
1 |
| 1945 |
.459 |
2 |
| 1946 |
.453 |
1 |
| 1948 |
.434 |
1 |
| 1949 |
.398 |
5 |
| 1950 |
.400 |
9 |
| 1951 |
.431 |
2 |
| 1952 |
.440 |
1 |
| 1953 |
.441 |
1 |
| 1954 |
.433 |
1 |
|
| Year |
SLG |
Rank |
| 1942 |
.502 |
1 |
| 1943 |
.552 |
1 |
| 1945 |
.591 |
1 |
| 1946 |
.636 |
1 |
| 1947 |
.535 |
3 |
| 1948 |
.610 |
1 |
| 1949 |
.568 |
2 |
| 1950 |
.586 |
2 |
| 1951 |
.552 |
2 |
| 1952 |
.572 |
1 |
| 1953 |
.600 |
4 |
| 1954 |
.577 |
3 |
|
| Year |
RC |
Rank |
| 1942 |
132.27 |
1 |
| 1943 |
152.03 |
1 |
| 1944 |
108.64 |
4 |
| 1945 |
165.54 |
1 |
| 1946 |
178.71 |
1 |
| 1947 |
120.49 |
2 |
| 1948 |
158.21 |
1 |
| 1949 |
137.92 |
1 |
| 1950 |
138.89 |
1 |
| 1951 |
128.57 |
1 |
| 1952 |
142.85 |
1 |
| 1953 |
152.14 |
2 |
| 1954 |
141.17 |
3 |
|
| Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
| 1942 |
8.12 |
1 |
| 1943 |
10.44 |
1 |
| 1944 |
6.97 |
3 |
| 1945 |
11.09 |
1 |
| 1946 |
11.80 |
1 |
| 1947 |
7.23 |
3 |
| 1948 |
10.32 |
1 |
| 1949 |
8.85 |
1 |
| 1950 |
8.80 |
3 |
| 1951 |
8.92 |
1 |
| 1952 |
10.04 |
1 |
| 1953 |
10.90 |
1 |
| 1954 |
9.51 |
3 |
|
| Year |
ISO |
Rank |
| 1942 |
.175 |
4 |
| 1943 |
.159 |
4 |
| 1945 |
.211 |
1 |
| 1946 |
.249 |
1 |
| 1947 |
.224 |
4 |
| 1948 |
.271 |
2 |
| 1949 |
.243 |
3 |
| 1950 |
.278 |
3 |
| 1951 |
.221 |
5 |
| 1952 |
.233 |
2 |
| 1953 |
.249 |
8 |
| 1954 |
.242 |
5 |
|
| Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
| 1942 |
.427 |
1 |
| 1943 |
.466 |
1 |
| 1944 |
.399 |
4 |
| 1945 |
.478 |
1 |
| 1946 |
.495 |
1 |
| 1947 |
.408 |
3 |
| 1948 |
.458 |
1 |
| 1949 |
.434 |
1 |
| 1950 |
.430 |
2 |
| 1951 |
.435 |
1 |
| 1952 |
.450 |
1 |
| 1953 |
.453 |
2 |
| 1954 |
.446 |
2 |
|
| Year |
OPS |
Rank |
| 1942 |
.915 |
1 |
| 1943 |
1.014 |
1 |
| 1944 |
.858 |
5 |
| 1945 |
1.050 |
1 |
| 1946 |
1.089 |
1 |
| 1947 |
.901 |
3 |
| 1948 |
1.043 |
1 |
| 1949 |
.966 |
2 |
| 1950 |
.986 |
2 |
| 1951 |
.983 |
1 |
| 1952 |
1.012 |
1 |
| 1953 |
1.041 |
2 |
| 1954 |
1.010 |
3 |
|
| Year |
WAR |
Rank |
| 1942 |
9.8 |
1 |
| 1943 |
12.0 |
1 |
| 1944 |
7.5 |
1 |
| 1945 |
12.0 |
1 |
| 1946 |
10.8 |
1 |
| 1947 |
7.5 |
1 |
| 1948 |
5.9 |
3 |
| 1949 |
5.3 |
4 |
| 1950 |
5.5 |
8 |
| 1952 |
5.6 |
7 |
| 1953 |
7.4 |
3 |
| 1954 |
6.8 |
3 |
|