Birthday: August 23, 1924 Durham (Arkansas) USA
Day of death: September 24, 1977 Springfield (Missouri) USA
Weight: 185 lb.| Year from | Year to | School name | School location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 1943 | Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg Kansas |
| Year | Award | League | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Gold Glove | AL | C |
| 1958 | Gold Glove | AL | C |
| 1957 | Gold Glove | ML | C |
| Year | Team | Played matches |
Batting | Defense | Pitching | Catching | 1B | 2B | 3B | Shortstop | Left field |
Center field |
Right field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | Chicago White Sox | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 129 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 122 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox | 127 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox | 138 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | Chicago White Sox | 107 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox | 113 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox | 132 | 132 | 132 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | St. Louis Browns | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | St. Louis Browns | 126 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | St. Louis Browns | 109 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | New York Yankees | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | New York Yankees | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | Cleveland Indians | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | League | Team | Games | Games batting | R | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | IBB | HBP | SH | SF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 35 | 4 | 73 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1962 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 84 | 84 | 17 | 220 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 116 | 38 | 337 | 95 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 129 | 129 | 43 | 421 | 106 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 140 | 63 | 505 | 134 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 84 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 127 | 127 | 53 | 421 | 115 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 101 | 101 | 33 | 351 | 90 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 136 | 55 | 450 | 132 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 138 | 138 | 67 | 426 | 111 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 107 | 107 | 31 | 316 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 113 | 113 | 46 | 334 | 96 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 132 | 132 | 35 | 375 | 90 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 98 | 98 | 44 | 310 | 78 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 1950 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 126 | 126 | 55 | 396 | 111 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1949 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 109 | 109 | 28 | 284 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1948 | AL | New York Yankees | 22 | 22 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1947 | AL | New York Yankees | 11 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1946 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 28 | 28 | 7 | 62 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Year | League | Team | Pos | G | GS | IO | PO | A | E | DP | PB | WP | SB | CS | Pickoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 23 | 18 | 475 | 94 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1962 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 66 | 59 | 1549 | 298 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 107 | 93 | 2480 | 464 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 0 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 123 | 111 | 3039 | 555 | 54 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 24 | 23 | 552 | 177 | 17 | 1 | 19 | |||||
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 122 | 106 | 2982 | 623 | 51 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 27 | 1 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 116 | 112 | 2974 | 597 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 5 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 96 | 90 | 2460 | 454 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 1 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 132 | 123 | 3224 | 679 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 3 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 136 | 130 | 3300 | 664 | 62 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 6 |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 93 | 84 | 2210 | 395 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 107 | 470 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 120 | 590 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 85 | 361 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 109 | 367 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| 1949 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 93 | 279 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 1948 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 10 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1947 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 9 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1946 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 24 | 89 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcut | Description | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| 2B | Doubles | Batting |
| 3B | Triples | Batting |
| A | Assists | Fielding |
| AB | At Bats | Batting |
| BA | Batting Average | Batting |
| BB | Base on Balls | Batting |
| CS | Caught Stealing | Batting, Fielding |
| DP | Double Plays | Fielding |
| E | Errors | Fielding |
| G | Games | Batting, Fielding |
| GIDP | Grounded into double plays | Batting |
| GS | Games Started | Fielding |
| H | Hits | Batting |
| HBP | Hit by pitch | Batting |
| HR | Homeruns | Batting |
| HRR | Homeruns Ratio | Batting |
| IBB | Intentional walks | Batting |
| ISO | Isolated Power | Batting |
| OBP | On Base Percentage | Batting |
| OPS | On Base plus Slugging | Batting |
| PB | Passed Balls | Fielding |
| PO | Putouts | Fielding |
| Pos | Position | Fielding |
| R | Runs | Batting |
| RBI | Runs Batted In | Batting |
| SB | Stolen Bases | Batting |
| SB | Stolen Bases | Fielding |
| SF | Sacrifice flies | Batting |
| SH | Sacrifice hits | Batting |
| SLG | Slugging Average | Batting |
| SO | Strikeouts | Batting |
| TBP | Total Base Percentage | Batting |
| WP | Wild Pitches | Fielding |