Finished 8th in voting for 1953 American League MVP for having .390
On-base percentage, .519 Slugging Percentage, 94 Runs, 258 Total Bases,
8 Triples, 26 Home Runs, 114 RBI, 72 Walks, 68 Strikeouts, 51
Extra-Base Hits and Hit by Pitch 5 times.
Led American League in RBI (116) in 1955.
Member of 1948 World Series Champion Cleveland Indians team. Member of
1959 American League Champion Chicago White Sox team.
Named to 1954 and 1956 American League All-Star Teams.
Infielder for the American League's Cleveland Indians (1948-1953),
Detroit Tigers (1953-1958), Chicago White Sox (1958-1959), Kansas City
Athletics (1959), and Boston Red Sox (1960); and the National League's
Milwaukee Braves (1959-1960).
His wife, whom he married after his release from Navy after WWII, was
an accomplished synchronized swimmer, born in San Diego, California, on
17 March 1926. They had three children: Robert, a renowned major league
catcher, Rodney, and Theresa.