| Player History |
| 05-18-1976 | Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1976. |
| 07-07-1977 | Injured on 7/7/1977 with a Broken Foot, out for full season. |
| 07-10-1978 | Wins the MLBAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
| 08-01-1978 | Wins the MLBAA SL1 Batter of the Month Award. |
| 01-01-1979 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3). |
| 04-19-1979 | Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 05-07-1979 | Wins the MLBAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
| 05-31-1979 | Injured (hyperextended knee), out for 1-2 weeks. |
| 06-01-1979 | Wins the MLBAAA SL1 Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-04-1979 | Was selected to the 1979 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
| 07-16-1979 | Wins the MLBAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
| 09-22-1979 | Wins the 1979 MLBAAA SL1 Gold Glove Award at CF. |
| 11-23-1979 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-1980 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 3 (6). |
| 04-29-1980 | Goes 0-4 against the Minneapolis Riptide, ending his hitting streak at 27 games. |
| 06-04-1980 | Was selected to the 1980 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
| 11-22-1980 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-1981 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (6). |
| 11-21-1981 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-1982 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 3 (6). |
| 09-13-1982 | Injured (strained back muscle), out for 6 weeks. |
| 11-19-1982 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,111,400 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-1983 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (5). |
| 05-22-1983 | Goes 5-6 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
| 06-15-1983 | Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for SP S. Lawson. |
| 06-29-1983 | Was selected to the 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 11-20-1983 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,071,300 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-1984 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (7). |
| 11-15-1984 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,057,040 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-1985 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6). |
| 03-05-1985 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $31,850,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization. |
| 05-06-1985 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-17-1985 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-29-1985 | Was selected to the 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 09-16-1985 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 01-01-1986 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (7). |
| 07-16-1986 | Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for DH D. Collins. |
| 01-01-1987 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 7 (9). |
| 01-01-1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (8). |
| 06-13-1988 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-29-1988 | Was selected to the 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |