| Player History |
| 05-02-1974 | Had first career hit on 5/2/1974, off Vida Blue (PIT). |
| 05-08-1974 | Hit first career homerun on 5/8/1974, off Steve Busby (SD). |
| 05-18-1974 | Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1974. |
| 10-03-1974 | Won Player of the Week award on 10/3/1974, hitting .448 with 6 HR, 11 RBI. |
| 08-12-1975 | Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Pittsburgh on 8/12/1975. |
| 10-01-1977 | Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1977, hitting .387 with 8 HR, 26 RBI. |
| 12-01-1977 | Won World Series with New York (N) in 1977. |
| 01-26-1978 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,764,286 through salary arbitration. |
| 11-09-1978 | Wins the 1978 MLB NL Gold Glove at RF. |
| 11-19-1978 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,603,500 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-1979 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (8). |
| 03-19-1979 | Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 3 weeks. |
| 04-13-1979 | Hits three home runs against the Chicago (N) Cubs, going 5-5 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
| 04-13-1979 | Goes 5-5 against the Chicago (N) Cubs, with 3 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R. |
| 06-29-1979 | Was selected to the 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07-04-1979 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $34,000,000 with the New York (N) Mets organization. |
| 11-10-1979 | Wins the 1979 MLB NL Gold Glove at RF. |
| 01-01-1980 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 04-28-1980 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 05-01-1980 | Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-14-1980 | Goes 5-5 against the San Diego Padres, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R. |
| 06-29-1980 | Was selected to the 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 01-01-1981 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (10). |
| 05-25-1981 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-01-1981 | Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-29-1981 | Was selected to the 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 01-01-1982 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (9). |
| 06-29-1982 | Was selected to the 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 11-22-1982 | Became a free agent. |
| 01-01-1983 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (9). |
| 04-21-1983 | Injured (concussion), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 11-23-1983 | Was traded by the New York (N) Mets to the San Diego Padres, along with LF B. Watson, 1B G. Scott, $1, in exchange for $1. |
| 01-01-1984 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 7 (8). |
| 05-11-1984 | Injured (strained Achilles tendon), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 05-17-1984 | Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run! |
| 05-24-1984 | Injured (strained calf muscle), day-to-day for 3 days. |
| 06-04-1984 | Injured (strained back muscle), out for 4 weeks. |
| 06-29-1984 | Was selected to the 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 08-27-1984 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09-01-1984 | Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 11-05-1984 | Wins the 1984 MLB NL Gold Glove at RF. |
| 01-01-1985 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (10). |
| 04-19-1985 | Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
| 01-01-1986 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (9). |
| 04-26-1986 | Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run! |
| 01-01-1987 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (10). |
| 03-18-1987 | Injured (fractured hand), out for one week. |
| 05-26-1987 | Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit! |
| 06-16-1987 | Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies, along with CL B. Dawley, in exchange for SP D. Stieb, SP D. Rasmussen, 2B N. Liriano, RF D. Evans. |
| 11-16-1987 | Became a free agent. |
| 01-01-1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (9). |
| 05-21-1988 | Injured (back spasms), out for 7 months. |
| 01-01-1989 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (9). |