| Player History |
| 05-18-1977 | Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1977. |
| 09-01-1977 | Had first career hit on 9/1/1977, off Ken Kravec (PHI). |
| 09-06-1977 | Hit first career homerun on 9/6/1977, off Steve Carlton (SD). |
| 05-01-1978 | Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
| 06-01-1978 | Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
| 11-10-1978 | Wins the 1978 MLB NL Rookie of The Year. |
| 11-22-1978 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-1979 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
| 06-04-1979 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-29-1979 | Was selected to the 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07-23-1979 | Injured (stiff neck), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 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: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 03-03-1980 | Injured (blurred vision), day-to-day for one week. |
| 11-19-1980 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,984,000 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-1981 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 06-24-1981 | Injured (strained tricep muscle), out for 4 weeks. |
| 11-18-1981 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,815,000 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-1982 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
| 05-24-1982 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-29-1982 | Was selected to the 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 08-09-1982 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08-16-1982 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08-23-1982 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09-01-1982 | Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 11-12-1982 | Wins the 1982 MLB NL MVP. |
| 11-19-1982 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,340,000 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-1983 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 03-03-1983 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $53,360,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
| 05-09-1983 | Hits three home runs against the Montreal Expos, going 3-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
| 05-16-1983 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 05-22-1983 | Injured (bruised ulna (arm)), day-to-day for 3 days. |
| 06-01-1983 | Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-29-1983 | Was selected to the 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 09-01-1983 | Hits three home runs against the New York (N) Mets, going 3-5 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
| 09-05-1983 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11-13-1983 | Wins the 1983 MLB NL MVP. |
| 01-01-1984 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8). |
| 06-29-1984 | Was selected to the 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 11-08-1984 | Wins the 1984 MLB NL MVP. |
| 01-01-1985 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 7 (8). |
| 05-26-1985 | Injured (sore knee), out for 2 weeks. |
| 08-26-1985 | Goes 5-5 against the San Diego Padres, with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R. |
| 01-01-1986 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (8). |
| 01-01-1987 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (9). |
| 04-06-1987 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-29-1987 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-29-1987 | Was selected to the 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 11-16-1987 | Became a free agent. |
| 01-01-1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (7). |
| 05-12-1988 | Injured (fractured foot), out for 3 months. |
| 08-11-1988 | Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
| 08-16-1988 | Goes 5-6 against the Houston Astros, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 4 R. |
| 01-01-1989 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (7). |
| 04-06-1989 | Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 3 days. |
| 04-23-1989 | Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run! |
| 05-01-1989 | Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit! |
| 05-09-1989 | Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run! |
| 05-12-1989 | Goes 5-5 against the New York (N) Mets, with 2 HR, 8 RBI and 5 R. |
| 06-01-1989 | Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-22-1989 | Goes 0-2 against the San Diego Padres, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
| 06-29-1989 | Was selected to the 1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 01-01-1990 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (8). |
| 06-29-1990 | Was selected to the 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 09-17-1990 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 01-01-1991 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (7). |
| 06-17-1991 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-23-1991 | Goes 0-4 against the Montreal Expos, ending his hitting streak at 24 games. |
| 06-29-1991 | Was selected to the 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07-01-1991 | Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 08-01-1991 | Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 08-28-1991 | Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball hit! |
| 11-21-1991 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Atlanta Braves, along with 2B G. Smith, in exchange for 1B K. Maas. |
| 01-01-1992 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (8). |
| 06-15-1992 | Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Texas Rangers, along with $10,000,000, in exchange for . |
| 07-19-1992 | Hits his 400th career Major League Baseball home run! |
| 11-20-1992 | Became a free agent. |
| 01-01-1993 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 4 (8). |
| 01-01-1994 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 4 (8). |