- Outfielder with the New York Yankees, 1957-1965.
- Made major league debut on 20 April 1957.
- Finished 11th in voting for 1960 American League MVP for having .273 Batting Average (155 for 568), 77 Runs, 25 Doubles, 3 Triples, 14 Home Runs, 62 RBI, 3 Stolen Bases, 31 Walks, .312 On-base percentage, .401 Slugging Percentage, 228 Total Bases, 12 Sacrifice Hits, 4 Sacrifice Flies and 5 Intentional Walks in 147 games.
- Finished 27th in voting for 1963 American League MVP for having .257 Batting Average (143 for 557), 72 Runs, 21 Doubles, 3 Triples, 7 Home Runs, 44 RBI, 4 Stolen Bases, 28 Walks, .294 On-base percentage, .343 Slugging Percentage, 191 Total Bases, 3 Sacrifice Hits, 2 Sacrifice Flies and 6 Intentional Walks in 135 Games.
- Named to 3 American League All Star Teams (1958-1959 and 1961).
- 1957 American League Rookie of the Year and finished 26th in voting for American League MVP for having .297 Batting Average (128 for 431), 56 Runs, 21 Doubles, 3 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 39 RBI, 6 Stolen Bases, 24 Walks, .335 On-base percentage, .381 Slugging Percentage, 164 Total Bases, 13 Sacrifice Hits, 4 Sacrifice Flies and 3 Intentional Walks in 127 Games.
- Member of 1957, 1960 and 1963-1964 American League Champion New York Yankees teams. Member of 1958 and 1961-1962 World Series Champion New York Yankees teams.
- Winner of the 2009 Ford C. Frick Award, given annually to a broadcaster by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Was struck in the throat by a ground ball hit by Pittsburgh Center Fielder Bill Virdon in Game Seven of the 1960 World Series. This led indirectly to the Pirates' rally that won the series.
- Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.
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