Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1983... Had first career hit (double) on 4/12/1983, off Roger Erickson (MIL)... Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1983, off Al Hrabosky (MIL)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1983, hitting .444 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1983, hitting .250 with 40 HR, 111 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against California on 7/30/1984... 2/3/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,150,000 through salary arbitration... 2/3/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,150,000 through salary arbitration... Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against Seattle on 6/19/1987... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1987, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 15 RBI... Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game... 2/3/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,985,714 through salary arbitration... Injured on 7/14/1988 with a Stiff Knee, out for one week... Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/6/1989 to a 6-year deal worth $14,002,063 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1989, hitting .481 with 2 HR, 6 RBI... Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1990, hitting .522 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 7/18/1990... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1990, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1990, hitting .526 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1991, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1991, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1991, hitting .438 with 12 HR, 29 RBI... Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 7 runs on 8/6/1991... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1991, hitting .480 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against San Francisco, driving in 5 runs on 9/16/1991... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1991, hitting .447 with 16 HR, 37 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1991, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 10/9/1991, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1991, hitting .367 with 62 HR, 153 RBI... Was selected to the 1992 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1992, hitting .421 with 5 HR, 6 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1992, hitting .348 with 12 HR, 27 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1992, hitting .545 with 7 HR, 17 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1992, hitting .392 with 14 HR, 37 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1992, hitting .545 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1992, hitting .336 with 53 HR, 143 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1993, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1993, hitting .453 with 9 HR, 27 RBI... Traded from New York (N) to Kansas City on 6/6/1993 (Going to KC: RF Darryl Strawberry. Going to NYM: RF Ruppert Jones, CF Ken Griffey)... Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1993, hitting .412 with 17 HR, 38 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1993, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Baltimore, driving in 7 runs on 9/8/1993... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 10/1/1993... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1993, hitting .526 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1993, hitting .392 with 57 HR, 155 RBI... 5/5/1994: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $22,576,000 per year, for 6 years. Hit 3 homeruns against Cleveland, driving in 4 runs on 5/10/1994... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 5/18/1994... Was selected to the 1994 Allstar game... Had 500th career homerun on 8/30/1994, off Mark Portugal (MIL)... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Minnesota on 10/1/1994... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1994, hitting .462 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1994, hitting .322 with 47 HR, 149 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1995, hitting .368 with 12 HR, 34 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 6/16/1995, off Curt Schilling (MIL)... Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1995, hitting .331 with 55 HR, 150 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Milwaukee, driving in 3 runs on 4/11/1996... Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game... Injured on 8/13/1996 with a Bruised Heel, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 600th career homerun on 4/21/1997, off Rod Beck (NYY)... Drove in 6 runs against Milwaukee on 8/20/1997...
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