After two and a half seasons in the minors, he was called up to the majors in at just twenty years old, and had an RBI single off the Minnesota Twins' Dave Goltz in his first major league at-bat.
After two and a half seasons in the minors, he was called up to the majors in at just twenty years old. However, in his limited playing time, he batted.300 (6 for 20), and had an RBI single off the Minnesota Twins' Dave Goltz in his first major league at-bat.