Before the 1951 season he was acquired by the Brooklyn Dodgers from San Luis Potosi of the Mexican League, then on December 6 of that same year he was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for first baseman Rocky Nelson.
Before the 1951 season he was acquired by the Brooklyn Dodgers from San Luis Potosi of the Mexican League and assigned to Brooklyn's farm club in Montreal where he batted.302. On December 6 of that same year he was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for first baseman Rocky Nelson.