 He was dealt to the Washington Senators along with Hal Naragon for Ed Fitz Gerald on May 25, 1959.After that franchise moved west and became the Minnesota Twins, he was picked in the 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft by the second Washington Senators on December 14, 1960.He returned to the Detroit Tigers just under six months later on June 5, 1961 in exchange for Chuck Cottier.