06/15/1896 | Drafted in the 1896 first-year player draft by the Kansas City Regents. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
06/30/1896 | Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Regents organization with a signing bonus of $6,600,000. |
07/01/1896 | Was traded by the Kansas City Regents to the Bay City Bluebirds, along with C Ryan Doumit, in exchange for RP Ralph Branca, C Jason Kendall, 2B Kid Gleason, SP Ramon Martinez, C Milt May, and $7,000,000. |
01/01/1897 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 88 (100); Movement: 56 (57); Control: 33 (83). |
09/27/1897 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks. |
11/18/1897 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $2,600,000. |
01/01/1898 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (100); Movement: 40 (65); Control: 36 (86). |
11/20/1898 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $2,600,000. |
01/01/1899 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 84 (100); Movement: 34 (68); Control: 50 (86). |
06/11/1899 | Injured on 06/10/1899, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, is day-to-day. |
07/12/1899 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/21/1899 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 16 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/19/1899 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,600,000. |
01/01/1900 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 95 (100); Movement: 32 (61); Control: 36 (82). |
05/10/1900 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/02/1900 | Injured on 05/31/1900, diagnosed with a mild shoulder strain, is day-to-day. |
08/08/1900 | Strikes out 16 against the Boston Boomers. |
08/18/1900 | Strikes out 15 against the Pittsburgh Crawdads. |
08/29/1900 | Strikes out 16 against the Tampico Stogies. |
09/10/1900 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Mudville Nine with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/19/1900 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $16,166,250. |
01/01/1901 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 95 (100); Movement: 38 (63); Control: 33 (81). |
08/05/1901 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/06/1901 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/18/1901 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $18,286,750. |
01/01/1902 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 96 (99); Movement: 34 (64); Control: 33 (78). |
05/05/1902 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $106,000,000 with the Bay City Bluebirds organization. |
08/04/1902 | Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/29/1902 | Strikes out 16 against the Tampico Stogies. |
01/01/1903 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 98 (98); Movement: 34 (55); Control: 39 (79). |
06/07/1903 | Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 6 weeks. |
09/04/1903 | Strikes out 15 against the Kansas City Regents. |
09/13/1903 | Strikes out 17 against the Capital Congressmen. |
01/01/1904 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 98 (98); Movement: 44 (66); Control: 54 (77). |
04/14/1904 | Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/26/1904 | Strikes out 15 against the Capital Congressmen. |
06/22/1904 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Kansas City Regents with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/07/1904 | Was selected to the 1904 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
11/09/1904 | Finished 2nd in 1904 CBL BTC Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1905 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 95 (95); Movement: 50 (62); Control: 69 (78). |
04/12/1905 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/02/1905 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
07/07/1905 | Was selected to the 1905 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/02/1905 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1906 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 92 (92); Movement: 54 (54); Control: 73 (74). |
08/01/1906 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/15/1906 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Knights with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/28/1906 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/01/1906 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/14/1906 | Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/28/1906 | Declined his contract option. |
10/28/1906 | Was traded by the Bay City Bluebirds to the New York Knights in exchange for RP Ron Guidry, SS Dick Bartell, and SP Doc Newton. |
11/10/1906 | Finished 2nd in 1906 CBL BTC Cy Young Award voting. |
11/12/1906 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $120,000,000 with the New York Knights organization. |
01/01/1907 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 94 (94); Movement: 51 (52); Control: 74 (76). |
04/17/1907 | Collects his 2500th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
05/02/1907 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Wolves with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/12/1907 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/22/1907 | Injured on 08/20/1907, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 3 weeks. |
10/28/1907 | Wins the 1907 World Series with the New York Knights. |
01/01/1908 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 90 (90); Movement: 46 (49); Control: 74 (75). |
04/25/1908 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/21/1908 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/05/1908 | Strikes out 15 against the Albany Senators. |
07/07/1908 | Was selected to the 1908 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/17/1908 | Strikes out 15 against the San Francisco Owls. |
07/17/1908 | Collects his 3000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
08/01/1908 | Wins the CBL ETH Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/02/1908 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/23/1908 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/13/1908 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/11/1908 | Wins the 1908 CBL ETH Cy Young Award. |
11/12/1908 | Wins the 1908 CBL ETH Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1909 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (91); Movement: 52 (52); Control: 70 (70). |
07/12/1909 | Strikes out 15 against the Boston Boomers. |
07/22/1909 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/01/1909 | Wins the CBL ETH Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/03/1909 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Mudville Nine with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/08/1909 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 17 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/29/1909 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/10/1909 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Kansas City Regents with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/05/1909 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/29/1909 | Wins the 1909 World Series with the New York Knights. |
11/12/1909 | Finished 3rd in 1909 CBL ETH Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1910 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 90 (90); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 72 (72). |
04/19/1910 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/24/1910 | Collects his 3500th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
05/05/1910 | Injured (torn fingernail),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/12/1910 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/28/1910 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/07/1910 | Was selected to the 1910 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/26/1910 | Strikes out 17 against the Boston Boomers. |
08/17/1910 | Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Tampico Stogies with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/28/1910 | Strikes out 15 against the San Francisco Owls. |
10/18/1910 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/28/1910 | Wins the 1910 World Series with the New York Knights. |
10/29/1910 | Was traded by the New York Knights to the Kansas City Regents, along with RP Adrian Lynch, in exchange for RF Mark Kotsay and C Moe Thacker. |
11/11/1910 | Finished 3rd in 1910 CBL ETH Cy Young Award voting. |
11/21/1910 | Became a free agent. |
12/05/1910 | Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $169,600,000 with the Albany Senators organization. |
01/01/1911 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 88 (88); Movement: 59 (59); Control: 73 (73). |
05/13/1911 | Earns his 200th career Crypto Baseball League victory! |
05/29/1911 | Strikes out 15 against the Capital Congressmen. |
06/03/1911 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/02/1911 | Collects his 4000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
08/07/1911 | Strikes out 18 against the Stoolbend Turtleheads. |
09/06/1911 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 15 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1912 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 88 (88); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 75 (75). |
04/21/1912 | Strikes out 15 against the Boston Boomers. |
04/26/1912 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 14 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/06/1912 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/07/1912 | Was selected to the 1912 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/29/1912 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 16 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1913 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 89 (89); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 78 (78). |
05/08/1913 | Collects his 4500th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
06/19/1913 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1914 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 90 (90); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 77 (77). |
04/01/1914 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 15 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
04/12/1914 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
04/22/1914 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hoboken Zephyrs with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/07/1914 | Earns his 250th career Crypto Baseball League victory! |
05/12/1914 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/07/1914 | Was selected to the 1914 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/11/1914 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Crawdads with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1915 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 32 (32); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 63 (63). |
04/26/1915 | Collects his 5000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
10/29/1915 | Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract. |
11/21/1915 | Became a free agent. |
12/23/1915 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,000,000 with the Bay City Bluebirds organization. |
01/01/1916 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 33 (33); Movement: 49 (49); Control: 65 (65). |
06/26/1916 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/06/1916 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/07/1916 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
09/19/1916 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Regents with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/22/1916 | Became a free agent. |
12/23/1916 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,800,000 with the Beacontown Beavers organization. |
01/01/1917 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 34 (34); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 67 (67). |
09/06/1917 | Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days. |
11/21/1917 | Became a free agent. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | GS | Rank | 1902 | 34 | 6 | 1905 | 35 | 6 | 1906 | 36 | 1 | 1908 | 34 | 7 | 1909 | 34 | 8 | 1911 | 35 | 4 | 1912 | 35 | 1 | 1913 | 35 | 3 | 1914 | 36 | 1 | | Year | W | Rank | 1900 | 18 | 2 | 1904 | 19 | 3 | 1906 | 20 | 1 | 1907 | 16 | 9 | 1908 | 21 | 2 | 1909 | 18 | 5 | 1910 | 22 | 3 | 1911 | 19 | 4 | 1913 | 17 | 10 | 1914 | 18 | 6 | 1916 | 19 | 3 | | Year | L | Rank | 1899 | 17 | 4 | 1902 | 17 | 4 | 1912 | 16 | 8 | 1914 | 17 | 5 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1900 | .750 | 3 | 1904 | .655 | 5 | 1906 | .667 | 3 | 1907 | .571 | 10 | 1908 | .700 | 2 | 1909 | .621 | 8 | 1910 | .759 | 4 | 1911 | .633 | 9 | 1916 | .704 | 5 | |
| | Year | IP | Rank | 1899 | 255.0 | 10 | 1906 | 268.0 | 7 | 1908 | 284.1 | 3 | 1909 | 278.0 | 4 | 1910 | 280.0 | 3 | 1912 | 285.0 | 3 | 1913 | 286.2 | 4 | 1914 | 299.2 | 1 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1899 | 1060 | 10 | 1906 | 1093 | 10 | 1909 | 1115 | 9 | 1912 | 1129 | 9 | 1913 | 1171 | 3 | 1914 | 1222 | 1 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1899 | 38 | 4 | 1900 | 35 | 6 | 1901 | 34 | 9 | 1902 | 45 | 3 | 1903 | 40 | 7 | 1907 | 37 | 6 | 1909 | 34 | 10 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1899 | 74 | 10 | 1900 | 88 | 4 | 1901 | 99 | 3 | 1902 | 99 | 1 | 1903 | 86 | 7 | | Year | K | Rank | 1899 | 280 | 3 | 1900 | 314 | 2 | 1901 | 314 | 2 | 1902 | 284 | 4 | 1904 | 311 | 3 | 1905 | 320 | 3 | 1906 | 320 | 2 | 1907 | 313 | 2 | 1908 | 353 | 2 | 1909 | 331 | 3 | 1910 | 327 | 3 | 1911 | 315 | 6 | 1912 | 347 | 3 | 1913 | 305 | 4 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1900 | 13 | 1 | 1901 | 15 | 1 | 1902 | 10 | 1 | 1906 | 10 | 6 | 1907 | 12 | 1 | 1916 | 10 | 8 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1899 | 3.18 | 2 | 1900 | 3.34 | 6 | 1903 | 3.44 | 9 | 1904 | 2.74 | 1 | 1905 | 3.54 | 8 | 1906 | 3.22 | 3 | 1908 | 2.34 | 1 | 1909 | 3.27 | 6 | 1910 | 2.35 | 3 | 1912 | 3.00 | 5 | 1913 | 3.27 | 7 | 1914 | 2.88 | 3 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1899 | .289 | 6 | 1902 | .286 | 9 | 1903 | .236 | 1 | 1904 | .276 | 4 | 1908 | .279 | 5 | 1910 | .270 | 3 | 1914 | .283 | 2 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1899 | 1.16 | 4 | 1900 | 1.17 | 9 | 1903 | 1.10 | 6 | 1904 | 1.01 | 2 | 1905 | 1.08 | 5 | 1906 | 1.13 | 5 | 1907 | 1.17 | 10 | 1908 | 0.89 | 1 | 1909 | 1.05 | 3 | 1910 | 0.91 | 3 | 1912 | 1.00 | 3 | 1913 | 1.11 | 6 | 1914 | 1.11 | 4 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1904 | 4.94 | 6 | 1905 | 6.81 | 2 | 1906 | 6.04 | 4 | 1907 | 8.24 | 1 | 1908 | 8.61 | 1 | 1909 | 7.36 | 2 | 1910 | 7.60 | 4 | 1911 | 6.06 | 3 | 1912 | 7.89 | 1 | 1913 | 8.03 | 1 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1899 | 10.91 | 3 | 1900 | 10.81 | 9 | 1903 | 10.06 | 4 | 1904 | 9.29 | 2 | 1905 | 9.94 | 5 | 1906 | 10.58 | 7 | 1907 | 10.84 | 7 | 1908 | 8.26 | 1 | 1909 | 9.65 | 2 | 1910 | 8.39 | 2 | 1912 | 9.19 | 3 | 1913 | 10.20 | 4 | 1914 | 10.33 | 4 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1908 | 0.89 | 10 | 1912 | 0.66 | 3 | 1914 | 0.66 | 3 | 1916 | 0.76 | 5 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1899 | 7.87 | 4 | 1900 | 7.47 | 3 | 1901 | 7.54 | 7 | 1902 | 7.86 | 6 | 1903 | 6.45 | 1 | 1904 | 6.86 | 1 | 1905 | 8.01 | 8 | 1908 | 6.71 | 1 | 1909 | 8.03 | 6 | 1910 | 6.78 | 2 | 1912 | 7.58 | 7 | 1914 | 8.08 | 5 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1905 | 1.68 | 5 | 1906 | 1.78 | 6 | 1907 | 1.28 | 1 | 1908 | 1.30 | 3 | 1909 | 1.46 | 5 | 1910 | 1.38 | 5 | 1911 | 1.74 | 5 | 1912 | 1.39 | 4 | 1913 | 1.19 | 1 | 1914 | 1.95 | 9 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1899 | 9.88 | 2 | 1900 | 10.91 | 1 | 1901 | 11.84 | 1 | 1902 | 10.83 | 1 | 1903 | 10.02 | 4 | 1904 | 10.78 | 2 | 1905 | 11.44 | 1 | 1906 | 10.75 | 3 | 1907 | 10.54 | 3 | 1908 | 11.17 | 2 | 1909 | 10.72 | 3 | 1910 | 10.51 | 4 | 1911 | 10.51 | 6 | 1912 | 10.96 | 3 | 1913 | 9.58 | 7 | | | | Year | QS | Rank | 1899 | 20 | 4 | 1904 | 23 | 5 | 1905 | 24 | 2 | 1906 | 23 | 1 | 1907 | 20 | 3 | 1908 | 27 | 1 | 1909 | 21 | 4 | 1910 | 26 | 2 | 1911 | 22 | 7 | 1912 | 24 | 5 | 1913 | 22 | 7 | 1914 | 25 | 2 | 1916 | 20 | 9 | |
Year | QSP | Rank | 1899 | .625 | 5 | 1903 | .633 | 9 | 1904 | .676 | 7 | 1905 | .686 | 6 | 1906 | .639 | 2 | 1907 | .588 | 7 | 1908 | .794 | 1 | 1909 | .618 | 6 | 1910 | .788 | 2 | 1912 | .686 | 9 | 1913 | .629 | 9 | 1914 | .694 | 4 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1899 | 13 | 8 | 1908 | 18 | 3 | 1909 | 17 | 4 | 1910 | 19 | 2 | 1912 | 16 | 7 | 1913 | 13 | 8 | 1914 | 23 | 2 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1899 | .406 | 7 | 1908 | .529 | 2 | 1909 | .500 | 4 | 1910 | .576 | 2 | 1914 | .639 | 2 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1906 | 2 | 4 | 1907 | 2 | 9 | 1908 | 5 | 2 | 1909 | 5 | 1 | 1910 | 4 | 3 | 1912 | 3 | 5 | 1914 | 5 | 2 | 1916 | 3 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1904 | 6.1 | 7 | 1905 | 6.6 | 4 | 1906 | 6.6 | 5 | 1907 | 7.2 | 2 | 1908 | 10.3 | 1 | 1909 | 8.2 | 2 | 1910 | 9.1 | 3 | 1911 | 7.3 | 8 | 1912 | 11.1 | 1 | 1913 | 7.5 | 4 | 1914 | 7.2 | 4 | |