06/15/1897 | Drafted in the 1897 first-year player draft by the New York Knights. (Round 1, Pick 19, 19th overall pick). |
06/23/1897 | Signed a minor league contract with the New York Knights organization with a signing bonus of $700,000. |
06/30/1897 | Named the #42 prospect in the CBL |
07/31/1897 | Was traded by the New York Knights to the Bay City Bluebirds, along with RP Denny McLain, in exchange for LF Ed Delahanty, SP Bert Cunningham, and C John Grim. |
10/26/1897 | Named the #56 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1898 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (25); Movement: 27 (28); Control: 28 (33). |
04/01/1898 | Named the #17 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1898 | Named the #20 prospect in the CBL |
07/08/1898 | Was selected to the 1898 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
10/28/1898 | Named the #57 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1899 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 27 (27); Movement: 28 (29); Control: 31 (31). |
04/22/1899 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1900 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 31 (31); Movement: 33 (34); Control: 31 (31). |
05/15/1900 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/16/1900 | Injured (sprained elbow),out for 5 weeks. |
06/29/1900 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/30/1900 | Named the #12 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1900 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/08/1900 | Was selected to the 1900 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
07/23/1900 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
08/11/1900 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/29/1900 | Named the #22 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1901 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (94); Power: 8 (85); Eye: 14 (59). |
04/01/1901 | Named the #83 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1902 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 24 (24); Movement: 56 (56); Control: 25 (27). |
01/01/1903 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 24 (30); Movement: 44 (46); Control: 29 (30). |
11/22/1903 | Became a minor league free agent. |
01/01/1904 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 21 (30); Movement: 35 (46); Control: 30 (30). |
02/23/1904 | Signed a minor league contract ($500,000 bonus) with the Bay City Bluebirds organization. |
04/17/1904 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week. |
05/06/1904 | Injured on 05/04/1904, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day. |
07/19/1904 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week. |
11/19/1904 | Became a minor league free agent. |
11/19/1904 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Albany Senators organization. |
11/19/1904 | Was traded by the Albany Senators to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks, along with 1B Ted Kluszewski, in exchange for C Hank Foiles and RP Victor Zambrano. |
01/01/1905 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (84); Power: 16 (80); Eye: 14 (56). |
05/28/1905 | Injured on 05/27/1905, diagnosed with a bruised foot, is day-to-day. |
11/19/1905 | Became a minor league free agent. |
11/19/1905 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1906 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (98); Power: 12 (84); Eye: 25 (56). |
01/03/1906 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Crawdads to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks in exchange for RP Jack DiLauro. |
06/25/1906 | Injured on 06/24/1906, diagnosed with a sore wrist, is day-to-day. |
08/29/1906 | Injured on 08/28/1906, diagnosed with a sore foot, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1907 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (91); Power: 76 (84); Eye: 48 (58). |
04/05/1907 | Injured on 04/04/1907, diagnosed with blurred vision, will not miss additional time. |
11/21/1907 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1908 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 87 (87); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 54 (54). |
07/05/1908 | Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week. |
08/24/1908 | Injured (earache),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/14/1908 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week. |
11/21/1908 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1909 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 95 (95); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 56 (56). |
04/07/1909 | Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/08/1909 | Goes 5-5 against the Capital Congressmen, with 1 RBI and 1 R. |
04/30/1909 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/01/1909 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
07/07/1909 | Was selected to the 1909 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/13/1909 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1909 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
11/09/1909 | Wins the 1909 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
11/13/1909 | Finished 2nd in 1909 CBL BTC Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
11/20/1909 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,125,000. |
01/01/1910 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 85 (85); Power: 77 (77); Eye: 58 (58). |
07/19/1910 | Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/23/1910 | Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for one week. |
07/28/1910 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
11/19/1910 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $16,875,000. |
01/01/1911 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 92 (92); Power: 76 (76); Eye: 52 (52). |
05/27/1911 | Hits three home runs against the St. Louis Wolves, going 3-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
05/31/1911 | Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/05/1911 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1911 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
07/07/1911 | Was selected to the 1911 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/16/1911 | Hits three home runs against the Hoboken Zephyrs, going 4-5 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
08/21/1911 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1911 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
09/05/1911 | Injured on 09/03/1911, diagnosed with a fractured foot, will miss 2 weeks. |
11/10/1911 | Wins the 1911 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
11/14/1911 | Finished 2nd in 1911 CBL BTC Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
11/21/1911 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $18,637,500. |
12/10/1911 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Plattsville Millstones, along with 2B Davey Lopes, RP Sonny Siebert, C Ramon Castro, and SP Flint Rhem, in exchange for SP Jack Powell and CL Troy Percival. |
01/01/1912 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 85 (85); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 52 (52). |
04/16/1912 | Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/01/1912 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
05/30/1912 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 3-4 weeks. |
06/11/1912 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks. |
07/07/1912 | Was selected to the 1912 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/31/1912 | Was traded by the Plattsville Millstones to the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs, along with SP Gene Ford, in exchange for LF Albie Pearson, RP Randy St. Claire, LF Tex Nelson, LF Roy Sievers, 3B Pete Rose Jr, and $2,000,000. |
11/20/1912 | Became a free agent. |
12/05/1912 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $75,200,000 with the Baltimore Nordiques organization. |
01/01/1913 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (74); Power: 79 (79); Eye: 57 (57). |
07/07/1913 | Was selected to the 1913 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/09/1913 | Earned 1913 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game MVP honors. |
08/14/1913 | Injured (broken nose),out for 5 days. |
08/25/1913 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/01/1913 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
09/29/1913 | Injured (foot contusion),out for 2 weeks. |
11/11/1913 | Wins the 1913 CBL ETH Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
01/01/1914 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (54); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 57 (57). |
06/23/1914 | Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/07/1914 | Was selected to the 1914 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/10/1914 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1915 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 76 (76); Eye: 57 (57). |
03/13/1915 | Injured on 03/12/1915, diagnosed with a strained thigh muscle, is day-to-day. |
04/01/1915 | Was traded by the Baltimore Nordiques to the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs in exchange for SP Phil Regan, SP Gene Ford, LF Chuck Knoblauch, C Ed Burns, and 2B Tom Delahanty. |
04/04/1915 | Injured on 04/03/1915, diagnosed with a mild groin strain, is day-to-day. |
06/23/1915 | Goes 5-5 against the Boston Boomers, with 1 2B, 5 RBI and 2 R. |
11/21/1915 | Became a free agent. |
12/09/1915 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $15,800,000 with the Stoolbend Turtleheads organization. |
01/01/1916 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 59 (59). |
04/30/1916 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/01/1916 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/07/1916 | Injured (foot contusion),out for 2-3 weeks. |
08/07/1916 | Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 3-4 weeks. |
09/18/1916 | Hits his 300th career Crypto Baseball League home run! |
10/29/1916 | Wins the 1916 World Series with the Stoolbend Turtleheads. |
11/09/1916 | Wins the 1916 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at DH. |
01/01/1917 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (42); Power: 58 (58); Eye: 60 (60). |
05/04/1917 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 7-8 weeks. |
11/21/1917 | Became a free agent. |