06/15/1897 | Drafted in the 1897 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Crawdads. (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick). |
07/25/1897 | Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization with a signing bonus of $6,600,000. |
10/26/1897 | Named the #11 prospect in the CBL |
11/18/1897 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Crawdads to the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs in exchange for 2B Don Blasingame, RP Phil Collins, and CF Gary Kolb. |
01/01/1898 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (76); Movement: 30 (44); Control: 34 (52). |
04/01/1898 | Named the #33 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1898 | Named the #15 prospect in the CBL |
07/08/1898 | Was selected to the 1898 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
08/14/1898 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/28/1898 | Named the #31 prospect in the CBL |
10/28/1898 | Was traded by the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs to the Boston Boomers, along with LF Pat Burrell, SP Dave Koslo, RP Jesse Orosco, LF Bernard Gilkey, and $750,000, in exchange for SP Whitey Ford. |
01/01/1899 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (86); Movement: 41 (43); Control: 54 (54). |
04/01/1899 | Named the #8 prospect in the CBL |
04/11/1899 | Strikes out 16 against the Bloomingburg Jungle Cats. |
07/08/1899 | Injured on 07/06/1899, diagnosed with a mild shoulder strain, is day-to-day. |
09/21/1899 | Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Tampico Stogies with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/01/1899 | Wins the CBL ETH Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/21/1899 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1900 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (79); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 62 (62). |
04/15/1900 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week. |
04/21/1900 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/23/1900 | Injured on 05/22/1900, diagnosed with a stiff neck, will not miss additional time. |
06/16/1900 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Wolves with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/01/1900 | Wins the CBL ETH Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/07/1900 | Was selected to the 1900 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/07/1900 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
11/21/1900 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1901 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (79); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 60 (60). |
05/27/1901 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/21/1901 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/25/1901 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/02/1901 | Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days. |
11/20/1901 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1902 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (79); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 56 (57). |
04/30/1902 | Injured on 04/28/1902, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 3 months. |
10/30/1902 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,120,000 with the Boston Boomers organization. |
01/01/1903 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (78); Movement: 71 (71); Control: 51 (54). |
11/03/1903 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $7,900,000 with the Boston Boomers organization. |
01/01/1904 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (77); Movement: 74 (74); Control: 48 (55). |
04/17/1904 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/18/1904 | Strikes out 15 against the Albany Senators. |
06/05/1904 | Injured on 06/02/1904, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 3 months. |
10/31/1904 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,900,000 with the Boston Boomers organization. |
01/01/1905 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (77); Movement: 51 (54); Control: 46 (53). |
05/01/1905 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $83,600,000 with the Boston Boomers organization. |
07/07/1905 | Was selected to the 1905 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/14/1905 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/31/1905 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1905 | Wins the CBL ETH Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/09/1905 | Wins the 1905 CBL ETH Cy Young Award. |
01/01/1906 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (77); Movement: 47 (56); Control: 50 (54). |
05/13/1906 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Knights with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/18/1906 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/23/1906 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/04/1906 | Injured (dead arm),out for 4 days. |
01/01/1907 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (73); Movement: 42 (54); Control: 56 (57). |
07/23/1907 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Mudville Nine with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/02/1907 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/13/1907 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 12 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/28/1907 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
01/01/1908 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (64); Movement: 39 (39); Control: 57 (57). |
03/28/1908 | Injured on 03/25/1908, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 9 months. |
01/01/1909 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (56); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 50 (50). |
05/03/1909 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/08/1909 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
06/22/1909 | Injured (elbow strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
08/09/1909 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1910 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (57); Movement: 41 (41); Control: 45 (45). |
01/01/1911 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (62); Movement: 42 (42); Control: 45 (45). |
05/24/1911 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/14/1911 | Injured (dead arm),out for 2 weeks. |
06/29/1911 | Collects his 2500th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
08/31/1911 | Injured (dead arm),out for one week. |
11/23/1911 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1912 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (56); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 52 (52). |
01/28/1912 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,140,000 with the Plattsville Millstones organization. |
04/25/1912 | Released by the Plattsville Millstones. |
04/30/1912 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Corpus Christi Wild Horses organization. |
05/16/1912 | Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week. |
08/02/1912 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Plano Valiants with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/30/1912 | Released by the New Hampshire Pineapples. |
10/01/1912 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Norfolk Nuggets organization. |
01/01/1913 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (54); Movement: 31 (31); Control: 47 (47). |
04/08/1913 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/14/1913 | Strikes out 15 against the Garland Cougars. |
04/24/1913 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/03/1913 | Injured on 04/29/1913, diagnosed with elbow inflammation, will miss 4-5 weeks. |
05/26/1913 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
06/29/1913 | Injured on 06/27/1913, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 8 weeks. |
08/13/1913 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 4 months. |
11/24/1913 | Signed a minor league contract extension with the Boston Boomers organization. |
01/01/1914 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 28 (28); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 40 (40). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1900 | 35 | 2 | 1903 | 35 | 1 | 1905 | 34 | 8 | 1906 | 34 | 6 | 1907 | 36 | 2 | 1910 | 34 | 9 | | | Year | L | Rank | 1900 | 15 | 8 | 1901 | 15 | 9 | 1903 | 19 | 1 | 1906 | 16 | 6 | 1909 | 18 | 4 | 1910 | 18 | 6 | 1911 | 20 | 3 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1905 | .667 | 4 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1903 | 279.2 | 1 | 1905 | 270.0 | 7 | 1906 | 265.0 | 8 | 1907 | 292.2 | 2 | |
Year | BF | Rank | 1903 | 1184 | 1 | 1905 | 1104 | 9 | 1906 | 1137 | 5 | 1907 | 1230 | 2 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1899 | 33 | 9 | 1901 | 31 | 9 | 1903 | 34 | 3 | 1907 | 41 | 1 | 1910 | 37 | 6 | 1911 | 37 | 7 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1903 | 93 | 5 | 1905 | 83 | 10 | 1906 | 86 | 4 | 1907 | 86 | 6 | 1910 | 103 | 1 | | Year | K | Rank | 1900 | 250 | 4 | 1901 | 251 | 4 | 1903 | 280 | 2 | 1905 | 283 | 5 | 1906 | 284 | 5 | 1907 | 303 | 4 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1901 | 9 | 5 | 1903 | 9 | 7 | 1906 | 12 | 4 | 1907 | 12 | 1 | 1910 | 10 | 7 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1905 | 3.03 | 1 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1903 | .291 | 10 | 1905 | .284 | 2 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1905 | 1.13 | 1 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1900 | 4.10 | 5 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1905 | 10.50 | 1 | |
Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1905 | 0.83 | 4 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1903 | 8.14 | 6 | 1905 | 7.37 | 1 | 1907 | 8.27 | 8 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1900 | 8.69 | 6 | 1901 | 8.79 | 6 | 1903 | 9.01 | 5 | 1905 | 9.43 | 7 | 1906 | 9.65 | 6 | 1907 | 9.32 | 8 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1903 | 19 | 7 | 1905 | 24 | 1 | 1907 | 19 | 7 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1903 | .543 | 10 | 1905 | .706 | 1 | |
Year | CG | Rank | 1900 | 15 | 7 | 1901 | 15 | 4 | 1903 | 14 | 4 | 1905 | 15 | 8 | 1907 | 15 | 8 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1901 | .455 | 6 | 1903 | .400 | 7 | 1905 | .441 | 9 | 1907 | .417 | 9 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1901 | 3 | 4 | 1905 | 2 | 6 | 1906 | 3 | 5 | 1907 | 3 | 3 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1901 | 0.54 | 5 | 1905 | 0.52 | 8 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1900 | 5.3 | 7 | 1903 | 4.4 | 9 | 1905 | 6.4 | 5 | 1906 | 5.1 | 9 | |