06/15/1903 | Drafted in the 1903 first-year player draft by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks. (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick). |
06/24/1903 | Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks organization with a signing bonus of $7,500,000. |
06/30/1903 | Named the #4 prospect in the CBL |
10/30/1903 | Named the #10 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1904 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 47 (71); Movement: 49 (49); Control: 34 (64). |
04/01/1904 | Named the #9 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1904 | Named the #5 prospect in the CBL |
07/08/1904 | Was selected to the 1904 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
10/27/1904 | Named the #10 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1905 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (75); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 34 (67). |
04/01/1905 | Named the #3 prospect in the CBL |
05/20/1905 | Strikes out 16 against the Rocket City Trash Pandas. |
05/21/1905 | Injured on 05/20/1905, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, is day-to-day. |
06/16/1905 | Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/25/1905 | Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 2 weeks. |
06/30/1905 | Named the #2 prospect in the CBL |
07/24/1905 | Strikes out 17 against the Bloomingburg Jungle Cats. |
07/31/1905 | Injured on 07/30/1905, diagnosed with a forearm strain, is day-to-day. |
08/04/1905 | Strikes out 16 against the Norfolk Nuggets. |
08/10/1905 | Strikes out 15 against the Cedar Grove Renegades. |
10/25/1905 | Wins the 1905 NFT South Pitcher of the Year Award. |
10/27/1905 | Named the #3 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1906 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 81 (94); Movement: 83 (83); Control: 33 (68). |
04/01/1906 | Named the #1 prospect in the CBL |
05/28/1906 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week. |
07/07/1906 | Was selected to the 1906 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
10/01/1906 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/27/1906 | Wins the 1906 World Series with the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks. |
11/06/1906 | Wins the 1906 CBL BTC Reliever of the Year Award. |
11/20/1906 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1907 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (94); Movement: 52 (52); Control: 41 (68). |
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): Stuff: 84 (89); Movement: 54 (54); Control: 49 (68). |
02/28/1908 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
03/15/1908 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
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): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 60 (70). |
05/15/1909 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/14/1909 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/20/1909 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/08/1909 | Wins the 1909 CBL BTC Reliever of the Year Award. |
11/20/1909 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,500,000. |
01/01/1910 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (73); Movement: 42 (44); Control: 69 (69). |
04/10/1910 | Strikes out 15 against the Capital Congressmen. |
09/01/1910 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/19/1910 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $10,000,000. |
01/01/1911 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (72); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 67 (69). |
07/31/1911 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Pittsburgh Crawdads, along with LF Alex Johnson, 2B Joey Cora, C Javier Valentin, and 2B Chuck Knoblauch, in exchange for LF Jim Edmonds. |
08/28/1911 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $47,300,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
08/28/1911 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/03/1911 | Strikes out 15 against the San Francisco Owls. |
10/01/1911 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1912 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (72); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 69 (69). |
05/23/1912 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Regents with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/03/1912 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/07/1912 | Was selected to the 1912 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/24/1912 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/24/1912 | Strikes out 15 against the San Francisco Owls. |
10/16/1912 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/18/1912 | Wins the 1912 CBL BTC League MVP Award. |
11/10/1912 | Finished 3rd in 1912 CBL BTC Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1913 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (73); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 73 (73). |
05/25/1913 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/11/1913 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/20/1913 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/26/1913 | Injured on 08/25/1913, diagnosed with a mild shoulder strain, is day-to-day. |
08/30/1913 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1914 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (71); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 69 (69). |
03/29/1914 | Injured (strep throat),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/12/1914 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/23/1914 | Became a free agent. |
12/10/1914 | Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $95,000,000 with the New York Knights organization. |
01/01/1915 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (71); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 70 (71). |
06/24/1915 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/27/1915 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1916 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 70 (70). |
04/14/1916 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
09/28/1916 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1917 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (67); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 71 (71). |
05/18/1917 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/23/1917 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1918 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 78 (78). |
05/01/1918 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/01/1918 | Collects his 2500th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
09/27/1918 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Mudville Nine with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/19/1918 | Injured (strained triceps),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
10/24/1918 | Wins the 1918 World Series with the New York Knights. |
10/25/1918 | Declined his contract option. |
11/17/1918 | Became a free agent. |
11/25/1918 | Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $101,000,000 with the Baltimore Nordiques organization. |
01/01/1919 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 76 (76). |
04/07/1919 | Injured (torn fingernail),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/13/1919 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/19/1919 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
05/28/1919 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1919 | Wins the CBL ETH Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/09/1919 | Injured on 06/07/1919, diagnosed with back spasms, will miss 5 weeks. |
07/11/1919 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
08/25/1919 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/04/1919 | Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/17/1919 | Injured on 09/14/1919, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 10 months. |
10/09/1919 | Wins the 1919 Token Baseball World Series with the Richmond Baycats! |
01/01/1920 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 74 (74). |
07/05/1920 | Strikes out 16 against the Winston-Salem Conquest. |
07/17/1920 | Injured (shoulder bursitis),out for 4 weeks. |
08/01/1920 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 weeks. |
09/04/1920 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1921 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 74 (74). |
03/10/1921 | Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for one week. |
04/02/1921 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/03/1921 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/08/1921 | Collects his 3000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
06/07/1921 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/17/1921 | Injured (strained forearm),out for 7 weeks. |
09/21/1921 | Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1922 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 76 (76). |
04/24/1922 | Injured (dead arm),out for one week. |
05/05/1922 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/25/1922 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
06/04/1922 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis Wolves with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/07/1922 | Was selected to the 1922 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/14/1922 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/08/1922 | Earns his 200th career Crypto Baseball League victory! |
09/22/1922 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Mudville Nine with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/09/1922 | Finished 3rd in 1922 CBL ETH Cy Young Award voting. |
12/13/1922 | Was traded by the Baltimore Nordiques to the Boston Boomers in exchange for CL Lefty Willis and RP Grant Balfour. |
01/01/1923 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 74 (74). |
06/12/1923 | Collects his 3500th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
08/01/1923 | Wins the CBL ETH Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/24/1923 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/31/1923 | Injured on 08/29/1923, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day. |
09/27/1923 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/29/1923 | Wins the 1923 World Series with the Boston Boomers. |
11/22/1923 | Became a free agent. |
12/07/1923 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $64,200,000 with the Albany Senators organization. |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (58); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 75 (75). |
02/26/1924 | Injured (food poisoning),out for 3 days. |
06/29/1924 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/07/1924 | Was selected to the 1924 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/24/1924 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/15/1924 | Injured on 08/14/1924, diagnosed with back spasms, will miss 6 weeks. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | G | Rank | 1906 | 71 | 1 | 1909 | 60 | 2 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1911 | 34 | 6 | 1912 | 34 | 5 | 1913 | 35 | 3 | 1914 | 36 | 2 | 1922 | 35 | 1 | 1923 | 34 | 8 | | Year | W | Rank | 1911 | 16 | 9 | 1912 | 21 | 1 | 1915 | 18 | 5 | 1916 | 19 | 4 | 1917 | 16 | 10 | 1918 | 16 | 8 | 1923 | 17 | 4 | | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1910 | .636 | 8 | 1912 | .724 | 3 | 1915 | .692 | 2 | 1916 | .792 | 2 | 1917 | .593 | 10 | 1918 | .640 | 4 | 1919 | .706 | 3 | 1923 | .607 | 9 | |
Year | SV | Rank | 1906 | 36 | 1 | 1909 | 29 | 1 | | Year | HLD | Rank | 1907 | 1 | 8 | 1908 | 2 | 5 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1912 | 280.2 | 3 | 1913 | 275.2 | 8 | 1914 | 298.0 | 2 | 1922 | 281.0 | 1 | 1923 | 264.2 | 10 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1912 | 1170 | 3 | 1913 | 1144 | 8 | 1914 | 1190 | 6 | 1922 | 1167 | 3 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1913 | 40 | 6 | 1914 | 36 | 6 | 1916 | 35 | 9 | 1917 | 36 | 10 | |
Year | K | Rank | 1910 | 255 | 6 | 1911 | 266 | 9 | 1912 | 307 | 4 | 1913 | 292 | 7 | 1915 | 278 | 9 | 1917 | 234 | 9 | 1922 | 268 | 5 | 1923 | 270 | 6 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1912 | 12 | 3 | 1917 | 8 | 10 | 1919 | 9 | 9 | 1922 | 11 | 4 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1911 | 3.35 | 7 | 1914 | 3.20 | 7 | 1915 | 3.46 | 9 | 1916 | 3.53 | 5 | 1918 | 3.34 | 5 | 1919 | 2.58 | 1 | 1921 | 2.95 | 1 | 1922 | 3.30 | 4 | 1923 | 3.50 | 7 | 1924 | 2.58 | 3 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1914 | .269 | 3 | 1915 | .292 | 5 | 1916 | .285 | 4 | 1918 | .288 | 5 | 1919 | .293 | 10 | 1921 | .294 | 8 | 1924 | .271 | 1 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1911 | 1.12 | 8 | 1913 | 1.17 | 8 | 1914 | 1.06 | 2 | 1915 | 1.07 | 2 | 1916 | 1.07 | 2 | 1917 | 1.17 | 5 | 1918 | 1.10 | 3 | 1919 | 1.06 | 3 | 1921 | 1.05 | 2 | 1922 | 1.18 | 10 | 1923 | 1.08 | 2 | 1924 | 1.06 | 3 | |
Year | K/BB | Rank | 1910 | 5.43 | 2 | 1911 | 5.02 | 9 | 1912 | 6.27 | 2 | 1913 | 6.35 | 2 | 1915 | 6.04 | 6 | 1916 | 6.46 | 3 | 1917 | 7.31 | 1 | 1918 | 4.92 | 6 | 1919 | 5.76 | 2 | 1921 | 9.30 | 1 | 1922 | 5.06 | 5 | 1923 | 6.75 | 1 | 1924 | 4.49 | 6 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1910 | 10.86 | 9 | 1911 | 10.50 | 7 | 1913 | 10.84 | 9 | 1914 | 10.09 | 4 | 1915 | 10.13 | 2 | 1916 | 10.23 | 2 | 1917 | 11.06 | 6 | 1918 | 10.14 | 2 | 1919 | 9.95 | 3 | 1921 | 9.62 | 1 | 1922 | 10.83 | 4 | 1923 | 9.96 | 2 | 1924 | 9.89 | 2 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1919 | 0.79 | 10 | 1922 | 0.74 | 6 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1914 | 7.58 | 5 | 1915 | 7.95 | 7 | 1916 | 8.26 | 5 | 1918 | 8.18 | 4 | 1919 | 8.05 | 8 | 1923 | 8.40 | 8 | 1924 | 7.98 | 7 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1910 | 1.91 | 5 | 1911 | 1.83 | 8 | 1912 | 1.57 | 4 | 1913 | 1.50 | 7 | 1915 | 1.64 | 9 | 1916 | 1.38 | 6 | 1917 | 1.17 | 2 | 1918 | 1.71 | 5 | 1919 | 1.53 | 3 | 1921 | 0.91 | 1 | 1922 | 1.70 | 5 | 1923 | 1.36 | 2 | 1924 | 1.56 | 3 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1910 | 10.34 | 2 | 1912 | 9.84 | 5 | 1913 | 9.53 | 10 | 1915 | 9.92 | 6 | 1916 | 8.89 | 9 | 1917 | 8.57 | 10 | 1923 | 9.18 | 10 | | Year | RA | Rank | 1906 | 71 | 1 | 1909 | 52 | 5 | | Year | GF | Rank | 1906 | 63 | 2 | 1909 | 46 | 3 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1910 | 21 | 7 | 1911 | 25 | 2 | 1914 | 23 | 4 | 1916 | 19 | 7 | 1918 | 21 | 5 | 1922 | 20 | 7 | 1923 | 23 | 2 | 1924 | 20 | 7 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1910 | .636 | 8 | 1911 | .735 | 3 | 1914 | .639 | 6 | 1916 | .594 | 8 | 1918 | .636 | 7 | 1919 | .714 | 3 | 1923 | .676 | 4 | 1924 | .769 | 3 | |
Year | CG | Rank | 1912 | 18 | 3 | 1913 | 14 | 10 | 1914 | 16 | 6 | 1922 | 18 | 4 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1912 | .529 | 4 | 1914 | .444 | 9 | 1919 | .476 | 7 | 1921 | .440 | 10 | 1922 | .514 | 7 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1909 | 2 | 6 | 1912 | 3 | 3 | 1913 | 3 | 3 | 1918 | 2 | 9 | 1919 | 3 | 3 | 1921 | 3 | 4 | 1922 | 4 | 3 | 1924 | 2 | 10 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1910 | 5.5 | 5 | 1911 | 6.0 | 5 | 1912 | 7.3 | 3 | 1913 | 5.5 | 8 | 1917 | 3.9 | 9 | 1918 | 5.3 | 6 | 1922 | 7.5 | 3 | 1923 | 7.0 | 3 | | |