06/15/1908 | Drafted in the 1908 first-year player draft by the San Francisco Owls. (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick). |
07/19/1908 | Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Owls organization with a signing bonus of $2,250,000. |
10/29/1908 | Named the #10 prospect in the CBL |
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: 52 (69); Movement: 38 (38); Control: 75 (84). |
04/17/1909 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/13/1909 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/03/1909 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/23/1909 | Injured on 08/20/1909, diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 13 months. |
11/22/1909 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1910 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (66); Movement: 41 (41); Control: 82 (84). |
11/21/1910 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1911 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (64); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 85 (85). |
03/26/1911 | Injured on 03/25/1911, diagnosed with a tender shoulder, is day-to-day. |
11/04/1911 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,000,000 with the San Francisco Owls organization. |
01/01/1912 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (64); Movement: 39 (39); Control: 80 (82). |
04/10/1912 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Hoboken Zephyrs with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/01/1912 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,120,000 with the San Francisco Owls organization. |
01/01/1913 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 34 (34); Control: 79 (82). |
11/05/1913 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,200,000 with the San Francisco Owls organization. |
11/26/1913 | Was traded by the San Francisco Owls to the Mudville Nine in exchange for C Jim Pagliaroni, RP Mel Queen, SS Ken Hamlin, C Paul Ratliff, and SP Kyle Lohse. |
01/01/1914 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 36 (36); Control: 75 (76). |
03/08/1914 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $68,600,000 with the Mudville Nine organization. |
06/04/1914 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/07/1914 | Was selected to the 1914 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/11/1914 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Hoboken Zephyrs with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1915 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (67); Movement: 36 (38); Control: 81 (82). |
04/02/1915 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/18/1915 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week. |
09/11/1915 | Strikes out 15 against the Stoolbend Turtleheads. |
09/22/1915 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1916 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (64); Movement: 39 (39); Control: 82 (83). |
08/28/1916 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Crawdads with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/14/1916 | Strikes out 15 against the St. Louis Wolves. |
01/01/1917 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (53); Movement: 38 (38); Control: 84 (84). |
01/01/1918 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (49); Movement: 37 (37); Control: 87 (87). |
04/30/1918 | Strikes out 15 against the New Hampshire Pineapples. |
06/01/1918 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/07/1918 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/03/1918 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
09/23/1918 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Wolves with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/17/1918 | Became a free agent. |
12/07/1918 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $21,000,000 with the Hoboken Zephyrs organization. |
01/01/1919 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (51); Movement: 36 (36); Control: 87 (87). |
03/22/1919 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
03/27/1919 | Injured on 03/25/1919, diagnosed with back spasms, will miss 5 weeks. |
08/15/1919 | Released by the Hoboken Zephyrs. |
09/29/1919 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Richmond Baycats organization. |
10/05/1919 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks. |
10/09/1919 | Wins the 1919 Token Baseball World Series with the Richmond Baycats! |
01/01/1920 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (46); Movement: 37 (37); Control: 84 (84). |
03/04/1920 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/03/1920 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/29/1920 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/08/1920 | Injured on 08/06/1920, diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 8 months. |
11/18/1920 | Became a free agent. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1914 | 35 | 3 | 1915 | 35 | 4 | 1916 | 34 | 7 | 1917 | 36 | 1 | 1918 | 34 | 8 | | Year | W | Rank | 1913 | 16 | 8 | 1918 | 16 | 8 | | Year | L | Rank | 1912 | 15 | 10 | 1916 | 20 | 1 | 1917 | 20 | 3 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1913 | .615 | 7 | 1918 | .615 | 6 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1914 | 283.0 | 5 | 1915 | 267.2 | 8 | 1916 | 279.0 | 4 | 1917 | 272.1 | 5 | |
Year | BF | Rank | 1914 | 1172 | 6 | 1915 | 1127 | 7 | 1916 | 1158 | 4 | 1917 | 1176 | 3 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1911 | 39 | 10 | 1912 | 39 | 6 | 1913 | 40 | 6 | 1915 | 44 | 1 | 1916 | 48 | 1 | 1917 | 50 | 1 | | | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1914 | 3.34 | 7 | |
Year | BABIP | Rank | 1911 | .275 | 8 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1911 | 1.13 | 10 | 1914 | 1.14 | 6 | 1916 | 1.19 | 7 | 1918 | 1.18 | 10 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1912 | 6.00 | 3 | 1913 | 6.19 | 4 | 1914 | 4.89 | 6 | 1915 | 6.76 | 2 | 1916 | 6.58 | 2 | 1918 | 4.90 | 7 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1914 | 10.62 | 6 | 1916 | 11.03 | 7 | 1918 | 10.84 | 7 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1909 | 1.83 | 8 | 1911 | 1.47 | 5 | 1912 | 1.41 | 1 | 1913 | 1.30 | 3 | 1914 | 1.69 | 7 | 1915 | 1.24 | 2 | 1916 | 1.23 | 2 | 1918 | 1.44 | 3 | |
Year | QS | Rank | 1914 | 21 | 7 | 1918 | 19 | 10 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1914 | .600 | 9 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1912 | 18 | 3 | 1913 | 14 | 10 | 1914 | 16 | 6 | 1915 | 16 | 7 | 1916 | 21 | 1 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1912 | .581 | 1 | 1914 | .457 | 7 | 1915 | .457 | 9 | 1916 | .618 | 1 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1909 | 3 | 4 | 1918 | 2 | 9 | |
Year | GB% | Rank | 1909 | 0.51 | 7 | 1916 | 0.54 | 4 | 1917 | 0.51 | 10 | | | | | |