06/15/1925 | Drafted in the 1925 first-year player draft by the Creepy Hollow Vampires. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). |
08/14/1925 | Failed to sign with the Creepy Hollow Vampires and joined Cal Poly SLO. |
01/01/1926 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 28 (64); Power: 54 (86); Eye: 32 (50). |
06/15/1926 | Drafted in the 1926 first-year player draft out of college (Cal Poly SLO; San Luis Obispo, CA) by the Hoboken Zephyrs. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
07/13/1926 | Signed a minor league contract with the Hoboken Zephyrs organization with a signing bonus of $3,440,000. |
10/28/1926 | Named the #9 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1927 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (63); Power: 69 (86); Eye: 20 (50). |
04/01/1927 | Named the #10 prospect in the CBL |
06/01/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/13/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
06/30/1927 | Named the #3 prospect in the CBL |
07/01/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/26/1927 | Injured (virus),day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/01/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/27/1927 | Hits three home runs against the Tampico Stogies, going 4-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
09/01/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/01/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/08/1927 | Wins the 1927 CBL BTC Rookie of the Year Award. |
11/20/1927 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (59); Power: 57 (84); Eye: 18 (49). |
11/20/1928 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (68); Power: 78 (87); Eye: 35 (50). |
05/18/1929 | Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
06/20/1929 | Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/26/1929 | Hits three home runs against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks, going 4-5 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
11/22/1929 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (66); Power: 84 (86); Eye: 50 (51). |
05/07/1930 | Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $107,260,000 with the Hoboken Zephyrs organization. |
05/22/1930 | Injured on 05/20/1930, diagnosed with an elbow sprain, is day-to-day. |
07/07/1930 | Was selected to the 1930 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (74); Power: 83 (84); Eye: 47 (49). |
06/01/1931 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1931 | Was selected to the 1931 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/12/1931 | Hits three home runs against the Mudville Nine, going 3-4 with 8 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
09/18/1931 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/21/1931 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
11/11/1931 | Wins the 1931 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 82 (82); Eye: 49 (49). |
04/25/1932 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1932 | Injured (calf cramp),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/22/1932 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week. |
11/11/1932 | Was traded by the Hoboken Zephyrs to the Capital Congressmen in exchange for 2B Monte Cross and 1B Mike Epstein. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (61); Power: 78 (80); Eye: 54 (54). |
07/07/1933 | Was selected to the 1933 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/04/1933 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
09/11/1933 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1933 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
11/07/1933 | Wins the 1933 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 80 (84); Eye: 54 (54). |
04/09/1934 | Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 1-2 weeks. |
06/19/1934 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
07/28/1934 | Injured on 07/27/1934, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (74); Power: 56 (83); Eye: 46 (51). |
06/19/1935 | Hits his 300th career Crypto Baseball League home run! |
08/05/1935 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
08/14/1935 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
09/26/1935 | Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
10/31/1935 | Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (84); Power: 64 (85); Eye: 48 (53). |
07/13/1936 | Injured on 07/11/1936, diagnosed with forearm inflammation, will miss 4 weeks. |
07/29/1936 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 51 (51). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1929 | 150 | 7 | 1931 | 151 | 9 | 1932 | 162 | 1 | 1933 | 152 | 6 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1931 | 677 | 7 | 1932 | 692 | 6 | 1933 | 692 | 5 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1928 | 593 | 8 | 1929 | 606 | 4 | 1931 | 607 | 8 | 1932 | 623 | 6 | 1933 | 616 | 9 | | Year | H | Rank | 1928 | 174 | 9 | 1929 | 167 | 8 | 1931 | 183 | 6 | 1933 | 176 | 9 | | Year | K | Rank | 1929 | 192 | 4 | 1930 | 189 | 2 | 1931 | 175 | 9 | 1932 | 169 | 9 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1927 | 335 | 4 | 1928 | 301 | 8 | 1929 | 315 | 6 | 1931 | 350 | 1 | 1932 | 339 | 4 | 1933 | 346 | 5 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1927 | 36 | 8 | 1928 | 44 | 2 | 1931 | 45 | 2 | 1932 | 44 | 4 | 1933 | 49 | 1 | 1934 | 43 | 3 | 1935 | 35 | 9 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1927 | 43 | 3 | 1929 | 36 | 9 | 1930 | 37 | 10 | 1931 | 40 | 5 | 1932 | 41 | 5 | 1933 | 39 | 6 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1927 | 118 | 4 | 1929 | 97 | 9 | 1931 | 127 | 2 | 1932 | 107 | 5 | | Year | R | Rank | 1931 | 102 | 9 | 1933 | 119 | 1 | |
Year | IBB | Rank | 1929 | 2 | 8 | 1932 | 5 | 3 | 1936 | 4 | 6 | | | Year | SH | Rank | 1927 | 21 | 3 | 1930 | 17 | 2 | 1932 | 17 | 3 | 1933 | 13 | 6 | | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1927 | 81 | 5 | 1928 | 72 | 5 | 1929 | 73 | 7 | 1931 | 86 | 2 | 1932 | 87 | 5 | 1933 | 90 | 1 | 1934 | 78 | 5 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1927 | .308 | 6 | 1931 | .301 | 7 | 1934 | .309 | 9 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1927 | .622 | 1 | 1931 | .577 | 2 | 1932 | .544 | 7 | 1933 | .562 | 6 | 1934 | .573 | 6 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1927 | 109.82 | 5 | 1931 | 122.06 | 3 | 1933 | 123.91 | 3 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1927 | 7.27 | 3 | 1931 | 7.23 | 3 | 1933 | 7.26 | 8 | 1934 | 7.18 | 9 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1927 | .314 | 1 | 1931 | .275 | 3 | 1932 | .274 | 7 | 1933 | .276 | 5 | 1934 | .264 | 6 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1927 | .383 | 4 | 1931 | .385 | 3 | 1933 | .374 | 7 | 1934 | .381 | 6 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1927 | .956 | 3 | 1931 | .934 | 3 | 1933 | .911 | 7 | 1934 | .920 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1927 | 5.0 | 8 | 1931 | 4.2 | 10 | | | |