06/15/1913 | Drafted in the 1913 first-year player draft by the Beacontown Beavers. (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
06/16/1913 | Signed a minor league contract with the Beacontown Beavers organization with a signing bonus of $9,000,000. |
06/30/1913 | Named the #3 prospect in the CBL |
07/04/1913 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/17/1913 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 11 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
08/27/1913 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Crawdads with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1913 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/12/1913 | Finished 3rd in 1913 CBL BTC Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
11/24/1913 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1914 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (80); Movement: 30 (62); Control: 21 (62). |
10/31/1914 | Was traded by the Beacontown Beavers to the Capital Congressmen, along with 3B Bob Elliott, 3B Milt Stock, CF Brett Butler, and SP Dick Selma, in exchange for CF Ty Cobb. |
11/23/1914 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1915 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (80); Movement: 48 (65); Control: 41 (62). |
04/02/1915 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/27/1915 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/05/1915 | Strikes out 15 against the Bay City Bluebirds. |
07/12/1915 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/12/1915 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/16/1915 | Strikes out 16 against the Kansas City Regents. |
11/21/1915 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1916 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (78); Movement: 43 (64); Control: 60 (61). |
04/16/1916 | Injured (strained back),out for 3 weeks. |
06/23/1916 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/01/1916 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/08/1916 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/22/1916 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1917 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 81 (81); Movement: 51 (81); Control: 68 (70). |
05/01/1917 | Strikes out 16 against the San Francisco Owls. |
08/20/1917 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/20/1917 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
11/04/1917 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $7,000,000 with the Capital Congressmen organization. |
11/25/1917 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $45,000,000 with the Capital Congressmen organization. |
01/01/1918 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 81 (81); Movement: 91 (94); Control: 73 (73). |
04/02/1918 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/03/1918 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/29/1918 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/03/1918 | Strikes out 16 against the Kansas City Regents. |
06/23/1918 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/27/1918 | Strikes out 15 against the Stoolbend Turtleheads. |
01/01/1919 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 87 (87); Movement: 94 (94); Control: 70 (71). |
04/28/1919 | Strikes out 16 against the Plattsville Millstones. |
06/03/1919 | Strikes out 15 against the St. Louis Wolves. |
07/07/1919 | Was selected to the 1919 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/14/1919 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Hoboken Zephyrs with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/01/1919 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/04/1919 | Strikes out 16 against the Plattsville Millstones. |
08/09/1919 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 16 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/30/1919 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/14/1919 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/11/1919 | Wins the 1919 CBL BTC Cy Young Award. |
11/12/1919 | Wins the 1919 CBL BTC Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1920 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 84 (84); Movement: 97 (97); Control: 61 (68). |
04/18/1920 | Injured on 04/16/1920, diagnosed with back spasms, is day-to-day. |
05/17/1920 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/12/1920 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Baltimore Nordiques with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/18/1920 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/23/1920 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/28/1920 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1920 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/07/1920 | Was selected to the 1920 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/26/1920 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/14/1920 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Nordiques with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/25/1920 | Wins the 1920 World Series with the Capital Congressmen. |
11/08/1920 | Finished 3rd in 1920 CBL BTC Cy Young Award voting. |
11/09/1920 | Finished 2nd in 1920 CBL BTC Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1921 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (79); Movement: 90 (90); Control: 58 (67). |
04/11/1921 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
05/28/1921 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/07/1921 | Was selected to the 1921 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/31/1921 | Was traded by the Capital Congressmen to the New York Knights in exchange for RP Joe Ryan and SP Mike Hampton. |
08/03/1921 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/21/1921 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/22/1921 | Wins the 1921 World Series with the New York Knights. |
10/23/1921 | Was traded by the New York Knights to the Capital Congressmen, along with C Elston Howard, in exchange for RP Percy Jones. |
11/15/1921 | Became a free agent. |
11/28/1921 | Signed a 7-year contract worth a total of $184,800,000 with the San Francisco Owls organization. |
01/01/1922 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 63 (63); Movement: 78 (78); Control: 62 (62). |
04/12/1922 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kansas City Regents with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
04/18/1922 | Hits three home runs against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
05/23/1922 | Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for 2 weeks. |
07/30/1922 | Injured on 07/26/1922, diagnosed with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 14 months. |
01/01/1923 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (51); Movement: 67 (67); Control: 56 (56). |
05/26/1923 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5-6 months. |
10/30/1923 | Released by the San Francisco Owls. |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 26 (26); Control: 32 (32). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | K | Rank | 1918 | 248 | 2 | 1919 | 207 | 6 | | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1918 | 102 | 5 | 1919 | 109 | 6 | | | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 1919 | .505 | 7 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1919 | 6.19 | 9 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1919 | .225 | 8 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1919 | .363 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1919 | .850 | 8 | |
Year | GS | Rank | 1915 | 36 | 1 | 1917 | 35 | 2 | 1918 | 35 | 2 | 1920 | 34 | 7 | | Year | W | Rank | 1915 | 19 | 4 | 1918 | 22 | 2 | 1919 | 22 | 1 | 1920 | 20 | 3 | | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1915 | .679 | 6 | 1918 | .688 | 7 | 1919 | .733 | 3 | 1920 | .667 | 5 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1915 | 289.2 | 2 | 1917 | 285.0 | 3 | 1918 | 282.0 | 5 | 1919 | 288.2 | 6 | 1920 | 279.1 | 6 | |
Year | BF | Rank | 1915 | 1180 | 7 | 1917 | 1158 | 3 | 1918 | 1196 | 3 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1915 | 40 | 9 | 1917 | 33 | 9 | | | Year | K | Rank | 1915 | 327 | 3 | 1917 | 274 | 10 | 1918 | 319 | 4 | 1919 | 332 | 3 | 1920 | 307 | 2 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1913 | 9 | 7 | 1917 | 12 | 2 | 1918 | 10 | 7 | 1920 | 9 | 8 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1915 | 3.70 | 10 | 1919 | 2.31 | 1 | 1920 | 2.55 | 3 | 1921 | 3.41 | 8 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1915 | .277 | 4 | 1917 | .278 | 5 | 1920 | .270 | 4 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1915 | 1.13 | 5 | 1917 | 1.07 | 8 | 1919 | 0.99 | 1 | 1920 | 0.98 | 1 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1918 | 5.06 | 8 | 1919 | 6.15 | 4 | 1920 | 4.21 | 7 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1915 | 10.53 | 6 | 1917 | 10.17 | 8 | 1919 | 9.54 | 1 | 1920 | 9.44 | 1 | |
Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1919 | 0.56 | 4 | 1920 | 0.48 | 1 | 1921 | 0.61 | 3 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1915 | 7.27 | 4 | 1917 | 7.80 | 7 | 1919 | 7.20 | 1 | 1920 | 6.51 | 1 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1919 | 1.68 | 5 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1915 | 10.16 | 6 | 1918 | 10.18 | 5 | 1919 | 10.35 | 6 | 1920 | 9.89 | 6 | 1921 | 10.27 | 4 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1915 | 20 | 8 | 1919 | 27 | 1 | 1920 | 24 | 4 | |
Year | QSP | Rank | 1919 | .794 | 1 | 1920 | .706 | 5 | 1921 | .739 | 3 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1917 | 20 | 1 | 1919 | 21 | 2 | 1920 | 18 | 8 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1917 | .571 | 2 | 1919 | .618 | 2 | 1920 | .529 | 9 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1913 | 3 | 3 | 1915 | 3 | 3 | 1918 | 4 | 3 | 1919 | 4 | 3 | 1920 | 6 | 2 | 1921 | 2 | 9 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1916 | 0.54 | 8 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1918 | 8.0 | 2 | 1919 | 9.9 | 1 | 1920 | 8.5 | 1 | 1921 | 5.2 | 10 | | | | | |