06/15/1917 | Drafted in the 1917 first-year player draft by the St. Louis Wolves. (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick). |
06/30/1917 | Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Wolves organization with a signing bonus of $2,490,000. |
08/30/1917 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/29/1917 | Strikes out 16 against the Mudville Nine. |
10/01/1917 | Wins the CBL ETH Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/21/1917 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1918 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (81); Movement: 38 (44); Control: 40 (40). |
03/29/1918 | Injured on 03/24/1918, diagnosed with bone chips in his elbow, will miss 4-5 months. |
06/19/1918 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 8 months. |
11/17/1918 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1919 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (81); Movement: 39 (41); Control: 36 (37). |
11/21/1919 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1920 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (80); Movement: 41 (41); Control: 33 (34). |
04/23/1920 | Strikes out 15 against the Stoolbend Turtleheads. |
06/22/1920 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/01/1920 | Was traded by the St. Louis Wolves to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks in exchange for LF Gorman Thomas. |
10/15/1920 | Wins the 1920 Token Baseball World Series with the Cedar Grove Renegades! |
12/05/1920 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Pittsburgh Crawdads, along with SP Jerry Johnson, in exchange for RP Casey Patten. |
01/01/1921 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (80); Movement: 42 (43); Control: 33 (34). |
05/24/1921 | Strikes out 18 against the Stoolbend Turtleheads. |
08/10/1921 | Strikes out 15 against the Chula Vista Flying Squirrels. |
08/15/1921 | Strikes out 17 against the Bloomingburg Jungle Cats. |
09/24/1921 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/29/1921 | Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/27/1921 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $990,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1922 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (79); Movement: 42 (43); Control: 33 (35). |
10/31/1922 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,220,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1923 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 32 (32). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| | Year | IP | Rank | 1919 | 278.0 | 6 | | | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1919 | 96 | 3 | 1921 | 79 | 10 | 1922 | 121 | 1 | | | Year | WP | Rank | 1919 | 10 | 6 | 1922 | 15 | 2 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1919 | .274 | 2 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1919 | 1.13 | 6 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1919 | 10.68 | 9 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1919 | 7.06 | 2 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1919 | 10.20 | 6 | 1922 | 9.35 | 9 | | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1919 | .545 | 2 | |