06/15/1918 | Drafted in the 1918 first-year player draft by the Albany Senators. (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). |
08/12/1918 | Signed a minor league contract with the Albany Senators organization with a signing bonus of $3,780,000. |
08/22/1918 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/25/1918 | Named the #5 prospect in the CBL |
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: 33 (85); Movement: 42 (46); Control: 10 (54). |
01/01/1919 | Was traded by the Albany Senators to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks, along with $3,000,000, in exchange for SP Bill James, RP Pedro Strop, and C Rick Sweet. |
01/01/1920 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (77); Movement: 44 (45); Control: 55 (59). |
05/05/1920 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
09/19/1920 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
11/18/1920 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1921 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (78); Movement: 40 (42); Control: 50 (56). |
11/15/1921 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1922 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (79); Movement: 38 (40); Control: 51 (55). |
06/24/1922 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
11/17/1922 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,588,500. |
01/01/1923 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (79); Movement: 40 (42); Control: 53 (54). |
05/31/1923 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/14/1923 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/20/1923 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,435,000. |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (77); Movement: 44 (45); Control: 56 (56). |
10/28/1924 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Albany Senators, along with CF Happy Felsch, 1B Rhys Hoskins, CF Rudy Law, and RP Phil Dumatrait, in exchange for LF Albert Belle. |
11/17/1924 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $15,281,250. |
01/01/1925 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (76); Movement: 43 (45); Control: 56 (56). |
03/11/1925 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/14/1925 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/18/1925 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Wolves with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/28/1925 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/19/1925 | Became a free agent. |
12/06/1925 | Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $115,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1926 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (77); Movement: 44 (45); Control: 57 (57). |
04/07/1926 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/28/1926 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1927 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (77); Movement: 41 (45); Control: 56 (56). |
06/01/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/06/1927 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/17/1927 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Mudville Nine with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/27/1927 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
07/07/1927 | Was selected to the 1927 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (76); Movement: 41 (41); Control: 55 (55). |
04/13/1928 | Strikes out 17 against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks. |
08/12/1928 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/13/1928 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
09/14/1928 | Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week. |
09/19/1928 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 12 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/18/1928 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/28/1928 | Exercised his contract opt-out. |
11/20/1928 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 58 (58). |
01/06/1929 | Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $129,600,000 with the Beacontown Beavers organization. |
03/03/1929 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week. |
04/17/1929 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/03/1929 | Collects his 2500th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
05/13/1929 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/23/1929 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/01/1929 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/05/1929 | Injured on 07/03/1929, diagnosed with a strained triceps, will miss 5 weeks. |
10/01/1929 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1925 | 35 | 3 | 1926 | 35 | 2 | 1928 | 35 | 1 | | Year | W | Rank | 1923 | 18 | 6 | 1924 | 17 | 10 | 1925 | 16 | 9 | 1926 | 18 | 4 | 1927 | 20 | 4 | 1929 | 17 | 8 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1920 | .640 | 9 | 1922 | .682 | 4 | 1923 | .818 | 2 | 1924 | .773 | 3 | 1926 | .600 | 9 | 1929 | .680 | 10 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1925 | 280.0 | 5 | 1926 | 276.1 | 5 | 1927 | 274.2 | 9 | 1928 | 273.0 | 10 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1925 | 1164 | 8 | 1926 | 1151 | 7 | |
Year | HRA | Rank | 1925 | 41 | 5 | 1926 | 40 | 6 | 1927 | 41 | 4 | | Year | K | Rank | 1925 | 308 | 5 | 1926 | 311 | 1 | 1927 | 308 | 4 | 1928 | 304 | 4 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1921 | 12 | 4 | 1922 | 9 | 9 | 1923 | 11 | 5 | 1924 | 10 | 8 | 1926 | 10 | 7 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1924 | 3.25 | 6 | 1928 | 3.59 | 7 | 1929 | 2.92 | 3 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1923 | 1.13 | 7 | 1924 | 1.08 | 2 | 1925 | 1.16 | 7 | 1927 | 1.18 | 6 | 1929 | 1.13 | 9 | |
Year | K/BB | Rank | 1923 | 6.94 | 4 | 1924 | 7.57 | 3 | 1925 | 5.40 | 3 | 1926 | 4.78 | 4 | 1927 | 4.81 | 8 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1923 | 10.61 | 5 | 1924 | 10.01 | 2 | 1925 | 10.61 | 5 | 1926 | 11.07 | 8 | 1927 | 10.91 | 8 | 1928 | 10.98 | 10 | 1929 | 10.49 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1924 | 0.80 | 8 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1927 | 8.49 | 8 | 1928 | 8.34 | 10 | 1929 | 7.64 | 5 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1923 | 1.43 | 5 | 1924 | 1.27 | 4 | 1925 | 1.83 | 7 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1921 | 9.92 | 6 | 1922 | 11.00 | 1 | 1923 | 9.94 | 3 | 1924 | 9.59 | 5 | 1925 | 9.90 | 8 | 1926 | 10.13 | 3 | 1927 | 10.09 | 4 | 1928 | 10.02 | 9 | 1929 | 10.22 | 6 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1921 | 21 | 8 | 1924 | 22 | 1 | 1926 | 18 | 10 | 1928 | 19 | 6 | 1929 | 20 | 10 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1921 | .636 | 8 | 1924 | .667 | 2 | 1929 | .645 | 9 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1925 | 17 | 5 | 1926 | 16 | 6 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1925 | .486 | 9 | 1926 | .457 | 9 | |
Year | SHO | Rank | 1923 | 2 | 7 | 1925 | 3 | 6 | 1926 | 2 | 8 | 1927 | 2 | 8 | 1928 | 2 | 8 | 1929 | 3 | 2 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1923 | 0.53 | 7 | 1924 | 0.56 | 3 | 1929 | 0.54 | 4 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1924 | 6.3 | 4 | 1925 | 5.1 | 8 | 1926 | 5.4 | 4 | 1927 | 5.0 | 10 | 1928 | 6.8 | 2 | 1929 | 5.7 | 9 | | | |