06/15/1919 | Drafted in the 1919 first-year player draft by the Tampico Stogies. (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). |
08/11/1919 | Signed a minor league contract with the Tampico Stogies organization with a signing bonus of $3,160,000. |
08/21/1919 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 15 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/29/1919 | Named the #7 prospect in the CBL |
11/21/1919 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
11/21/1919 | Was traded by the Tampico Stogies to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks in exchange for SP Erskine Mayer, SP Franklin Morales, 2B Mike Woodard, RP Denny Stark, and 3B Ed Hilley. |
01/01/1920 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (52); Movement: 43 (43); Control: 76 (76). |
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: 62 (67); Movement: 58 (58); Control: 69 (73). |
08/05/1921 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/23/1921 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Baltimore Nordiques, along with 3B Homer Ezzell, SS Oswaldo Navarro, SP Dave Davenport, and LF Ryan Raburn, in exchange for RP David Price. |
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: 72 (75); Movement: 43 (43); Control: 73 (75). |
06/05/1922 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week. |
06/11/1922 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
08/07/1922 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $48,000,000 with the Baltimore Nordiques organization. |
08/30/1922 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1923 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (73); Movement: 42 (47); Control: 73 (73). |
06/01/1923 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week. |
08/02/1923 | Injured (conjunctivitis),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/07/1923 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (76); Movement: 37 (62); Control: 72 (73). |
05/13/1924 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1925 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (78); Movement: 40 (87); Control: 62 (68). |
09/04/1925 | Injured on 09/03/1925, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 5 weeks. |
01/01/1926 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (78); Movement: 41 (84); Control: 60 (61). |
01/06/1926 | Was traded by the Baltimore Nordiques to the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs, along with RP Carl Mays, in exchange for RP Ernie Johnson, 2B Ken Aspromonte, RP Shawn Hill, and 3B Ramiro Pena. |
07/01/1926 | Was traded by the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs to the San Francisco Owls, along with RP Bill Bonham, RP Renie Martin, and 1B Kila Ka'aihue, in exchange for SP David Price. |
08/11/1926 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/16/1926 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/23/1926 | Injured (fever),out for 4 days. |
01/01/1927 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (75); Movement: 45 (84); Control: 62 (62). |
04/12/1927 | Strikes out 15 against the Hoboken Zephyrs. |
05/19/1927 | Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/07/1927 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/25/1927 | Injured on 09/23/1927, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 2 weeks. |
11/20/1927 | Became a free agent. |
12/21/1927 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Bay City Bluebirds organization. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (72); Movement: 47 (85); Control: 65 (65). |
03/24/1928 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week. |
11/20/1928 | Became a free agent. |
12/07/1928 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $880,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 64 (64). |
06/15/1929 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Crawdads to the Boston Boomers in exchange for SP Jacob Turner and 1B Sid Bream. |
07/12/1929 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/07/1929 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Wolves with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/13/1929 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/28/1929 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 2-3 weeks. |
09/25/1929 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/05/1929 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,860,000 with the Boston Boomers organization. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 67 (67). |
03/23/1930 | Injured on 03/22/1930, diagnosed with bone chips in his elbow, will miss 6-7 weeks. |
09/13/1930 | Injured on 09/12/1930, diagnosed with a mild shoulder strain, is day-to-day. |
09/25/1930 | Injured on 09/24/1930, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day. |
09/26/1930 | Injured on 09/25/1930, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, will not miss additional time. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 70 (70). |
06/15/1931 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/07/1931 | Was selected to the 1931 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/31/1931 | Was traded by the Boston Boomers to the New York Knights in exchange for 1B Mike Kelley. |
08/12/1931 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
11/10/1931 | Finished 3rd in 1931 CBL ETH Reliever of the Year Award voting. |
11/15/1931 | Was traded by the New York Knights to the New Hampshire Pineapples, along with LF Pop Foster, SP Bob Weiland, RP Steven Matz, and RF Nemo Leibold, in exchange for RP Greg Swindell. |
11/24/1931 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (51); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 70 (70). |
01/27/1932 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,900,000 with the Beacontown Beavers organization. |
05/09/1932 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/02/1932 | Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days. |
11/10/1932 | Finished 3rd in 1932 CBL BTC Reliever of the Year Award voting. |
11/24/1932 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 49 (49); Control: 71 (71). |
01/13/1933 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,500,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
03/03/1933 | Injured on 02/28/1933, diagnosed with a torn back muscle, will miss 5 months. |
07/09/1933 | Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4 weeks. |
11/20/1933 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (52); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 71 (71). |
01/04/1934 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,060,000 with the Mudville Nine organization. |
07/08/1934 | Was traded by the Mudville Nine to the St. Louis Wolves in exchange for SS Mickey Haslin. |
09/15/1934 | Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
11/08/1934 | Finished 3rd in 1934 CBL ETH Reliever of the Year Award voting. |
11/22/1934 | Became a free agent. |
12/25/1934 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $23,200,000 with the Beacontown Beavers organization. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 49 (49); Control: 74 (74). |
10/31/1935 | Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract. |
11/23/1935 | Became a free agent. |
12/24/1935 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,400,000 with the New York Knights organization. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 77 (77). |
07/12/1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
11/05/1936 | Finished 2nd in 1936 CBL ETH Reliever of the Year Award voting. |
11/19/1936 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (69); Movement: 52 (52); Control: 79 (79). |
01/05/1937 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $15,800,000 with the Tampico Stogies organization. |