06/15/1929 | Drafted in the 1929 first-year player draft by the Mudville Nine. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick). |
08/14/1929 | Failed to sign with the Mudville Nine and joined Texas Tech University. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (46); Power: 17 (71); Eye: 37 (56). |
06/15/1930 | Drafted in the 1930 first-year player draft out of college (Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX) by the Albany Senators. (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick). |
07/18/1930 | Signed a minor league contract with the Albany Senators organization with a signing bonus of $2,550,000. |
10/29/1930 | Named the #26 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (47); Power: 6 (71); Eye: 25 (58). |
04/01/1931 | Named the #8 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1931 | Named the #4 prospect in the CBL |
07/08/1931 | Was selected to the 1931 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
11/01/1931 | Named the #12 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (44); Power: 15 (75); Eye: 36 (59). |
04/01/1932 | Named the #9 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1932 | Named the #8 prospect in the CBL |
07/08/1932 | Was selected to the 1932 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
11/01/1932 | Named the #9 prospect in the CBL |
11/24/1932 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (43); Power: 67 (77); Eye: 40 (60). |
04/01/1933 | Named the #6 prospect in the CBL |
11/20/1933 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (43); Power: 76 (76); Eye: 48 (63). |
11/22/1934 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (38); Power: 73 (73); Eye: 51 (62). |
04/16/1935 | Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 4 weeks. |
11/04/1935 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,440,000 with the Albany Senators organization. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (35); Power: 29 (49); Eye: 61 (63). |
05/01/1936 | Was traded by the Albany Senators to the Pittsburgh Crawdads in exchange for RF Brian Dayett. |
10/31/1936 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,920,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 28 (35); Power: 13 (45); Eye: 65 (65). |
04/21/1937 | Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |