06/15/1920 | Drafted in the 1920 first-year player draft by the Stoolbend Turtleheads. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick). |
08/11/1920 | Signed a minor league contract with the Stoolbend Turtleheads organization with a signing bonus of $4,010,000. |
10/26/1920 | Named the #15 prospect in the CBL |
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): Contact: 47 (67); Power: 61 (67); Eye: 42 (58). |
03/20/1921 | Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 3 weeks. |
04/21/1921 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/15/1921 | Was traded by the Stoolbend Turtleheads to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks in exchange for SP Ralph Terry, RP Kazuhiro Sasaki, 2B Joey Cora, SP Bill Doak, and LF Mike Fitzgerald. |
07/19/1921 | Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/10/1921 | Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for one week. |
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): Contact: 53 (68); Power: 59 (66); Eye: 40 (58). |
03/12/1922 | Injured on 03/11/1922, diagnosed with a knee contusion, is day-to-day. |
04/12/1922 | Injured (virus),day-to-day for one week. |
06/07/1922 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/07/1922 | Hits three home runs against the New Hampshire Pineapples, going 3-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
11/19/1922 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1923 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (65); Power: 63 (67); Eye: 41 (56). |
03/25/1923 | Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
08/12/1923 | Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/20/1923 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,272,000. |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (74); Power: 66 (66); Eye: 50 (58). |
06/26/1924 | Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week. |
11/17/1924 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,678,750. |
01/01/1925 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 71 (75); Power: 71 (71); Eye: 57 (57). |
06/26/1925 | Hits three home runs against the Hoboken Zephyrs, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/07/1925 | Was selected to the 1925 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/17/1925 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
08/24/1925 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
08/31/1925 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1925 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
09/01/1925 | Goes 0-4 against the Beacontown Beavers, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
10/27/1925 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the San Francisco Owls, along with SP Charles Nagy, SP David Price, 3B Matt Williams, and RF Brian Jordan, in exchange for SS Alex Rodriguez. |
11/06/1925 | Wins the 1925 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
11/17/1925 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $14,445,000. |
01/01/1926 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 68 (68); Eye: 57 (57). |
05/05/1926 | Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl. |
06/21/1926 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
07/03/1926 | Injured on 06/30/1926, diagnosed with a strained groin muscle, will miss 5 weeks. |
08/25/1926 | Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 2 weeks. |
09/08/1926 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
09/27/1926 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
11/20/1926 | Became a free agent. |
11/30/1926 | Signed a 8-year contract worth a total of $180,800,000 with the Stoolbend Turtleheads organization. |
01/01/1927 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (73); Power: 62 (66); Eye: 59 (59). |
05/23/1927 | Injured on 05/22/1927, diagnosed with a finger blister, is day-to-day. |
06/19/1927 | Injured (hip strain),out for 3-4 weeks. |
08/13/1927 | Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week. |
08/26/1927 | Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/27/1927 | Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/01/1927 | Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 4-5 weeks. |
10/29/1927 | Released by the Stoolbend Turtleheads. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (71); Power: 14 (65); Eye: 28 (55). |
02/29/1928 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,020,000 with the Kansas City Regents organization. |
06/16/1928 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days. |
11/20/1928 | Became a free agent. |
12/24/1928 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $21,400,000 with the St. Louis Wolves organization. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (73); Power: 68 (68); Eye: 56 (56). |
04/04/1929 | Injured on 04/02/1929, diagnosed with an elbow sprain, is day-to-day. |
04/21/1929 | Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl. |
06/10/1929 | Injured (shoulder subluxation),day-to-day for one week. |
06/14/1929 | Injured on 06/12/1929, diagnosed with knee inflammation, will not miss additional time. |
06/19/1929 | Injured on 06/18/1929, diagnosed with a dead arm, will miss 5 days. |
08/18/1929 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/20/1929 | Goes 5-5 against the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
09/28/1929 | Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/01/1929 | Wins the CBL ETH Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (78); Power: 72 (72); Eye: 53 (56). |
04/21/1930 | Injured on 04/18/1930, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 6 weeks. |
05/21/1930 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks. |
07/17/1930 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week. |
08/01/1930 | Wins the CBL ETH Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (67); Power: 58 (58); Eye: 53 (53). |
03/02/1931 | Was traded by the St. Louis Wolves to the New York Knights in exchange for 1B Howard Johnson. |
06/15/1931 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
06/22/1931 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
07/06/1931 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1931 | Was selected to the 1931 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
11/05/1931 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $115,800,000 with the New York Knights organization. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 57 (57); Eye: 54 (54). |
05/22/1932 | Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55). |
05/04/1933 | Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/07/1933 | Was selected to the 1933 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/27/1933 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 4-5 weeks. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 46 (46); Eye: 54 (54). |
07/25/1934 | Injured (tired arm),out for 2-3 weeks. |
09/03/1934 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week. |
10/29/1934 | Wins the 1934 World Series with the New York Knights. |
10/30/1934 | Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 57 (57); Power: 42 (42); Eye: 59 (59). |
04/02/1935 | Injured on 04/01/1935, diagnosed with a strained tricep tendon, is day-to-day. |
06/19/1935 | Collects his 1000th career Crypto Baseball League RBI! |
11/08/1935 | Wins the 1935 CBL ETH Great Glove Award at LF. |
11/17/1935 | Was traded by the New York Knights to the St. Louis Wolves, along with SP Greg Swindell, 2B George Cutshaw, 2B Heinie Groh, and 2B Swede Risberg, in exchange for 2B Dots Miller. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 71 (71); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 64 (64). |
04/18/1936 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League hit! |
08/01/1936 | Injured on 07/31/1936, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, will not miss additional time. |
08/17/1936 | Injured (dead arm),out for one week. |
09/22/1936 | Scores his 1000th career Crypto Baseball League run! |
10/27/1936 | Declined his contract option. |
11/19/1936 | Became a free agent. |
12/24/1936 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $24,800,000 with the San Francisco Owls organization. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (56); Power: 37 (37); Eye: 64 (64). |
03/15/1937 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. |