06/15/1924 | Drafted in the 1924 first-year player draft by the Creepy Hollow Vampires. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
08/12/1924 | Signed a minor league contract with the Creepy Hollow Vampires organization with a signing bonus of $4,820,000. |
10/27/1924 | Named the #5 prospect in the CBL |
11/19/1924 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1925 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (63); Power: 55 (67); Eye: 52 (61). |
03/22/1925 | Injured on 03/21/1925, diagnosed with a sprained wrist, is day-to-day. |
04/20/1925 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
11/19/1925 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1926 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (58); Power: 56 (70); Eye: 51 (59). |
06/16/1926 | Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/23/1926 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
11/20/1926 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1927 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (61); Power: 53 (63); Eye: 50 (61). |
02/15/1927 | Was traded by the Creepy Hollow Vampires to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks in exchange for SP Tim Leary, SP Ray Boyd, CF Jose Adolis Garcia, RP Grant Balfour, and C Stephen Vogt. |
04/29/1927 | Injured on 04/26/1927, diagnosed with a torn ligament in his thumb, will miss 3-4 weeks. |
06/14/1927 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/23/1927 | Injured on 07/21/1927, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will miss 5-6 weeks. |
08/23/1927 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
11/18/1927 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,000,000. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (67); Power: 59 (64); Eye: 54 (59). |
04/02/1928 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week. |
04/16/1928 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
05/04/1928 | Goes 5-7 against the Kansas City Regents, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
05/07/1928 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
05/10/1928 | Goes 0-5 against the San Francisco Owls, ending his hitting streak at 32 games. |
07/07/1928 | Was selected to the 1928 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/26/1928 | Hits three home runs against the San Francisco Owls, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
09/01/1928 | Injured on 08/30/1928, diagnosed with back spasms, will not miss additional time. |
09/19/1928 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
11/07/1928 | Wins the 1928 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at SS. |
11/11/1928 | Finished 3rd in 1928 CBL BTC Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
11/18/1928 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $13,750,000. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (69); Power: 62 (66); Eye: 57 (63). |
05/19/1929 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/26/1929 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
10/29/1929 | Wins the 1929 World Series with the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks. |
11/20/1929 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $16,250,000. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (64); Power: 62 (64); Eye: 60 (66). |
02/15/1930 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Albany Senators, along with LF Willie Smith, SP Chris Capuano, RP Mike James, and SP Charlie Wagner, in exchange for 2B Ozzie Albies. |
03/17/1930 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $145,600,000 with the Albany Senators organization. |
04/17/1930 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2-3 weeks. |
09/22/1930 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (63); Power: 62 (63); Eye: 59 (65). |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (59); Power: 66 (66); Eye: 61 (68). |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 62 (70). |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 64 (64); Eye: 63 (63). |
05/28/1934 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1934 | Was selected to the 1934 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/15/1934 | Injured on 08/12/1934, diagnosed with a concussion, will miss 10 months. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (47); Power: 64 (64); Eye: 64 (64). |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (49); Power: 64 (64); Eye: 66 (66). |
05/06/1936 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/12/1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/01/1936 | Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2 weeks. |
11/19/1936 | Became a free agent. |
12/06/1936 | Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $96,000,000 with the Tampico Stogies organization. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 63 (63); Eye: 64 (64). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | PA | Rank | 1925 | 688 | 4 | 1928 | 661 | 6 | 1932 | 676 | 9 | 1933 | 673 | 10 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1925 | 624 | 2 | 1928 | 594 | 7 | 1931 | 609 | 9 | 1932 | 609 | 6 | | | Year | K | Rank | 1925 | 210 | 3 | 1926 | 188 | 4 | 1928 | 170 | 10 | 1931 | 175 | 4 | 1932 | 206 | 3 | 1933 | 182 | 5 | |
| Year | 2B | Rank | 1928 | 43 | 4 | 1929 | 43 | 3 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1928 | 32 | 9 | 1931 | 30 | 10 | 1932 | 36 | 9 | | | Year | R | Rank | 1928 | 102 | 5 | 1933 | 102 | 3 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1928 | 61 | 9 | 1932 | 64 | 10 | 1933 | 67 | 5 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1930 | 3 | 3 | 1933 | 2 | 6 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1925 | 6 | 6 | 1929 | 5 | 8 | | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1928 | .311 | 6 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1928 | .376 | 5 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1928 | .552 | 5 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1928 | 123.57 | 3 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1928 | 7.81 | 3 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1928 | .392 | 5 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1928 | .928 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1928 | 7.4 | 3 | 1933 | 4.5 | 9 | | | | |