06/15/1921 | Drafted in the 1921 first-year player draft by the Stoolbend Turtleheads. (Round 3, Pick 5, 45th overall pick). |
08/14/1921 | Failed to sign with the Stoolbend Turtleheads and joined Alabama State University. |
01/01/1922 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (58); Movement: 36 (36); Control: 48 (55). |
06/15/1922 | Drafted in the 1922 first-year player draft out of college (Alabama State University; Montgomery, AL) by the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs. (Round 2, Pick 19, 39th overall pick). |
06/16/1922 | Signed a minor league contract with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs organization with a signing bonus of $820,000. |
06/30/1922 | Named the #22 prospect in the CBL |
08/11/1922 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/27/1922 | Named the #37 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1923 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (58); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 47 (55). |
04/01/1923 | Named the #17 prospect in the CBL |
05/01/1923 | Was traded by the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs to the Creepy Hollow Vampires, along with SS Dixon Machado, C Cliff Dapper, C George Hale, and SP Howard Ehmke, in exchange for SP Dizzy Trout and SP Dallas Keuchel. |
05/02/1923 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Regents with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/30/1923 | Named the #13 prospect in the CBL |
11/22/1923 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (58); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (54). |
06/14/1924 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/27/1924 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
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): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 41 (56). |
04/19/1925 | Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 5 days. |
06/24/1925 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/04/1925 | Strikes out 15 against the St. Louis Wolves. |
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): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 38 (38); Control: 42 (54). |
04/10/1926 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Knights with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/22/1926 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
11/01/1926 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,000,000 with the Creepy Hollow Vampires organization. |
01/01/1927 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (52); Movement: 32 (34); Control: 49 (54). |
07/16/1927 | Strikes out 15 against the Lacoochee Funky Knuckles. |
08/03/1927 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cedar Grove Renegades with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/20/1927 | Strikes out 15 against the Peapack & Gladstone Poison Toads. |
11/01/1927 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,180,000 with the Creepy Hollow Vampires organization. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (52); Movement: 27 (32); Control: 55 (55). |
06/16/1928 | Strikes out 16 against the Rocket City Trash Pandas. |
08/08/1928 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Lacoochee Funky Knuckles with 11 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
11/18/1928 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,300,000. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (53); Movement: 36 (39); Control: 55 (56). |
07/20/1929 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |