06/15/1921 | Drafted in the 1921 first-year player draft by the Bay City Bluebirds. (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). |
06/17/1921 | Signed a minor league contract with the Bay City Bluebirds organization with a signing bonus of $5,050,000. |
06/30/1921 | Injured on 06/28/1921, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 6 weeks. |
06/30/1921 | Named the #5 prospect in the CBL |
09/08/1921 | Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 3 days. |
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: 100 (100); Power: 49 (49); Eye: 53 (72). |
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: 99 (99); Power: 34 (40); Eye: 62 (70). |
10/01/1923 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
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): Contact: 94 (94); Power: 28 (40); Eye: 68 (70). |
06/05/1924 | Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
09/06/1924 | Injured (severe hip strain),out for 6 weeks. |
11/17/1924 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,800,000. |
01/01/1925 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 95 (95); Power: 30 (41); Eye: 68 (70). |
11/04/1925 | Wins the 1925 CBL BTC Great Glove Award at 3B. |
11/17/1925 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,750,000. |
01/01/1926 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 93 (95); Power: 33 (38); Eye: 67 (68). |
04/26/1926 | Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week. |
08/03/1926 | Goes 0-3 against the Pittsburgh Crawdads, ending his hitting streak at 25 games. |
10/09/1926 | Wins the 1926 CBL BTC Divisional MVP Award. |
10/27/1926 | Wins the 1926 World Series with the Bay City Bluebirds. |
11/05/1926 | Wins the 1926 CBL BTC Great Glove Award at 1B. |
11/18/1926 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $18,106,250. |
01/01/1927 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 95 (95); Power: 41 (41); Eye: 68 (68). |
07/07/1927 | Was selected to the 1927 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
10/08/1927 | Wins the 1927 CBL BTC Divisional MVP Award. |
10/15/1927 | Wins the 1927 CBL BTC League MVP Award. |
10/27/1927 | Wins the 1927 World Series with the Bay City Bluebirds. |
11/15/1927 | Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $220,800,000 with the Bay City Bluebirds organization. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 93 (93); Power: 46 (46); Eye: 67 (67). |
02/29/1928 | Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for one week. |
07/07/1928 | Was selected to the 1928 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/28/1928 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 100 (100); Power: 41 (41); Eye: 77 (77). |
07/07/1929 | Was selected to the 1929 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/14/1929 | Injured on 08/12/1929, diagnosed with a sprained thumb, will miss 6 weeks. |
09/14/1929 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 93 (93); Power: 24 (24); Eye: 68 (68). |
07/07/1930 | Was selected to the 1930 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
11/08/1930 | Wins the 1930 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at 3B. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 81 (81); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 60 (60). |
05/11/1931 | Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week. |
07/02/1931 | Injured on 06/30/1931, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, is day-to-day. |
09/25/1931 | Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 77 (77); Power: 36 (36); Eye: 58 (58). |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (61); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 60 (60). |
05/03/1933 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League hit! |
07/11/1933 | Injured (bruised calf),day-to-day for 5 days. |
11/05/1933 | Wins the 1933 CBL BTC Great Glove Award at 1B. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (62); Power: 29 (29); Eye: 64 (64). |
06/09/1934 | Scores his 1000th career Crypto Baseball League run! |
06/28/1934 | Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 76 (76); Power: 31 (31); Eye: 71 (71). |
11/23/1935 | Became a free agent. |
12/25/1935 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $29,800,000 with the Stoolbend Turtleheads organization. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 85 (85); Power: 29 (29); Eye: 68 (68). |
05/08/1936 | Collects his 2500th career Crypto Baseball League hit! |
10/27/1936 | Has met the vesting criteria in his contract. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 16 (16); Eye: 61 (61). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1925 | 151 | 8 | 1926 | 154 | 6 | 1933 | 154 | 4 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1923 | 674 | 9 | 1925 | 685 | 6 | 1926 | 691 | 5 | 1928 | 681 | 3 | 1930 | 684 | 6 | 1933 | 699 | 4 | 1935 | 677 | 8 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1926 | 610 | 4 | 1928 | 605 | 5 | 1933 | 622 | 5 | | Year | H | Rank | 1923 | 182 | 8 | 1925 | 179 | 8 | 1926 | 186 | 5 | 1927 | 190 | 6 | 1928 | 198 | 2 | 1930 | 201 | 2 | 1933 | 183 | 6 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1928 | 37 | 10 | 1930 | 37 | 9 | |
| Year | R | Rank | 1926 | 96 | 9 | 1928 | 93 | 7 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1922 | 61 | 6 | 1923 | 64 | 7 | 1924 | 65 | 5 | 1925 | 64 | 6 | 1926 | 68 | 9 | 1927 | 61 | 10 | 1928 | 67 | 5 | 1930 | 70 | 5 | 1931 | 66 | 9 | 1933 | 69 | 5 | 1935 | 76 | 2 | 1936 | 63 | 8 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1921 | 3 | 3 | 1922 | 3 | 4 | 1926 | 2 | 8 | 1927 | 3 | 5 | 1929 | 2 | 8 | 1936 | 6 | 2 | | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1926 | .305 | 6 | 1927 | .329 | 3 | 1928 | .327 | 2 | 1930 | .334 | 1 | 1936 | .300 | 10 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1923 | .368 | 7 | 1925 | .361 | 6 | 1926 | .382 | 5 | 1927 | .393 | 3 | 1928 | .394 | 3 | 1930 | .408 | 1 | 1933 | .366 | 6 | 1936 | .370 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1926 | 102.02 | 8 | 1927 | 105.90 | 9 | 1928 | 109.92 | 5 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1927 | 7.08 | 5 | 1928 | 6.85 | 8 | 1930 | 6.71 | 8 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1927 | .370 | 6 | 1928 | .371 | 8 | 1930 | .369 | 8 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1927 | .856 | 9 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1923 | 4.6 | 10 | 1927 | 5.4 | 4 | 1928 | 4.9 | 6 | 1930 | 5.8 | 4 | 1933 | 4.5 | 9 | | | | |