06/15/1922 | Drafted in the 1922 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Crawdads. (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick). |
08/14/1922 | Failed to sign with the Pittsburgh Crawdads and joined University of South Carolina. |
01/01/1923 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (79); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 58 (58). |
06/15/1923 | Drafted in the 1923 first-year player draft out of college (University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC) by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks. (Round 2, Pick 14, 37th overall pick). |
06/17/1923 | Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks organization with a signing bonus of $1,000,000. |
06/30/1923 | Named the #73 prospect in the CBL |
10/30/1923 | Named the #76 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (76); Movement: 33 (34); Control: 55 (60). |
04/01/1924 | Named the #7 prospect in the CBL |
06/12/1924 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
06/18/1924 | Strikes out 15 against the Belle Fourche Senators. |
06/21/1924 | Injured (earache),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/30/1924 | Named the #6 prospect in the CBL |
07/06/1924 | Was selected to the 1924 Token Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/08/1924 | Was selected to the 1924 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
07/14/1924 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Bloomingburg Jungle Cats with 13 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/30/1924 | Strikes out 19 against the Garland Cougars. |
08/10/1924 | Strikes out 15 against the Peapack & Gladstone Poison Toads. |
08/16/1924 | Injured on 08/15/1924, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 3 months. |
10/23/1924 | Finished 2nd in 1924 NFT South Pitcher of the Year Award voting. |
10/27/1924 | Named the #17 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1925 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (75); Movement: 36 (37); Control: 62 (62). |
04/01/1925 | Named the #3 prospect in the CBL |
04/01/1925 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Kansas City Regents, along with 2B Andres Gimenez and RP Omar Daal, in exchange for SS Matt Williams. |
04/14/1925 | Strikes out 17 against the Harrogate-Shawanee Blasters. |
06/01/1925 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/01/1925 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/06/1925 | Injured on 09/02/1925, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 3 weeks. |
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: 72 (73); Movement: 34 (36); Control: 61 (61). |
02/26/1926 | Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days. |
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): Stuff: 69 (72); Movement: 37 (39); Control: 62 (62). |
08/04/1927 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/14/1927 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Wolves with 18 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/24/1927 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 9 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
11/20/1927 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (72); Movement: 41 (41); Control: 59 (64). |
06/01/1928 | Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/02/1928 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/24/1928 | Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week. |
11/01/1928 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,520,000 with the Kansas City Regents organization. |
12/07/1928 | Was traded by the Kansas City Regents to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks in exchange for RP Kevin Gausman. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (73); Movement: 36 (36); Control: 47 (58). |
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 $2,940,000. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (83); Movement: 36 (36); Control: 49 (49). |
03/19/1930 | Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/31/1930 | Strikes out 16 against the Stoolbend Turtleheads. |
07/07/1930 | Was selected to the 1930 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
11/19/1930 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,960,000. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (82); Movement: 34 (34); Control: 47 (47). |
03/02/1931 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the New Hampshire Pineapples in exchange for RP Ned Garvin. |
11/24/1931 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (67); Movement: 36 (36); Control: 45 (46). |
02/07/1932 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900,000 with the Creepy Hollow Vampires organization. |
07/02/1932 | Strikes out 15 against the New Hampshire Pineapples. |
07/16/1932 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/24/1932 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 39 (39); Control: 50 (50). |
01/11/1933 | Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Mudville Nine organization. |
07/01/1933 | Was traded by the Mudville Nine to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks, along with LF Chuck Klein and 2B Jay Bell, in exchange for CF Carlos Beltran, SS Chick Keating, and RP Ken Schrom. |
11/20/1933 | Became a free agent. |
12/06/1933 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,320,000 with the Kansas City Regents organization. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (67); Movement: 36 (36); Control: 47 (47). |
04/19/1934 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/22/1934 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 38 (38); Control: 48 (48). |
01/16/1935 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,680,000 with the Creepy Hollow Vampires organization. |
07/26/1935 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/25/1935 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (67); Movement: 34 (34); Control: 52 (52). |
01/21/1936 | Was traded by the Creepy Hollow Vampires to the Hoboken Zephyrs in exchange for CF Hugh High. |
05/20/1936 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/19/1936 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/30/1936 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 13 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
11/19/1936 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 55 (55). |
01/08/1937 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $19,400,000 with the Stoolbend Turtleheads organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1926 | 34 | 9 | 1927 | 35 | 6 | 1928 | 35 | 1 | 1934 | 35 | 1 | 1936 | 34 | 4 | | Year | W | Rank | 1927 | 17 | 7 | 1934 | 17 | 7 | 1936 | 18 | 5 | | Year | L | Rank | 1928 | 18 | 4 | 1932 | 15 | 10 | 1934 | 15 | 10 | 1935 | 16 | 8 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1926 | 266.2 | 10 | 1927 | 284.0 | 3 | 1928 | 275.0 | 7 | 1934 | 270.2 | 3 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1926 | 1153 | 5 | 1927 | 1229 | 1 | 1928 | 1178 | 2 | 1934 | 1138 | 3 | |
Year | HRA | Rank | 1925 | 38 | 3 | 1926 | 42 | 3 | 1928 | 42 | 5 | 1932 | 40 | 6 | 1934 | 44 | 6 | 1935 | 39 | 5 | 1936 | 46 | 3 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1926 | 80 | 7 | 1927 | 77 | 9 | 1934 | 92 | 2 | | Year | K | Rank | 1925 | 266 | 6 | 1926 | 253 | 10 | 1927 | 286 | 8 | 1928 | 285 | 8 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1926 | 11 | 5 | 1927 | 12 | 5 | 1932 | 12 | 3 | 1935 | 10 | 4 | 1936 | 13 | 4 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1934 | .266 | 1 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1925 | 1.11 | 8 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1925 | 6.19 | 3 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1925 | 10.59 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1927 | 0.82 | 6 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1925 | 8.21 | 9 | 1934 | 8.15 | 6 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1925 | 11.31 | 1 | 1935 | 9.65 | 6 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1927 | 19 | 1 | 1928 | 16 | 9 | 1934 | 14 | 7 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1927 | .543 | 3 | 1934 | .400 | 7 | | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1927 | 0.54 | 4 | 1932 | 0.57 | 2 | 1934 | 0.56 | 1 | 1935 | 0.55 | 5 | |
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