06/15/1923 | Drafted in the 1923 first-year player draft by the San Francisco Owls. (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick). |
08/14/1923 | Failed to sign with the San Francisco Owls and joined University of Evansville. |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 31 (52); Power: 66 (79); Eye: 25 (25). |
06/15/1924 | Drafted in the 1924 first-year player draft out of college (University of Evansville; Evansville, IN) by the Kansas City Regents. (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick). |
08/13/1924 | Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Regents organization with a signing bonus of $3,030,000. |
10/27/1924 | Named the #13 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1925 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 24 (49); Power: 59 (76); Eye: 26 (26). |
04/01/1925 | Named the #15 prospect in the CBL |
04/01/1925 | Was traded by the Kansas City Regents to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks in exchange for SP German Marquez, 2B Andres Gimenez, and RP Omar Daal. |
06/30/1925 | Named the #10 prospect in the CBL |
07/08/1925 | Was selected to the 1925 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
10/27/1925 | Named the #26 prospect in the CBL |
10/27/1925 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the San Francisco Owls, along with SP Charles Nagy, LF Enos Slaughter, SP David Price, and RF Brian Jordan, in exchange for SS Alex Rodriguez. |
01/01/1926 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 29 (54); Power: 77 (81); Eye: 28 (28). |
04/01/1926 | Named the #14 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1926 | Named the #16 prospect in the CBL |
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: 41 (53); Power: 78 (81); Eye: 24 (26). |
09/20/1927 | Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
10/14/1927 | Wins the 1927 Token Baseball World Series with the Peapack & Gladstone Poison Toads! |
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): Contact: 45 (51); Power: 77 (79); Eye: 20 (24). |
08/22/1928 | Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week. |
11/20/1928 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
11/21/1928 | Was traded by the San Francisco Owls to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks in exchange for SP Mike Clevinger, 3B Eduardo Escobar, RP Jeff Shaw, and RP Stu Miller. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (52); Power: 75 (79); Eye: 26 (26). |
10/19/1929 | Wins the 1929 CBL BTC League MVP Award. |
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 $1,155,000. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (52); Power: 76 (80); Eye: 24 (26). |
06/03/1930 | Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
06/24/1930 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
11/19/1930 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,520,000. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (46); Power: 77 (77); Eye: 26 (26). |
03/20/1931 | Injured (inner ear infection),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/02/1931 | Injured (oblique strain),out for one week. |
11/22/1931 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,780,000. |
12/11/1931 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Kansas City Regents, along with SP Firpo Marberry and SP Terry Mulholland, in exchange for 2B Vern Stephens. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (52); Power: 79 (79); Eye: 25 (25). |
03/01/1932 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $29,000,000 with the Kansas City Regents organization. |
06/06/1932 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
08/15/1932 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1932 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1932 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
09/15/1932 | Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
11/09/1932 | Wins the 1932 CBL BTC Great Glove Award at 3B. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (61); Power: 79 (79); Eye: 32 (32). |
04/21/1933 | Injured on 04/20/1933, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day. |
05/17/1933 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for 4 weeks. |
06/18/1933 | Injured on 06/16/1933, diagnosed with a broken hand, will miss 3-4 months. |
08/04/1933 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 4 months. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (52); Power: 73 (73); Eye: 34 (34). |
05/25/1934 | Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/31/1934 | Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks. |
08/09/1934 | Injured (fractured finger),out for 7 weeks. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 25 (25). |
03/09/1935 | Injured on 03/08/1935, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 6 weeks. |
09/25/1935 | Injured (torn thumb ligament),out for 6-7 weeks. |
11/08/1935 | Wins the 1935 CBL BTC Great Glove Award at 3B. |
11/23/1935 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (48); Power: 69 (69); Eye: 26 (26). |
01/28/1936 | Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $68,400,000 with the New York Knights organization. |
06/29/1936 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 3 weeks. |
11/04/1936 | Wins the 1936 CBL ETH Great Glove Award at 3B. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 66 (66); Eye: 23 (23). |
04/30/1937 | Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |