06/15/1923 | Drafted in the 1923 first-year player draft by the Albany Senators. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). |
07/10/1923 | Signed a minor league contract with the Albany Senators organization with a signing bonus of $3,660,000. |
07/12/1923 | Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week. |
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: 33 (73); Power: 58 (85); Eye: 31 (65). |
05/03/1924 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week. |
08/06/1924 | Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week. |
08/12/1924 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
10/28/1924 | Was traded by the Albany Senators to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks in exchange for SP Shane McClanahan, CF Happy Felsch, 1B Rhys Hoskins, CF Rudy Law, and RP Phil Dumatrait. |
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: 37 (73); Power: 72 (84); Eye: 31 (65). |
06/15/1925 | Hits three home runs against the Garland Cougars, going 3-5 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
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: 45 (70); Power: 76 (83); Eye: 29 (63). |
04/05/1926 | Hits three home runs against the Capital Congressmen, going 3-5 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
08/18/1926 | Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/24/1926 | Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 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: 49 (71); Power: 79 (82); Eye: 33 (62). |
07/04/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1927 | Was selected to the 1927 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/09/1927 | Earned 1927 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game MVP honors. |
07/11/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1927 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
11/05/1927 | Wins the 1927 CBL BTC Great Glove Award at RF. |
11/18/1927 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,750,000. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (70); Power: 79 (83); Eye: 46 (63). |
04/19/1928 | Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week. |
06/11/1928 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1928 | Injured on 07/07/1928, diagnosed with a strained quad, is day-to-day. |
07/30/1928 | Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/31/1928 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week. |
09/20/1928 | Hits three home runs against the Hoboken Zephyrs, going 3-4 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
11/18/1928 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $9,375,000. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (65); Power: 78 (81); Eye: 54 (63). |
07/07/1929 | Was selected to the 1929 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
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 $18,200,000. |
11/26/1929 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $140,000,000 with the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks organization. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 59 (62). |
03/03/1930 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/04/1930 | Injured on 04/03/1930, diagnosed with a knee contusion, is day-to-day. |
09/10/1930 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
11/06/1930 | Wins the 1930 CBL BTC Great Glove Award at RF. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 81 (81); Eye: 60 (60). |
06/03/1931 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/07/1931 | Was selected to the 1931 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/27/1931 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
08/06/1931 | Injured on 08/03/1931, diagnosed with a fractured ankle, will miss 4 months. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (65); Power: 78 (79); Eye: 57 (61). |
03/25/1932 | Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 5 days. |
04/18/1932 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1932 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
07/01/1932 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
07/02/1932 | Hits three home runs against the Pittsburgh Crawdads, going 4-4 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
07/04/1932 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1932 | Was selected to the 1932 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/15/1932 | Hits three home runs against the Albany Senators, going 3-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
08/15/1932 | Hits his 300th career Crypto Baseball League home run! |
09/19/1932 | Hits three home runs against the Beacontown Beavers, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
11/11/1932 | Wins the 1932 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
11/15/1932 | Wins the 1932 CBL BTC Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 78 (78); Eye: 53 (53). |
07/28/1933 | Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
08/14/1933 | Goes 5-5 against the Stoolbend Turtleheads, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R. |
09/14/1933 | Collects his 1000th career Crypto Baseball League RBI! |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (66); Power: 78 (78); Eye: 58 (58). |
06/28/1934 | Hits three home runs against the San Francisco Owls, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/02/1934 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1934 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 57 (57); Power: 73 (73); Eye: 56 (56). |
06/25/1935 | Hits his 400th career Crypto Baseball League home run! |
07/06/1935 | Scores his 1000th career Crypto Baseball League run! |
07/22/1935 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
11/23/1935 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 64 (64); Eye: 50 (50). |
02/11/1936 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $39,600,000 with the Bay City Bluebirds organization. |
05/27/1936 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/27/1936 | Injured on 07/25/1936, diagnosed with forearm stiffness, will miss 5 days. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (52); Power: 64 (64); Eye: 50 (50). |
04/05/1937 | Injured on 04/04/1937, diagnosed with a sore thumb, is day-to-day. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1927 | 151 | 8 | 1929 | 156 | 2 | 1933 | 151 | 8 | | | Year | AB | Rank | 1927 | 613 | 7 | 1929 | 600 | 6 | | Year | H | Rank | 1929 | 167 | 8 | 1932 | 174 | 8 | 1934 | 177 | 9 | 1935 | 175 | 10 | | Year | K | Rank | 1926 | 175 | 10 | 1927 | 173 | 9 | 1928 | 182 | 7 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1926 | 274 | 10 | 1927 | 348 | 2 | 1928 | 305 | 7 | 1929 | 325 | 5 | 1932 | 359 | 3 | 1933 | 312 | 10 | 1934 | 322 | 8 | 1935 | 327 | 4 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1926 | 34 | 10 | 1929 | 35 | 10 | 1932 | 42 | 5 | 1933 | 40 | 5 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1924 | 10 | 1 | 1926 | 5 | 9 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1927 | 47 | 1 | 1928 | 46 | 2 | 1929 | 39 | 6 | 1930 | 40 | 7 | 1932 | 47 | 1 | 1934 | 40 | 7 | 1935 | 39 | 4 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1926 | 103 | 5 | 1927 | 140 | 1 | 1928 | 105 | 7 | 1930 | 119 | 4 | 1932 | 135 | 1 | 1933 | 112 | 4 | 1934 | 115 | 5 | 1935 | 105 | 6 | |
Year | R | Rank | 1929 | 117 | 1 | 1932 | 115 | 2 | 1933 | 106 | 7 | 1934 | 104 | 9 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1929 | 65 | 9 | 1930 | 63 | 9 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1928 | 16 | 6 | 1930 | 16 | 8 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1926 | 7 | 4 | 1927 | 7 | 6 | 1929 | 7 | 1 | 1933 | 6 | 7 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1926 | 67 | 5 | 1927 | 82 | 2 | 1928 | 71 | 6 | 1929 | 77 | 3 | 1930 | 76 | 8 | 1932 | 90 | 3 | 1933 | 75 | 8 | 1935 | 72 | 5 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1932 | .301 | 7 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1932 | .371 | 3 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1927 | .568 | 4 | 1928 | .526 | 10 | 1929 | .542 | 8 | 1930 | .525 | 10 | 1932 | .621 | 1 | 1933 | .527 | 10 | 1934 | .538 | 10 | 1935 | .560 | 6 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1927 | 108.86 | 6 | 1929 | 112.15 | 8 | 1932 | 130.39 | 1 | 1935 | 113.37 | 6 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1927 | 6.38 | 10 | 1929 | 6.53 | 8 | 1932 | 8.24 | 1 | 1935 | 7.17 | 5 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1924 | .218 | 8 | 1927 | .289 | 3 | 1928 | .283 | 3 | 1929 | .263 | 8 | 1930 | .269 | 7 | 1932 | .320 | 1 | 1933 | .243 | 9 | 1935 | .260 | 6 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1927 | .370 | 7 | 1929 | .374 | 8 | 1932 | .409 | 1 | 1935 | .379 | 5 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1927 | .885 | 5 | 1929 | .895 | 9 | 1932 | .992 | 1 | 1935 | .909 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1930 | 4.8 | 7 | 1932 | 7.2 | 1 | | |