06/15/1923 | Drafted in the 1923 first-year player draft by the Mudville Nine. (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick). |
08/14/1923 | Failed to sign with the Mudville Nine and joined University of Oklahoma. |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 29 (51); Power: 15 (73); Eye: 40 (57). |
06/15/1924 | Drafted in the 1924 first-year player draft out of college (University of Oklahoma; Norman, OK) by the Hoboken Zephyrs. (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick). |
07/22/1924 | Signed a minor league contract with the Hoboken Zephyrs organization with a signing bonus of $2,740,000. |
07/31/1924 | Was traded by the Hoboken Zephyrs to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks in exchange for RF Rob Deer, CF Joel Youngblood, LF Randal Grichuk, 2B Delino DeShields, and 3B Alex Bregman. |
10/04/1924 | Injured (virus),day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/27/1924 | Named the #19 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1925 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (56); Power: 52 (72); Eye: 36 (58). |
04/01/1925 | Named the #11 prospect in the CBL |
06/28/1925 | Injured on 06/25/1925, diagnosed with an intercostal strain, will miss 3-4 weeks. |
07/29/1925 | Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for 5 days. |
11/07/1925 | Finished 2nd in 1925 CBL BTC Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
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: 50 (50); Power: 55 (69); Eye: 38 (55). |
04/09/1926 | Goes 5-6 against the Plattsville Millstones, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
05/31/1926 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
07/24/1926 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
08/11/1926 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 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 (49); Power: 51 (69); Eye: 43 (54). |
09/14/1927 | Injured (concussion),day-to-day for one week. |
11/18/1927 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,960,000. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (54); Power: 57 (69); Eye: 53 (58). |
08/24/1928 | Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
11/18/1928 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,600,000. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 57 (57); Power: 70 (71); Eye: 55 (58). |
07/07/1929 | Was selected to the 1929 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/16/1929 | Goes 0-6 against the San Francisco Owls, ending his hitting streak at 27 games. |
07/29/1929 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1929 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
10/29/1929 | Wins the 1929 World Series with the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks. |
11/07/1929 | Wins the 1929 CBL BTC Great Glove Award at CF. |
11/09/1929 | Wins the 1929 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
11/13/1929 | Finished 2nd in 1929 CBL BTC Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
11/20/1929 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $18,075,000. |
11/26/1929 | Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $244,200,000 with the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks organization. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (56); Power: 71 (71); Eye: 61 (61). |
04/02/1930 | Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/19/1930 | Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/21/1930 | Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (51); Power: 69 (69); Eye: 60 (60). |
07/25/1931 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (48); Power: 69 (72); Eye: 60 (61). |
09/30/1932 | Injured on 09/27/1932, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 4-5 weeks. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (50); Power: 71 (71); Eye: 63 (63). |
07/01/1933 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Mudville Nine, along with SS Chick Keating and RP Ken Schrom, in exchange for LF Chuck Klein, 2B Jay Bell, and RP German Marquez. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (48); Power: 73 (73); Eye: 65 (65). |
08/01/1934 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
08/05/1934 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (49); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 62 (62). |
06/24/1935 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1935 | Was selected to the 1935 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (58); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 62 (62). |
06/27/1936 | Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/05/1936 | Hits his 300th career Crypto Baseball League home run! |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 59 (59); Eye: 59 (59). |
04/03/1937 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
04/20/1937 | Injured (strained oblique),out for 6-7 weeks. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| | Year | TB | Rank | 1926 | 274 | 10 | 1929 | 341 | 3 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1926 | 7 | 3 | 1929 | 10 | 1 | 1930 | 6 | 3 | 1931 | 8 | 2 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1929 | 36 | 9 | 1935 | 37 | 3 | |
Year | SB | Rank | 1929 | 44 | 2 | 1931 | 25 | 10 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1929 | 119 | 4 | 1935 | 108 | 6 | | | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1926 | 2 | 8 | 1928 | 2 | 5 | 1933 | 4 | 2 | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1931 | 7 | 3 | 1934 | 8 | 2 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1929 | 77 | 3 | 1935 | 66 | 10 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1929 | .310 | 6 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1929 | .372 | 8 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1929 | .581 | 5 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1929 | 134.24 | 2 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1929 | 8.61 | 3 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1929 | .271 | 6 | 1935 | .241 | 7 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1929 | .400 | 3 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1929 | .953 | 4 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1929 | 8.8 | 2 | 1930 | 4.5 | 10 | | | | | |