06/15/1924 | Drafted in the 1924 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Crawdads. (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). |
07/06/1924 | Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization with a signing bonus of $8,250,000. |
07/06/1924 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/17/1924 | Strikes out 18 against the Creepy Hollow Vampires. |
08/02/1924 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 15 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
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): Stuff: 56 (78); Movement: 59 (68); Control: 35 (51). |
03/16/1925 | Injured on 03/13/1925, diagnosed with an arthritic elbow, will miss 4 months. |
07/31/1925 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/30/1925 | Strikes out 15 against the Stoolbend Turtleheads. |
09/17/1925 | Injured on 09/15/1925, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, is day-to-day. |
09/25/1925 | Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 3 days. |
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: 84 (84); Movement: 58 (78); Control: 39 (51). |
06/23/1926 | Strikes out 15 against the Bay City Bluebirds. |
07/11/1926 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/15/1926 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
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: 81 (81); Movement: 62 (76); Control: 43 (52). |
04/17/1927 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 15 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/28/1927 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 15 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
05/14/1927 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/24/1927 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 15 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/07/1927 | Was selected to the 1927 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/28/1927 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 8 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
11/01/1927 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $8,600,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
11/10/1927 | Finished 2nd in 1927 CBL BTC Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 86 (86); Movement: 60 (71); Control: 43 (49). |
04/11/1928 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/01/1928 | Strikes out 17 against the Plattsville Millstones. |
06/29/1928 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1928 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/07/1928 | Was selected to the 1928 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/14/1928 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/03/1928 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/18/1928 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/16/1928 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/01/1928 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $19,800,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
11/10/1928 | Wins the 1928 CBL BTC Cy Young Award. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (91); Movement: 53 (80); Control: 41 (51). |
04/02/1929 | Strikes out 15 against the Hoboken Zephyrs. |
04/25/1929 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $130,600,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
05/08/1929 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Mudville Nine with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/23/1929 | Strikes out 16 against the Bay City Bluebirds. |
06/24/1929 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/05/1929 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Regents with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/07/1929 | Was selected to the 1929 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/19/1929 | Strikes out 17 against the Plattsville Millstones. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 88 (88); Movement: 43 (72); Control: 39 (50). |
03/12/1930 | Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
04/19/1930 | Injured on 04/17/1930, diagnosed with a strained triceps, will miss 6 weeks. |
07/31/1930 | Strikes out 15 against the Beacontown Beavers. |
08/10/1930 | Strikes out 16 against the Baltimore Nordiques. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 85 (85); Movement: 39 (71); Control: 38 (49). |
04/27/1931 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/06/1931 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
08/13/1931 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/30/1931 | Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 82 (82); Movement: 32 (69); Control: 37 (50). |
04/07/1932 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
04/17/1932 | Strikes out 15 against the Hoboken Zephyrs. |
06/05/1932 | Strikes out 16 against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks. |
09/29/1932 | Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
11/01/1932 | Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 82 (82); Movement: 30 (69); Control: 35 (49). |
04/26/1933 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/09/1933 | Collects his 2500th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
05/15/1933 | Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/13/1933 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kansas City Regents with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/28/1933 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 27 (62); Control: 38 (46). |
04/16/1934 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/26/1934 | Injured (dead arm),out for 2 weeks. |
05/12/1934 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/17/1934 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/06/1934 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/22/1934 | Became a free agent. |
12/26/1934 | Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Stoolbend Turtleheads organization. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 87 (87); Movement: 31 (31); Control: 35 (35). |
04/18/1935 | Collects his 3000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
05/02/1935 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Nordiques with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/17/1935 | Strikes out 15 against the Pittsburgh Crawdads. |
11/23/1935 | Became a free agent. |
12/24/1935 | Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Knights organization. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (79); Movement: 32 (32); Control: 37 (37). |
05/20/1936 | Injured on 05/19/1936, diagnosed with a finger blister, is day-to-day. |
06/09/1936 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/31/1936 | Was traded by the New York Knights to the Baltimore Nordiques, along with 1B Johnny Ray, 1B Ken Oberkfell, 3B Spike Owen, and C Kirt Manwaring, in exchange for C Tim McCarver. |
08/07/1936 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/19/1936 | Became a free agent. |
12/20/1936 | Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Beacontown Beavers organization. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 81 (81); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 36 (36). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1926 | 35 | 2 | 1927 | 35 | 6 | 1928 | 35 | 1 | 1932 | 35 | 1 | | Year | W | Rank | 1926 | 15 | 9 | 1927 | 19 | 5 | 1928 | 21 | 1 | 1931 | 18 | 5 | | Year | L | Rank | 1929 | 19 | 2 | 1932 | 23 | 1 | 1934 | 17 | 4 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1927 | .613 | 10 | 1928 | .677 | 2 | 1931 | .621 | 8 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1926 | 271.1 | 7 | 1927 | 284.1 | 2 | 1928 | 286.0 | 2 | 1929 | 279.1 | 8 | |
Year | BF | Rank | 1926 | 1161 | 4 | 1927 | 1203 | 4 | 1928 | 1174 | 5 | 1929 | 1171 | 7 | 1932 | 1121 | 8 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1932 | 51 | 2 | 1934 | 44 | 6 | 1935 | 41 | 9 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1926 | 92 | 3 | 1927 | 89 | 5 | 1928 | 78 | 8 | 1929 | 100 | 3 | 1931 | 120 | 2 | 1932 | 101 | 2 | 1933 | 97 | 1 | 1934 | 89 | 3 | 1935 | 109 | 2 | 1936 | 75 | 10 | | Year | K | Rank | 1926 | 311 | 1 | 1927 | 347 | 1 | 1928 | 336 | 1 | 1929 | 347 | 2 | 1932 | 303 | 3 | 1933 | 293 | 4 | 1935 | 272 | 6 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1926 | 13 | 1 | 1928 | 13 | 3 | 1933 | 9 | 8 | 1934 | 8 | 6 | 1935 | 11 | 4 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1927 | 3.45 | 6 | 1928 | 3.15 | 2 | 1930 | 3.35 | 4 | 1933 | 3.75 | 7 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1930 | .291 | 5 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1928 | 1.14 | 7 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1928 | 10.51 | 6 | 1930 | 10.97 | 10 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1927 | 0.73 | 3 | 1928 | 0.85 | 6 | 1929 | 0.81 | 6 | 1930 | 0.91 | 8 | |
Year | H/9 | Rank | 1926 | 8.52 | 10 | 1927 | 8.55 | 9 | 1928 | 7.84 | 5 | 1930 | 7.54 | 2 | 1931 | 8.14 | 10 | 1933 | 8.02 | 5 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1926 | 10.32 | 2 | 1927 | 10.98 | 1 | 1928 | 10.57 | 4 | 1929 | 11.18 | 1 | 1930 | 10.52 | 3 | 1931 | 9.85 | 8 | 1932 | 10.74 | 3 | 1933 | 10.26 | 3 | 1934 | 9.45 | 4 | 1935 | 11.20 | 1 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1926 | 21 | 5 | 1927 | 21 | 4 | 1928 | 23 | 2 | 1929 | 20 | 10 | 1933 | 19 | 9 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1926 | .600 | 8 | 1927 | .600 | 7 | 1928 | .657 | 2 | 1930 | .704 | 3 | 1933 | .576 | 9 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1928 | 20 | 3 | 1929 | 18 | 3 | 1930 | 15 | 3 | 1932 | 15 | 6 | 1933 | 14 | 6 | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1928 | .571 | 3 | 1929 | .529 | 4 | 1930 | .556 | 2 | 1932 | .429 | 9 | 1933 | .424 | 6 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1924 | 2 | 7 | 1927 | 5 | 1 | 1928 | 5 | 1 | 1929 | 3 | 2 | 1931 | 2 | 10 | 1933 | 3 | 1 | 1934 | 4 | 2 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1926 | 5.8 | 2 | 1927 | 8.2 | 1 | 1928 | 8.0 | 1 | 1929 | 8.0 | 1 | 1930 | 5.4 | 6 | | | |