06/15/1933 | Drafted in the 1933 first-year player draft by the Capital Congressmen. (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick). |
07/17/1933 | Signed a minor league contract with the Capital Congressmen organization with a signing bonus of $5,500,000. |
10/28/1933 | Named the #24 prospect in the CBL |
10/28/1933 | Was traded by the Capital Congressmen to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks, along with SS Xander Bogaerts, in exchange for SP Bob Johnson, RF Andre Dawson, and 2B Lyn Lary. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 23 (47); Power: 21 (70); Eye: 31 (57). |
04/01/1934 | Named the #20 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1934 | Named the #14 prospect in the CBL |
07/08/1934 | Was selected to the 1934 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
10/30/1934 | Named the #12 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 33 (46); Power: 52 (72); Eye: 53 (57). |
04/01/1935 | Named the #13 prospect in the CBL |
05/29/1935 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks. |
06/30/1935 | Named the #19 prospect in the CBL |
07/08/1935 | Was selected to the 1935 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
07/29/1935 | Wins the NFT South Player of the Week Award. |
10/31/1935 | Named the #26 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 66 (73); Eye: 59 (59). |
04/01/1936 | Named the #11 prospect in the CBL |
05/04/1936 | Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/01/1936 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/14/1936 | Goes 0-3 against the Pittsburgh Crawdads, ending his hitting streak at 33 games. |
06/15/1936 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1936 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
07/01/1936 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/12/1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/31/1936 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
08/01/1936 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/09/1936 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
11/07/1936 | Wins the 1936 CBL BTC Rookie of the Year Award. |
11/19/1936 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (72); Eye: 56 (56). |