06/15/1928 | Drafted in the 1928 first-year player draft by the Bay City Bluebirds. (Round 2, Pick 14, 36th overall pick). |
08/14/1928 | Failed to sign with the Bay City Bluebirds and joined Duke University. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 22 (72); Movement: 30 (69); Control: 30 (48). |
06/15/1929 | Drafted in the 1929 first-year player draft out of college (Duke University; Durham, NC) by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks. (Round 2, Pick 13, 33rd overall pick). |
06/20/1929 | Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks organization with a signing bonus of $1,050,000. |
06/30/1929 | Named the #46 prospect in the CBL |
10/30/1929 | Named the #71 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (74); Movement: 33 (71); Control: 44 (47). |
04/01/1930 | Named the #52 prospect in the CBL |
11/21/1930 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 48 (63); Control: 47 (47). |
05/07/1931 | Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Mudville Nine with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/15/1931 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/28/1931 | Injured on 07/26/1931, diagnosed with a stretched elbow ligament, will miss 11 months. |
11/24/1931 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (74); Movement: 60 (64); Control: 45 (48). |
07/29/1932 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/22/1932 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,200,000. |
11/24/1932 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Plattsville Millstones, along with SP Doc McJames, 2B Davey Johnson, and LF Jack McCarthy, in exchange for 3B Evan Longoria. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (73); Movement: 67 (67); Control: 39 (42). |
05/10/1933 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Mudville Nine with 14 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/07/1933 | Was selected to the 1933 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/31/1933 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Hoboken Zephyrs with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/05/1933 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/07/1933 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
10/27/1933 | Wins the 1933 World Series with the Plattsville Millstones. |
11/01/1933 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,900,000 with the Plattsville Millstones organization. |
11/10/1933 | Finished 3rd in 1933 CBL BTC Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (77); Movement: 54 (56); Control: 36 (43). |
09/28/1934 | Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
11/03/1934 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $13,900,000 with the Plattsville Millstones organization. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (84); Movement: 45 (48); Control: 44 (47). |
03/18/1935 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $44,100,000 with the Plattsville Millstones organization. |
06/03/1935 | Strikes out 15 against the Albany Senators. |
09/07/1935 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (82); Movement: 77 (77); Control: 52 (52). |
06/28/1936 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Crawdads with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/03/1936 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/12/1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/04/1936 | Strikes out 17 against the Bay City Bluebirds. |
08/19/1936 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Roswell Greys with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/09/1936 | Finished 3rd in 1936 CBL BTC Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (77); Movement: 86 (86); Control: 50 (50). |
03/05/1937 | Injured on 03/04/1937, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day. |
03/23/1937 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | W | Rank | 1933 | 21 | 1 | 1936 | 19 | 3 | | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1933 | .677 | 3 | 1936 | .679 | 5 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1933 | 275.2 | 4 | 1936 | 275.0 | 4 | |
Year | BF | Rank | 1933 | 1147 | 6 | 1935 | 1138 | 6 | 1936 | 1122 | 9 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1933 | 70 | 10 | 1934 | 79 | 9 | 1935 | 99 | 3 | | | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1933 | 3.53 | 3 | 1936 | 2.98 | 3 | |
Year | BABIP | Rank | 1933 | .285 | 9 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1933 | 1.15 | 7 | 1936 | 1.09 | 4 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1933 | 11.00 | 6 | 1936 | 10.21 | 3 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1933 | 0.98 | 5 | 1936 | 0.62 | 2 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1933 | 8.10 | 8 | 1936 | 7.43 | 5 | |
Year | QS | Rank | 1933 | 22 | 3 | 1936 | 25 | 1 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1933 | .647 | 3 | 1936 | .735 | 1 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1933 | 19 | 1 | 1934 | 13 | 8 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1933 | .559 | 1 | 1934 | .394 | 9 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1933 | 3 | 1 | 1936 | 3 | 6 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1933 | 5.3 | 4 | 1936 | 7.4 | 2 | | | | | |