06/15/1926 | Drafted in the 1926 first-year player draft by the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs. (Round 3, Pick 2, 44th overall pick). |
06/27/1926 | Signed a minor league contract with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs organization with a signing bonus of $700,000. |
06/30/1926 | Named the #20 prospect in the CBL |
07/31/1926 | Was traded by the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs to the San Francisco Owls, along with 1B Wally Joyner, RP Don Songer, and 3B Red Smith, in exchange for 2B Ernie Banks. |
10/28/1926 | Named the #40 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1927 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (80); Movement: 33 (46); Control: 13 (39). |
04/01/1927 | Named the #48 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1927 | Named the #44 prospect in the CBL |
07/08/1927 | Was selected to the 1927 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
10/14/1927 | Wins the 1927 Token Baseball World Series with the Peapack & Gladstone Poison Toads! |
10/28/1927 | Named the #62 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (79); Movement: 42 (47); Control: 22 (39). |
04/01/1928 | Named the #59 prospect in the CBL |
07/28/1928 | Injured on 07/24/1928, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 6 weeks. |
11/20/1928 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 83 (86); Movement: 59 (59); Control: 24 (41). |
04/23/1929 | Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/29/1929 | Strikes out 15 against the Lacoochee Funky Knuckles. |
06/01/1929 | Strikes out 18 against the Chula Vista Flying Squirrels. |
06/11/1929 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Belle Fourche Senators with 15 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/23/1929 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Minneapolis Crawdads with 17 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/28/1929 | Strikes out 15 against the Lacoochee Funky Knuckles. |
07/01/1929 | Wins the NFT South Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/07/1929 | Was selected to the 1929 Token Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/12/1929 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Stoolbend Turtleheads with 16 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/27/1929 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/16/1929 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/23/1929 | Finished 3rd in 1929 NFT South Pitcher of the Year Award voting. |
11/22/1929 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (77); Movement: 74 (74); Control: 34 (42). |
05/17/1930 | Injured on 05/15/1930, diagnosed with a dead arm, will miss 4 days. |
06/16/1930 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Baltimore Nordiques with 13 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/01/1930 | Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/21/1930 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Crawdads with 16 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/11/1930 | Finished 2nd in 1930 CBL BTC Cy Young Award voting. |
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: 72 (72); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 37 (37). |
04/16/1931 | Injured on 04/13/1931, diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 6-7 months. |
10/31/1931 | Wins the 1931 World Series with the San Francisco Owls. |
11/05/1931 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,680,000 with the San Francisco Owls organization. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (74); Movement: 51 (55); Control: 38 (39). |
04/22/1932 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/13/1932 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Crawdads with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/23/1932 | Strikes out 16 against the Hoboken Zephyrs. |
09/03/1932 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Crawdads with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
11/05/1932 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,300,000 with the San Francisco Owls organization. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (75); Movement: 44 (47); Control: 40 (41). |
03/20/1933 | Injured (migraine),day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/08/1933 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Knights with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/28/1933 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Crawdads with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/18/1933 | Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (74); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 41 (41). |
01/07/1934 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $24,240,000 with the Beacontown Beavers organization. |
05/01/1934 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/17/1934 | Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week. |
10/30/1934 | Was traded by the Beacontown Beavers to the New Hampshire Pineapples, along with SP Shane Reynolds, C Ray Mueller, CF Jose Cruz, and RP Rollie Fingers, in exchange for CF Benny Kauff and 2B Alex Gonzalez. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 53 (53); Control: 36 (39). |
05/17/1935 | Pitches a NO-HITTER against the St. Louis Wolves with 12 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/23/1935 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Nordiques with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/28/1935 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Regents with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1935 | Wins the CBL ETH Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/07/1935 | Was selected to the 1935 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
10/31/1935 | New Hampshire Pineapples voided the team option year for a buyout of $3,000,000. |
11/23/1935 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (73); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 36 (36). |
01/06/1936 | Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $83,800,000 with the Stoolbend Turtleheads organization. |
05/20/1936 | Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
07/12/1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/24/1936 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 11 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (74); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 36 (36). |
04/19/1937 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1930 | 35 | 5 | 1932 | 35 | 1 | | Year | W | Rank | 1930 | 20 | 1 | 1934 | 19 | 2 | | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1930 | .690 | 3 | 1934 | .731 | 1 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1930 | 283.2 | 3 | 1932 | 269.1 | 6 | 1933 | 272.1 | 7 | 1936 | 271.0 | 7 | |
Year | BF | Rank | 1930 | 1190 | 4 | 1932 | 1123 | 7 | 1933 | 1175 | 2 | 1936 | 1132 | 7 | | | Year | BB | Rank | 1930 | 87 | 5 | 1932 | 82 | 6 | 1933 | 85 | 3 | 1934 | 84 | 4 | 1935 | 78 | 8 | 1936 | 109 | 1 | | Year | K | Rank | 1930 | 305 | 3 | 1932 | 264 | 8 | 1933 | 267 | 7 | 1934 | 247 | 10 | 1935 | 279 | 6 | 1936 | 303 | 3 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1930 | 12 | 5 | 1932 | 13 | 2 | 1933 | 12 | 2 | 1935 | 14 | 2 | 1936 | 12 | 7 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1930 | 3.43 | 5 | 1932 | 3.81 | 9 | 1934 | 3.08 | 2 | 1936 | 3.32 | 8 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1932 | .281 | 7 | 1933 | .271 | 3 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1932 | 1.17 | 7 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1932 | 11.13 | 10 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1930 | 0.67 | 3 | 1934 | 0.96 | 8 | 1935 | 0.97 | 8 | 1936 | 0.90 | 10 | |
Year | H/9 | Rank | 1930 | 8.00 | 4 | 1932 | 7.82 | 7 | 1933 | 8.43 | 9 | 1934 | 8.14 | 5 | 1935 | 8.18 | 8 | 1936 | 6.97 | 2 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1930 | 9.68 | 6 | 1933 | 8.82 | 10 | 1935 | 10.00 | 2 | 1936 | 10.06 | 3 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1930 | 20 | 9 | 1932 | 21 | 3 | 1934 | 21 | 5 | 1936 | 22 | 7 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1932 | .600 | 4 | 1934 | .677 | 2 | 1936 | .667 | 7 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1930 | 13 | 8 | 1933 | 13 | 8 | 1935 | 15 | 6 | 1936 | 21 | 2 | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1935 | .469 | 7 | 1936 | .636 | 4 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1930 | 2 | 7 | 1932 | 3 | 3 | 1933 | 2 | 7 | 1935 | 3 | 7 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1930 | 0.56 | 3 | 1932 | 0.51 | 8 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1930 | 7.4 | 3 | 1934 | 5.1 | 8 | 1935 | 5.9 | 8 | 1936 | 5.7 | 10 | | |