06/15/1926 | Drafted in the 1926 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Crawdads. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
08/10/1926 | Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization with a signing bonus of $8,000,000. |
10/28/1926 | Named the #2 prospect in the CBL |
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 (78); Power: 68 (82); Eye: 56 (81). |
05/29/1927 | Hits three home runs against the Boston Boomers, going 4-6 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
07/07/1927 | Was selected to the 1927 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/23/1927 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
11/07/1927 | Wins the 1927 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
11/20/1927 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (78); Power: 70 (78); Eye: 60 (84). |
04/04/1928 | Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
04/09/1928 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
05/15/1928 | Injured (torn thumb ligament),out for 2 weeks. |
06/14/1928 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/30/1928 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1928 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
10/21/1928 | Hits three home runs against the New York Knights, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
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): Contact: 50 (83); Power: 68 (82); Eye: 64 (88). |
06/15/1929 | Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/07/1929 | Was selected to the 1929 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
10/30/1929 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Crawdads to the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs, along with 1B Ken Oberkfell and RP Mike Henneman, in exchange for SP Mudcat Grant, SP Bob Welch, 2B Andy High, and RF Fielder Jones. |
11/09/1929 | Wins the 1929 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at RF. |
11/17/1929 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,800,000 with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs organization. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (80); Power: 78 (83); Eye: 75 (93). |
04/11/1930 | Signed a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $208,000,000 with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs organization. |
05/26/1930 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1930 | Wins the CBL ETH Batter of the Month Award. |
06/02/1930 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1930 | Was selected to the 1930 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
10/28/1930 | Wins the 1930 World Series with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs. |
11/08/1930 | Wins the 1930 CBL ETH Platinum Stick Award at RF. |
11/12/1930 | Finished 3rd in 1930 CBL ETH Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (81); Power: 77 (80); Eye: 86 (91). |
04/20/1931 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1931 | Wins the CBL ETH Batter of the Month Award. |
06/28/1931 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
08/09/1931 | Injured on 08/04/1931, diagnosed with a torn ligament in his thumb, will miss 3 months. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (83); Power: 76 (78); Eye: 82 (88). |
07/01/1932 | Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/07/1932 | Was selected to the 1932 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/05/1932 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
09/12/1932 | Injured (hand contusion),out for 5 days. |
10/31/1932 | Wins the 1932 World Series with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs. |
11/11/1932 | Wins the 1932 CBL ETH Platinum Stick Award at RF. |
11/15/1932 | Finished 2nd in 1932 CBL ETH Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (87); Power: 70 (77); Eye: 79 (87). |
07/07/1933 | Was selected to the 1933 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/09/1933 | Earned 1933 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game MVP honors. |
07/28/1933 | Hits three home runs against the Creepy Hollow Vampires, going 4-7 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
09/04/1933 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
11/07/1933 | Wins the 1933 CBL ETH Platinum Stick Award at RF. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (84); Power: 75 (78); Eye: 82 (88). |
03/06/1934 | Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week. |
04/09/1934 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1934 | Wins the CBL ETH Batter of the Month Award. |
10/08/1934 | Wins the 1934 CBL ETH Divisional MVP Award. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (87); Power: 68 (74); Eye: 86 (89). |
05/19/1935 | Hits his 300th career Crypto Baseball League home run! |
09/15/1935 | Collects his 1000th career Crypto Baseball League RBI! |
10/30/1935 | Wins the 1935 World Series with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (95); Power: 72 (74); Eye: 81 (86). |
04/19/1936 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/18/1936 | Injured on 05/17/1936, diagnosed with a torn posterior cruciate ligament, will miss 7 months. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 91 (99); Power: 78 (78); Eye: 81 (85). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1929 | 150 | 7 | 1930 | 154 | 4 | 1933 | 153 | 7 | 1934 | 159 | 1 | 1935 | 157 | 5 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1927 | 688 | 7 | 1930 | 691 | 3 | 1932 | 666 | 10 | 1933 | 678 | 8 | | | | Year | K | Rank | 1927 | 195 | 3 | 1929 | 174 | 8 | 1930 | 181 | 2 | 1933 | 170 | 8 | 1935 | 174 | 7 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1928 | 284 | 10 | 1929 | 314 | 7 | 1930 | 357 | 2 | 1932 | 334 | 3 | 1933 | 286 | 10 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1927 | 5 | 3 | 1928 | 8 | 3 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1929 | 41 | 2 | 1930 | 46 | 2 | 1932 | 50 | 1 | 1933 | 34 | 6 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1927 | 110 | 7 | 1928 | 111 | 6 | 1929 | 102 | 8 | 1930 | 134 | 2 | 1932 | 131 | 1 | 1933 | 109 | 4 | | Year | R | Rank | 1927 | 100 | 6 | 1929 | 98 | 8 | 1930 | 129 | 2 | 1932 | 120 | 1 | 1933 | 101 | 5 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1927 | 67 | 6 | 1928 | 62 | 8 | 1929 | 69 | 7 | 1930 | 84 | 1 | 1931 | 62 | 10 | 1932 | 102 | 1 | 1933 | 73 | 3 | 1934 | 97 | 1 | 1935 | 100 | 1 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1927 | 7 | 1 | 1928 | 2 | 5 | 1932 | 5 | 2 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1927 | 9 | 3 | 1928 | 7 | 3 | 1931 | 6 | 10 | 1932 | 7 | 5 | 1933 | 7 | 5 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1929 | 70 | 9 | 1930 | 76 | 2 | 1932 | 76 | 4 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1928 | .359 | 10 | 1930 | .397 | 5 | 1932 | .395 | 4 | 1934 | .371 | 8 | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 1929 | .549 | 7 | 1930 | .594 | 2 | 1932 | .604 | 1 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1928 | 105.11 | 7 | 1929 | 119.45 | 4 | 1930 | 144.85 | 2 | 1932 | 134.48 | 2 | 1933 | 104.06 | 6 | 1934 | 107.65 | 10 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1928 | 6.71 | 9 | 1929 | 7.72 | 5 | 1930 | 9.03 | 3 | 1932 | 8.58 | 3 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1929 | .266 | 7 | 1930 | .283 | 2 | 1932 | .320 | 1 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1928 | .366 | 10 | 1929 | .387 | 5 | 1930 | .414 | 1 | 1932 | .408 | 2 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1928 | .866 | 10 | 1929 | .914 | 6 | 1930 | .991 | 2 | 1932 | .999 | 2 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1927 | 4.4 | 9 | 1929 | 5.5 | 7 | 1930 | 6.7 | 6 | 1932 | 6.4 | 2 | | | | |