06/15/1928 | Drafted in the 1928 first-year player draft by the Capital Congressmen. (Round 3, Pick 6, 50th overall pick). |
07/27/1928 | Signed a minor league contract with the Capital Congressmen organization with a signing bonus of $460,000. |
10/28/1928 | Named the #78 prospect in the CBL |
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: 10 (37); Power: 13 (52); Eye: 45 (45). |
06/27/1929 | Was traded by the Capital Congressmen to the Kansas City Regents in exchange for SP Bob Brown and SP Sal Romano. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 31 (40); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 51 (51). |
05/13/1930 | Injured on 05/12/1930, diagnosed with a sore hamstring, is day-to-day. |
05/14/1930 | Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week. |
06/24/1930 | Injured on 06/23/1930, diagnosed with a bruised thigh, is day-to-day. |
07/06/1930 | Was selected to the 1930 Token Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/08/1930 | Was selected to the 1930 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
07/19/1930 | Was traded by the Kansas City Regents to the St. Louis Wolves, along with SP Barry Zito, in exchange for RF Joe Frazier. |
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): Contact: 38 (41); Power: 59 (59); Eye: 42 (42). |
11/01/1931 | Was traded by the St. Louis Wolves to the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs, along with LF Gene Woodling and LF Tommy Henrich, in exchange for C Bubbles Hargrave, LF Andrew McCutchen, 3B Ike Samuels, RF Sam Gentile, and 2B Marty Malloy. |
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): Contact: 42 (42); Power: 53 (53); Eye: 36 (40). |
04/16/1932 | Goes 5-5 against the Mudville Nine, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R. |
05/09/1932 | Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/31/1932 | Wins the 1932 World Series with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs. |
11/24/1932 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 37 (52); Eye: 40 (41). |
11/18/1933 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $787,500. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (39); Power: 26 (50); Eye: 44 (44). |
02/15/1934 | Was traded by the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs to the Capital Congressmen, along with RP Jim Bagby, LF Jose Adolis Garcia, LF Randal Grichuk, and LF Russ Snyder, in exchange for RP Ed Figueroa and 1B Mickey Vernon. |
11/03/1934 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,040,000 with the Capital Congressmen organization. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 42 (51); Eye: 32 (41). |
03/09/1935 | Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week. |
05/07/1935 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/21/1935 | Injured on 07/19/1935, diagnosed with a sore knee, is day-to-day. |
11/04/1935 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,400,000 with the Capital Congressmen organization. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 51 (57); Eye: 40 (42). |
04/20/1936 | Injured on 04/18/1936, diagnosed with a concussion, will miss 5 weeks. |
05/06/1936 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 weeks. |
05/21/1936 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks. |
06/25/1936 | Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week. |
11/04/1936 | Wins the 1936 CBL BTC Great Glove Award at C. |
11/19/1936 | Became a free agent. |
12/20/1936 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,850,000 with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs organization. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (41); Power: 39 (50); Eye: 37 (41). |