06/15/1928 | Drafted in the 1928 first-year player draft by the Boston Boomers. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
08/08/1928 | Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Boomers organization with a signing bonus of $8,250,000. |
10/28/1928 | Named the #1 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: 37 (100); Power: 12 (90); Eye: 42 (54). |
04/01/1929 | Named the #1 prospect in the CBL |
04/27/1929 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/26/1929 | Goes 0-5 against the Bloomingburg Jungle Cats, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
07/07/1929 | Was selected to the 1929 Token Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/08/1929 | Wins the NFT South Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1929 | Was selected to the 1929 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
09/05/1929 | Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
10/19/1929 | Wins the 1929 NFT South Great Glove Award at LF. |
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): Contact: 75 (97); Power: 53 (89); Eye: 49 (51). |
04/01/1930 | Named the #1 prospect in the CBL |
04/03/1930 | Injured on 04/02/1930, diagnosed with a broken kneecap, will miss 5-6 months. |
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: 67 (95); Power: 56 (86); Eye: 39 (45). |
06/23/1931 | Injured on 06/22/1931, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day. |
08/11/1931 | Goes 5-5 against the New York Knights, with 2 RBI and 1 R. |
08/24/1931 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
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: 57 (81); Power: 67 (82); Eye: 36 (43). |
05/10/1932 | Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for one week. |
06/11/1932 | Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/15/1932 | Injured on 06/13/1932, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day. |
07/01/1932 | Was traded by the Boston Boomers to the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs in exchange for LF Gene Woodling, 1B Ernie Banks, RP Steve Rachunok, SS Lee Richard, and 1B Bruce Bochte. |
07/18/1932 | Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/09/1932 | Hits three home runs against the Boston Boomers, going 3-5 with 8 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
08/15/1932 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
10/31/1932 | Wins the 1932 World Series with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs. |
11/22/1932 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,500,000. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (77); Power: 78 (84); Eye: 37 (45). |
05/26/1933 | Injured (foot contusion),out for one week. |
07/07/1933 | Was selected to the 1933 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
10/09/1933 | Wins the 1933 CBL ETH Divisional MVP Award. |
11/18/1933 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $9,375,000. |
11/24/1933 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $16,000,000 with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs organization. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (87); Power: 79 (83); Eye: 39 (49). |
06/10/1934 | Goes 5-5 against the New Hampshire Pineapples, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R. |
06/25/1934 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1934 | Was selected to the 1934 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/06/1934 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Hoboken Zephyrs, with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
09/26/1934 | Hits three home runs against the Creepy Hollow Vampires, going 4-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
10/01/1934 | Wins the CBL ETH Batter of the Month Award. |
11/09/1934 | Wins the 1934 CBL ETH Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 76 (98); Power: 80 (86); Eye: 47 (47). |
03/14/1935 | Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days. |
04/28/1935 | Injured on 04/26/1935, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will miss 6-7 weeks. |
05/01/1935 | Wins the CBL ETH Batter of the Month Award. |
08/18/1935 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the St. Louis Wolves, with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
10/30/1935 | Wins the 1935 World Series with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs. |
11/10/1935 | Wins the 1935 CBL ETH Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
11/17/1935 | Was traded by the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs to the Beacontown Beavers, along with SP Rich Hill, in exchange for SP David Cone and SS Miguel Tejada. |
11/23/1935 | Became a free agent. |
12/08/1935 | Signed a 8-year contract worth a total of $201,600,000 with the Beacontown Beavers organization. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (100); Power: 79 (85); Eye: 48 (48). |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 81 (100); Power: 78 (85); Eye: 50 (50). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | PA | Rank | 1934 | 691 | 8 | 1936 | 665 | 10 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1931 | 612 | 7 | 1934 | 632 | 6 | 1936 | 603 | 10 | | Year | H | Rank | 1934 | 181 | 7 | 1936 | 173 | 8 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1931 | 309 | 9 | 1933 | 294 | 7 | 1934 | 378 | 1 | 1936 | 318 | 5 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1931 | 43 | 5 | 1932 | 39 | 9 | 1933 | 40 | 9 | 1934 | 40 | 7 | |
Year | HR | Rank | 1931 | 30 | 10 | 1934 | 51 | 1 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1933 | 30 | 8 | 1934 | 34 | 8 | 1935 | 31 | 10 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1933 | 101 | 8 | 1934 | 139 | 1 | 1936 | 108 | 8 | | | Year | HP | Rank | 1932 | 13 | 9 | 1933 | 11 | 10 | |
Year | SH | Rank | 1934 | 18 | 5 | 1936 | 17 | 5 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1931 | 6 | 10 | 1933 | 6 | 7 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1931 | 74 | 5 | 1933 | 71 | 4 | 1934 | 93 | 1 | 1936 | 72 | 6 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1933 | .504 | 9 | 1934 | .598 | 2 | 1936 | .527 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1933 | 99.78 | 9 | 1934 | 120.19 | 5 | 1936 | 102.83 | 9 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1933 | .223 | 10 | 1934 | .312 | 2 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1933 | .848 | 10 | 1934 | .920 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1934 | 5.5 | 7 | 1935 | 4.6 | 10 | | | |