06/15/1929 | Drafted in the 1929 first-year player draft by the Capital Congressmen. (Round 3, Pick 1, 41st overall pick). |
08/09/1929 | Signed a minor league contract with the Capital Congressmen organization with a signing bonus of $460,000. |
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: 58 (58); Power: 9 (14); Eye: 52 (54). |
06/13/1930 | Goes 5-6 against the Rocket City Trash Pandas, with 4 RBI and 1 R. |
06/25/1930 | Was traded by the Capital Congressmen to the Pittsburgh Crawdads in exchange for SP Yordano Ventura and SP Dan Wright. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 11 (13); Eye: 52 (54). |
07/09/1931 | Injured on 07/07/1931, diagnosed with knee inflammation, is day-to-day. |
07/15/1931 | Injured (posterior cruciate ligament strain (knee)),out for 4-5 weeks. |
10/16/1931 | Wins the 1931 Token Baseball World Series with the Minneapolis Crawdads! |
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: 43 (43); Power: 16 (16); Eye: 54 (54). |
05/20/1932 | Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/15/1932 | Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 36 (42); Power: 13 (14); Eye: 46 (53). |
04/27/1933 | Injured on 04/26/1933, diagnosed with a sore groin, will not miss additional time. |
05/12/1933 | Injured on 05/10/1933, diagnosed with a bruised shoulder, is day-to-day. |
05/17/1933 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 7 weeks. |
07/04/1933 | Injured on 07/01/1933, diagnosed with a torn hamstring, will miss 6 weeks. |
08/29/1933 | Injured on 08/25/1933, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 5 weeks. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 31 (43); Power: 8 (12); Eye: 47 (53). |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 27 (40); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 53 (53). |
11/06/1935 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $850,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 26 (44); Power: 9 (15); Eye: 51 (55). |
10/31/1936 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,060,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (25); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 49 (49). |