06/15/1929 | Drafted in the 1929 first-year player draft by the St. Louis Wolves. (Round 2, Pick 2, 22nd overall pick). |
08/14/1929 | Failed to sign with the St. Louis Wolves and joined University of Iowa. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (62); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 63 (88). |
06/15/1930 | Drafted in the 1930 first-year player draft out of college (University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA) by the Pittsburgh Crawdads. (Round 5, Pick 4, 88th overall pick). |
06/30/1930 | Named the #58 prospect in the CBL |
10/29/1930 | Named the #70 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 41 (60); Movement: 38 (38); Control: 70 (88). |
04/01/1931 | Named the #14 prospect in the CBL |
04/19/1931 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Lacoochee Funky Knuckles with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/05/1931 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week. |
05/29/1931 | Injured on 05/27/1931, diagnosed with radial nerve compression, will miss 7 months. |
06/30/1931 | Named the #8 prospect in the CBL |
10/16/1931 | Wins the 1931 Token Baseball World Series with the Minneapolis Crawdads! |
11/01/1931 | Named the #18 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 44 (61); Movement: 39 (39); Control: 66 (85). |
03/11/1932 | Injured on 03/07/1932, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 7 months. |
04/01/1932 | Named the #13 prospect in the CBL |
08/27/1932 | Injured on 08/24/1932, diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 12-13 months. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 41 (54); Movement: 38 (38); Control: 62 (84). |
11/20/1933 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (56); Movement: 36 (36); Control: 81 (83). |
04/13/1934 | Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
05/04/1934 | Strikes out 15 against the Peapack & Gladstone Poison Toads. |
05/14/1934 | Strikes out 17 against the Lacoochee Funky Knuckles. |
11/22/1934 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (58); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 85 (85). |
04/26/1935 | Injured on 04/24/1935, diagnosed with a bone spur in his elbow, will miss 5 months. |
11/04/1935 | 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): Stuff: 53 (53); Movement: 32 (32); Control: 84 (84). |
10/31/1936 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,020,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (61); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 85 (85). |