06/15/1929 | Drafted in the 1929 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Crawdads. (Round 2, Pick 17, 37th overall pick). |
06/29/1929 | Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization with a signing bonus of $670,000. |
06/30/1929 | Named the #88 prospect in the CBL |
09/02/1929 | Wins the NFT South Player of the Week Award. |
10/30/1929 | Named the #58 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (54); Power: 17 (32); Eye: 36 (42). |
04/01/1930 | Named the #96 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1930 | Named the #90 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 31 (51); Power: 16 (32); Eye: 41 (43). |
10/16/1931 | Wins the 1931 Token Baseball World Series with the Minneapolis Crawdads! |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 41 (53); Power: 19 (32); Eye: 37 (43). |
03/04/1932 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Crawdads to the Stoolbend Turtleheads, along with SS Eddie Basinski, in exchange for 3B George Banks. |
05/17/1932 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (53); Power: 13 (27); Eye: 37 (41). |
03/28/1933 | Injured on 03/24/1933, diagnosed with a severely strained hip muscle, will miss 5 months. |
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): Contact: 51 (53); Power: 20 (24); Eye: 35 (39). |
03/17/1934 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
07/03/1934 | Injured on 07/02/1934, diagnosed with patellar tendinitis, will miss 2 weeks. |
08/22/1934 | Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
11/03/1934 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $930,000 with the Stoolbend Turtleheads organization. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (52); Power: 27 (27); Eye: 30 (39). |
04/16/1935 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/20/1935 | Injured on 05/18/1935, diagnosed with bone marrow edema in his wrist, will miss 6 weeks. |
07/14/1935 | Injured on 07/12/1935, diagnosed with a strained Achilles tendon, is day-to-day. |
09/19/1935 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/24/1935 | Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 3 days. |
11/04/1935 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,440,000 with the Stoolbend Turtleheads organization. |
11/25/1935 | Drafted in the 1935 expansion draft from the Stoolbend Turtleheads by the Roswell Greys. (Round 5, Pick 3, 19th overall pick). |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (58); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (39). |
04/06/1936 | Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week. |
06/10/1936 | Injured on 06/08/1936, diagnosed with a concussion, will miss 11 months. |
06/17/1936 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $9,760,000 with the Roswell Greys organization. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (66); Power: 23 (23); Eye: 38 (38). |
04/15/1937 | Injured on 04/14/1937, diagnosed with a hyperextended elbow, is day-to-day. |
04/24/1937 | Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 2 days. |