06/15/1931 | Drafted in the 1931 first-year player draft by the San Francisco Owls. (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick). |
07/28/1931 | Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Owls organization with a signing bonus of $5,280,000. |
08/16/1931 | Injured on 08/14/1931, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, is day-to-day. |
08/30/1931 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
11/01/1931 | Named the #36 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (45); Power: 17 (52); Eye: 26 (64). |
04/01/1932 | Named the #41 prospect in the CBL |
05/20/1932 | Injured on 05/19/1932, diagnosed with forearm inflammation, will miss 6 weeks. |
06/30/1932 | Named the #65 prospect in the CBL |
08/06/1932 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
11/01/1932 | Named the #43 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (47); Power: 43 (53); Eye: 23 (65). |
04/01/1933 | Named the #22 prospect in the CBL |
06/30/1933 | Named the #14 prospect in the CBL |
07/08/1933 | Was selected to the 1933 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
07/19/1933 | Injured on 07/18/1933, diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain, is day-to-day. |
08/19/1933 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
10/28/1933 | Named the #20 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (57); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 56 (67). |
04/01/1934 | Named the #8 prospect in the CBL |
06/11/1934 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1934 | Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/22/1934 | Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/17/1934 | Hits 4 home runs against the Kansas City Regents, going 4-4 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
11/10/1934 | Wins the 1934 CBL BTC Rookie of the Year Award. |
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): Contact: 41 (55); Power: 67 (67); Eye: 54 (64). |
10/12/1935 | Wins the 1935 Token Baseball World Series with the Peapack & Gladstone Poison Toads! |
11/23/1935 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (58); Power: 67 (67); Eye: 58 (64). |
02/29/1936 | Injured on 02/27/1936, diagnosed with a torn calf muscle, will miss 4 months. |
07/10/1936 | Goes 5-5 against the Minneapolis Crawdads, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R. |
08/23/1936 | Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/14/1936 | Injured on 09/09/1936, diagnosed with a knee sprain, will miss 6 weeks. |
11/19/1936 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (58); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 56 (62). |