06/15/1932 | Drafted in the 1932 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Crawdads. (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick). |
08/12/1932 | Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization with a signing bonus of $2,330,000. |
09/08/1932 | Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
11/01/1932 | Named the #21 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 29 (40); Power: 58 (69); Eye: 44 (57). |
04/01/1933 | Named the #35 prospect in the CBL |
06/02/1933 | Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/30/1933 | Named the #29 prospect in the CBL |
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: 40 (40); Power: 62 (69); Eye: 48 (58). |
09/11/1934 | Injured on 09/10/1934, diagnosed with a bruised finger, will not miss additional time. |
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: 51 (51); Power: 76 (76); Eye: 50 (59). |
08/05/1935 | Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day. |
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: 46 (46); Power: 73 (73); Eye: 52 (59). |
05/21/1936 | Injured (sprained thumb),out for 5 weeks. |
07/12/1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/25/1936 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $31,020,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (37); Power: 61 (61); Eye: 59 (59). |