06/15/1934 | Drafted in the 1934 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Crawdads. (Round 5, Pick 1, 86th overall pick). |
07/22/1934 | Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization with a signing bonus of $2,800,000. |
09/01/1934 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Peapack & Gladstone Poison Toads with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/30/1934 | Named the #52 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 23 (76); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 47 (47). |
04/01/1935 | Named the #85 prospect in the CBL |
07/31/1935 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Crawdads to the Tampico Stogies in exchange for RP Mike Henneman and 3B George Thomas. |
09/06/1935 | Injured on 09/05/1935, diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain, will not miss additional time. |
10/29/1935 | Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (72); Movement: 32 (38); Control: 43 (43). |
04/01/1936 | Named the #20 prospect in the CBL |
05/01/1936 | Wins the NFT North Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/05/1936 | Strikes out 17 against the Nashville Nightowls. |
06/26/1936 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Plano Valiants with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/12/1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Token Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/13/1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game. |
08/01/1936 | Wins the NFT North Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/27/1936 | Named the #28 prospect in the CBL |
10/28/1936 | Wins the 1936 NFT North Pitcher of the Year Award. |
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): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 36 (40); Control: 41 (41). |
04/01/1937 | Named the #44 prospect in the CBL |