06/15/1892 | Drafted in the 1892 first-year player draft by the Baltimore Nordiques. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick). |
08/14/1892 | Failed to sign with the Baltimore Nordiques and joined Washington State University. |
01/01/1893 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (79); Power: 25 (58); Eye: 48 (48). |
06/15/1893 | Drafted in the 1893 first-year player draft out of college (Washington State University; Pullman, WA) by the New York Knights. (Round 2, Pick 16, 33rd overall pick). |
06/18/1893 | Signed a minor league contract with the New York Knights organization with a signing bonus of $170,000. |
07/03/1893 | Was traded by the New York Knights to the Pittsburgh Crawdads, along with CF Richie Ashburn, SP Togie Pittinger, CF Marlon Byrd, 2B Howie Kendrick, and $4,500,000, in exchange for SP Clayton Kershaw. |
07/06/1893 | Named the #18 prospect in the CBL |
11/07/1893 | Named the #33 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1894 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 57 (86); Power: 26 (57); Eye: 43 (48). |
04/01/1894 | Named the #30 prospect in the CBL |
06/28/1894 | Named the #15 prospect in the CBL |
01/01/1895 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (78); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 41 (46). |
02/15/1895 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Crawdads to the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks, along with 2B Howie Kendrick, in exchange for SP Bill Gullickson, CF Dummy Hoy, 2B Frank Shugart, and RP Steve Sparks. |
01/01/1896 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (83); Power: 33 (58); Eye: 43 (49). |
01/01/1897 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (85); Power: 30 (54); Eye: 45 (50). |
11/18/1897 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $3,200,000. |
01/01/1898 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (81); Power: 47 (55); Eye: 46 (51). |
04/27/1898 | Goes 0-4 against the Beacontown Beavers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
07/07/1898 | Was selected to the 1898 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
11/20/1898 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $3,200,000. |
01/01/1899 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 84 (85); Power: 58 (60); Eye: 55 (55). |
07/07/1899 | Was selected to the 1899 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/01/1899 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week. |
11/19/1899 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,500,000. |
01/01/1900 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 84 (85); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 51 (52). |
04/28/1900 | Injured on 04/24/1900, diagnosed with a torn labrum, will miss 6-7 months. |
11/19/1900 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $10,625,000. |
01/01/1901 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (83); Power: 47 (50); Eye: 49 (49). |
03/14/1901 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week. |
04/28/1901 | Goes 5-5 against the Stoolbend Turtleheads, with 0 RBI and 0 R. |
06/09/1901 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week. |
06/14/1901 | Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/15/1901 | Injured on 07/13/1901, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will miss 5 weeks. |
11/18/1901 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $13,200,000. |
01/01/1902 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 77 (84); Power: 47 (48); Eye: 46 (46). |
02/26/1902 | Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 days. |
03/23/1902 | Injured on 03/22/1902, diagnosed with a bruised forearm, will not miss additional time. |
05/23/1902 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week. |
05/25/1902 | Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/31/1902 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/31/1902 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks to the Kansas City Regents, along with LF Corey Dickerson, in exchange for RF Terry Puhl and RP Daniel Bard. |
08/12/1902 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle),out for 5 weeks. |
11/18/1902 | Became a free agent. |
12/19/1902 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $19,500,000 with the Beacontown Beavers organization. |
01/01/1903 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 76 (76); Power: 52 (52); Eye: 50 (50). |
04/28/1903 | Injured on 04/27/1903, diagnosed with knee tendinitis, is day-to-day. |
06/06/1903 | Goes 5-6 against the St. Louis Wolves, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 5 R. |
07/01/1903 | Wins the CBL BTC Batter of the Month Award. |
07/07/1903 | Was selected to the 1903 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/27/1903 | Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award. |
11/09/1903 | Wins the 1903 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at DH. |
11/13/1903 | Finished 2nd in 1903 CBL BTC Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1904 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 76 (76); Power: 48 (48); Eye: 48 (48). |
04/10/1904 | Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1905 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 82 (82); Power: 46 (46); Eye: 43 (43). |
05/02/1905 | Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week. |
06/03/1905 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/19/1905 | Became a free agent. |
12/08/1905 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $14,760,000 with the Tampico Stogies organization. |
01/01/1906 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 86 (86); Power: 31 (31); Eye: 40 (40). |
03/28/1906 | Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/20/1906 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for one week. |
10/07/1906 | Wins the 1906 CBL ETH Divisional MVP Award. |
01/01/1907 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 41 (41). |
07/06/1907 | Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl. |
09/02/1907 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1908 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 32 (32); Eye: 42 (42). |
05/08/1908 | Injured on 05/05/1908, diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, will miss 4 weeks. |
07/21/1908 | Was traded by the Tampico Stogies to the Pittsburgh Crawdads, along with CL Mike Garman, in exchange for C Duke Sims. |