06/15/1903 | Drafted in the 1903 first-year player draft by the Mudville Nine. (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
08/13/1903 | Signed a minor league contract with the Mudville Nine organization with a signing bonus of $4,030,000. |
09/16/1903 | Injured on 09/13/1903, diagnosed with a strained triceps, will miss 5 weeks. |
10/30/1903 | Named the #1 prospect in the CBL |
11/22/1903 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1904 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (85); Movement: 46 (84); Control: 41 (56). |
05/06/1904 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 9 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
06/05/1904 | Strikes out 20 against the Pittsburgh Crawdads. |
07/07/1904 | Was selected to the 1904 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/23/1904 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Nordiques with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/19/1904 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1905 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (81); Movement: 49 (91); Control: 44 (52). |
04/19/1905 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/01/1905 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/25/1905 | Strikes out 16 against the New York Knights. |
11/19/1905 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1906 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (70); Movement: 47 (81); Control: 41 (42). |
01/03/1906 | Was traded by the Mudville Nine to the New York Knights in exchange for SS William Gallagher, RP Chris Hammond, RP Larry Sherry, 3B Sammy Hale, 1B Earl Williams, and $3,200,000. |
04/20/1906 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/24/1906 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Beacontown Beavers with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/05/1906 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/01/1906 | Injured (strained triceps),out for 4-5 weeks. |
09/13/1906 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/28/1906 | Was traded by the New York Knights to the Bay City Bluebirds, along with RP Ron Guidry and SS Dick Bartell, in exchange for SP Sandy Koufax. |
11/18/1906 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,000,000. |
01/01/1907 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (74); Movement: 54 (65); Control: 43 (44). |
04/25/1907 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/11/1907 | Injured (flu),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/11/1907 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/26/1907 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days. |
11/19/1907 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,750,000. |
01/01/1908 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 41 (41). |
02/28/1908 | Injured on 02/27/1908, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day. |
03/13/1908 | Injured on 03/10/1908, diagnosed with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 14 months. |
11/19/1908 | Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $10,500,000. |
01/01/1909 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 27 (55); Movement: 28 (50); Control: 33 (36). |
06/16/1909 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week. |
09/09/1909 | Injured on 09/04/1909, diagnosed with a dead arm, will not miss additional time. |
09/19/1909 | Injured on 09/15/1909, diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 14 months. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | W | Rank | 1904 | 17 | 4 | 1906 | 16 | 7 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1906 | .696 | 3 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1904 | 288.2 | 1 | | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1904 | 91 | 4 | 1905 | 90 | 5 | | Year | K | Rank | 1904 | 339 | 1 | 1905 | 256 | 10 | | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1904 | 3.52 | 8 | 1905 | 3.98 | 10 | 1906 | 3.59 | 7 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1906 | .288 | 5 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1906 | 1.14 | 5 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1906 | 4.46 | 10 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1906 | 10.74 | 4 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1905 | 0.85 | 6 | 1907 | 0.82 | 4 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1904 | 8.04 | 6 | 1905 | 8.52 | 8 | 1907 | 7.80 | 7 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1906 | 1.70 | 9 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1904 | 10.57 | 1 | 1905 | 9.44 | 6 | 1907 | 9.79 | 6 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1904 | 19 | 8 | 1905 | 18 | 5 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1905 | .562 | 7 | 1906 | .615 | 5 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1904 | 16 | 3 | 1905 | 18 | 1 | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1904 | .457 | 6 | 1905 | .562 | 1 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1904 | 2 | 9 | 1906 | 3 | 5 | 1907 | 2 | 9 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1905 | 0.52 | 10 | 1906 | 0.53 | 8 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1904 | 5.7 | 8 | 1905 | 4.5 | 10 | 1907 | 4.8 | 8 | | |