12/20/1927 |
Drafted in the 1927 first-year player draft by the Boston Braves. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
01/01/1928 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (7); Control: 4 (6). |
04/10/1928 |
Named the #15 prospect in the MLB |
07/05/1928 |
Named the #5 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1929 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (6). |
09/16/1929 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/08/1929 |
Injured on 10/06/1929, diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 4 months. |
10/11/1929 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 8 months. |
01/01/1930 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 5 (6). |
04/14/1930 |
Transferred to the 60-day IL. |
10/09/1930 |
Wins the 1930 MLB Triple A AAA World Series with the Scranton Miners! |
01/01/1931 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
08/08/1931 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Robins with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1932 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
04/12/1932 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/23/1932 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/30/1932 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/29/1932 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/17/1932 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1933 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
05/06/1933 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/14/1933 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/04/1933 |
Was selected to the 1933 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/04/1933 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/21/1933 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/01/1933 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/10/1933 |
Wins the 1933 World Series with the Boston Braves. |
10/24/1933 |
Wins the 1933 MLB NL Johnson-Waddell Award. |
01/01/1934 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/25/1934 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/29/1934 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/30/1934 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/27/1934 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/30/1934 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/01/1934 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/20/1934 |
Wins the 1934 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at P. |
10/25/1934 |
Finished 3rd in 1934 MLB NL Johnson-Waddell Award voting. |
01/01/1935 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
07/01/1935 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1936 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
04/30/1936 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/20/1936 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/24/1936 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/02/1936 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/10/1936 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1937 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5). |
04/01/1937 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/14/1937 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 0 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1938 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
11/07/1938 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1939 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
02/10/1939 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $48,400 with the New York Yankees organization. |
05/24/1939 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/04/1939 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/09/1939 |
Was selected to the 1939 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1940 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/30/1940 |
Injured on 04/28/1940, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 4 months. |
09/24/1940 |
Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
11/02/1940 |
Became a free agent. |
12/21/1940 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $71,400 with the New York Giants organization. |
01/01/1941 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/21/1941 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1942 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
05/17/1942 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/27/1942 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1942 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1942 |
Earns his 200th career MLB victory! |
07/21/1942 |
Injured (tender elbow),day-to-day for one week. |
08/09/1942 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/28/1942 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/20/1942 |
Wins the 1942 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at P. |
01/01/1943 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
08/08/1943 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/03/1943 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/11/1943 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks. |
11/07/1943 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
01/19/1944 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $27,400 with the Boston Braves organization. |
06/28/1944 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
10/20/1944 |
Finished 3rd in 1944 MLB NL Reliever of the Year Award voting. |
11/03/1944 |
Became a free agent. |
12/05/1944 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,200 with the New York Yankees organization. |
01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7). |
10/12/1945 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1932 |
15 |
10 |
1933 |
22 |
4 |
1934 |
23 |
2 |
1941 |
15 |
8 |
1942 |
23 |
1 |
|
Year |
G |
Rank |
1932 |
47 |
6 |
1933 |
46 |
7 |
1936 |
43 |
8 |
1944 |
62 |
4 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1931 |
40 |
9 |
1932 |
45 |
3 |
1933 |
46 |
2 |
1934 |
41 |
7 |
1935 |
43 |
3 |
1936 |
42 |
2 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1932 |
23 |
5 |
1933 |
31 |
1 |
1934 |
23 |
6 |
1935 |
21 |
5 |
1942 |
15 |
6 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1935 |
21 |
5 |
1936 |
19 |
8 |
1937 |
19 |
6 |
1941 |
17 |
3 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1932 |
.590 |
10 |
1933 |
.738 |
2 |
1934 |
.590 |
8 |
1939 |
.739 |
2 |
1942 |
.536 |
10 |
|
Year |
SV |
Rank |
1929 |
3 |
9 |
1938 |
8 |
4 |
1939 |
5 |
10 |
1944 |
14 |
4 |
|
Year |
HLD |
Rank |
1938 |
1 |
3 |
1944 |
7 |
7 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1932 |
378.0 |
1 |
1933 |
382.0 |
1 |
1934 |
335.2 |
6 |
1935 |
348.2 |
4 |
1936 |
352.0 |
3 |
1942 |
238.1 |
10 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1931 |
1411 |
9 |
1932 |
1610 |
2 |
1933 |
1605 |
1 |
1934 |
1395 |
9 |
1935 |
1511 |
3 |
1936 |
1544 |
2 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1929 |
26 |
7 |
1931 |
24 |
5 |
1932 |
26 |
6 |
1933 |
25 |
5 |
1935 |
26 |
6 |
1936 |
28 |
2 |
1941 |
17 |
10 |
1942 |
17 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1931 |
112 |
6 |
1932 |
110 |
10 |
1933 |
114 |
8 |
1934 |
105 |
10 |
1936 |
128 |
2 |
|
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1931 |
6 |
5 |
1941 |
5 |
8 |
1942 |
6 |
5 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1932 |
3.64 |
9 |
1933 |
3.27 |
2 |
1934 |
2.90 |
2 |
1939 |
3.31 |
5 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1929 |
.260 |
7 |
1933 |
.250 |
1 |
1934 |
.240 |
1 |
1936 |
.271 |
4 |
1939 |
.258 |
1 |
1943 |
.248 |
4 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1933 |
1.24 |
1 |
1934 |
1.20 |
4 |
1939 |
1.20 |
2 |
1943 |
1.26 |
9 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1939 |
1.42 |
6 |
1941 |
1.22 |
9 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1933 |
11.24 |
1 |
1934 |
10.86 |
4 |
1939 |
10.80 |
2 |
1943 |
11.33 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1939 |
0.35 |
3 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1933 |
8.43 |
1 |
1934 |
7.96 |
2 |
1936 |
9.20 |
10 |
1939 |
8.00 |
1 |
1943 |
7.96 |
8 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1935 |
2.92 |
10 |
1939 |
2.80 |
10 |
1941 |
2.92 |
7 |
1942 |
3.06 |
9 |
|
Year |
RA |
Rank |
1938 |
35 |
7 |
1944 |
62 |
4 |
|
Year |
GF |
Rank |
1938 |
25 |
4 |
1944 |
31 |
5 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1932 |
25 |
5 |
1933 |
28 |
1 |
1934 |
27 |
1 |
1935 |
21 |
10 |
1942 |
19 |
7 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1929 |
.600 |
7 |
1932 |
.556 |
9 |
1933 |
.609 |
1 |
1934 |
.659 |
1 |
1939 |
.643 |
5 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1931 |
22 |
9 |
1932 |
28 |
6 |
1933 |
31 |
1 |
1934 |
28 |
2 |
1935 |
27 |
3 |
1936 |
28 |
5 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1931 |
.550 |
10 |
1932 |
.622 |
8 |
1933 |
.674 |
1 |
1934 |
.683 |
2 |
1935 |
.628 |
9 |
1936 |
.667 |
6 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1932 |
5 |
2 |
1933 |
4 |
1 |
1934 |
4 |
1 |
1936 |
5 |
1 |
1939 |
2 |
5 |
1942 |
3 |
2 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1932 |
0.52 |
5 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1932 |
5.6 |
9 |
1933 |
5.5 |
8 |
1934 |
4.7 |
9 |
1939 |
4.8 |
6 |
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