| Player History |
| 05-18-1930 | Drafted in 29th round, 454th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1930. |
| 04-04-1930 | Injured on 4/4/1930 with a Broken Jaw, out for 4 weeks. |
| 04-07-1928 | Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/7/1932 to a minor league deal. |
| 08-01-1928 | Hit first career homerun on 8/1/1932, off Tony Freitas (BRO). |
| 03-01-1934 | Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 3/1/1934 to a minor league contract. |
| 05-19-1935 | Released by Detroit on 5/19/1935. |
| 05-18-1938 | Drafted in 4th round, 50th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1938. |
| 06-16-1939 | Traded from New York (N) to Cleveland on 6/16/1939 (Going to NYN: P Thornton Lee. Going to CLE: P Jim Bagby). |
| 05-28-1940 | Injured on 5/31/1940 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks. |
| 01-28-1941 | Traded from Cleveland to New York (N) on 1/31/1941 (Going to NYN: P Jim Bagby, P Bill Lee, LF Hank Leiber. Going to CLE: LF Wally Berger, P Cy Blanton). |
| 02-12-1941 | Traded from New York (N) to Detroit on 2/12/1941 (Going to NYN: 2B Ben Chapman. Going to DET: P Thornton Lee, P Jim Bagby, 2B Sibby Sisti, LF Bruce Campbell, 1B Jimmy Shevlin). |
| 05-27-1942 | Had first career hit on 5/27/1942, off Ken Heintzelman (NYA). |
| 06-08-1942 | Earned first career win on 6/8/1942. |
| 01-28-1943 | Traded from Detroit to Cleveland on 1/31/1943 (Going to DET: 1B Mickey Vernon, SS Pee Wee Reese, RF Stan Musial. Going to CLE: LF Joe DiMaggio, 1B Johnny Hopp, P Jim Bagby). |
| 12-01-1944 | Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1944. |
| 01-31-1945 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration. |
| 02-07-1946 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration. |
| 05-17-1946 | Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $4,500,000 per year, for 6 years. |
| 04-17-1947 | Hit first career homerun on 4/17/1947, off Dick Mauney (SLA). |
| 09-13-1947 | Won Player of the Week award on 9/13/1947, winning 2 games with a 2.65 ERA. |
| 06-21-1949 | Won Player of the Week award on 6/21/1949, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA. |
| 07-01-1949 | Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1949, going 3-2, 1.50. |
| 04-02-1951 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
| 05-06-1951 | Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 2 weeks. |
| 08-07-1951 | Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
| 09-15-1951 | Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
| 01-01-1952 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (14); Movement: 82 (87); Control: 98 (100). |
| 07-13-1952 | Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
| 10-16-1952 | Wins the 1952 CCBL AL Gold Glove Award at P. |
| 10-29-1952 | Became a free agent. |
| 01-01-1953 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (11); Movement: 81 (83); Control: 98 (100). |
| 01-16-1953 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $25,000,000 with the St. Louis (N) Cardinals organization. |
| 06-26-1953 | Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for one week. |
| 01-01-1954 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (11); Movement: 81 (83); Control: 98 (100). |
| 05-23-1954 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 0 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
| 10-29-1954 | Became a free agent. |
| 12-07-1954 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $15,240,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
| 01-01-1955 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (11); Movement: 77 (83); Control: 98 (100). |
| 07-25-1955 | Earns his 200th career Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League victory! |
| 07-29-1955 | Injured (strained back muscle), out for 4 weeks. |
| 01-01-1956 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (11); Movement: 73 (83); Control: 98 (100). |
| 04-22-1956 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 0 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
| 06-22-1956 | Injured (bruised ankle), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 06-30-1956 | Injured (strained bicep tendon), out for 2 weeks. |
| 08-10-1956 | Injured (tender shoulder), out for 1-2 weeks. |
| 10-23-1956 | Became a free agent. |
| 11-20-1956 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,380,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |