Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1927... Had first career hit on 4/12/1927, off Randall Flagg (BRO)... Hit first career homerun on 6/4/1927, off Scoot Wicker (SLN)... Injured on 6/4/1927 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks... Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Rightfield in 1927... Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1928, hitting .367 with 5 HR, 14 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1928, hitting .329 with 9 HR, 26 RBI... Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Rightfield in 1928... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 6/1/1929... Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (N), driving in 6 runs on 6/1/1929... Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1929, hitting .458 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1929, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1929, hitting .340 with 9 HR, 37 RBI... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 138 on 9/16/1929... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 35 on 9/16/1929... Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Rightfield in 1929... Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1930, hitting .458 with 4 HR, 14 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1930, hitting .323 with 7 HR, 28 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1930, hitting .333 with 5 HR, 14 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1930, hitting .364 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1930, hitting .458 with 6 HR, 12 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/20/1930... Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1930, hitting .516 with 3 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1930, hitting .355 with 12 HR, 40 RBI... Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1930, hitting .300 with 53 HR, 161 RBI... Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Rightfield in 1930... Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1931, hitting .524 with 2 HR, 6 RBI... Hit 4 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 9 runs on 9/5/1931... Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1931, hitting .385 with 6 HR, 18 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1931, hitting .354 with 9 HR, 34 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (N) on 4/25/1932... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 4 runs on 4/25/1932... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1932, hitting .333 with 12 HR, 27 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1932, hitting .304 with 12 HR, 32 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1932, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1932, hitting .346 with 10 HR, 37 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 10 runs on 9/11/1932... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 170 on 9/20/1932... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1932, hitting .352 with 9 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1933, hitting .368 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1933, hitting .391 with 5 HR, 12 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1933, hitting .301 with 9 HR, 29 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1933, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... Hit for the cycle against Cincinnati on 6/19/1934... Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1934, hitting .368 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Injured on 8/17/1935 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 6 weeks... Traded from Boston (N) to Cincinnati on 3/1/1936 (Going to BSN: P Joe Gillman, SS John Skelton, P Sebastien LeClercq, P Archie Leach. Going to CIN: LF Guy Fontana, P Roscoe Coltrane)... Injured on 7/19/1937 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Traded from Cincinnati to Philadelphia (A) on 1/30/1938 (Going to CIN: P Clyde Donovan. Going to PHA: RF Guy Fontana)... Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1938, hitting .391 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1938, hitting .309 with 4 HR, 16 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1940, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (A), driving in 6 runs on 8/24/1940... Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1940, hitting .536 with 7 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1940, hitting .379 with 11 HR, 28 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1940, hitting .407 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Won WORLD SERIES with Philadelphia (A) in 1940... Had 500th career homerun on 7/1/1941, off Lefty Wright (CHA)... Had 2000th career hit on 8/16/1941, off Boyd Auslander (CLE)... Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 5/17/1944... Injured on 7/6/1944 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1945, hitting .375 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Retired in 1947.
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