| 10/12/1924 |
Signed with the Philadelphia Athletics. |
| 01/01/1925 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 40 (75); Eye: 45 (70). |
| 04/14/1925 |
Named the #5 prospect in the MLB |
| 07/09/1925 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
| 01/01/1926 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 40 (75); Eye: 45 (70). |
| 04/13/1926 |
Named the #2 prospect in the MLB |
| 07/06/1926 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
| 01/01/1927 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (75); Eye: 60 (70). |
| 04/12/1927 |
Named the #2 prospect in the MLB |
| 05/01/1927 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
| 06/03/1927 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
| 06/03/1927 |
Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R. |
| 06/26/1927 |
Goes 0-4 against the New York Yankees, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
| 07/01/1927 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07/01/1927 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
| 08/01/1927 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/01/1927 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
| 10/01/1927 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
| 10/23/1927 |
Wins the 1927 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award. |
| 01/01/1928 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 65 (70). |
| 04/14/1928 |
Goes 5-8 against the New York Yankees, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R. |
| 05/28/1928 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06/01/1928 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06/02/1928 |
Goes 0-3 against the Chicago White Sox, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
| 08/20/1928 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/23/1928 |
Wins the 1928 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 3B. |
| 10/26/1928 |
Finished 2nd in 1928 MLB AL Most Valuable Batter Award voting. |
| 01/01/1929 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 70 (70). |
| 07/08/1929 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/02/1929 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/19/1929 |
Wins the 1929 World Series with the Philadelphia Athletics. |
| 01/01/1930 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 70 (80); Eye: 70 (70). |
| 06/23/1930 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/23/1930 |
Goes 5-6 against the Detroit Tigers, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. |
| 07/28/1930 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 01/01/1931 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 75 (80); Eye: 70 (75). |
| 01/01/1932 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 75 (80); Eye: 70 (75). |
| 05/16/1932 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/05/1932 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/19/1932 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/01/1932 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10/20/1932 |
Finished 2nd in 1932 MLB AL Most Valuable Batter Award voting. |
| 01/01/1933 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 75 (75). |
| 04/17/1933 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06/12/1933 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/03/1933 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/04/1933 |
Was selected to the 1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 08/14/1933 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/21/1933 |
Goes 0-3 against the Detroit Tigers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
| 09/11/1933 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/01/1933 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10/23/1933 |
Finished 2nd in 1933 MLB AL Most Valuable Batter Award voting. |
| 01/01/1934 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 75 (75). |
| 05/07/1934 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06/11/1934 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/01/1934 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07/16/1934 |
Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
| 09/28/1934 |
Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run! |
| 10/01/1934 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10/25/1934 |
Finished 2nd in 1934 MLB AL Most Valuable Batter Award voting. |
| 01/01/1935 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 75 (75). |
| 06/18/1935 |
Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Tigers, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
| 07/06/1935 |
Was selected to the 1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/08/1935 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/29/1935 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/01/1935 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 08/05/1935 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/11/1935 |
Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run! |
| 09/30/1935 |
Wins the Major League Baseball triple-crown!! |
| 10/22/1935 |
Wins the 1935 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B. |
| 10/25/1935 |
Finished 2nd in 1935 MLB AL Most Valuable Batter Award voting. |
| 01/01/1936 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 70 (70). |
| 06/08/1936 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/20/1936 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/01/1936 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 08/17/1936 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/24/1936 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/21/1936 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/01/1936 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 01/01/1937 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 70 (70). |
| 05/24/1937 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/03/1937 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit! |
| 08/01/1937 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10/01/1937 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 10/26/1937 |
Wins the 1937 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B. |
| 01/01/1938 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 70 (70). |
| 04/24/1938 |
Collects his 1500th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
| 06/01/1938 |
Hits his 400th career Major League Baseball home run! |
| 09/01/1938 |
Hits three home runs against the Cleveland Indians, going 3-3 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
| 09/05/1938 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 01/01/1939 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 70 (70). |
| 04/28/1939 |
Scores his 1500th career Major League Baseball run! |
| 07/09/1939 |
Was selected to the 1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/10/1939 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/24/1939 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/31/1939 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/01/1939 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 08/01/1939 |
Goes 0-5 against the Chicago White Sox, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
| 08/21/1939 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/27/1939 |
Goes 0-5 against the Chicago White Sox, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
| 09/01/1939 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 09/25/1939 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/23/1939 |
Wins the 1939 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B. |
| 10/26/1939 |
Finished 2nd in 1939 MLB AL Most Valuable Batter Award voting. |
| 01/01/1940 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 70 (70). |
| 05/06/1940 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 05/30/1940 |
Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball hit! |
| 07/07/1940 |
Was selected to the 1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 08/01/1940 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 09/13/1940 |
Hits his 500th career Major League Baseball home run! |
| 10/22/1940 |
Wins the 1940 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B. |
| 10/25/1940 |
Finished 3rd in 1940 MLB AL Most Valuable Batter Award voting. |
| 01/01/1941 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65). |
| 01/01/1942 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
| 01/01/1943 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50). |
| 01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 10/14/1944 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
| 01/05/1949 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
| LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year |
GS |
Rank |
| 1929 |
138 |
9 |
| 1930 |
148 |
1 |
| 1931 |
149 |
1 |
| 1932 |
150 |
1 |
| 1933 |
149 |
1 |
| 1936 |
144 |
10 |
| 1937 |
144 |
1 |
| 1938 |
147 |
3 |
|
| Year |
PA |
Rank |
| 1927 |
677 |
9 |
| 1930 |
683 |
3 |
| 1931 |
675 |
7 |
| 1932 |
673 |
8 |
| 1933 |
684 |
6 |
| 1934 |
683 |
5 |
| 1935 |
670 |
8 |
| 1937 |
667 |
3 |
| 1938 |
685 |
9 |
| 1939 |
641 |
10 |
|
|
| Year |
H |
Rank |
| 1928 |
205 |
6 |
| 1932 |
191 |
8 |
| 1933 |
197 |
4 |
| 1934 |
199 |
3 |
| 1935 |
200 |
3 |
| 1939 |
190 |
3 |
|
| Year |
K |
Rank |
| 1929 |
58 |
9 |
| 1930 |
66 |
9 |
| 1931 |
77 |
4 |
| 1932 |
90 |
1 |
| 1933 |
81 |
5 |
| 1934 |
72 |
8 |
| 1935 |
86 |
2 |
| 1936 |
97 |
2 |
| 1937 |
89 |
2 |
| 1938 |
90 |
3 |
| 1939 |
66 |
6 |
| 1940 |
93 |
2 |
| 1941 |
86 |
4 |
|
| Year |
TB |
Rank |
| 1927 |
312 |
5 |
| 1928 |
340 |
3 |
| 1929 |
334 |
5 |
| 1930 |
348 |
5 |
| 1931 |
318 |
4 |
| 1932 |
391 |
1 |
| 1933 |
357 |
1 |
| 1934 |
370 |
2 |
| 1935 |
370 |
2 |
| 1936 |
354 |
2 |
| 1937 |
327 |
3 |
| 1938 |
333 |
3 |
| 1939 |
348 |
1 |
| 1940 |
347 |
3 |
|
| Year |
2B |
Rank |
| 1932 |
42 |
8 |
| 1939 |
41 |
4 |
|
| Year |
3B |
Rank |
| 1927 |
16 |
5 |
| 1928 |
17 |
2 |
| 1929 |
11 |
10 |
| 1930 |
14 |
9 |
| 1938 |
11 |
7 |
|
| Year |
HR |
Rank |
| 1927 |
17 |
7 |
| 1928 |
22 |
5 |
| 1929 |
30 |
3 |
| 1930 |
34 |
4 |
| 1931 |
30 |
1 |
| 1932 |
48 |
1 |
| 1933 |
42 |
1 |
| 1934 |
40 |
1 |
| 1935 |
41 |
1 |
| 1936 |
43 |
1 |
| 1937 |
44 |
1 |
| 1938 |
40 |
1 |
| 1939 |
33 |
1 |
| 1940 |
40 |
1 |
| 1941 |
18 |
9 |
|
|
| Year |
RBI |
Rank |
| 1927 |
119 |
9 |
| 1928 |
124 |
4 |
| 1929 |
149 |
3 |
| 1930 |
125 |
5 |
| 1931 |
131 |
2 |
| 1932 |
143 |
1 |
| 1933 |
124 |
2 |
| 1934 |
129 |
4 |
| 1935 |
141 |
1 |
| 1936 |
133 |
5 |
| 1937 |
168 |
1 |
| 1938 |
135 |
2 |
| 1939 |
125 |
1 |
| 1940 |
135 |
1 |
|
| Year |
R |
Rank |
| 1928 |
127 |
4 |
| 1929 |
134 |
5 |
| 1930 |
117 |
9 |
| 1931 |
115 |
6 |
| 1932 |
131 |
2 |
| 1933 |
127 |
2 |
| 1934 |
151 |
1 |
| 1935 |
118 |
7 |
| 1936 |
135 |
5 |
| 1938 |
130 |
7 |
| 1939 |
117 |
3 |
| 1940 |
125 |
4 |
|
| Year |
BB |
Rank |
| 1928 |
80 |
8 |
| 1929 |
87 |
4 |
| 1930 |
86 |
4 |
| 1931 |
103 |
4 |
| 1932 |
101 |
3 |
| 1933 |
94 |
5 |
| 1934 |
124 |
3 |
| 1935 |
108 |
4 |
| 1936 |
111 |
4 |
| 1937 |
111 |
1 |
| 1938 |
112 |
4 |
| 1939 |
96 |
4 |
| 1940 |
107 |
3 |
|
| Year |
IBB |
Rank |
| 1930 |
7 |
6 |
| 1931 |
8 |
4 |
| 1934 |
7 |
1 |
| 1935 |
6 |
4 |
| 1937 |
6 |
3 |
| 1938 |
11 |
2 |
| 1939 |
7 |
6 |
|
| Year |
SF |
Rank |
| 1929 |
8 |
4 |
| 1935 |
6 |
10 |
|
| Year |
EBH |
Rank |
| 1927 |
72 |
4 |
| 1928 |
74 |
3 |
| 1929 |
68 |
8 |
| 1930 |
81 |
4 |
| 1931 |
67 |
4 |
| 1932 |
97 |
1 |
| 1933 |
69 |
2 |
| 1934 |
85 |
3 |
| 1935 |
80 |
2 |
| 1936 |
84 |
3 |
| 1937 |
74 |
5 |
| 1938 |
72 |
7 |
| 1939 |
83 |
1 |
| 1940 |
84 |
2 |
|
| Year |
AVG |
Rank |
| 1928 |
.358 |
2 |
| 1929 |
.362 |
5 |
| 1932 |
.336 |
10 |
| 1933 |
.336 |
5 |
| 1934 |
.358 |
2 |
| 1935 |
.360 |
1 |
| 1939 |
.352 |
2 |
| 1940 |
.321 |
8 |
|
| Year |
OBP |
Rank |
| 1928 |
.435 |
3 |
| 1929 |
.446 |
3 |
| 1931 |
.424 |
7 |
| 1932 |
.435 |
5 |
| 1933 |
.425 |
4 |
| 1934 |
.473 |
2 |
| 1935 |
.460 |
2 |
| 1936 |
.431 |
7 |
| 1937 |
.408 |
9 |
| 1939 |
.448 |
1 |
| 1940 |
.430 |
3 |
|
| Year |
SLG |
Rank |
| 1927 |
.515 |
8 |
| 1928 |
.594 |
2 |
| 1929 |
.621 |
3 |
| 1930 |
.589 |
5 |
| 1931 |
.559 |
4 |
| 1932 |
.687 |
1 |
| 1933 |
.608 |
1 |
| 1934 |
.665 |
1 |
| 1935 |
.665 |
2 |
| 1936 |
.646 |
1 |
| 1937 |
.593 |
3 |
| 1938 |
.587 |
3 |
| 1939 |
.644 |
1 |
| 1940 |
.633 |
3 |
|
| Year |
RC |
Rank |
| 1927 |
116.84 |
10 |
| 1928 |
147.60 |
3 |
| 1929 |
154.18 |
3 |
| 1930 |
134.91 |
7 |
| 1931 |
129.69 |
7 |
| 1932 |
170.31 |
1 |
| 1933 |
151.74 |
2 |
| 1934 |
183.59 |
2 |
| 1935 |
174.03 |
1 |
| 1936 |
158.50 |
3 |
| 1937 |
136.22 |
2 |
| 1938 |
140.69 |
5 |
| 1939 |
156.22 |
1 |
| 1940 |
156.62 |
3 |
|
| Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
| 1928 |
10.11 |
3 |
| 1929 |
11.40 |
3 |
| 1931 |
8.26 |
7 |
| 1932 |
11.50 |
3 |
| 1933 |
9.92 |
3 |
| 1934 |
13.15 |
2 |
| 1935 |
12.40 |
1 |
| 1936 |
10.86 |
2 |
| 1937 |
8.86 |
4 |
| 1938 |
8.98 |
8 |
| 1939 |
11.28 |
1 |
| 1940 |
10.93 |
3 |
|
| Year |
ISO |
Rank |
| 1927 |
.201 |
4 |
| 1928 |
.236 |
3 |
| 1929 |
.258 |
3 |
| 1930 |
.276 |
5 |
| 1931 |
.237 |
3 |
| 1932 |
.351 |
1 |
| 1933 |
.273 |
1 |
| 1934 |
.308 |
1 |
| 1935 |
.306 |
2 |
| 1936 |
.327 |
1 |
| 1937 |
.301 |
2 |
| 1938 |
.287 |
2 |
| 1939 |
.293 |
1 |
| 1940 |
.312 |
1 |
|
| Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
| 1928 |
.456 |
2 |
| 1929 |
.466 |
3 |
| 1930 |
.419 |
10 |
| 1931 |
.439 |
7 |
| 1932 |
.484 |
1 |
| 1933 |
.461 |
1 |
| 1934 |
.493 |
2 |
| 1935 |
.487 |
1 |
| 1936 |
.471 |
2 |
| 1937 |
.435 |
4 |
| 1938 |
.432 |
8 |
| 1939 |
.475 |
1 |
| 1940 |
.466 |
3 |
|
| Year |
OPS |
Rank |
| 1927 |
.894 |
8 |
| 1928 |
1.029 |
3 |
| 1929 |
1.067 |
3 |
| 1930 |
.987 |
5 |
| 1931 |
.983 |
4 |
| 1932 |
1.123 |
1 |
| 1933 |
1.034 |
2 |
| 1934 |
1.138 |
2 |
| 1935 |
1.125 |
1 |
| 1936 |
1.077 |
2 |
| 1937 |
1.001 |
3 |
| 1938 |
1.000 |
5 |
| 1939 |
1.092 |
1 |
| 1940 |
1.063 |
3 |
|
| Year |
WAR |
Rank |
| 1928 |
7.4 |
3 |
| 1929 |
6.2 |
5 |
| 1930 |
4.7 |
10 |
| 1931 |
5.9 |
7 |
| 1932 |
8.9 |
2 |
| 1933 |
8.4 |
3 |
| 1934 |
10.3 |
2 |
| 1935 |
8.8 |
2 |
| 1936 |
8.4 |
3 |
| 1937 |
6.2 |
10 |
| 1939 |
7.9 |
2 |
| 1940 |
8.7 |
3 |
|