01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
12/08/1936 | Round 1, Pick 12 - Cleveland Foresters: SS Jake CreelDrafted in the 1936 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick) by the Baltimore Cannons, out of high school University Military (University Military; Mobile, AL). |
12/24/1936 | Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $27,000. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/19/1937 | Named the #60 prospect in the FABL |
07/11/1937 | Named the #53 prospect in the FABL |
10/14/1937 | Named the #50 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/18/1938 | Named the #38 prospect in the FABL |
07/10/1938 | Named the #35 prospect in the FABL |
09/19/1938 | Wins the EA Player of the Week Award. |
10/15/1938 | Named the #29 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/24/1939 | Named the #23 prospect in the FABL |
06/19/1939 | Wins the EA Player of the Week Award. |
07/16/1939 | Named the #30 prospect in the FABL |
10/01/1939 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/17/1939 | Named the #11 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/27/1940 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/14/1940 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Columbus Titans, with 1 RBI and 1 runs scored. |
09/24/1940 | Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/29/1940 | Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 6 weeks. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/01/1941 | Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/26/1948 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
10/02/1948 | Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/25/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/13/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/20/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/10/1949 | Was selected to the 1949 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/12/1949 | Earned 1949 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game MVP honors. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/03/1950 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $52,000 with the Cincinnati Cannons organization. |
05/29/1950 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/05/1950 | Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 6 weeks. |
08/09/1950 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/14/1950 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
08/17/1950 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
10/01/1950 | Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 6 weeks. |
03/14/1951 | Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 4 weeks. |
05/04/1951 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $52,000 with the Cincinnati Cannons organization. |
06/26/1951 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Toronto Wolves, with 3 RBI and 1 runs scored. |
07/02/1951 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/04/1951 | Goes 0-5 against the Toronto Wolves, ending his hitting streak at 24 games. |
07/08/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
01/22/1953 | Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the New York Stars, along with 2B Charlie Barrell, in exchange for LF Bill Barrett and 2B Ralph Hanson. |
06/25/1954 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
10/12/1956 | Became a free agent. |
10/12/1956 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | H | Rank | 1941 | 167 | 9 | 1949 | 174 | 7 | 1951 | 174 | 9 | 1952 | 144 | 10 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1941 | 262 | 5 | 1949 | 259 | 6 | 1951 | 297 | 7 | 1952 | 241 | 5 | | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1940 | 16 | 5 | 1941 | 17 | 1 | 1949 | 11 | 6 | 1950 | 8 | 7 | 1951 | 19 | 1 | 1952 | 9 | 4 | |
Year | HR | Rank | 1941 | 13 | 10 | 1952 | 16 | 7 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1940 | 14 | 5 | 1941 | 23 | 1 | 1949 | 11 | 10 | 1950 | 13 | 5 | 1951 | 26 | 5 | 1952 | 13 | 9 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1941 | 92 | 5 | 1951 | 96 | 6 | 1952 | 73 | 8 | | Year | R | Rank | 1941 | 83 | 10 | 1949 | 85 | 8 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1941 | 11 | 5 | 1952 | 11 | 3 | |
Year | HP | Rank | 1940 | 4 | 7 | 1949 | 8 | 1 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1940 | 8 | 7 | 1941 | 7 | 5 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1941 | 52 | 7 | 1951 | 64 | 7 | 1952 | 56 | 4 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1940 | .314 | 10 | 1949 | .325 | 3 | 1951 | .332 | 3 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1949 | .392 | 7 | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 1940 | .497 | 5 | 1941 | .467 | 7 | 1949 | .484 | 6 | 1951 | .567 | 2 | 1952 | .420 | 10 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1941 | 98.27 | 5 | 1949 | 101.27 | 4 | 1951 | 109.71 | 7 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1941 | 6.35 | 8 | 1949 | 7.05 | 5 | 1951 | 7.98 | 4 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1940 | .183 | 5 | 1941 | .169 | 8 | 1949 | .159 | 10 | 1951 | .235 | 2 | 1952 | .169 | 4 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1940 | .371 | 10 | 1941 | .365 | 10 | 1949 | .397 | 5 | 1951 | .411 | 4 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1940 | .847 | 8 | 1941 | .832 | 8 | 1949 | .876 | 5 | 1951 | .936 | 4 | | | | | |