05/01/1904 | Birth name: Robert Day. |
12/05/1919 | Joined the Toledo HS Wildcats. |
01/01/1920 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1921 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/09/1921 | Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
01/01/1922 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
12/05/1922 | Released by the Toledo HS Wildcats. |
12/05/1922 | Drafted in the 1922 first-year player draft by the Philadelphia Keystones (Round 27, Pick 1, 422nd overall pick). |
12/05/1922 | Released by the Philadelphia organization. |
01/01/1923 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/01/1923 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Greensboro HS Giants organization. |
06/20/1923 | Released by the Greensboro HS Giants. |
12/05/1923 | Drafted in the 1923 first-year player draft by the Baltimore Clippers (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
12/06/1923 | Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Clippers organization with a signing bonus of $4,800. |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/15/1924 | Named the #12 prospect in the FABL |
04/29/1924 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/06/1924 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/24/1924 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1925 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1925 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1926 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/13/1926 | Named the #1 prospect in the FABL |
05/18/1926 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Jersey City Uniforms with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1927 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/12/1927 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
05/10/1927 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
08/11/1928 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/21/1928 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/27/1929 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/02/1929 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
09/01/1930 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/01/1930 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/19/1930 | Wins the 1930 FABL CA Allen Award. |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
08/01/1931 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/06/1931 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/29/1931 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/17/1931 | Finished 3rd in 1931 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/18/1932 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/07/1932 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/18/1932 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/24/1932 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/01/1932 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/12/1932 | Wins the 1932 FABL CA Allen Award. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/22/1933 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
04/24/1933 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1933 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/13/1933 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/17/1933 | Finished 2nd in 1933 FABL CA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
03/26/1934 | Was traded by the Baltimore Cannons to the New York Gothams in exchange for SP Rusty Petrick, LF Jim Mason, SS Oscar King, RF Billy Marshall, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, a 4th draft pick. |
04/29/1934 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/08/1934 | Was selected to the 1934 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/25/1934 | Father of Jack Day. |
09/01/1934 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/19/1934 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/22/1934 | Finished 2nd in 1934 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/26/1935 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/25/1935 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/06/1935 | Was selected to the 1935 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
10/08/1935 | Wins the 1935 World Championship Series with the New York Gothams. |
10/17/1935 | Finished 3rd in 1935 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1936 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/05/1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/06/1936 | Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Chicago Chiefs, along with a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for SP Gary Heuser, 3B Billy Dalton, RF Ed Reyes, a 1st draft pick. |
07/17/1936 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $22,000 with the Chicago Chiefs organization. |
08/13/1936 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/01/1936 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/16/1936 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/28/1936 | Wins the Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues triple-crown!! |
10/05/1936 | Wins the 1936 World Championship Series with the Chicago Chiefs. |
10/14/1936 | Wins the 1936 FABL FA Allen Award. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/01/1937 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/14/1937 | Earns his 200th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues victory! |
08/23/1937 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $31,500 with the Chicago Chiefs organization. |
10/22/1937 | Finished 3rd in 1937 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/22/1938 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/04/1938 | Was selected to the 1938 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/04/1938 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $33,000 with the Chicago Chiefs organization. |
10/01/1938 | Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/14/1938 | Wins the 1938 World Championship Series with the Chicago Chiefs. |
10/23/1938 | Finished 2nd in 1938 FABL FA Allen Award voting. |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
08/31/1939 | Collects his 2000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues strikeout! |
09/08/1939 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $35,000 with the Chicago Chiefs organization. |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/21/1940 | Earns his 250th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues victory! |
05/17/1940 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 0 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/11/1940 | Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/05/1940 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/04/1940 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $36,000 with the Chicago Chiefs organization. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/19/1941 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/29/1941 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/29/1941 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/20/1941 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
03/31/1942 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/20/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/30/1943 | Earns his 300th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues victory! |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/31/1944 | Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with C Tom Bird, in exchange for SP Frank Sears and LF Dick Blaszak. |
10/05/1944 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/13/1944 | Wins the 1944 World Championship Series with the Cincinnati Cannons. |
10/14/1944 | Retired from professional baseball. |
02/23/1948 | Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1929 | 16 | 7 | 1930 | 21 | 2 | 1932 | 18 | 4 | 1933 | 19 | 2 | 1934 | 20 | 2 | 1935 | 19 | 4 | 1936 | 17 | 6 | 1937 | 21 | 2 | 1940 | 18 | 5 | 1942 | 17 | 6 | | Year | G | Rank | 1929 | 37 | 8 | 1930 | 41 | 7 | 1931 | 40 | 5 | 1932 | 39 | 7 | 1933 | 37 | 5 | 1936 | 41 | 6 | 1937 | 42 | 7 | 1938 | 42 | 8 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1927 | 33 | 10 | 1928 | 34 | 5 | 1929 | 37 | 2 | 1930 | 41 | 1 | 1931 | 40 | 1 | 1932 | 39 | 1 | 1933 | 37 | 1 | 1934 | 33 | 4 | 1935 | 33 | 7 | 1937 | 35 | 9 | 1938 | 34 | 6 | 1939 | 33 | 9 | 1940 | 33 | 10 | 1941 | 31 | 10 | 1942 | 33 | 9 | | Year | W | Rank | 1928 | 15 | 6 | 1929 | 17 | 5 | 1930 | 22 | 1 | 1931 | 19 | 4 | 1932 | 19 | 1 | 1933 | 21 | 1 | 1934 | 20 | 1 | 1935 | 17 | 6 | 1936 | 25 | 1 | 1937 | 18 | 5 | 1938 | 26 | 1 | 1941 | 16 | 5 | 1942 | 16 | 6 | | Year | L | Rank | 1928 | 14 | 10 | 1931 | 15 | 10 | 1932 | 15 | 7 | 1939 | 16 | 6 | 1940 | 15 | 6 | 1941 | 15 | 8 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1929 | .586 | 8 | 1930 | .688 | 2 | 1933 | .656 | 2 | 1934 | .714 | 3 | 1935 | .607 | 9 | 1936 | .893 | 1 | 1937 | .581 | 7 | 1938 | .788 | 1 | | | Year | IP | Rank | 1928 | 267.0 | 7 | 1929 | 276.2 | 4 | 1930 | 316.0 | 1 | 1931 | 316.1 | 3 | 1932 | 324.1 | 1 | 1933 | 295.1 | 2 | 1934 | 253.2 | 4 | 1935 | 265.2 | 7 | 1936 | 276.1 | 8 | 1937 | 292.2 | 4 | 1938 | 288.0 | 5 | 1940 | 267.1 | 10 | 1941 | 251.1 | 9 | 1942 | 259.2 | 10 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1928 | 1131 | 10 | 1929 | 1206 | 4 | 1930 | 1367 | 1 | 1931 | 1373 | 2 | 1932 | 1393 | 1 | 1933 | 1253 | 2 | 1934 | 1079 | 7 | 1935 | 1153 | 7 | 1937 | 1271 | 5 | 1938 | 1255 | 5 | 1940 | 1169 | 10 | 1942 | 1127 | 10 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1927 | 15 | 3 | 1929 | 16 | 8 | 1942 | 14 | 10 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1927 | 98 | 7 | 1929 | 127 | 1 | 1930 | 113 | 1 | 1931 | 112 | 2 | 1932 | 124 | 1 | 1933 | 95 | 3 | 1934 | 89 | 10 | 1935 | 97 | 6 | 1937 | 113 | 2 | 1938 | 114 | 5 | 1939 | 129 | 4 | 1942 | 104 | 8 | | Year | K | Rank | 1927 | 105 | 4 | 1928 | 126 | 1 | 1929 | 165 | 1 | 1930 | 211 | 1 | 1931 | 199 | 1 | 1932 | 191 | 1 | 1933 | 177 | 1 | 1934 | 159 | 1 | 1935 | 144 | 3 | 1936 | 156 | 1 | 1937 | 163 | 4 | 1938 | 120 | 7 | 1940 | 123 | 10 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1927 | 5 | 5 | 1928 | 4 | 8 | 1929 | 12 | 1 | 1930 | 14 | 1 | 1931 | 7 | 2 | 1932 | 5 | 5 | 1933 | 7 | 4 | 1937 | 6 | 8 | 1938 | 8 | 3 | 1940 | 13 | 1 | 1941 | 12 | 1 | 1942 | 7 | 4 | 1944 | 4 | 10 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1928 | 3.20 | 7 | 1929 | 3.71 | 9 | 1930 | 3.93 | 7 | 1932 | 3.22 | 4 | 1933 | 2.77 | 4 | 1934 | 3.02 | 3 | 1935 | 3.79 | 8 | 1936 | 2.41 | 1 | 1937 | 3.23 | 1 | 1938 | 3.06 | 3 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1928 | .252 | 7 | 1929 | .273 | 7 | 1934 | .294 | 10 | 1936 | .255 | 1 | 1937 | .281 | 5 | 1942 | .263 | 9 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1928 | 1.20 | 5 | 1929 | 1.37 | 9 | 1930 | 1.31 | 5 | 1934 | 1.30 | 4 | 1935 | 1.37 | 10 | 1936 | 1.15 | 1 | 1937 | 1.34 | 5 | 1938 | 1.36 | 9 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1928 | 1.42 | 5 | 1929 | 1.30 | 6 | 1930 | 1.87 | 1 | 1931 | 1.78 | 3 | 1932 | 1.54 | 8 | 1933 | 1.86 | 3 | 1934 | 1.79 | 6 | 1935 | 1.48 | 8 | 1936 | 1.77 | 4 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1928 | 11.02 | 5 | 1930 | 12.22 | 8 | 1934 | 12.06 | 4 | 1936 | 10.65 | 1 | 1937 | 12.45 | 9 | 1938 | 12.53 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1931 | 0.23 | 6 | 1932 | 0.11 | 2 | 1934 | 0.11 | 2 | 1935 | 0.17 | 1 | 1936 | 0.23 | 1 | 1937 | 0.28 | 2 | 1938 | 0.22 | 2 | 1940 | 0.47 | 10 | 1941 | 0.32 | 3 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1928 | 7.82 | 7 | 1929 | 8.17 | 4 | 1930 | 8.57 | 3 | 1932 | 8.77 | 6 | 1934 | 8.52 | 2 | 1935 | 9.01 | 8 | 1936 | 7.49 | 1 | 1937 | 8.55 | 3 | 1938 | 8.72 | 6 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1927 | 3.76 | 1 | 1928 | 4.25 | 1 | 1929 | 5.37 | 1 | 1930 | 6.01 | 1 | 1931 | 5.66 | 1 | 1932 | 5.30 | 1 | 1933 | 5.39 | 1 | 1934 | 5.64 | 1 | 1935 | 4.88 | 2 | 1936 | 5.08 | 1 | 1937 | 5.01 | 6 | 1940 | 4.14 | 10 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1928 | 19 | 6 | 1929 | 22 | 2 | 1930 | 23 | 1 | 1931 | 26 | 2 | 1932 | 24 | 1 | 1933 | 30 | 1 | 1934 | 24 | 1 | 1936 | 25 | 1 | 1937 | 25 | 2 | 1938 | 24 | 1 | 1941 | 18 | 9 | 1942 | 19 | 10 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1929 | .595 | 7 | 1930 | .561 | 4 | 1931 | .650 | 6 | 1932 | .615 | 7 | 1933 | .811 | 1 | 1934 | .727 | 1 | 1936 | .806 | 1 | 1937 | .714 | 1 | 1938 | .706 | 3 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1932 | 19 | 3 | 1935 | 17 | 5 | 1936 | 20 | 4 | 1937 | 20 | 4 | 1938 | 22 | 3 | 1940 | 19 | 10 | 1941 | 18 | 8 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1935 | .515 | 9 | 1936 | .645 | 3 | 1937 | .571 | 6 | 1938 | .647 | 2 | 1940 | .576 | 9 | 1941 | .581 | 10 | |
Year | SHO | Rank | 1927 | 1 | 10 | 1928 | 2 | 7 | 1929 | 1 | 9 | 1931 | 2 | 7 | 1932 | 4 | 3 | 1933 | 3 | 5 | 1934 | 2 | 4 | 1935 | 2 | 6 | 1936 | 3 | 1 | 1937 | 1 | 9 | 1938 | 1 | 7 | 1940 | 3 | 3 | 1941 | 2 | 7 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1930 | 0.51 | 9 | 1931 | 0.53 | 3 | 1932 | 0.52 | 4 | 1933 | 0.53 | 4 | 1934 | 0.58 | 1 | 1935 | 0.53 | 1 | 1936 | 0.55 | 1 | 1937 | 0.56 | 3 | 1938 | 0.56 | 1 | 1939 | 0.54 | 2 | 1940 | 0.53 | 1 | 1941 | 0.50 | 9 | 1942 | 0.51 | 5 | 1943 | 0.54 | 3 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1928 | 5.0 | 5 | 1929 | 4.4 | 7 | 1930 | 6.8 | 1 | 1931 | 7.8 | 1 | 1932 | 8.5 | 1 | 1933 | 6.1 | 2 | 1934 | 6.5 | 2 | 1935 | 6.8 | 1 | 1936 | 7.0 | 2 | 1937 | 6.1 | 4 | 1938 | 5.8 | 4 | 1940 | 5.0 | 7 | 1941 | 4.7 | 8 | | | |