Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1918... Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1918, off Reb Russell (PHI)... Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1918, off Bill Doak (STL)... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1918, hitting .579 with 1 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1918, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1918, hitting .321 with 5 HR, 27 RBI... Was selected to the 1918 Allstar game... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1918, hitting .341 with 18 HR, 108 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1919, hitting .526 with 2 HR, 12 RBI... Injured on 5/10/1919 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for one week... Was selected to the 1919 Allstar game... 1/31/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,914,286 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 6/15/1920... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1920, hitting .417 with 4 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1920, hitting .391 with 6 HR, 28 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1920, hitting .600 with 1 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1920 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1920, hitting .524 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1920, hitting .432 with 4 HR, 28 RBI... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 125 on 9/18/1920... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 134 on 10/1/1920... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1920, hitting .352 with 27 HR, 135 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1920, hitting .352 with 27 HR, 135 RBI... 1/31/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,414,286 through salary arbitration... Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 5/18/1921... Was selected to the 1921 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 7/8/1921... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1921, hitting .483 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1921, hitting .424 with 8 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1921, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1921, hitting .348 with 25 HR, 117 RBI... 1/31/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,414,286 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1922, hitting .484 with 4 HR, 6 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 6/12/1922... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1922, hitting .417 with 4 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1922, hitting .337 with 7 HR, 27 RBI... Was selected to the 1922 Allstar game... 9/9/1922: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $17,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1922, hitting .385 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1923 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 8/30/1923... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1923, hitting .361 with 7 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1923, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 6 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1924, hitting .455 with 1 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1924 Allstar game... Hit for the cycle against Brooklyn on 6/3/1925... Was selected to the 1925 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1925, hitting .382 with 5 HR, 23 RBI... Was selected to the 1926 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1926, hitting .517 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1926, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... 9/25/1926: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $25,760,000 per year, for 4 years. Was selected to the 1927 Allstar game... Injured on 7/24/1927 with a Broken Nose, out for one week... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 4/30/1928... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1928, hitting .440 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... Had 2000th career hit on 8/3/1928, off Bill Holland (CHC)... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 5 runs on 9/30/1928... Injured on 4/17/1929 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (N) on 9/24/1929... 6/3/1930: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $26,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 7/27/1931... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1932, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1933, hitting .429 with 5 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1933, hitting .370 with 15 HR, 30 RBI... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... Had 3000th career hit on 5/8/1934, off Dizzy Dean (STL)... 6/26/1934: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $27,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Had 500th career homerun on 8/12/1934, off Bill Lohrman (CHC)... Hit for the cycle against St. Louis (N) on 9/8/1934... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 1934... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 5/30/1935... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1935, hitting .389 with 13 HR, 32 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 6/16/1935... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1935, hitting .545 with 6 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1935, hitting .383 with 11 HR, 31 RBI... Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Chicago (N) on 8/16/1935... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1935, hitting .353 with 67 HR, 191 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1936, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1936, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Had 600th career homerun on 6/8/1936, off Clint Brown (CIN)... Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1936, hitting .591 with 6 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1936, hitting .571 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1936, hitting .360 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Injured on 3/20/1937 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4-5 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1937, hitting .435 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1937, hitting .418 with 12 HR, 31 RBI... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 5/6/1938... Had 700th career homerun on 5/23/1938, off Hugh Mulcahy (CIN)... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 5/23/1938... 6/4/1938: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $10,440,000 per year, for 4 years. Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... 8/22/1938: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $10,440,000 per year, for 4 years. Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 8/8/1939... Had 4000th career hit on 9/6/1939, off Ray Starr (NYN)... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (N), driving in 4 runs on 9/16/1939...
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