Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1926... Had first career hit on 4/9/1927, off Rosy Ryan (SLA)... Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1927, off Watty Clark (PHA)... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (A) on 5/23/1927... Was selected to the 1927 Allstar game... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1927, hitting .281 with 14 HR, 101 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 6/22/1928... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1929, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/3/1929... 1/31/1930: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,150,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1930, hitting .370 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1930, hitting .467 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1930, hitting .476 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1930, hitting .350 with 9 HR, 34 RBI... 1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1931, hitting .435 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1931, hitting .379 with 5 HR, 6 RBI... Injured on 7/27/1931 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... Hit for the cycle against New York (A) on 8/31/1931... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against New York (A) on 8/31/1931... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1931, hitting .480 with 4 HR, 13 RBI... 1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,000,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1932, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Injured on 6/10/1932 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 7/22/1932... 9/17/1932: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $13,000,000 per year, for 6 years. Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 6/12/1933... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1933, hitting .374 with 11 HR, 34 RBI... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... Injured on 8/4/1933 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1933, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 5 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1933... Injured on 6/24/1934 with a Fractured Foot, out for 2 weeks... Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 7 runs on 7/18/1935... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1936, hitting .542 with 2 HR, 5 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 6/12/1936... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1936, hitting .481 with 4 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1936, hitting .457 with 8 HR, 25 RBI... Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1936, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 4 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1936, hitting .354 with 44 HR, 136 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1937, hitting .423 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 9/2/1937... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1937, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... 6/20/1938: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $15,500,000 per year, for 5 years. Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1938, hitting .583 with 2 HR, 3 RBI... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 8/2/1938... Had 2000th career hit on 8/12/1938, off Bobo Newsom (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1938, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1938, hitting .368 with 8 HR, 23 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1938, hitting .520 with 5 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1938, hitting .444 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against New York (A) on 5/3/1939... Injured on 6/8/1939 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 6/8/1939... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1939, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 8 RBI... Injured on 9/11/1939 with a Sprained Ankle, out for one week... Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1939... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1940, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1940, hitting .415 with 12 HR, 28 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1940, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/4/1941... Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1943.
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