Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1918... Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 4 on 4/1/1918 ... Had first career hit on 4/9/1918, off Dazzy Vance (STL)... Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 24 on 4/13/1918 ... Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 31 on 4/17/1918 ... Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 40 on 4/25/1918 ... Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 43 on 4/30/1918 ... Was selected to the 1918 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1918, going 6-1, 2.85... Injured on 5/8/1920 with a Inflamed Tricep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks... 8/16/1920: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $10,550,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1921, going 6-2, 1.90... Was selected to the 1921 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1921, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1921, going 26-16, 2.75 ERA... Was selected to the 1922 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1922, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1922, going 6-0, 0.65... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1922, going 28-11, 2.23 ERA... Injured on 4/17/1923 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1923, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1923, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1923, going 8-0, 1.63... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1923, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1923, going 7-0, 2.14... Was selected to the 1923 Allstar game... Won World Series with Brooklyn in 1923... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1923, going 30-9, 2.62 ERA... Hit first career homerun on 5/20/1924, off Willie Foster (CHC)... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1924, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1924, going 5-1, 1.65... Was selected to the 1924 Allstar game... 7/5/1924: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $10,550,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1924, going 6-0, 1.18... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1924, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Injured on 10/16/1924 with a Strained Back, out for one week... Won World Series with Brooklyn in 1924... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1924, going 30-10, 2.12 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1925, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1925, going 5-0, 2.00... Was selected to the 1925 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1925, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1925, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1925, going 6-1, 1.89... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1925, going 31-7, 1.98 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1926, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1926, going 7-1, 2.44... Injured on 5/4/1926 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... Injured on 6/7/1926 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1926, going 6-1, 1.45... Injured on 9/18/1926 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1926, going 24-5, 2.08 ERA... Injured on 3/4/1927 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1927, going 7-1, 1.93... Was selected to the 1927 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1927, going 6-0, 0.74... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1927, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won World Series with Brooklyn in 1927... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1927, going 31-9, 2.41 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1928, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1928, going 4-3, 1.23... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1928, going 6-0, 1.26... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1928, going 5-1, 2.70... 10/5/1928: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $12,050,000 per year, for 4 years. Won World Series with Brooklyn in 1928... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1928, going 30-10, 2.03 ERA... Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1929, going 6-0, 1.92... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1929, going 6-1, 1.69... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1929, going 5-1, 1.00... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1929, going 28-8, 1.69 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1930, going 6-0, 1.03... Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1930, winning 2 games with a 1.04 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1930, going 3-1, 1.53... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1930, going 30-5, 1.92 ERA... Injured on 4/7/1931 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1931, going 5-0, 0.61... Struck out 15 batters against Philadelphia (N) on 9/30/1931... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1932, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1932, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1932, going 5-1, 1.31... Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game... 7/6/1932: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $13,000,000 per year, for 7 years. Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1932, going 5-2, 0.73... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1932, going 26-14, 2.23 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1933, going 6-1, 1.77... Injured on 5/12/1933 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1933, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... Pitched NO-HITTER against Philadelphia (N) on 7/23/1933, striking out 11... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1933, going 7-1, 2.82... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1933, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1933, going 6-1, 0.57... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1933, going 29-10, 2.31 ERA... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1935, going 5-1, 1.21... Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game... Injured on 7/15/1935 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1936, going 6-1, 1.38... Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1936, going 5-2, 3.07... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1936, going 24-17, 2.98 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1937, going 7-0, 2.42... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1937, going 7-0, 3.05... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1937, going 5-1, 2.11... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1937, going 28-7, 3.19 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1938, going 6-0, 2.84... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1938, going 5-1, 2.05... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1938, going 7-0, 2.64... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1938, going 28-9, 2.80 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1939, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1939, going 6-0, 1.53... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1939, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1939, going 6-0, 1.61... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1939, going 5-3, 1.93... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1939, going 6-0, 1.89... Injured on 9/18/1939 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1939, going 4-1, 1.04... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1939, going 32-5, 1.91 ERA... 10/22/1939: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $14,050,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1940, going 7-1, 1.82... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1940, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1940, going 5-1, 1.89... Struck out 15 batters against Chicago (N) on 6/10/1940... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Injured on 7/27/1940 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1940, going 23-6, 2.63 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1941, going 5-0, 2.28... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1941, going 5-1, 2.34... Injured on 10/7/1941 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1941, going 26-11, 2.72 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1942, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Pitched PERFECT GAME against Pittsburgh on 7/18/1942, striking out 9... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1942, going 5-0, 1.05... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1942, going 24-9, 2.55 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1943, going 7-1, 2.97... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1943, going 7-0, 1.52... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1943, going 5-0, 2.39... Injured on 10/4/1943 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1943, going 28-10, 3.22 ERA... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/9/1944 to a 2-year deal worth $15,050,000 per year... Injured on 4/9/1944 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1944, going 7-0, 4.39... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Injured on 7/7/1944 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1944... Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1945.
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