Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1923... Injured on 3/4/1923 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1923, off Wilbur Cooper (PIT)... Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1923, off Leon Cadore (BRO)... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1924, hitting .289 with 10 HR, 25 RBI... Was selected to the 1924 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 5/4/1925... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1925, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1925 Allstar game... 1/31/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,057,143 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1926, hitting .464 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1926, hitting .358 with 8 HR, 24 RBI... Was selected to the 1926 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1926, hitting .455 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... 1/31/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,292,857 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1927 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against Pittsburgh on 7/7/1927... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1927, hitting .448 with 12 HR, 40 RBI... 1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,350,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/23/1928 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1928, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1928, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (N) on 6/22/1928... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1928, hitting .440 with 13 HR, 41 RBI... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1928, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1928, hitting .402 with 13 HR, 37 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1928, hitting .440 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 3 runs on 8/8/1928... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Chicago (N) on 8/11/1928... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1928, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 51 on 8/18/1928... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 52 on 8/23/1928... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1928, hitting .406 with 11 HR, 26 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1928, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 5 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1928, hitting .391 with 62 HR, 162 RBI... 10/22/1928: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $12,700,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1929, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (N) on 6/20/1929... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1929, hitting .360 with 7 HR, 30 RBI... Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 8/5/1929... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1929, hitting .400 with 7 HR, 15 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1929, hitting .647 with 3 HR, 15 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1929, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1929, hitting .430 with 14 HR, 50 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 9/28/1929... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1929, hitting .640 with 5 HR, 19 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 5 runs on 5/25/1930... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1930, hitting .407 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1931, hitting .632 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Had 6 hits with 0 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 6/27/1931... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1931, hitting .481 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1931, hitting .352 with 9 HR, 30 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 9/27/1931... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1931, hitting .367 with 9 HR, 32 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 4/27/1932... 6/13/1932: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $12,700,000 per year, for 6 years. Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 5/30/1933... Injured on 5/10/1934 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 6/8/1934 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Had 2000th career hit on 7/26/1934, off Charles Corbett (CIN)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1934, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 8 RBI... Had 500th career homerun on 8/25/1934, off Bud Teachout (PHI)... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 9/21/1934... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1934, hitting .360 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1934, hitting .364 with 10 HR, 35 RBI... Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1934... Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 4 runs on 4/2/1935... Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1935, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Brooklyn on 9/4/1935... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 66 on 9/12/1935... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1935, hitting .325 with 15 HR, 33 RBI... Had 600th career homerun on 4/28/1936, off Uel Eubanks (CIN)... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (N) on 6/28/1936... Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (N) on 4/18/1937... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Injured on 7/21/1937 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against New York (N) on 8/16/1937... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1937, hitting .455 with 4 HR, 14 RBI... Hit for the cycle against Chicago (N) on 8/28/1937... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 8/29/1937... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1937, hitting .450 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Had 700th career homerun on 9/24/1937, off Rodolfo Fernandez (STL)... Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (N), driving in 7 runs on 9/24/1937... Won World Series with Boston (N) in 1937... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 5/10/1938... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1938, hitting .474 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1938, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1938, hitting .529 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/17/1939 to a 5-year deal worth $11,200,000 per year... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 6/15/1939... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 10/2/1939... Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1939... Had 3000th career hit on 4/20/1940, off Ivy Andrews (NYY)... Had 800th career homerun on 6/17/1940, off Cy Moore (WAS)... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 4 runs on 6/20/1940... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 6/28/1941... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston (A) on 5/27/1942... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Injured on 4/18/1943 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week... 10/5/1943: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years. Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1944.
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