[1] Pratt signed with the St. Louis Browns of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1912.

Owner Phil Ball accused some of the players of intentionally playing poorly so that they could be traded.

The suit was eventually settled in 1918, and Pratt was traded to the New York Yankees.

After the 1920 season, the Yankees traded Pratt to the Boston Red Sox for Waite Hoyt, but he decided to retire.

[2] He began preparing the 1921 team, but the Red Sox coaxed him out of retirement before the first game of the season.