[2] Over the first two years of his career, he spent most of time as a starting pitcher, with infrequent performances out of the bullpen.

The following year, he was no longer part of the pitching rotation, and spent most of his time as a relief pitcher, appearing in 37 games, also without much success.

[1] Before the 1933 season, he was bought by Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League,[2] where he has the claim to fame for stopping young Joe DiMaggio's minor league record 61-game hitting streak.

[3][4] He suddenly became ill in late 1937, and he returned to his parents' home in Meriden, where he lapsed into a coma and died at the age of 32.

It was determined that he had suffered from an acute heart ailment caused by chronic rheumatism.