He started his baseball career as a minor league player for the Bloomington Bloomers. They were in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. He played with them from 1925 to 1927. In 1925 he played in 31 games and had 79 plate appearances. As a pitcher he had a 3–7 record. In 1926 he played in 56 games and had 144 plate appearances. He had a 7–14 record when he was a pitcher. In 1927 he played for two teams. With the Bloomers he pitched a 3–3 record.
