hɪz mˈoʊst pɹədˈʌktɪv sˈiːzən kˈeɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv wɪð sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi, wˌɛn hiː pˈoʊstᵻd kɚɹˈɪɹhˈaɪz ɪn ɡˈeɪmz plˈeɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ sˈɛvənti tˈuː ɡˈeɪmz æz stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ bˈækstɑːp æz ðə ɹˈɛdz mˈoʊstjˈuːzd kˈætʃɚ, bˈæɾɪŋ ˈævɹɪdʒ.tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, hˈoʊm ɹˈʌnz ˈeɪt, ˌɑːɹbˌiːˈaɪ θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ænd ɹˈʌnz twˈɛnti tˈuː.
His most productive season came in 1945 with Cincinnati, when he posted career-highs in games played (76, including 72 games as starting backstop as the Reds' most-used catcher), batting average (.256), home runs (eight), RBI (31) and runs (22).