hiː ɹˈoʊz fɹʌm klˈæs dˈiː, ðə lˈoʊɪst lˈɛvəl, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈɔːl ðə wˈeɪ tə ðə tˈɑːplˈɛvəl kəlˈʌmbəs ɹˈɛd bˈɜːdz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ænd nˈiːdᵻd ˈoʊnli θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz ʌv mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ sˈiːzənɪŋ tə ɹˈiːtʃ ðə bˈɪɡ lˈiːɡz.
He rose from Class D, the lowest level, in 1940 all the way to the top-level Columbus Red Birds in 1941, and needed only three years of minor league seasoning to reach the big leagues.