 He became an Athletics coach under manager Connie Mack from 1936 to 1940, making his last playing appearance in .A right-handed hitter, he posted a .267 batting average with 23 home runs and 256 runs batted in in 709 major league games.At Mack's suggestion, he managed the Wilmington Blue Rocks (of which Mack was vice president) for the last half of the 1940 season, finishing second in the Interstate League, but was discouraged by Mack from pursuing his goal of a managing career due to the high turnover rate in the profession.