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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-25-2078
John Smyth Second Base
Retired (1959, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .284 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .773 Status Deceased (1990) Option Years 0  
H 552 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 01-30-1923
HR 36 Drafted Round 8, Pick 114
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(12 games)
RBI 245
SB 89
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance D+   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L D+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR B 
Speed A- Bunt D+ Control C-   Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (3.5%) Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B C- (28.9%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CHA
119
168
38
53
11
2
2
23
30
 19 3 1
5
 1 4
.866
.426
.440
.125
.315
1951 CHA
112
404
72
117
16
5
10
54
51
 59 1 4
24
 4 10
.796
.367
.428
.139
.290
1952 NYN
122
202
40
66
14
3
6
32
27
 17 1 1
3
 0 5
.922
.407
.515
.188
.327
1953 NYN
106
189
36
64
12
3
8
44
21
 23 0 0
4
 2 4
.966
.405
.561
.222
.339
1954 NYN
97
220
21
51
6
5
3
25
35
 32 1 0
10
 3 6
.685
.340
.345
.114
.232
1955 NYN-PIT
21
32
2
9
0
0
0
3
2
 3 0 0
1
 0 1
.605
.324
.281
.000
.281
1956 PIT
56
69
16
22
4
1
0
3
7
 10 0 1
6
 0 1
.782
.377
.406
.087
.319
1957 PIT
100
245
30
74
9
2
3
25
19
 46 3 2
20
 4 6
.749
.357
.392
.090
.302
1958 PIT
81
234
23
54
7
1
4
24
31
 39 3 2
10
 2 1
.646
.326
.321
.090
.231
1959 PIT
61
181
12
42
6
3
0
12
14
 22 1 0
6
 3 1
.589
.291
.298
.066
.232
Total
875
1944
290
552
85
25
36
245
237
 270 13 11
89
 19 39
.773
.364
.409
.125
.284
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01John Smyth has retired from the Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters
1956-09-07The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted John Smyth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Marty McFly to the minors.
1956-06-27The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Ted Gagliano to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Pat Morita to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Andrew Foxx to the minors. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent John Smyth to the minors.
1956-05-20The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted John Smyth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Tommy Hawk to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Ted Gagliano to the minors. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Marty McFly to the minors.
1956-05-16The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Harry Noodl to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent John Smyth to the minors.
1956-05-13The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted John Smyth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Ted Gagliano to the minors.
1956-05-11The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Marty McFly to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent John Smyth to the minors.
1956-05-06The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted John Smyth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Marty McFly to the minors.
1956-04-27The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Marty McFly to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Ted Gagliano to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent John Smyth to the minors. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Tommy Hawk to the minors.
1956-04-24The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted John Smyth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Tommy Hawk to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Ted Gagliano to the minors. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Marty McFly to the minors.
1956-04-22The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Billy Smith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent John Smyth to the minors.
1956-04-05The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Harry Noodl to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted John Smyth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Marty McFly to the minors. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Al Murff to the minors.
1955-10-13The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Fred Powell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent John Smyth to the minors.
1955-10-03The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted John Smyth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have sent Jim Gilligan to the minors.
1955-09-17The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have acquired John Smyth from the waiver wire.
1955-08-19The New York Giants have acquired Jackie Chan from the waiver wire. The New York Giants have waived John Smyth.
1955-06-17The New York Giants have promoted Jimmy Connors to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent John Smyth to the minors.
1950-04-11The Chicago White Sox have promoted John Smyth to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Gavvy Girard to the minors.