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Ken Griffey Jr League
3-7-2079
Jim Smith Right Field
Retired (1974, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .703 Status Deceased (2010) Option Years 0  
H 1572 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 10-24-1936
HR 161 Drafted Round 3, Pick 40
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(78 games)
RBI 716
SB 154
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A 
Speed C  Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B A- (83.1%) CF C  (41.4%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   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
1958 DET
135
537
53
125
17
0
7
39
36
 121 3 2
8
 3 5
.587
.284
.304
.071
.233
1959 DET
136
508
68
131
22
0
18
52
44
 92 4 2
4
 2 6
.728
.321
.407
.150
.258
1960 DET
136
505
51
120
16
2
6
34
48
 86 3 4
8
 6 10
.618
.305
.313
.075
.238
1961 DET
140
428
50
119
19
4
14
70
25
 91 4 5
6
 7 2
.760
.320
.439
.161
.278
1962 DET
133
460
48
118
15
3
17
51
39
 85 3 5
10
 14 4
.729
.316
.413
.157
.257
1963 DET
111
387
38
101
16
5
5
44
35
 67 1 1
14
 5 3
.690
.323
.367
.106
.261
1964 DET
121
416
46
105
13
1
15
64
37
 82 3 5
16
 10 3
.711
.315
.397
.144
.252
1965 DET
131
189
26
49
11
0
7
25
11
 43 0 1
8
 3 1
.727
.299
.429
.169
.259
1966 DET
120
246
36
66
11
1
7
27
33
 53 1 2
10
 6 3
.761
.355
.407
.138
.268
1967 DET-KC
97
298
33
75
10
2
8
38
34
 53 1 0
6
 3 4
.710
.330
.379
.128
.252
1968 KC-CLE-BAL
128
310
32
66
15
1
8
31
26
 59 0 4
7
 1 1
.616
.271
.345
.132
.213
1969 BAL
105
260
42
76
13
0
9
42
32
 43 0 1
6
 7 7
.815
.369
.446
.154
.292
1970 BAL
114
419
49
109
19
3
7
44
46
 58 3 2
12
 6 8
.706
.336
.370
.110
.260
1971 BAL
130
480
54
115
14
2
10
50
58
 84 5 3
14
 19 11
.666
.326
.340
.100
.240
1972 BAL-KC
132
475
63
133
24
3
12
65
43
 85 2 1
22
 7 6
.761
.342
.419
.139
.280
1973 KC
103
237
33
64
8
1
11
40
24
 37 2 2
3
 3 3
.791
.340
.451
.181
.270
Total
1972
6155
722
1572
243
28
161
716
571
 1139 35 40
154
 102 77
.703
.320
.382
.127
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Jim Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1974-04-18The Kansas City Athletics have waived Jim Smith.
1974-03-05The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Clyde Buckner to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Silver Rios to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Jim Smith for assignment. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Herb Dingman to the minors.
1972-08-05A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Contact. The Baltimore Contact receive Merle Oberon, Addy Lundgren, Jimmy Perez from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Kim Sutton, Willie Lenhardt, Jim Smith.
1968-07-05The Baltimore LowLifes have acquired Jim Smith from the waiver wire.
1968-07-01A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Buzz Saws and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Dick Milosevich, Alex Schwenck, Carmen Roenicke from the Cleveland Buzz Saws in exchange for John Fields, Jim Smith (Optioned) , Justin Duchscherer.
1967-05-18A trade has been completed between the Detroit Southern Railwaymen and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Jim Smith from the Detroit Southern Railwaymen in exchange for Draft Pick - 1968 Round 4 (KC).
1962-06-03The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Jim Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Johnny Goodell to the minors.
1962-05-27The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Johnny Goodell to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Jim Smith to the minors.
1958-04-01The Detroit White/Green Stripe Sox have promoted Jim Smith to the major league team. The Detroit White/Green Stripe Sox have designated Roberto Duran for assignment.