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Don Newcombe League 4-25-2161 |
| Norm Smithson |  First BaseRetired (1956, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .261 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .682 | Status | Deceased (1999) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 118 | Age at Death | 77 | Date of Birth | 01-21-1922 | |
| HR | 8 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 26 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (64 games) |
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| RBI | 33 | |||||
| SB | 2 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | 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 | KC | 108 |
157 |
10 |
37
|
1 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
19 |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .618 |
.318 |
.299 |
.064 |
.236 |
|
| 1951 | KC-NYA | 69 |
221 |
24 |
62
|
6 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
25 |
33 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1 | 6 | .703 |
.355 |
.348 |
.068 |
.281 |
|
| 1952 | NYA-KC | 35 |
57 |
8 |
15
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 3 | .768 |
.382 |
.386 |
.123 |
.263 |
|
| 1954 | PHI | 15 |
17 |
2 |
4
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .690 |
.278 |
.412 |
.176 |
.235 |
|
| Total | 227 |
452 |
44 |
118
|
11 |
0 |
8 |
33 |
56 |
63 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | 9 | .682 |
.343 |
.338 |
.077 |
.261 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1956-11-01 | Norm Smithson has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1954-08-30 | The Philadelphia Pythians have waived Norm Smithson. |
| 1954-08-22 | The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Don Valentin for assignment. The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Norm Smithson for assignment. |
| 1954-07-20 | The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Norm Smithson to the major league team. |
| 1954-07-20 | The Philadelphia Pythians have acquired Norm Smithson from the waiver wire. |
| 1952-09-08 | The Kansas City Eggmen have waived Norm Smithson. |
| 1952-08-31 | The Kansas City Eggmen have acquired Norm Smithson from the waiver wire. |
| 1952-07-30 | The Kansas City Eggmen have waived Norm Smithson. |
| 1952-07-12 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Thurman Pepitone to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have designated Norm Smithson for assignment. |
| 1952-05-02 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Norm Smithson to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Jonathan Gibralter to the minors. |
| 1952-05-02 | The Kansas City Eggmen have acquired Norm Smithson from the waiver wire. |
| 1952-04-25 | The New York Cubans have waived Norm Smithson. |
| 1952-04-11 | The New York Cubans have promoted Ed Erautt to the major league team. The New York Cubans have promoted Joe Mauro to the major league team. The New York Cubans have promoted Vern Mickens to the major league team. The New York Cubans have designated Bronson Hamilton for assignment. The New York Cubans have designated Norm Smithson for assignment. The New York Cubans have sent Howie McAllister to the minors. |
| 1951-06-03 | The New York Cubans have promoted Norm Smithson to the major league team. The New York Cubans have sent Tony Sweet to the minors. |
| 1951-06-03 | The New York Cubans have acquired Norm Smithson from the waiver wire. |
| 1951-05-27 | The Kansas City Eggmen have waived Norm Smithson. |
| 1951-04-24 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Harry Boskie to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have designated Norm Smithson for assignment. |