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Richie Ashburn League
4-1-2013
Cliff Smith First Base
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .779 Status Retired (1968) Option Years 0  
H 2220 Age 81 (OS 82) Date of Birth 06-22-1931
HR 304 Drafted Round 2, Pick 32
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(110 games)
RBI 1327
SB 141
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B A+ (100%) LF D- (4.0%) Arm B- WS Appearances 8
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 11
3B --- RF F  (1.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1953 Majors 22 0.00 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 4 / 4 8 / 14
1954 Majors 23 0.00 8 / 11 0 / 12 11 / 11 4 / 6 6 / 7 5 / 5 12 / 12 46 / 64
1955 Majors 24 0.00 7 / 9 2 / 8 7 / 8 7 / 8 6 / 12 10 / 10 6 / 6 45 / 61
1956 Majors 25 0.00 6 / 12 2 / 11 4 / 8 5 / 10 1 / 5 6 / 9 9 / 9 33 / 64
1957 Majors 26 0.00 3 / 13 0 / 8 5 / 9 2 / 6 7 / 12 8 / 9 4 / 9 29 / 66
1958 Majors 27 0.00 2 / 7 1 / 12 8 / 11 1 / 10 3 / 9 5 / 9 7 / 10 27 / 68
1959 Majors 28 0.00 3 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 5 2 / 16 0 / 7 2 / 7 3 / 15 11 / 65
1960 Majors 29 0.00 1 / 13 0 / 4 1 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 10 1 / 9 3 / 8 6 / 64
1961 Majors 30 62.00 0 / 13 2 / 9 1 / 4 0 / 12 0 / 10 1 / 9 0 / 5 4 / 62
1962 Majors 31 63.00 0 / 9 0 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 63
1963 Majors 32 58.39 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 3 0 / 58
1964 Majors 33 66.69 1 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 3 0 / 14 2 / 6 0 / 11 3 / 66
1965 Majors 34 64.89 0 / 15 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 15 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 64
1966 Majors 35 51.49 0 / 8 0 / 11 1 / 12 0 / 11 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 51
1967 Majors 36 53.09 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 6 1 / 11 1 / 53
1968 Majors 37 18.50 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 5 2 / 18
Total 0 0 0 31 / 141 8 / 123 40 / 130 22 / 128 25 / 141 42 / 110 49 / 128 217 / 901
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Cliff Smith has retired from the St. Louis Terriers
1968-04-30The St. Louis Terriers have acquired Cliff Smith from the waiver wire.
1968-04-30The St. Louis Terriers have demoted Danny Stabler to the minor leagues.
1968-04-26The Cincinnati Red have promoted Jason Biggio to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red have designated Cliff Smith for assignment.
1963-04-20A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Red. The Cincinnati Red receive Ray King, Cliff Smith, Earl Priest, Leslie Mikkelsen, Danny Bogener from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Tex Oyler, Charlie Tsitouris.
1953-10-03The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Cliff Smith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Johnny Suder to the minors.
1953-09-18The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Woodward (Woody) Shattuck to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Cliff Smith to the minors.
1953-08-08The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Cliff Smith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Pete Kurosaki to the minors.
1953-08-08A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Hal Harter from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Cliff Smith, Robin Coles, Duke Wall.