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Dom DiMaggio League
7-28-2075
Sam Smith First Base
Retired (1968, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .279 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .795 Status Deceased (1995) Option Years 0  
H 1453 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 10-31-1930
HR 182 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(44 games)
RBI 713
SB 228
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C  Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (99.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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 
1952 Minors 22 0.00 3 / 6 2 / 2 8 / 9 4 / 6 4 / 8 10 / 10 2 / 2 33 / 43
1952 Majors 22 0.00 3 / 6 2 / 3 2 / 2 2 / 3 2 / 4 2 / 2 2 / 2 15 / 22
1953 Majors 23 0.00 2 / 8 3 / 3 4 / 7 2 / 5 6 / 11 7 / 7 6 / 9 30 / 50
1954 Majors 24 0.00 4 / 7 6 / 11 5 / 8 4 / 9 1 / 3 7 / 7 2 / 4 29 / 49
1955 Majors 25 0.00 1 / 9 3 / 6 5 / 12 2 / 4 0 / 6 5 / 6 3 / 8 19 / 51
1956 Majors 26 0.00 3 / 16 0 / 6 3 / 6 2 / 5 2 / 7 3 / 8 3 / 8 16 / 56
1957 Majors 27 0.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 4 3 / 14
1958 Majors 28 0.00 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 11
1959 Majors 29 11.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 11
1960 Majors 30 47.00 1 / 10 0 / 6 1 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 7 2 / 47
1961 Majors 31 42.80 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 42
1962 Majors 32 49.10 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 5 1 / 5 0 / 7 2 / 49
1963 Majors 33 51.50 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 51
1964 Majors 34 45.89 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 45
1965 Majors 35 15.40 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 15
1966 Majors 36 24.00 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 24
1967 Majors 37 19.30 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 19
1968 Majors 38 16.00 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 1 / 16
Total 0 0 0 18 / 106 16 / 84 29 / 101 19 / 92 15 / 67 35 / 83 20 / 82 152 / 615
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Sam Smith has retired from the St. Louis Red Birds
1960-04-08A trade has been completed between the Chicago Clippers and the St. Louis Blues. The St. Louis Blues receive Sam Smith from the Chicago Clippers in exchange for Tommy Sax.
1955-05-30A trade has been completed between the New York Rain and the Chicago Clippers. The Chicago Clippers receive Jimmy Hubbard, Sam Smith, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (NYA) from the New York Rain in exchange for Ramon Honeycutt.
1953-04-16A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Rain. The New York Rain receive Bill Verdi, Jimmy Key, Archie Peters, Sam Smith, Jack Morris from the Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Jacinto Lopez, Derek Borchers, Brent Wagner, Mario Escobar.
1952-07-08The Brooklyn Koufaxs have promoted Sam Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have sent Peter Dodge to the minors.
1951-09-09The Brooklyn Koufaxs have promoted Kevin Fisher to the major league team. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have promoted Sadie Handley to the major league team. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have promoted Vic Williams to the major league team. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have sent Bucky Graney to the minors. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have sent Peter Dodge to the minors. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have sent Sam Smith to the minors.
1951-09-07The Brooklyn Koufaxs have promoted Marcus Melvin to the major league team. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have promoted Jay Lieber to the major league team. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have promoted Peter Dodge to the major league team. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have promoted Bert Eller to the major league team. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have promoted Sam Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have sent Mike Veach to the minors. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have sent Sadie Handley to the minors. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have sent John Reilley to the minors. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have sent Ellis Burks to the minors. The Brooklyn Koufaxs have sent Ian Christianson to the minors.