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Keller Stargell League
7-23-2029
Ben Smith Third Base
Retired (1989, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .645 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 287 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 08-03-1954
HR 12 Drafted Round 3, Pick 61
(1977)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(89 games)
RBI 111
SB 24
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A  Bunt D- Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A  (89.9%) Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (95.8%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1980 3B DET 15 15 125.0 31 3 27 1 2 +1 2.16 .968
SS DET 27 2 51.0 23 10 13 0 4 -2 4.06 1.000
2B DET 4 4 35.0 18 11 7 0 2 0 4.63 1.000
1981 3B DET 39 39 315.2 105 18 85 2 2 +5 2.94 .981
SS DET 17 1 28.0 8 2 6 0 0 +1 2.57 1.000
1982 3B DET 35 30 258.2 80 23 57 0 4 +4 2.78 1.000
2B DET 5 5 50.0 25 10 13 2 2 0 4.14 .920
SS DET 2 2 17.0 5 2 3 0 1 0 2.65 1.000
1983 3B DET 35 35 306.0 101 25 70 6 5 +8 2.79 .941
SS DET 21 20 178.2 86 24 59 3 10 -2 4.18 .965
2B DET 11 11 89.0 63 31 30 2 8 -3 6.17 .968
1984 3B DET 57 55 474.1 143 32 106 5 6 +3 2.62 .965
SS DET 7 7 61.0 28 9 19 0 4 0 4.13 1.000
2B DET 4 4 33.0 24 9 14 1 5 -2 6.27 .958
1985 3B DET-TB 1 1 8.0 4 1 3 0 1 0 4.50 1.000
1986 2B TB 33 33 276.2 137 51 82 4 17 -4 4.33 .971
3B TB 28 26 232.0 80 21 56 3 3 +6 2.99 .963
SS TB 10 10 91.0 47 15 30 2 6 -1 4.45 .957
1987 2B TB 5 5 41.0 25 11 14 0 4 -1 5.49 1.000
3B TB 2 1 11.0 7 3 3 1 0 +1 4.91 .857
SS TB 1 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 3.38 1.000
1988 3B TB 16 14 124.0 47 8 37 2 5 +4 3.27 .957
2B TB 4 4 34.0 18 6 11 1 4 0 4.50 .944
SS TB 3 3 25.0 10 4 6 0 2 -1 3.60 1.000
1989 3B DET 2 1 10.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0.90 .500
Pos Total 3B 230 217 1864.2 600 134 445 21 28 +32 2.79 .965
2B 66 66 558.2 310 129 171 10 42 -10 4.83 .968
SS 88 46 459.2 210 68 137 5 27 -6 4.01 .976
Total 384 329 2883.0 1120 331 753 36 97 +16 3.38 .968
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Ben Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1989-07-11The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1989-07-09The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1989-06-30The Detroit Derbys have acquired George Lowdermilk from the waiver wire. The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1989-06-30The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1989-06-11The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1989-06-05The Detroit Derbys have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1989-05-09The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Mark Borchers for assignment.
1989-05-09The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1989-04-05The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have waived Ben Smith.
1989-03-07The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Surfrider Mills to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1988-04-23The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent The Ulitmate Carter to the minors.
1987-09-22The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1987-05-22The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have waived Ben Smith.
1987-05-13The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Chick Wegener to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1987-05-13The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Gene Brown to the minors.
1987-04-30The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1986-03-01The Tampa Bay Gladiators have sent Tom Aurilia to the minors. The Tampa Bay Gladiators have sent Jim Hughes to the minors. The Tampa Bay Gladiators have sent Charlie Lake to the minors. The Tampa Bay Gladiators have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Gladiators have promoted Kevin McReynolds to the major league team.
1985-07-30The Tampa Bay Gladiators have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1985-07-13The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1985-06-03The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1985-04-22The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1985-04-15The Detroit Derbys have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1984-05-12The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Glenn Noren for assignment.
1984-05-12The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1984-04-22The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1984-04-18The Detroit Derbys have promoted Glenn Noren to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1983-04-16The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team.
1982-10-12The Detroit Derbys have sent Ben Smith to the minors.
1982-08-23The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have sent Tommy McGilberry to the minors.
1982-08-23The Detroit Derbys have sent Ben Smith down to the minors.
1982-07-16The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Victor Davis for assignment.
1982-07-16The Detroit Derbys have sent Ben Smith to the minors.
1982-07-02The Detroit Derbys have promoted Charlie Sturdivant to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have promoted Victor Davis to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Ken Durham for assignment. The Detroit Derbys have designated Johnny Sprowl for assignment. The Detroit Derbys have designated Brian Kallio for assignment.
1982-03-01The Detroit Derbys have promoted Mike Bradley to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have sent Ben Smith to the minors.
1980-04-01The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Troy Kavanagh for assignment.
1980-04-01The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1978-04-04The Cincinnati Romanoi have waived Ben Smith.