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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1980 LHP 22 34 7 2 1 0 1 1 7 .552 .229 .324 .118 .206
1980 RHP 38 69 23 4 1 2 7 5 13 .881 .373 .507 .174 .333
1981 LHP 18 36 8 3 0 0 1 3 9 .598 .293 .306 .083 .222
1981 RHP 49 107 19 1 1 1 12 14 31 .504 .270 .234 .056 .178
1982 LHP 21 42 6 0 1 0 1 5 8 .425 .234 .190 .048 .143
1982 RHP 27 75 22 7 1 1 11 12 20 .844 .391 .453 .160 .293
1983 LHP 34 64 17 1 0 0 6 6 15 .610 .329 .281 .016 .266
1983 RHP 56 157 35 4 1 0 10 13 38 .540 .279 .261 .038 .223
1984 LHP 28 75 19 3 0 1 5 7 15 .659 .325 .333 .080 .253
1984 RHP 54 162 44 7 3 5 24 9 35 .753 .308 .444 .173 .272
1985 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1985 RHP 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .333 .333 .000 .333
1986 LHP 39 89 21 4 0 1 10 6 19 .596 .281 .315 .079 .236
1986 RHP 58 162 46 12 4 0 12 22 41 .777 .370 .407 .123 .284
1987 LHP 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 .111 .000 .000 .000
1987 RHP 6 19 2 0 0 0 3 2 4 .296 .190 .105 .000 .105
1988 LHP 9 14 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .527 .312 .214 .000 .214
1988 RHP 23 65 14 1 2 1 5 2 11 .577 .239 .338 .123 .215
1989 RHP 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total LHP 178 363 81 13 2 2 27 31 77 .573 .286 .287 .063 .223
Total RHP 313 822 206 36 13 10 84 79 194 .677 .315 .363 .112 .251
Total 414 1185 287 49 15 12 111 110 271 .645 .306 .339 .097 .242
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.