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Bobby Doerr League
9-10-2028
Luke Smith Catcher
Retired (1979, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .232 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .614 Status Retired (1979) Option Years 0  
H 356 Age 86 (OS 86) Date of Birth 07-28-1942
HR 26 Drafted Round 5, Pick 72
(1964)
Majors Svc Time 5 years
(0 games)
RBI 198
SB 14
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR B-
Speed C+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B (19.1%) LF --- Arm A- 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 Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1974 Away 72 276 23 65 9 0 3 33 16 57 1 2 2 .583 .282 .301 .065 .236
1974 Home 72 273 20 66 9 0 5 43 16 64 2 1 2 .611 .282 .330 .088 .242
1975 Away 60 171 14 28 3 1 1 21 11 38 2 1 1 .425 .214 .211 .047 .164
1975 Home 55 163 21 35 7 1 4 14 17 41 2 1 4 .640 .297 .344 .129 .215
1976 Away 47 129 9 32 5 1 1 19 6 24 0 4 1 .607 .281 .326 .078 .248
1976 Home 45 132 18 45 9 0 8 29 10 16 2 1 4 .978 .387 .591 .250 .341
1977 Away 24 74 6 15 4 1 1 9 9 15 0 1 0 .627 .302 .324 .122 .203
1977 Home 29 90 10 22 3 0 2 9 10 23 1 0 1 .661 .317 .344 .100 .244
1978 Away 33 119 7 26 5 1 0 12 3 26 0 1 3 .515 .238 .277 .059 .218
1978 Home 32 107 12 22 3 0 1 9 16 23 4 0 2 .576 .315 .262 .056 .206
Total Away 236 769 59 166 26 4 6 94 45 160 3 9 7 .546 .263 .283 .068 .216
Total Home 233 765 81 190 31 1 20 104 69 167 11 3 13 .682 .312 .370 .122 .248
Total 469 1534 140 356 57 5 26 198 114 327 14 12 20 .614 .288 .327 .095 .232

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Robin Yount League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Luke Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-04-29The Toronto Rush have waived Luke Smith.
1979-04-01The Toronto Rush have promoted Dave Allen to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have promoted Bill Bagwell to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have promoted Ginger Shaw to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have promoted Ray Lanier to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have designated Luke Smith for assignment.
1974-03-25The Toronto Rush have promoted Luke Smith to the major league team.
1974-03-25The Toronto Rush have acquired Luke Smith from the waiver wire.
1973-07-31The Minnesota Twins have waived Luke Smith.
1973-07-16The Minnesota Twins have acquired Luke Smith from the waiver wire.
1973-06-30The Milwaukee Ramshackle have waived Luke Smith.
1973-06-30The Milwaukee Ramshackle have acquired Luke Smith from the waiver wire.
1973-05-12The Detroit Smelly Katz have waived Luke Smith.
1971-05-05The Detroit Smelly Katz have acquired Luke Smith from the waiver wire.
1971-04-18The San Diego Rattlers have waived Sam Perez. The San Diego Rattlers have waived Ken W Hopkins. The San Diego Rattlers have waived Luke Smith.
1970-04-26The San Diego Rattlers have promoted Chuck Gumpert to the major league team. The San Diego Rattlers have designated Luke Smith for assignment.
1970-04-26The San Diego Rattlers have promoted Luke Smith to the major league team.