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Bobby Doerr League
9-11-2028
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 C    Mentor vR B-
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B D  (19.1%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- 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 
1970 Minors 28 70.00 4 / 5 5 / 11 2 / 5 2 / 16 3 / 9 3 / 10 5 / 14 24 / 70
1971 Minors 29 64.00 2 / 9 2 / 7 3 / 8 0 / 7 3 / 15 2 / 9 2 / 9 14 / 64
1972 Minors 30 56.00 3 / 12 1 / 7 2 / 6 1 / 6 1 / 8 4 / 11 0 / 6 12 / 56
1973 Minors 31 17.00 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 4 3 / 17
1973 Majors 31 9.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 9
1974 Majors 32 64.08 162 144 0 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 13 1 / 14 0 / 10 1 / 7 0 / 6 2 / 64
1975 Majors 33 51.89 162 89 0 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 6 4 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 4 0 / 8 5 / 51
1976 Majors 34 47.13 162 66 0 -1 / 5 -1 / 6 -4 / 7 -1 / 9 -1 / 8 -3 / 7 0 / 5 -11 / 47
1977 Majors 35 35.50 162 49 0 -5 / 6 -6 / 3 -3 / 5 -1 / 7 -6 / 5 -2 / 7 1 / 2 -22 / 35
1978 Majors 36 40.35 162 64 0 0 / 5 -4 / 5 -1 / 8 -6 / 3 -6 / 6 -3 / 7 -4 / 6 -24 / 40
1979 Minors 37 6.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 6
1979 Majors 37 17.00 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 17
Total 810 412 0 3 / 63 -2 / 62 0 / 62 0 / 78 -5 / 76 3 / 69 5 / 66 4 / 476

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.