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Billy Hamilton League
8-17-2079
Hal Smith Left Field
Retired (1976, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .683 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 476 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 07-07-1941
HR 40 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1962)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(23 games)
RBI 201
SB 81
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B F  (3.0%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B D- (5.4%) CF A+ (97.6%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (98.1%)   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 
1962 Minors 21 0.00 0 / 0 2 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 2 2 / 2 7 / 9
1965 Minors 24 10.00 1 / 1 3 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2 6 / 10
1965 Majors 24 2.75 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2
1966 Minors 25 9.00 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 5 / 9
1966 Majors 25 3.37 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 3
1967 Minors 26 12.00 1 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2 3 / 3 1 / 2 7 / 12
1968 Majors 27 39.04 3 / 5 0 / 5 2 / 2 1 / 9 0 / 8 2 / 4 3 / 6 11 / 39
1969 Majors 28 42.37 0 / 4 1 / 6 1 / 3 3 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 8 6 / 42
1970 Majors 29 7.20 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 7
1971 Majors 30 44.40 0 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 4 2 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 11 3 / 5 6 / 44
1972 Majors 31 15.40 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 15
1973 Majors 32 17.60 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 17
1974 Majors 33 17.60 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 3 1 / 17
1975 Majors 34 14.50 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 14
1976 Majors 35 5.05 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 5
Total 0 0 0 7 / 28 7 / 37 4 / 25 10 / 40 2 / 34 9 / 41 13 / 40 52 / 245
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Hal Smith has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1973-04-12The Chicago Cubs have acquired Hal Smith from the waiver wire.
1973-04-12The Chicago Cubs have demoted Squire Runge to the minor leagues.
1973-04-08The Pittsburgh River Men have promoted Will Marberry to the major league team. The Pittsburgh River Men have designated Hal Smith for assignment.
1968-07-01A trade has been completed between the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Steel Men. The Pittsburgh Steel Men receive Hal Smith, Drazen Wuertz, Joe Whitehouse, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (MIL) from the Boston Braves in exchange for Jesse Ortiz.
1968-04-05The Boston Braves have acquired Hal Smith from the waiver wire.
1968-04-05The Boston Braves have demoted Damian Winters to the minor leagues.
1968-03-01The Chicago Shockers have designated Hal Smith for assignment.
1968-03-01The Chicago Shockers have promoted Hal Smith to the major league team.
1966-10-03The Chicago Shockers have sent Hal Smith to the minors. The Chicago Shockers have sent David Newton to the minors.
1966-09-23The Chicago Shockers have promoted Hal Smith to the major league team.
1965-10-17The Chicago Shockers have promoted Rick Tolley to the major league team. The Chicago Shockers have sent Hal Smith to the minors.
1965-09-10The Chicago Shockers have promoted Hal Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Shockers have sent Andy Talbot to the minors.
1965-03-05A trade has been completed between the Chicago Shockers and the Baltimore blasters. The Baltimore blasters receive Ed Dickson, Nicholas Aaron, Bill Wells, Dino Beach from the Chicago Shockers in exchange for Johnny Seyfried, Hal Smith, Hank Augustine.
1963-03-03The Baltimore Knights have promoted Hal Smith to the major league team.