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Tris Speaker League
4-1-2021
Rip Smithers Right Field
Retired (1960, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .270 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .757 Status Deceased (1987) Option Years 0  
H 617 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 01-20-1924
HR 75 Drafted Round 9, Pick 139
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(0 games)
RBI 278
SB 36
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt A- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A  (89.5%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A  (90.0%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 MIL
92
167
17
39
6
2
3
12
13
 18 1 0
4
 0 1
.640
.293
.347
.114
.234
1951 PIT
116
193
32
56
6
2
8
17
16
 25 0 2
1
 2 3
.808
.341
.466
.176
.290
1952 PIT
119
230
32
55
9
1
10
24
19
 36 0 1
2
 2 2
.713
.296
.417
.178
.239
1953 PIT
123
446
64
127
13
7
14
59
32
 85 2 2
15
 6 4
.773
.334
.439
.155
.285
1954 PIT
126
235
31
64
11
0
9
34
26
 47 1 0
4
 0 0
.781
.347
.434
.162
.272
1955 PIT
109
169
24
41
6
3
5
12
21
 27 3 0
2
 0 0
.739
.337
.402
.160
.243
1956 PIT
120
243
33
66
8
4
8
34
21
 48 1 2
0
 0 2
.766
.330
.436
.165
.272
1957 PIT
90
195
15
59
6
2
6
29
11
 41 0 0
1
 0 1
.786
.340
.446
.144
.303
1958 PIT
72
173
22
53
11
3
5
27
11
 24 0 1
3
 1 2
.837
.346
.491
.185
.306
1959 PIT
79
151
24
39
11
1
6
23
13
 22 0 0
3
 1 2
.781
.317
.464
.205
.258
1960 PIT
37
82
7
18
3
1
1
7
4
 15 0 0
1
 2 0
.573
.256
.317
.098
.220
Total
1083
2284
301
617
90
26
75
278
187
 388 8 8
36
 14 17
.757
.326
.431
.161
.270
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01Rip Smithers has retired from the Pittsburgh Spank
1958-04-04The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Ace Munro to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Don Boros to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Rip Smithers to the major league team.
1957-09-20The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Terry Willis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Micky Tettleton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Spank have sent Ace Munro to the minors. The Pittsburgh Spank have sent Rip Smithers to the minors.
1951-04-04The Pittsburgh Spank have renamed Jeff Benard to Rip Smithers.