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Sandberg Yingling League
6-11-2320
Lightning Smith Second Base
Retired (1965, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .253 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .711 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 1202 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 02-05-1930
HR 128 Drafted Round 3, Pick 40
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 514
SB 185
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR B+
Speed A- Bunt C  Control D    Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D+ (27.3%) Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B F  (3.4%) LF D- (4.8%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 0% 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
1952 WAS
43
126
20
30
4
1
4
19
12
 28 0 0
5
 1 2
.685
.304
.381
.143
.238
1953 WAS
135
561
73
125
21
7
8
38
44
 120 2 4
20
 10 30
.608
.280
.328
.105
.223
1954 WAS
135
585
96
152
26
13
16
67
40
 117 7 1
28
 10 17
.745
.314
.431
.171
.260
1955 WAS
118
466
55
122
14
5
17
61
46
 89 3 2
20
 14 12
.754
.331
.423
.161
.262
1956 WAS
99
242
30
61
8
1
3
19
19
 35 0 1
18
 2 12
.636
.305
.331
.079
.252
1957 WAS
120
392
62
112
14
6
13
46
23
 69 1 2
28
 2 8
.777
.325
.452
.166
.286
1958 WAS
128
509
59
133
21
9
10
44
41
 87 0 2
14
 9 8
.712
.315
.397
.136
.261
1959 WAS
104
383
58
94
7
9
12
46
31
 69 2 1
13
 4 8
.709
.305
.405
.159
.245
1960 WAS
109
388
56
106
14
5
10
44
38
 59 1 2
7
 3 9
.750
.338
.412
.139
.273
1961 WAS
94
204
21
45
6
1
4
23
17
 32 0 0
6
 3 1
.599
.281
.319
.098
.221
1962 WAS
103
264
34
71
6
7
7
39
26
 52 2 3
13
 3 4
.760
.336
.424
.155
.269
1963 WAS
107
249
40
63
6
2
12
31
23
 54 1 0
8
 1 5
.756
.319
.438
.185
.253
1964 WAS
79
224
26
56
10
4
6
27
27
 38 0 2
3
 4 3
.739
.328
.411
.161
.250
1965 WAS
75
159
22
32
4
2
6
10
17
 33 1 0
2
 0 4
.647
.282
.365
.164
.201
Total
1449
4752
652
1202
161
72
128
514
404
 882 20 20
185
 66 123
.711
.313
.398
.145
.253
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Lightning Smith has retired from the Washington Senators
1964-05-07The Washington Senators have promoted Lightning Smith to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Downtown Brown to the minors.
1964-04-09The Washington Senators have promoted Downtown Brown to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Lightning Smith to the minors.
1959-05-18The Washington Senators have promoted Lightning Smith to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Dick Morris to the minors.
1958-09-23The Washington Senators have promoted Dick Morris to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Lightning Smith to the minors.
1956-04-24The Washington Senators have promoted Lightning Smith to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Josef Schindler to the minors.
1956-04-05The Washington Senators have promoted Jay Schindler to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Lightning Smith to the minors.
1955-06-19The Washington Senators have promoted Lightning Smith to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Lou Gross to the minors.
1955-06-06The Washington Senators have promoted Dick Morris to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Lightning Smith to the minors.
1953-04-01The Washington Senators have renamed Ginger Smith to Lightning Smith.
1953-04-01The Washington Senators have promoted Ginger Smith to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Jim Pagliarulo to the minors.
1952-09-12The Washington Senators have promoted Steve Ventura to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Ginger Smith to the minors.
1952-04-01The Washington Senators have promoted Ginger Smith to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Jim O"Neill to the minors.