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Ty Cobb League 8-23-2086 |
| Rob Smith |  Third BaseRetired (1995, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .289 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .810 | Status | Deceased (2016) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1649 | Age at Death | 58 | Date of Birth | 01-03-1958 | |
| HR | 160 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 8 (1980) |
Majors Svc Time | 13 years (67 games) |
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| RBI | 775 | |||||
| SB | 196 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | (48.9%) | LF | (35.4%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 3B | (100%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1980 | Minors | 22 | 75.00 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 11 | 7 / 10 | 3 / 17 | 9 / 9 | 12 / 12 | 39 / 75 | |||
| 1981 | Minors | 23 | 69.00 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 5 | 7 / 14 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 9 / 12 | 11 / 13 | 35 / 69 | |||
| 1982 | Minors | 24 | 4.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | |||
| 1982 | Majors | 24 | 47.91 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 10 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 4 / 5 | 20 / 47 | |||
| 1983 | Majors | 25 | 54.68 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 12 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 12 | 3 / 6 | 3 / 5 | 15 / 54 | |||
| 1984 | Majors | 26 | 53.39 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 9 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 7 | 12 / 53 | |||
| 1985 | Majors | 27 | 61.29 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 10 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 10 | 8 / 61 | |||
| 1986 | Majors | 28 | 45.82 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 10 | 4 / 45 | |||
| 1987 | Majors | 29 | 43.93 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 43 | |||
| 1988 | Majors | 30 | 22.67 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 22 | |||
| 1989 | Majors | 31 | 46.41 | 162 | 59 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 46 |
| 1990 | Majors | 32 | 56.94 | 149 | 107 | 13 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 56 |
| 1991 | Majors | 33 | 52.26 | 162 | 106 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 52 |
| 1992 | Majors | 34 | 61.63 | 162 | 130 | 0 | -1 / 5 | -6 / 10 | -1 / 11 | -1 / 11 | -9 / 5 | -1 / 6 | 0 / 13 | -19 / 61 |
| 1993 | Majors | 35 | 64.61 | 162 | 130 | 0 | -2 / 11 | -3 / 9 | -4 / 8 | -3 / 6 | -7 / 11 | -4 / 10 | -2 / 9 | -25 / 64 |
| 1994 | Majors | 36 | 64.61 | 162 | 130 | 0 | -1 / 10 | -2 / 7 | -3 / 7 | -1 / 12 | -7 / 9 | -4 / 7 | -3 / 12 | -21 / 64 |
| 1995 | Majors | 37 | 63.23 | 162 | 111 | 0 | -1 / 13 | -1 / 7 | -2 / 4 | -5 / 7 | -4 / 6 | -2 / 10 | -3 / 16 | -18 / 63 |
| Total | 1121 | 773 | 13 | 8 / 125 | 0 / 121 | 6 / 127 | 6 / 126 | -16 / 123 | 22 / 115 | 28 / 142 | 54 / 879 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1995-11-01 | Rob Smith has retired from the Pittsburgh Amish Barn Builders |
| 1990-09-17 | Rob Smith of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1990-03-07 | A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Piners and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Rob Smith, Draft Pick - 1990 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Piners in exchange for Andre Benjamin, Draft Pick - 1991 Round 3 (PIT). |
| 1988-09-11 | Rob Smith of the Brooklyn Piners is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1988-03-01 | The Brooklyn Piners have renamed Nigel Richards to Rob Smith. |
| 1987-07-28 | A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Piners and the New York Creatures. The New York Creatures receive Jerry Weintraub, Lou Cullop, Fred Turchin from the Brooklyn Piners in exchange for Ryan Kendall, Nigel Richards. |
| 1986-04-15 | Nigel Richards of the New York Creatures is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1986-03-01 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have designated Wally Fenring for assignment. |
| 1985-10-03 | The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1985-08-19 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Bruce Udun to the minors. |
| 1985-08-19 | The New York Creatures have promoted Bruce Udun to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1985-07-30 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Chris Rayford to the minors. |
| 1985-07-29 | The New York Creatures have promoted Chris Rayford to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1985-06-04 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Bruce Udun to the minors. |
| 1985-06-03 | The New York Creatures have promoted Bruce Udun to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1985-04-09 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent George Purnell to the minors. |
| 1985-03-01 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. |
| 1984-10-03 | The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-08-19 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent George Purnell to the minors. |
| 1984-08-18 | The New York Creatures have promoted George Purnell to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-08-16 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent George Purnell to the minors. |
| 1984-08-16 | The New York Creatures have promoted George Purnell to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-08-12 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1984-08-10 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-07-29 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent George Purnell to the minors. |
| 1984-07-28 | The New York Creatures have promoted George Purnell to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-07-11 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1984-07-10 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-07-05 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1984-07-04 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-06-29 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have designated Rocky Andrews for assignment. |
| 1984-06-28 | The New York Creatures have promoted Rocky Andrews to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-06-13 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1984-06-12 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-06-09 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1984-06-08 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-06-03 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1984-06-02 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-05-25 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. The New York Creatures have designated George Schaefer for assignment. |
| 1984-05-24 | The New York Creatures have promoted George Schaefer to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1984-04-29 | Nigel Richards of the New York Creatures is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1984-04-12 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1984-04-11 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1983-09-26 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. |
| 1983-09-26 | The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards down to the minors. |
| 1983-09-02 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. |
| 1983-09-02 | The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards down to the minors. |
| 1983-09-02 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. |
| 1983-08-28 | The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards down to the minors. |
| 1983-08-23 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have designated Glenn Sims for assignment. |
| 1983-08-21 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1983-08-20 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1983-08-16 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have designated Steamboat Manno for assignment. |
| 1983-08-12 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1983-07-21 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1983-07-20 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1983-07-15 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1983-07-13 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1983-06-11 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1983-06-10 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1983-06-02 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1983-06-01 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1983-05-26 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1983-05-25 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1983-05-07 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1983-05-06 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1983-04-21 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1983-04-20 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-09-27 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. |
| 1982-09-26 | The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-09-26 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent George Purnell to the minors. |
| 1982-09-23 | The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-09-21 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. |
| 1982-09-19 | The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-09-05 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. |
| 1982-09-03 | The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-09-02 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent George Purnell to the minors. |
| 1982-08-29 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-08-23 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1982-08-20 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-08-08 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1982-08-06 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-07-29 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1982-07-27 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-07-15 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1982-07-14 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-07-14 | The New York Creatures have promoted Ryan Kendall to the major league team. The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent George Purnell to the minors. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1982-07-13 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-06-27 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1982-06-26 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-06-26 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. |
| 1982-06-25 | The New York Creatures have promoted Ryan Kendall to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-06-12 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Ryan Kendall to the minors. |
| 1982-06-10 | The New York Creatures have promoted Caleb Thompson to the major league team. The New York Creatures have promoted Sammy Lieber to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. The New York Creatures have sent Ryan Kendall to the minors. |
| 1982-05-29 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Caleb Thompson to the minors. |
| 1982-05-26 | The New York Creatures have promoted Sammy Lieber to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-05-16 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Sammy Lieber to the minors. |
| 1982-05-15 | The New York Creatures have promoted Sammy Lieber to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-05-10 | The New York Creatures have promoted Nigel Richards to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Sammy Lieber to the minors. |
| 1982-05-09 | The New York Creatures have promoted Sammy Lieber to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Nigel Richards to the minors. |
| 1982-04-29 | The New York Creatures have renamed Rob Swift to Nigel Richards. |
| 1982-03-01 | The New York Creatures have promoted Rob Swift to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent George Purnell to the minors. |
| 1982-03-01 | The New York Creatures have promoted Dode Kroll to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Rob Swift to the minors. The New York Creatures have sent Lloyd Rillanon to the minors. |
| 1981-10-13 | The New York Creatures have promoted Rob Swift to the major league team. |
| 1981-10-03 | The New York Creatures have sent Rob Swift to the minors. |
| 1981-10-03 | The New York Creatures have promoted Rob Swift to the major league team. |
| 1981-04-01 | The New York Creatures have promoted Lloyd Rillanon to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Rob Swift to the minors. |
| 1980-10-03 | The New York Creatures have promoted Rob Swift to the major league team. |
| 1980-04-30 | The New York Creatures have renamed Rob Smith to Rob Swift. |