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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Tom Smyres Center Field
Retired (1992, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .739 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 995 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 05-24-1955
HR 55 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1977)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(155 games)
RBI 426
SB 96
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR A 
Speed C  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (98.6%) LF A+ (98.4%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health F  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF A+ (95.2%)   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
1978 CLE
106
354
50
96
15
1
4
49
56
 58 2 4
5
 2 3
.723
.370
.353
.082
.271
1979 CLE
105
335
54
100
13
2
9
44
31
 44 0 1
15
 5 2
.787
.357
.430
.131
.299
1980 CLE
79
241
25
63
10
6
2
28
24
 43 0 1
6
 5 1
.705
.327
.378
.116
.261
1981 CLE
116
338
36
93
12
3
3
38
30
 43 0 1
7
 5 3
.688
.333
.355
.080
.275
1982 CLE
101
312
36
79
10
2
2
34
33
 40 1 2
7
 7 2
.642
.325
.317
.064
.253
1983 CLE
108
315
51
88
21
2
6
47
40
 43 4 4
5
 1 2
.780
.364
.416
.137
.279
1984 CLE
76
220
39
71
12
3
5
29
18
 30 3 0
6
 5 0
.854
.382
.473
.150
.323
1985 CLE
89
200
38
58
9
4
4
29
23
 25 0 3
9
 4 3
.793
.358
.435
.145
.290
1986 CLE
96
193
30
53
8
1
4
23
29
 22 0 1
9
 3 1
.756
.368
.389
.114
.275
1987 CLE
68
115
15
32
5
1
3
8
7
 20 2 0
4
 2 0
.748
.331
.417
.139
.278
1988 CLE
81
135
13
37
3
3
2
14
16
 14 1 1
6
 5 0
.738
.353
.385
.111
.274
1989 CLE
139
312
39
81
13
6
3
28
37
 42 0 1
8
 13 2
.706
.337
.369
.109
.260
1990 CLE
91
247
37
72
7
1
4
29
41
 28 1 1
5
 3 2
.770
.393
.377
.085
.291
1991 CLE
92
254
30
65
15
2
4
24
25
 33 3 2
4
 1 4
.705
.327
.378
.122
.256
1992 CLE
10
20
2
7
1
0
0
2
2
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.809
.409
.400
.050
.350
Total
1357
3591
495
995
154
37
55
426
412
 487 17 22
96
 61 25
.739
.352
.387
.109
.277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1992-11-01Tom Smyres has retired from the Cleveland Spiders
1992-09-16The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team.
1992-09-16The Cleveland Spiders have acquired Tom Smyres from the waiver wire.
1992-05-22The Cleveland Spiders have waived Tom Smyres.
1992-05-14The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team.
1992-03-09The Cleveland Spiders have designated Tom Smyres for assignment.
1988-05-19The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Luke Tanner to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have designated Cyndi Adams for assignment. The Cleveland Spiders have designated "Jumping" Jim Rivera for assignment.
1988-05-14The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Sammy Nicholls to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have designated Tom Smyres for assignment.
1987-06-03Tom Smyres of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1985-07-20Tom Smyres of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1983-08-05Tom Smyres of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1982-07-15The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have designated Jesse Craig for assignment.
1982-07-13The Cleveland Spiders have sent Tom Smyres to the minors.
1982-06-09The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team.
1982-05-16The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Jack King to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Tom Smyres to the minors.
1982-05-15The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Darwin Deasley to the minors.
1982-05-08The Cleveland Spiders have sent Tom Smyres down to the minors.
1981-10-03The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team.
1981-09-29The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Jerry Fernandez to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Tom Smyres to the minors.
1981-04-22The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team.
1981-04-14The Cleveland Spiders have sent Tom Smyres to the minors.
1981-04-09The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Sammy Radebaugh to the minors.
1981-04-05The Cleveland Spiders have demoted Tom Smyres to the minor leagues.
1980-07-03Tom Smyres of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1979-08-04Tom Smyres of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1979-06-25The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Jody Burns to the minors.
1979-06-21The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Johnny Lee to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Tom Smyres to the minors.
1978-05-09The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Herschel Eden to the minors.
1978-05-05The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Herschel Eden to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Tom Smyres to the minors.
1978-04-21The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Smyres to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have designated Earl Noonan for assignment.
1978-04-21A trade has been completed between the New York Empires and the Cleveland Spiders. The Cleveland Spiders receive Damian Evans, Mel Stanton, Tom Smyres from the New York Empires in exchange for Dan Settlemire.