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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1978 LHP 47 85 25 4 0 2 16 18 14 .827 .415 .412 .118 .294
1978 RHP 88 269 71 11 1 2 33 38 44 .689 .355 .335 .071 .264
1979 LHP 41 78 27 5 0 3 14 14 11 .971 .446 .526 .179 .346
1979 RHP 86 257 73 8 2 6 30 17 33 .728 .327 .401 .117 .284
1980 LHP 37 67 23 2 3 1 6 7 12 .913 .405 .507 .164 .343
1980 RHP 60 174 40 8 3 1 22 17 31 .624 .297 .328 .098 .230
1981 LHP 38 79 25 4 0 1 10 9 13 .791 .386 .405 .089 .316
1981 RHP 97 259 68 8 3 2 28 21 30 .656 .317 .340 .077 .263
1982 LHP 45 73 18 2 0 1 10 11 8 .652 .337 .315 .068 .247
1982 RHP 86 239 61 8 2 1 24 22 32 .639 .321 .318 .063 .255
1983 LHP 56 109 33 7 1 4 15 18 14 .911 .415 .495 .193 .303
1983 RHP 81 206 55 14 1 2 32 22 29 .709 .335 .374 .107 .267
1984 LHP 52 111 33 5 0 4 19 8 17 .800 .350 .450 .153 .297
1984 RHP 49 109 38 7 3 1 10 10 13 .909 .413 .495 .147 .349
1985 LHP 49 107 37 7 1 4 17 12 12 .954 .412 .542 .196 .346
1985 RHP 66 93 21 2 3 0 12 11 13 .611 .299 .312 .086 .226
1986 LHP 48 106 28 4 0 3 8 16 15 .747 .361 .387 .123 .264
1986 RHP 62 87 25 4 1 1 15 13 7 .767 .376 .391 .103 .287
1987 LHP 36 72 21 2 1 1 6 5 13 .735 .346 .389 .097 .292
1987 RHP 30 43 11 3 0 2 2 2 7 .769 .304 .465 .209 .256
1988 LHP 40 63 21 0 1 2 9 9 4 .871 .411 .460 .127 .333
1988 RHP 39 72 16 3 2 0 5 7 10 .619 .300 .319 .097 .222
1989 LHP 52 118 32 8 3 2 10 12 13 .779 .338 .441 .169 .271
1989 RHP 113 194 49 5 3 1 18 25 29 .661 .336 .325 .072 .253
1990 LHP 56 132 41 3 1 2 11 15 15 .775 .381 .394 .083 .311
1990 RHP 49 115 31 4 0 2 18 26 13 .762 .406 .357 .087 .270
1991 LHP 60 123 35 8 0 4 12 11 17 .795 .348 .447 .163 .285
1991 RHP 53 131 30 7 2 0 12 14 16 .622 .309 .313 .084 .229
1992 LHP 8 18 7 1 0 0 2 1 1 .865 .421 .444 .056 .389
1992 RHP 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .333 .000 .000 .000
Total LHP 665 1341 406 62 11 34 165 166 179 .823 .381 .441 .139 .303
Total RHP 962 2250 589 92 26 21 261 246 308 .689 .335 .354 .092 .262
Total 1357 3591 995 154 37 55 426 412 487 .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.