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Thurman Munson League
7-30-2254
Tom Smith Second Base
Retired (1986, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .288 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .858 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 2657 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 05-03-1948
HR 485 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(60 games)
RBI 1700
SB 242
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A  Velocity C-   Mentor vR A 
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 5
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 12
3B D- (4.4%) RF F  (1.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 12
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1966 Minors 18 67.00 8 / 9 7 / 12 10 / 10 13 / 13 7 / 10 7 / 7 6 / 6 58 / 67
1966 Pos (2B) 18 18.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 18
1967 Minors 19 61.00 7 / 14 4 / 9 9 / 12 6 / 8 5 / 9 5 / 5 4 / 4 40 / 61
1967 Pos (2B) 19 13.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 13
1968 Minors 20 44.00 2 / 4 2 / 8 4 / 5 4 / 6 2 / 7 5 / 5 7 / 9 26 / 44
1968 Majors 20 24.72 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 2 2 / 7 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 8 5 / 24
1968 Pos (2B) 20 76.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 10 / 76
1969 Minors 21 12.00 1 / 2 2 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 1 8 / 12
1969 Majors 21 24.26 0 / 2 1 / 3 4 / 7 0 / 1 3 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 4 11 / 24
1969 Pos (3B) 21 30.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 30
1970 Minors 22 36.00 2 / 6 2 / 6 2 / 5 1 / 4 1 / 6 3 / 6 2 / 3 13 / 36
1970 Majors 22 25.76 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 4 1 / 3 2 / 5 4 / 6 9 / 25
1970 Pos (3B) 22 89.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 11 / 89
1971 Majors 23 69.86 9 / 13 2 / 11 4 / 8 5 / 8 2 / 13 6 / 11 2 / 5 30 / 69
1971 Pos (3B) 23 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4
1972 Majors 24 69.31 1 / 8 0 / 8 3 / 10 3 / 11 0 / 12 4 / 9 10 / 11 21 / 69
1973 Majors 25 66.83 2 / 5 1 / 12 3 / 7 2 / 14 3 / 11 3 / 10 4 / 7 18 / 66
1974 Majors 26 71.86 0 / 10 0 / 6 3 / 10 0 / 13 2 / 12 3 / 9 6 / 11 14 / 71
1975 Majors 27 67.86 2 / 7 0 / 10 4 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 8 5 / 11 2 / 10 13 / 67
1976 Majors 28 62.97 0 / 16 0 / 10 3 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 6 4 / 62
1977 Majors 29 60.98 51 44 0 0 / 6 0 / 16 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 9 1 / 11 0 / 7 1 / 60
1978 Majors 30 64.15 162 142 0 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 15 0 / 7 1 / 64
1979 Majors 31 64.15 162 142 0 0 / 7 0 / 14 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 64
1980 Majors 32 63.61 162 140 0 0 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 17 0 / 9 1 / 12 0 / 4 1 / 63
1981 Majors 33 64.54 162 142 0 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 64
1982 Majors 34 64.54 162 142 0 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 14 0 / 10 0 / 64
1983 Majors 35 62.33 162 142 0 0 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 62
1984 Majors 36 62.19 162 139 0 1 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 11 1 / 62
1985 Majors 37 61.57 162 140 0 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 61
1986 Majors 38 39.32 162 56 0 -2 / 3 -3 / 5 0 / 7 -3 / 5 -6 / 8 -2 / 7 -2 / 4 -18 / 39
Total 1509 1229 0 33 / 176 19 / 201 52 / 181 35 / 196 21 / 193 48 / 193 48 / 160 281 / 1530
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Tom Smith has retired from the Washington Kangaroos
1983-04-08A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Kangaroos. The Washington Kangaroos receive Tom Smith, Draft Pick - 1984 Round 3 (BAL) from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Henri Gallivan.
1976-06-01A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Grave-diggers. The Cleveland Grave-diggers receive Dave Houser, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 1 (BAL) from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Tom Smith.
1974-04-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Diamond Devils and the Cleveland Grave-diggers. The Cleveland Grave-diggers receive Tom Smith, Gene Beamon, Draft Pick - 1976 Round 1 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1975 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Diamond Devils in exchange for Bob Smythe, Tinsley Morris, Don Ramos, Bill Houtz.
1972-07-02Tom Smith of the Philadelphia Diamond Devils is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1971-10-03The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Tom Smith to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Tommy Lehew to the minors.
1971-09-27The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Tommy Lehew to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Tom Smith to the minors.
1970-07-23The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Tom Smith to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have designated Rawly Lucas for assignment.
1970-04-12The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Rawly Lucas to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Tom Smith to the minors.
1969-07-04The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Tom Smith to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Jake Tabb to the minors.
1969-05-29The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Jake Tabb to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Tom Smith to the minors.
1968-07-02The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Tom Smith to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Johnny Mauriello to the minors.