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Jimmy Ryan League
4-1-2040
Smoky Burgess Catcher
Retired (1988, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .766 Status Deceased (2031) Option Years 0  
H 1097 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 11-26-1952
HR 94 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(160 games)
RBI 548
SB 124
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR C 
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D+   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* 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 
1975 Minors 23 45.00 3 / 5 5 / 8 3 / 10 4 / 9 3 / 4 2 / 4 4 / 5 24 / 45
1976 Minors 24 50.00 3 / 5 5 / 9 3 / 4 1 / 5 6 / 10 8 / 9 4 / 8 30 / 50
1976 Majors 24 6.87 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 3 / 6
1977 Majors 25 47.67 162 80 0 2 / 7 4 / 5 4 / 11 1 / 2 4 / 10 2 / 5 3 / 7 20 / 47
1978 Majors 26 46.95 162 73 0 3 / 3 1 / 5 1 / 7 3 / 7 1 / 12 2 / 5 3 / 7 14 / 46
1979 Majors 27 50.98 162 79 0 3 / 6 2 / 5 1 / 9 2 / 10 2 / 6 2 / 6 3 / 8 15 / 50
1980 Majors 28 58.32 159 86 0 0 / 7 5 / 9 1 / 7 1 / 9 1 / 10 3 / 11 3 / 5 14 / 58
1981 Majors 29 54.78 162 78 0 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 9 1 / 9 2 / 10 1 / 8 2 / 7 6 / 54
1982 Majors 30 56.52 162 83 0 0 / 7 0 / 11 2 / 5 0 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 8 2 / 8 5 / 56
1983 Majors 31 57.50 162 98 0 0 / 5 1 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 7 2 / 57
1984 Majors 32 59.58 162 99 0 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 15 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 59
1985 Majors 33 63.24 162 106 0 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 8 1 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 11 1 / 63
1986 Majors 34 51.68 162 74 0 -2 / 3 -5 / 6 -2 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 9 -3 / 9 1 / 5 -11 / 51
1987 Majors 35 51.33 162 74 0 -2 / 6 -6 / 6 -2 / 9 -4 / 6 -6 / 10 -1 / 7 -1 / 7 -22 / 51
1988 Majors 36 28.04 112 36 20 -3 / 6 -6 / 2 -4 / 4 -5 / 3 -2 / 6 -4 / 2 -3 / 5 -27 / 28
Total 1891 966 20 7 / 86 7 / 99 7 / 114 4 / 104 13 / 121 13 / 94 23 / 103 74 / 721
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Smoky Burgess has retired from the Cincinnati Redlegs
1988-08-06Smoky Burgess of the Cincinnati Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1980-07-05The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Smoky Burgess to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Chris Anderson to the minors.
1980-07-03The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Chris Anderson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Smoky Burgess to the minors.
1980-06-28The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Smoky Burgess to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Chris Anderson to the minors.
1980-06-27The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Chris Anderson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Smoky Burgess to the minors.
1979-03-01The Cincinnati Reds have renamed Howie Gannon to Smoky Burgess.
1977-04-01The Cincinnati Red Bullets have promoted Howie Gannon to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Bullets have promoted Joe Mallett to the major league team.
1976-05-25The Cincinnati Red Bullets have promoted Ben Kasulki to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Bullets have sent Howie Gannon to the minors.
1976-04-01The Cincinnati Red Bullets have promoted Howie Gannon to the major league team.
1975-05-26The Cincinnati Red Bullets have acquired Howie Gannon from the waiver wire.
1975-05-22The Brooklyn Basketcases have waived Howie Gannon.