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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Babe Smith Starting Pitcher
Retired (1971, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.29 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 248-158 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
SV 6 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 10-12-1933
K 2456 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(152 games)
IP 3921.1
WHIP 1.20 Salary $1.00M Final Contract Year 1971
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C    Mentor Val C-
Speed D  Bunt C+ Control A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 65% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1955 WAS
15
 10
36
36
5
0
0
 0
239.2
 234 120 102 2 89
137
1.35
3.83
1956 WAS
20
 10
33
33
6
4
0
 0
233.2
 217 95 84 1 51
150
1.15
3.24
1957 WAS
19
 11
37
37
5
2
0
 0
265.1
 248 118 104 3 87
158
1.26
3.53
1958 WAS
17
 9
36
36
4
2
0
 0
253.1
 246 108 95 0 93
165
1.34
3.38
1959 WAS
10
 12
37
37
3
0
0
 0
260.1
 249 115 101 0 60
160
1.19
3.49
1960 WAS
18
 11
37
37
7
3
0
 0
279.0
 254 96 78 1 63
185
1.14
2.52
1961 BOS
14
 3
26
26
0
0
0
 0
158.1
 133 57 54 1 46
105
1.13
3.07
1962 NYA
13
 11
35
35
2
1
0
 0
244.1
 249 110 103 0 80
156
1.35
3.79
1963 NYA
12
 11
35
35
4
1
0
 0
236.1
 211 98 92 0 66
160
1.17
3.50
1964 NYA
16
 10
35
35
6
2
0
 0
250.1
 234 97 88 0 62
160
1.18
3.16
1965 NYA
13
 9
34
34
0
0
0
 0
234.0
 208 90 83 0 53
149
1.12
3.19
1966 NYA
16
 9
34
34
6
1
0
 0
247.1
 216 80 79 0 72
171
1.16
2.87
1967 NYA
18
 7
35
35
7
3
0
 0
257.0
 213 92 80 0 64
172
1.08
2.80
1968 NYA
15
 9
35
35
4
0
0
 0
244.0
 216 82 77 1 49
153
1.09
2.84
1969 NYA
10
 17
34
34
4
0
0
 0
223.1
 216 121 105 0 56
112
1.22
4.23
1970 NYN
17
 2
33
31
0
0
0
 0
194.0
 179 69 61 1 45
100
1.15
2.83
1971 CHN
5
 7
61
0
0
0
6
 4
101.0
 100 56 46 0 39
63
1.38
4.10
2102
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
248
 158
613
550
63
19
6
 4
3921.1
 3623 1604 1432 10 1075
2456
1.20
3.29
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Babe Smith now holds the league record for career wins.
1971-11-01Babe Smith has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1971-03-29The Chicago Cubs have promoted John Hughes to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Lou Brown to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Buck Kuenn to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Babe Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted John Vaneck to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dave McAnally to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Richard Carol to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tommy Stephens to the major league team.
1971-03-29Babe Smith has signed with the Chicago Cubs for $1.0M per year for 1 year.
1970-11-01Babe Smith now holds the league record for career innings pitched.
1970-11-01Babe Smith now holds the league record for career pitching games started.
1970-03-29The New York Empires have promoted Babe Smith to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Bill Miller to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Steve Doak to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Lerton McGee to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted William Grew to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Jerry Johnson to the major league team.
1970-03-28Babe Smith has signed with the New York Empires for $0.8M per year for 1 year.
1966-09-24Babe Smith of the New York Leathernecks is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1962-09-29A trade has been completed between the New York Leathernecks and the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party receive from the New York Leathernecks in exchange for Babe Smith.
1961-08-25Babe Smith of the Boston Tea Party is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1961-04-30Babe Smith of the Boston Tea Party is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1961-04-01A trade has been completed between the Boston Tea Party and the Washington Musketeers. The Washington Musketeers receive Mike Abrams, Domingo Moore, Harry Nance, Dick Martinez, Charlie Herges, Neal Rivera, Mickey Cimoli, Scott Hertweck, Tim Boyle from the Boston Tea Party in exchange for Vance Wineapple, George Herbel, Tom Heath, Babe Smith, Nick Kaiser.
1956-10-23The Washington Musketeers have promoted Babe Smith to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted George Herbel to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have sent Mike Kruger to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent Bobby Gremp to the minors.
1956-10-03The Washington Musketeers have promoted Tom Heath to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Mike Kruger to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have sent George Herbel to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent Babe Smith to the minors.
1956-09-16Babe Smith of the Washington Musketeers is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1955-04-01The Washington Musketeers have promoted Babe Smith to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have sent Mike Wilkins to the minors.
1950-04-01The Washington Musketeers have promoted Rafael Sanders to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Johnny Brown to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Fred Murray to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Tony Borland to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Bobby Barnes to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Eric Virgil to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Steve Connell to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Brad Bradford to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Mendy Connolly to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have sent Steamboat Paris to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent Ralph Michaels to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent Jorge Cooney to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent Rob Heinkel to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent Paul Earle to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent George Herbel to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent Billy Wagner to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent Babe Smith to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent Nick Kaiser to the minors.