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Mark Fidrych League
10-20-2157
Joe Smith Relief Pitcher
Retired (1974, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.71 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 18-22 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 12-14-1939
K 254 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1962)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(99 games)
IP 447.1
WHIP 1.54
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship B+
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L F  Velocity C    Mentor Val A 
Speed D  Bunt C+ Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1962 Minors 23 36.00 0 / 2 3 / 17 4 / 17 7 / 36
1963 Minors 24 59.00 0 / 2 3 / 33 7 / 24 10 / 59
1964 Minors 25 8.00 0 / 0 0 / 5 1 / 3 1 / 8
1964 Majors 25 26.73 102 0 0 0 / 0 4 / 11 4 / 15 8 / 26
1965 Majors 26 35.37 162 0 0 1 / 8 1 / 16 0 / 11 2 / 35
1966 Majors 27 44.87 162 15 0 2 / 9 4 / 18 1 / 17 7 / 44
1967 Minors 28 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1
1967 Majors 28 35.64 135 7 0 1 / 5 1 / 12 3 / 18 5 / 35
1968 Majors 29 39.25 162 6 0 1 / 7 0 / 16 0 / 16 1 / 39
1969 Minors 30 19.00 0 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 19
1969 Majors 30 6.09 24 0 0 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 6
1970 Minors 31 35.00 0 / 1 2 / 18 0 / 16 2 / 35
1971 Minors 32 25.00 0 / 2 0 / 9 0 / 14 0 / 25
1972 Minors 33 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1
1972 Majors 33 25.00 0 / 0 1 / 10 0 / 15 1 / 25
1973 Majors 34 20.05 162 3 0 -1 / 0 -8 / 10 -5 / 10 -14 / 20
1974 Majors 35 31.00 0 / 5 1 / 12 1 / 14 2 / 31
Total 909 31 0 4 / 43 13 / 198 16 / 204 33 / 445
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Joe Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1974-04-08The Toronto Red Jays have waived Joe Smith.
1974-04-01The Toronto Red Jays have promoted Doug Varner to the major league team. The Toronto Red Jays have promoted Jim Gakeler to the major league team. The Toronto Red Jays have designated Babe Fitzgerald for assignment. The Toronto Red Jays have designated Joe Smith for assignment.
1973-04-01The Toronto Red Jays have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Toronto Red Jays have designated Jose Blanco for assignment.
1973-03-25The Toronto Red Jays have acquired Joe Smith from the waiver wire.
1972-04-08The Brooklyn Dodgers have waived Joe Smith.
1969-06-10The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bill Albrecht to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Manuel Grba to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Joe Smith for assignment. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Pinky Gilman to the minors.
1969-06-03The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Manuel Grba to the minors.
1969-04-22The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Manuel Grba to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Joe Smith for assignment.
1967-07-18The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Alex Swisher to the minors.
1967-07-13The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Alex Swisher to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Ralph Reynolds to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Joe Smith to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bud Rudolph to the minors.
1967-06-08The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bud Rudolph to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Mark Shipke for assignment. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Mike Robinson to the minors.
1967-05-19The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Mike Robinson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Joe Smith to the minors.
1967-04-12The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Rick Hopkins for assignment.
1967-04-08The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Rick Hopkins to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Alex Swisher to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Joe Smith to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bud Rudolph to the minors.
1966-10-03The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Jose Blanco for assignment.
1966-10-03The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Joe Smith to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Duane Carter to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Babe Fitzgerald to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Frank Hale to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bud Rudolph to the minors.
1966-03-25The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Jeff Schlueter for assignment. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Gabe Ryba for assignment.
1966-03-25The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Joe Smith from the waiver wire.
1964-09-17The Tampa Bay Yankees have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Yankees have sent Billy Lundgren to the minors.
1964-09-17The Tampa Bay Yankees have sent Joe Smith to the minors.
1964-06-08The Tampa Bay Yankees have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Yankees have designated Bob Savage for assignment.