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Earl Averill League
8-15-2077
Al Smith Left Field
Retired (1963, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .302 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .871 Status Deceased (1995) Option Years 0  
H 1722 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 10-03-1924
HR 243 Drafted Round 4, Pick 63
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(45 games)
RBI 960
SB 50
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance C-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed D  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF A  (89.8%)   Health D  LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF B  (66.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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 
1950 Majors 26 0.00 1 / 13 1 / 4 1 / 7 0 / 5 6 / 8 3 / 7 1 / 8 13 / 52
1951 Majors 27 0.00 0 / 6 0 / 8 2 / 7 3 / 7 4 / 7 1 / 4 1 / 6 11 / 45
1952 Majors 28 0.00 0 / 4 1 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 11 1 / 6 3 / 12 0 / 4 5 / 53
1953 Majors 29 0.00 0 / 7 0 / 5 1 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 8 2 / 47
1954 Majors 30 0.00 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 39
1955 Majors 31 0.00 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 2 1 / 9 1 / 16 0 / 13 2 / 60
1956 Majors 32 0.00 0 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 3 0 / 9 0 / 2 1 / 46
1957 Majors 33 0.00 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 11 1 / 55
1958 Majors 34 0.00 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 52
1959 Majors 35 0.00 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 49
1960 Majors 36 0.00 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 45
1961 Majors 37 43.00 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 14 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 43
1962 Majors 38 39.00 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 39
1963 Majors 39 12.30 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 12
Total 0 0 0 1 / 91 3 / 80 5 / 83 4 / 99 13 / 85 9 / 110 2 / 89 37 / 637
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Al Smith has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1961-03-03The Detroit Tigers have renamed Tewk Smith to Al Smith.
1955-03-01The Kansas City Marmets have renamed Rory McGrath to Tewk Smith.
1953-05-13The St. Louis Browns have promoted Rory McGrath to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have promoted Brogan McElvaney to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Howie Spriggs to the minors. The St. Louis Browns have sent Bran Boyle to the minors.
1953-04-13The St. Louis Browns have promoted Brad Flannigan to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have promoted Howie Spriggs to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Rory McGrath to the minors. The St. Louis Browns have sent Seamus Maloney to the minors.
1951-05-27The St. Louis Browns have promoted Rory McGrath to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Nick Radmanovich to the minors.
1951-04-18The St. Louis Browns have promoted Liam Burke to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Rory McGrath to the minors.
1950-08-21The St. Louis Browns have promoted Rory McGrath to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Bob Sikorski to the minors.
1950-08-14The St. Louis Browns have promoted Steve Brett to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Rory McGrath to the minors.
1950-05-27The St. Louis Browns have promoted Rory McGrath to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Niall Burke to the minors.
1950-05-07The St. Louis Browns have promoted Niall Burke to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Rory McGrath to the minors.
1950-04-10The St. Louis Browns have renamed Art Foucault to Rory McGrath.