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Mark Fidrych League
10-18-2157
Chris Smith Catcher
Retired (1989, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .246 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .671 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 199 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 03-25-1952
HR 14 Drafted Round 3, Pick 41
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(100 games)
RBI 104
SB 6
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B D  (15.5%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF D  (14.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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 
1974 Minors 22 17.00 2 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 13 / 17
1974 Pos (RF) 22 78.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 7 / 78
1975 Minors 23 17.00 1 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 0 2 / 3 2 / 2 3 / 4 4 / 4 13 / 17
1975 Majors 23 0.50 6 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1976 Minors 24 26.00 1 / 4 2 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 3 2 / 5 3 / 7 9 / 26
1977 Minors 25 29.00 2 / 4 3 / 5 1 / 4 2 / 5 3 / 4 1 / 3 3 / 4 15 / 29
1978 Minors 26 25.00 1 / 2 2 / 3 2 / 4 2 / 8 1 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 1 11 / 25
1978 Majors 26 6.40 25 10 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 4 / 6
1979 Minors 27 27.00 0 / 0 4 / 10 1 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 3 8 / 27
1979 Majors 27 0.53 1 1 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1980 Minors 28 24.00 0 / 1 2 / 4 2 / 4 0 / 2 2 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 2 8 / 24
1981 Minors 29 21.00 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 1 2 / 5 2 / 3 5 / 21
1982 Minors 30 28.00 1 / 5 1 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 6 4 / 28
1983 Minors 31 10.00 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 10
1983 Majors 31 19.79 114 19 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 19
1984 Majors 32 27.52 162 27 0 1 / 4 1 / 5 1 / 2 3 / 9 2 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 1 9 / 27
1985 Majors 33 27.29 156 27 0 1 / 5 1 / 1 2 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 2 3 / 5 4 / 9 12 / 27
1986 Majors 34 28.83 141 23 21 -6 / 4 -4 / 6 -5 / 3 -6 / 3 -3 / 5 0 / 3 -1 / 4 -25 / 28
1987 Majors 35 31.09 162 35 0 -3 / 5 -5 / 6 -3 / 2 -2 / 3 -1 / 3 0 / 6 -1 / 6 -15 / 31
1988 Majors 36 24.99 142 27 20 -2 / 3 -3 / 3 -4 / 3 -4 / 5 -1 / 3 -1 / 5 0 / 2 -15 / 24
1989 Majors 37 31.32 162 38 0 -2 / 3 2 / 8 -5 / 4 -1 / 3 -7 / 4 3 / 5 -3 / 4 -13 / 31
Total 1071 207 41 -1 / 49 8 / 72 -7 / 49 -2 / 62 6 / 54 21 / 68 19 / 63 51 / 495
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Chris Smith has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1988-04-27Chris Smith of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1986-08-20Chris Smith of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1985-04-08The Chicago Cubs have acquired Chris Smith from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Art Bell to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have waived Chris Smith.
1983-05-25The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Chris Smith to the major league team.
1983-04-03The Boston Crimson Sawx have removed Chris Smith from the trade block.
1981-08-23The Boston Crimson Sawx have placed Chris Smith on the trade block.
1979-10-03The Boston Crimson Sawx have designated Chase Barrett for assignment. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Chris Smith to the minors. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Irv Sturm to the minors. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Shawn McGhee to the minors.
1979-10-01The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Chris Smith to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Shawn McGhee to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Chase Barrett to the major league team.
1978-10-13The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Ed Fitzgerald to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Chris Smith to the minors.
1978-09-27The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Chris Smith to the major league team.
1978-07-28The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Chris Smith to the minors.
1978-07-04The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Chris Smith to the major league team.
1975-10-03The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Tim Lembo to the minors. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Chris Smith to the minors. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent John McCaigue to the minors.
1975-09-26The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Chris Smith to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Tim Lembo to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Mickey Reid to the major league team.