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Mark Fidrych League
10-17-2157
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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1978 LHP 10 27 8 0 0 4 11 4 3 1.128 .387 .741 .444 .296
1978 RHP 5 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .333 .333 .000 .333
1979 RHP 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1983 LHP 13 29 5 1 1 0 1 1 5 .476 .200 .276 .103 .172
1983 RHP 23 45 12 2 0 0 2 8 6 .688 .377 .311 .044 .267
1984 LHP 16 36 10 4 0 0 4 6 6 .770 .381 .389 .111 .278
1984 RHP 24 64 17 4 0 1 9 6 9 .708 .333 .375 .109 .266
1985 LHP 24 42 16 2 0 2 6 3 6 .994 .422 .571 .190 .381
1985 RHP 25 68 20 6 1 0 7 6 13 .763 .351 .412 .118 .294
1986 LHP 52 62 10 5 0 0 2 11 10 .530 .288 .242 .081 .161
1986 RHP 19 50 14 3 0 0 7 5 8 .685 .345 .340 .060 .280
1987 LHP 33 64 14 2 0 2 9 1 13 .571 .227 .344 .125 .219
1987 RHP 33 72 18 3 0 2 13 6 11 .679 .304 .375 .125 .250
1988 LHP 18 35 7 1 0 0 3 6 6 .546 .317 .229 .029 .200
1988 RHP 26 66 15 3 1 2 14 4 14 .668 .274 .394 .167 .227
1989 LHP 19 38 7 1 0 0 4 2 7 .436 .225 .211 .026 .184
1989 RHP 36 99 23 3 0 1 11 13 26 .620 .327 .293 .061 .232
Total LHP 185 333 77 16 1 8 40 34 56 .659 .302 .357 .126 .231
Total RHP 192 476 122 24 2 6 64 48 89 .679 .326 .353 .097 .256
Total 286 809 199 40 3 14 104 82 145 .671 .316 .355 .109 .246
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.