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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Dick Smith Center Field
Retired (1973, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .758 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 2755 Age at Death 92 Date of Birth 07-29-1933
HR 226 Drafted Round 2, Pick 30
(1951)
Majors Svc Time 17 years
(142 games)
RBI 1065
SB 351
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L C+ Velocity   Mentor vR B-
Speed Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF C+ (48.3%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1955 Away 5 21 0 7 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .915 .391 .524 .190 .333
1955 Home 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .500
1956 Away 72 281 0 61 7 6 3 23 25 55 0 0 0 .597 .280 .317 .100 .217
1956 Home 76 294 0 72 12 3 6 28 30 45 0 0 0 .683 .316 .367 .122 .245
1957 Away 67 239 0 57 13 0 3 22 18 36 0 0 0 .620 .290 .331 .092 .238
1957 Home 65 204 0 56 13 0 7 18 20 33 0 0 0 .777 .336 .441 .167 .275
1958 Away 19 214 0 54 8 4 7 31 24 30 0 0 0 .752 .326 .425 .173 .252
1958 Home 19 226 0 67 9 1 4 27 22 27 0 0 0 .757 .359 .398 .102 .296
1960 Away 63 308 0 88 15 6 6 28 32 47 0 0 0 .788 .356 .432 .146 .286
1960 Home 67 297 0 81 10 5 9 33 38 39 0 0 0 .786 .355 .431 .158 .273
1961 Away 76 330 0 100 18 8 4 33 33 47 0 0 0 .810 .367 .442 .139 .303
1961 Home 78 311 0 95 9 7 14 39 35 46 0 0 0 .894 .380 .514 .209 .305
1962 Away 77 321 5 79 12 4 11 45 41 60 1 1 0 .742 .331 .411 .165 .246
1962 Home 77 310 1 89 18 5 8 27 38 44 0 1 0 .820 .365 .455 .168 .287
1963 Away 76 312 55 92 23 0 11 37 38 56 17 8 1 .846 .371 .474 .179 .295
1963 Home 78 328 48 74 19 5 8 36 26 58 7 6 2 .672 .285 .387 .162 .226
1964 Away 71 297 47 86 16 3 7 31 30 42 15 6 0 .788 .354 .434 .145 .290
1964 Home 64 250 49 80 14 5 5 29 29 31 15 5 3 .865 .389 .476 .156 .320
1965 Away 57 263 59 83 11 3 5 30 22 43 12 5 3 .808 .371 .437 .122 .316
1965 Home 56 231 38 67 13 0 10 30 29 37 12 8 1 .848 .372 .476 .186 .290
1966 Away 78 325 64 94 12 1 8 32 50 47 14 7 2 .790 .384 .406 .117 .289
1966 Home 76 314 52 94 16 1 8 43 29 44 10 6 2 .789 .355 .433 .134 .299
1967 Away 75 320 49 95 18 2 9 46 39 58 13 5 2 .825 .375 .450 .153 .297
1967 Home 69 289 58 87 12 2 12 39 33 39 20 4 3 .852 .371 .481 .180 .301
1968 Away 77 331 66 108 17 6 10 42 46 44 14 5 3 .915 .410 .505 .178 .326
1968 Home 75 309 59 93 12 3 12 44 35 60 4 5 1 .847 .371 .476 .175 .301
1969 Away 69 240 36 65 9 1 2 12 26 33 5 5 1 .684 .342 .342 .071 .271
1969 Home 73 256 41 72 11 1 7 25 25 39 7 3 5 .762 .348 .414 .133 .281
1970 Away 74 319 50 81 18 0 5 29 35 59 12 3 1 .686 .329 .357 .103 .254
1970 Home 78 311 34 71 10 2 2 32 40 59 5 3 3 .613 .320 .293 .064 .228
1971 Away 81 351 35 80 9 2 3 24 36 61 9 2 1 .590 .300 .291 .063 .228
1971 Home 70 287 40 76 21 0 1 14 24 40 6 8 3 .674 .326 .348 .084 .265
1972 Away 68 239 27 56 5 2 4 21 25 36 4 3 1 .628 .306 .322 .088 .234
1972 Home 69 246 26 71 8 1 3 22 24 40 5 4 2 .716 .351 .366 .077 .289
1973 Away 54 74 5 22 3 0 0 6 8 13 1 1 0 .704 .366 .338 .041 .297
1973 Home 61 83 14 26 5 0 3 13 6 8 0 0 0 .849 .367 .482 .169 .313
Total Away 1159 4785 498 1308 215 48 99 495 530 769 117 51 15 .746 .346 .400 .127 .273
Total Home 1152 4550 460 1273 212 41 119 499 483 690 91 53 25 .773 .350 .423 .143 .280
Total 2575 9962 1571 2755 452 97 226 1065 1086 1561 351 159 64 .758 .348 .409 .133 .277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Dick Smith has retired from the Baltimore Browns
1967-06-01The Baltimore Browns have re-claimed Dick Smith from the waiver wire.
1967-05-24The Baltimore Browns have designated Dick Smith for assignment.
1965-07-01Dick Smith of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1964-06-18Dick Smith of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1959-06-05The Baltimore Browns have removed Dick Smith from the trade block.
1958-09-03Dick Smith of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1957-04-23Dick Smith of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1955-09-27The Baltimore Browns have promoted Dick Smith to the major league team.
1955-09-06The Baltimore Browns have promoted Hal Urrea to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have sent Dick Smith to the minors. The Baltimore Browns have designated Max Yvars for assignment.
1955-09-03Dick Smith of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1955-09-02The Baltimore Browns have promoted Dick Smith to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have sent Hal Urrea to the minors.
1952-10-03A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Sickos and the Baltimore Browns. The Baltimore Browns receive Dick Smith from the St. Louis Sickos in exchange for .
1952-04-01A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Browns and the St. Louis Sickos. The St. Louis Sickos receive Willie Green, Matt Gaston, Dick Smith from the Baltimore Browns in exchange for .
1950-09-20A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Browns and the Texas Titans. The Texas Titans receive Marty Marion, Ed Plank from the Baltimore Browns in exchange for Draft Pick 1951 Round 2 TEX (Dick Smith), Draft Pick 1951 Round 3 TEX (Pretzel Lohr), Draft Pick 1951 Round 4 TEX (Bud Kellett).