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Mark Fidrych League
10-18-2157
Burgess Smith Relief Pitcher
Retired (1995, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.73 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 98-128 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
SV 1 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 02-09-1958
K 1676 Drafted Round 2, Pick 26
(1979)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(113 games)
IP 2059.1
WHIP 1.45
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L D+ Endurance C+   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity B+   Mentor Val A 
Speed B- Bunt D  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1981 Away 3 10 17 15 0 0 0 0 87.0 118 72 65 4 45 69 1.87 6.72
1981 Home 2 6 12 9 0 0 0 0 59.1 77 49 43 3 26 33 1.74 6.52
1982 Away 3 5 13 10 0 0 0 0 69.2 60 36 35 0 29 54 1.28 4.52
1982 Home 2 5 14 13 0 0 0 0 83.0 93 46 45 1 33 58 1.52 4.88
1983 Away 2 5 14 8 0 0 0 1 61.2 69 31 31 2 28 40 1.57 4.52
1983 Home 5 4 22 10 0 0 0 0 90.2 105 66 66 3 36 86 1.56 6.55
1984 Away 5 3 13 11 0 0 0 0 76.1 71 45 44 2 28 66 1.30 5.19
1984 Home 3 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 39.0 40 24 23 0 15 33 1.41 5.31
1985 Away 1 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 34.0 41 20 17 1 14 30 1.62 4.50
1985 Home 3 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 44.2 45 24 24 1 20 44 1.46 4.84
1986 Away 1 3 28 4 0 0 1 0 53.0 56 31 31 1 14 41 1.32 5.26
1986 Home 1 3 26 2 0 0 0 0 55.0 51 30 28 2 20 56 1.29 4.58
1987 Away 3 7 16 16 1 0 0 0 95.0 105 57 45 2 42 93 1.55 4.26
1987 Home 4 7 17 17 1 1 0 0 103.1 89 50 46 4 43 98 1.28 4.01
1988 Away 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 1 23.1 22 11 11 2 10 16 1.37 4.24
1988 Home 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 21.1 18 10 9 0 10 12 1.31 3.80
1989 Away 3 7 16 16 0 0 0 0 80.0 92 52 49 2 41 63 1.66 5.51
1989 Home 4 9 15 15 1 0 0 0 73.2 83 52 46 1 42 61 1.70 5.62
1990 Away 4 7 16 16 1 0 0 0 102.0 96 53 45 2 42 89 1.35 3.97
1990 Home 9 3 17 17 1 0 0 0 110.0 102 53 51 3 42 95 1.31 4.17
1991 Away 4 5 15 15 1 0 0 0 94.1 94 41 35 1 45 76 1.47 3.34
1991 Home 7 8 21 21 5 0 0 0 139.1 130 74 68 4 59 117 1.36 4.39
1992 Away 5 7 18 18 2 1 0 0 113.0 113 63 61 2 53 81 1.47 4.86
1992 Home 7 8 18 18 2 0 0 0 116.2 118 52 47 0 40 91 1.35 3.63
1993 Away 4 0 29 0 0 0 0 1 42.0 40 19 16 3 15 33 1.31 3.43
1993 Home 2 2 30 0 0 0 0 0 51.1 54 25 24 1 16 40 1.36 4.21
1994 Away 1 2 26 0 0 0 0 0 25.2 31 21 19 2 12 19 1.68 6.66
1994 Home 2 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 28.2 29 11 11 1 18 19 1.64 3.45
1995 Away 3 0 37 1 0 0 0 2 54.0 47 30 30 3 16 37 1.17 5.00
1995 Home 3 2 26 0 0 0 0 2 32.1 38 18 17 0 12 26 1.55 4.73
2157 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2157 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 43 64 274 135 5 1 1 5 1011.0 1055 582 534 29 434 807 1.47 4.75
Total Home 55 64 270 135 10 1 0 2 1048.1 1072 584 548 24 432 869 1.43 4.70
Total
98
 128
544
270
15
2
1
 7
2059.1
 2127 1166 1082 53 866
1676
1.45
4.73
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1995-11-01Burgess Smith has retired from the Arizona Scorpions
1995-04-23The Arizona Scorpions have promoted Burgess Smith to the major league team. The Arizona Scorpions have sent George Anderson to the minors.
1995-04-23The Arizona Scorpions have acquired Burgess Smith from the waiver wire. The Arizona Scorpions have waived Bubba Baldschun.
1995-04-08The Toronto Sasquatch have waived Burgess Smith.
1995-03-25The Toronto Sasquatch have designated Burgess Smith for assignment. The Toronto Sasquatch have designated Rico Boldrighini for assignment.
1993-10-01Burgess Smith of the Toronto Sasquatch is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1990-06-01The Toronto Sasquatch have acquired Burgess Smith from the waiver wire.
1990-05-25The Philadelphia Force have designated Burgess Smith for assignment.
1986-09-07Burgess Smith of the Philadelphia Force is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1986-06-01The Philadelphia Force have placed Burgess Smith on the trade block.
1986-04-15The Philadelphia Force have acquired Burgess Smith from the waiver wire.
1986-04-08The Cleveland Blue Streaks have promoted Dave Ward to the major league team. The Cleveland Blue Streaks have designated Burgess Smith for assignment.
1985-06-29Burgess Smith of the Cleveland Blue Streaks is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1981-04-01The Cleveland Blue Streaks have promoted Burgess Smith to the major league team. The Cleveland Blue Streaks have designated Chuck Beswick for assignment. The Cleveland Blue Streaks have designated Guillermo Cherry for assignment.
1978-06-30A trade has been completed between the Washington Wild Pack and the Cleveland Blue Streaks. The Cleveland Blue Streaks receive Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 WAS (Burgess Smith) from the Washington Wild Pack in exchange for Mark Ray.