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Name Team Age
Ron Smith Retired (1963, Age 34) Died (1992, Age 63)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14
(1951)
2B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League 0 0 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B-
Endurance Velocity Control
C- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 5/13/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
(16.8 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1951 KC 42 127 13 33 8 0 2 13 9 23 2 1 3 .684 .314 .370 .260
1952 KC 122 362 45 96 15 3 9 55 31 54 11 2 14 .722 .324 .398 .265
1953 KC 66 235 30 58 9 2 6 25 24 33 2 1 4 .694 .315 .379 .247
1954 KC 120 417 63 122 22 6 9 66 50 65 18 3 12 .811 .372 .439 .293
1955 KC 102 353 51 93 15 4 12 54 39 49 15 6 5 .770 .339 .431 .263
1956 KC 123 271 33 72 11 4 5 32 31 43 10 1 5 .733 .342 .391 .266
1957 KC 139 253 34 69 9 5 11 36 22 44 9 3 3 .808 .330 .478 .273
1958 KC 139 280 53 88 17 2 13 52 31 41 17 0 8 .915 .386 .529 .314
1959 KC 105 226 28 51 9 0 7 19 24 30 11 0 6 .667 .308 .358 .226
1960 KC 26 40 4 14 0 1 0 2 3 5 4 3 1 .795 .395 .400 .350
Total 984 2564 354 696 115 27 74 354 264 387 99 20 61 .766 .342 .424 .271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Ron Smith has retired from the Kansas City Monarchs
1960-05-10The Kansas City Monarchs have sent Ron Smith down to the minors.
1955-05-17The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Ron Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent Jim Davis to the minors.
1955-04-04The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Jim Davis to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent Ron Smith to the minors.
1951-08-05The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Ron Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent "Slim" Jim Wilkins to the minors.