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Name Team Age
Ben Smith Retired (1989, Age 35) Died (2027, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 61
(1977)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League 0 6 years (89 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B- A 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C- C+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 8/3/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (95.8 %) A  (89.9 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1980 DET 55 103 16 30 6 2 2 8 6 20 1 0 1 .774 .327 .447 .291
1981 DET 59 143 14 27 4 1 1 13 17 40 0 1 2 .528 .276 .252 .189
1982 DET 43 117 21 28 7 2 1 12 17 28 4 0 2 .695 .336 .359 .239
1983 DET 69 221 24 52 5 1 0 16 19 53 6 0 11 .560 .293 .267 .235
1984 DET 70 237 30 63 10 3 6 29 16 50 7 1 6 .723 .314 .409 .266
1985 DET-TB 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .250 .250 .250
1986 TB 77 251 28 67 16 4 1 22 28 60 6 3 9 .714 .339 .375 .267
1987 TB 10 27 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 1 .241 .167 .074 .074
1988 TB 26 79 7 17 1 2 1 7 4 15 0 1 3 .569 .253 .316 .215
1989 DET 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total 414 1185 144 287 49 15 12 111 110 271 24 6 36 .645 .306 .339 .242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Ben Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1989-07-11The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1989-07-09The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1989-06-30The Detroit Derbys have acquired George Lowdermilk from the waiver wire. The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1989-06-30The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1989-06-11The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1989-06-05The Detroit Derbys have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1989-05-09The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Mark Borchers for assignment.
1989-05-09The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1989-04-05The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have waived Ben Smith.
1989-03-07The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Surfrider Mills to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1988-04-23The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent The Ulitmate Carter to the minors.
1987-09-22The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1987-05-22The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have waived Ben Smith.
1987-05-13The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Chick Wegener to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1987-05-13The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Gene Brown to the minors.
1987-04-30The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1986-03-01The Tampa Bay Gladiators have sent Tom Aurilia to the minors. The Tampa Bay Gladiators have sent Jim Hughes to the minors. The Tampa Bay Gladiators have sent Charlie Lake to the minors. The Tampa Bay Gladiators have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Gladiators have promoted Kevin McReynolds to the major league team.
1985-07-30The Tampa Bay Gladiators have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1985-07-13The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1985-06-03The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1985-04-22The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1985-04-15The Detroit Derbys have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1984-05-12The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Glenn Noren for assignment.
1984-05-12The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1984-04-22The Detroit Derbys have waived Ben Smith.
1984-04-18The Detroit Derbys have promoted Glenn Noren to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Ben Smith for assignment.
1983-04-16The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team.
1982-10-12The Detroit Derbys have sent Ben Smith to the minors.
1982-08-23The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have sent Tommy McGilberry to the minors.
1982-08-23The Detroit Derbys have sent Ben Smith down to the minors.
1982-07-16The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Victor Davis for assignment.
1982-07-16The Detroit Derbys have sent Ben Smith to the minors.
1982-07-02The Detroit Derbys have promoted Charlie Sturdivant to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have promoted Victor Davis to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Ken Durham for assignment. The Detroit Derbys have designated Johnny Sprowl for assignment. The Detroit Derbys have designated Brian Kallio for assignment.
1982-03-01The Detroit Derbys have promoted Mike Bradley to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have sent Ben Smith to the minors.
1980-04-01The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Troy Kavanagh for assignment.
1980-04-01The Detroit Derbys have acquired Ben Smith from the waiver wire.
1978-04-04The Cincinnati Romanoi have waived Ben Smith.