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Name Team Age
Thomas Smith Retired (1968, Age 35) Died (2014, Age 82)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9
(1955)
1B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Lyman Bostock Jr League 0 13 years (55 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- C- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 12/19/1932
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
4 6 6
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (2B)
C+ (49.2 %) C- (31.9 %) D- (6.8 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1955 CHN 73 301 31 70 12 1 9 41 13 66 0 0 0 .637 .268 .369 .233
1956 CHN 105 403 45 100 20 3 9 53 31 85 0 0 6 .681 .301 .380 .248
1957 CHN-BOS 120 430 40 118 20 6 12 69 32 94 1 0 3 .756 .323 .433 .274
1958 BOS 159 604 65 144 21 7 23 81 37 121 1 1 5 .692 .281 .411 .238
1959 BOS 159 605 77 160 21 4 32 93 38 115 0 0 4 .780 .309 .471 .264
1960 BOS 160 598 63 145 29 5 21 73 37 99 0 0 5 .699 .285 .413 .242
1961 BOS 127 238 40 71 8 4 9 37 21 29 0 0 3 .831 .352 .479 .298
1962 BOS 105 211 30 61 15 2 9 43 23 39 1 0 3 .870 .363 .507 .289
1963 BOS 94 159 20 43 6 1 6 21 12 24 1 0 1 .754 .320 .434 .270
1964 BOS 81 119 22 35 6 0 7 21 9 17 0 0 0 .865 .344 .521 .294
1965 BOS 69 103 19 33 8 2 5 15 15 16 0 0 0 .989 .407 .583 .320
1966 BOS 114 341 41 94 22 2 15 59 32 75 0 0 11 .823 .339 .484 .276
1967 BOS 99 265 42 72 11 2 12 49 29 49 0 0 9 .808 .343 .464 .272
1968 BOS 48 151 25 40 6 0 7 26 17 21 0 0 3 .785 .341 .444 .265
Total 1513 4528 560 1186 205 39 176 681 346 850 4 1 53 .755 .314 .441 .262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Thomas Smith has retired from the Boston Stranglers
1957-05-16A trade has been completed between the Boston Stranglers and the Chicago Mongoose. The Chicago Mongoose receive Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (BOS) from the Boston Stranglers in exchange for Thomas Smith.
1956-08-25The Chicago Mongoose have promoted Thomas Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Mongoose have sent Juan Overmire to the minors.
1956-08-05The Chicago Mongoose have promoted Bob Andersen to the major league team. The Chicago Mongoose have sent Thomas Smith to the minors.
1955-09-20The Chicago Mongoose have promoted Fred Schillings to the major league team. The Chicago Mongoose have promoted Thomas Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Mongoose have sent Jose McFarlane to the minors. The Chicago Mongoose have sent Ed Moreno to the minors.
1955-07-06The Chicago Mongoose have promoted Ed Moreno to the major league team. The Chicago Mongoose have sent Thomas Smith to the minors.
1955-05-20The Chicago Mongoose have promoted Thomas Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Mongoose have sent Bob Andersen to the minors.
1955-04-24The Chicago Mongoose have promoted John Flannery to the major league team. The Chicago Mongoose have sent Thomas Smith to the minors.
1955-03-31The Chicago Mongoose have promoted Kurt Boehler to the major league team. The Chicago Mongoose have promoted Thomas Smith to the major league team.