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Name Team Age
Buck Smith Retired (1977, Age 33) Died (2019, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(1966)		 2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A) 0 10 years (80 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C  D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  A- A+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C  C+ C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- B  B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 12/7/1943
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---)
B- (54.2 %) F  (1.2 %) F  (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
1966 PHI 74 84 11 20 2 5 1 8 6 13 7 0 1 .706 .289 .417 .238
1967 PHI 91 175 24 42 8 1 1 12 15 28 5 0 10 .613 .299 .314 .240
1968 PHI 128 360 47 93 7 4 3 24 39 54 20 5 24 .664 .339 .325 .258
1969 PHI 110 161 24 46 8 4 3 20 13 22 8 0 4 .774 .333 .441 .286
1970 PHI 59 133 19 43 8 2 1 14 13 25 9 0 5 .817 .381 .436 .323
1971 PHI 92 222 46 76 16 2 5 36 26 41 20 2 11 .910 .410 .500 .342
1972 PHI 90 173 34 48 12 4 3 25 20 40 11 0 2 .794 .349 .445 .277
1973 PHI 79 176 26 43 4 6 3 19 22 28 7 0 6 .715 .328 .386 .244
1974 PHI 45 65 7 12 3 0 1 7 5 12 2 0 2 .513 .236 .277 .185
1975 PHI 25 27 4 6 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 .633 .300 .333 .222
1976 PHI 21 35 4 9 1 1 0 9 5 4 2 1 0 .693 .350 .343 .257
Total 814 1611 246 438 69 29 22 176 167 272 92 8 65 .732 .340 .392 .272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Buck Smith has retired from the Kansas City Elite Giants
1977-04-11The Kansas City Elite Giants have acquired Buck Smith from the waiver wire.
1977-04-01The Philadelphia Goombas have waived Buck Smith.
1976-10-13The Philadelphia Goombas have promoted Moe Ripley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Goombas have promoted Ray Stellbauer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Goombas have promoted Stacy Collins to the major league team. The Philadelphia Goombas have promoted Stew Taber to the major league team. The Philadelphia Goombas have promoted George Heath to the major league team. The Philadelphia Goombas have designated Jack Green for assignment. The Philadelphia Goombas have designated Buck Smith for assignment. The Philadelphia Goombas have designated Chet Korwan for assignment. The Philadelphia Goombas have designated Danny Patterson for assignment. The Philadelphia Goombas have designated Guido Oates for assignment.
1971-03-26The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Buck Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Frank Samuel to the minors.
1970-09-22The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Buck Smith to the minors.
1970-09-07The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Buck Smith to the major league team.
1970-07-31The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Frank Samuel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Buck Smith to the minors.
1967-03-31The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Buck Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Gino Tierney for assignment.
1966-10-01The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Buck Smith to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Rick Nash to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Jim Bastian to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Jeff Perry to the minors.
1966-04-05The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Buck Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Harry Blank to the minors.
1966-04-05The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Jack Barry to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Buck Smith to the minors.
1966-04-01The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Buck Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Rube Busse to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Harry Blank to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Jim Baker to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Orlando Pena for assignment. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Bob Thurman for assignment. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Albert Adams for assignment. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Lev Swormstedt for assignment.