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Name	Team	Age
Buttercup Smith	Retired (1980, Age 34)	Died (2023, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21 (1971)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Tony Conigliaro League	0	10 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B	B
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B	C	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	B	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	4/20/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	4
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (91.5 %)	D  (9.4 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (LF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1971	CLE	0	0	0	0	58	1	0	0	0
1972	CLE	0	0	5	0	17	0	0	0	0
1973	CLE	0	0	11	0	13	0	1	1	3
1974	CLE	0	0	36	0	11	0	0	0	0
1975	CLE	0	0	32	0	12	0	0	0	0
1976	CLE	0	0	32	0	17	0	0	0	2
1977	CLE	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978	CLE	0	0	8	0	12	0	1	1	0
1979	CLE	0	0	1	1	24	0	1	0	1
1980	CLE	0	0	4	1	12	0	0	0	6

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Buttercup Smith has retired from the Cleveland Badgers
1972-03-29	The Cleveland Badgers have promoted Ed Coleman to the major league team. The Cleveland Badgers have promoted Ted Redfern to the major league team. The Cleveland Badgers have promoted Mookie Burtschy to the major league team. The Cleveland Badgers have promoted Charlie Wallace to the major league team. The Cleveland Badgers have promoted Buttercup Smith to the major league team.
1971-10-11	The Cleveland Badgers have sent Buttercup Smith down to the minors.
1971-03-31	The Cleveland Badgers have promoted Buttercup Smith to the major league team. The Cleveland Badgers have designated Amaury Altobelli for assignment.