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Name	Team	Age
Vance Smith	Retired (1979, Age 35)	Died (2013, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 62 (1963)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League	0	13 years (24 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
69	50	1
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
8	4	29
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
5	6	10
Endurance	Velocity	Control
48	72	67
Leadership	Mentor Value
55	79
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
1	0	6/18/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	3	6
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1963	30	30	21
1964	31	36	31
1965	31	46	41
1966	32	56	50
1967	32	61	55
1968	37	62	57
1969	39	67	60
1970	42	68	61
1971	43	69	63
1972	43	70	66
1973	43	70	66
1974	43	71	66
1975	45	72	66
1976	47	72	66
1977	47	72	66
1978	48	72	67
1979	48	72	67

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Vance Smith has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
1977-05-19	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Dirty-Sox. The New York Dirty-Sox receive Roosevelt Coleman, Herschel Martin, Homer Consteleoni, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 1 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dave Kahdot, Vance Smith.
1974-06-21	A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Dirty-Sox. The New York Dirty-Sox receive Vance Smith, Captain Trips from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Draft Pick - 1975 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1975 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1975 Round 1 (BAL).
1971-08-05	A trade has been completed between the New York Dirty-Sox and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Vance Smith, Freddie Leopold, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 4 (NYA) from the New York Dirty-Sox in exchange for Pokey Fingers, Les McLaughlin, Don Laudner, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 2 (CLE).
1966-08-14	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Vance Smith to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Plunkett Hyde for assignment.
1963-04-05	The New York Hurricanes have acquired Vance Smith from the waiver wire.
1963-04-01	The Cleveland Indians have waived Vance Smith.