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Name	Team	Age
Eddie Smith	Retired (1970, Age 34)	Died (2019, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10 (1958)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Schmidt League	0	3 years (138 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D+	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	D	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	A-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	C	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	4/19/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (4.2 %)	F  (1.6 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1958	D	A-	F	B	C+	D-	F
1959	D	A-	D-	B+	B-	D	D
1960	D	A-	D-	B+	B-	D	D
1961	D+	A-	D	B+	B-	D+	D+
1962	D+	A-	D	A-	B	D+	D+
1963	D+	A-	D	A-	B	D+	D+
1964	D+	A	D	A-	B	D+	C-
1965	D+	A	D	A-	B	D+	C-
1966	D+	A	D	A-	B	D+	C-
1967	D+	A	D	A-	B	D+	C-
1968	D+	A	D	A-	B	D+	C-
1969	D+	A	D	A-	B	D+	C-
1970	D+	A	D	A-	B	D+	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1970-11-01	Eddie Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1968-05-29	The Baltimore Avengers have waived Eddie Smith.
1968-04-01	The Baltimore Avengers have promoted Steve Gaff to the major league team. The Baltimore Avengers have designated Eddie Smith for assignment.
1965-04-29	The Baltimore Avengers have promoted Eddie Smith to the major league team. The Baltimore Avengers have sent Steve Fenner to the minors.
1965-04-29	The Baltimore Avengers have acquired Eddie Smith from the waiver wire. The Baltimore Avengers have waived Josh Sexton.
1964-04-14	The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Eddie Smith.
1962-03-25	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Jimmy Carmel to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Eddie Smith to the minors.
1961-10-14	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Eddie Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Marty Mateo for assignment.
1959-04-01	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Nathan Allen to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mark Caldwell to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Jack Earnshaw to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Bill Hauser to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Eddie Smith to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Gus DeMars to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Gus Werle for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Mike Mahaffey for assignment.
1958-04-01	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Eddie Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Gus DeMars to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Rich Campbell to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Joe Corrales to the minors.