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Name Team Age
James Smith Retired (1981, Age 34) Died (2009, Age 62)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19
(1966)		 CF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Vince Coleman League 0 4 years (46 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C- C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C  C  C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 8/20/1947
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
D- (10.3 %) F  (3.8 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1970 KC 8 7 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.482 .625 .857 .571
1971 KC 30 33 8 11 3 0 0 2 3 4 0 1 0 .813 .389 .424 .333
1974 KC 49 93 10 22 3 0 3 7 6 18 1 0 0 .646 .280 .366 .237
1975 KC 16 32 7 7 1 0 2 6 2 6 1 0 0 .702 .265 .438 .219
1976 KC 44 58 7 16 3 0 0 8 7 10 1 0 1 .686 .358 .328 .276
1978 KC 6 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.417 .667 .750 .500
1979 KC 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .397 .231 .167 .167
1980 KC 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total 171 244 39 64 13 0 5 24 22 42 3 1 1 .700 .323 .377 .262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01James Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1981-04-01The Kansas City Blacksmiths have waived James Smith.
1980-05-10The Kansas City Blacksmiths have designated James Smith for assignment.
1980-04-21The Kansas City Blacksmiths have promoted James Smith to the major league team.
1979-08-23The Kansas City Blacksmiths have designated James Smith for assignment.
1979-08-07The Kansas City Blacksmiths have promoted James Smith to the major league team.
1979-07-13The Kansas City Blacksmiths have designated James Smith for assignment.
1979-05-27The Kansas City Blacksmiths have promoted James Smith to the major league team.
1978-09-05The Kansas City Blacksmiths have promoted Art Elston to the major league team. The Kansas City Blacksmiths have designated James Smith for assignment.
1978-08-07The Kansas City Blacksmiths have promoted James Smith to the major league team.
1977-04-03The Kansas City Blacksmiths have promoted Titus Crow to the major league team. The Kansas City Blacksmiths have designated James Smith for assignment.
1975-07-27The Kansas City Blacksmiths have promoted James Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Blacksmiths have designated Chuck Upton for assignment.
1975-07-27The Kansas City Blacksmiths have acquired James Smith from the waiver wire.
1975-06-25The Kansas City Blacksmiths have waived James Smith.
1975-04-21The Kansas City Blacksmiths have promoted Chuck Upton to the major league team. The Kansas City Blacksmiths have designated James Smith for assignment.
1974-03-25The Kansas City Catfish have promoted James Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have promoted Jack Schneider to the major league team.
1971-09-19The Kansas City Catfish have sent James Smith to the minors.
1971-06-26The Kansas City Catfish have promoted James Smith to the major league team.
1971-06-26The Kansas City Catfish have promoted Pete Dillard to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have sent James Smith to the minors.
1971-04-14The Kansas City Catfish have promoted James Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have designated Dick Bailey for assignment.
1970-06-04The Kansas City Catfish have sent James Smith to the minors.
1970-05-01The Kansas City Catfish have promoted James Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have sent Dave Buhl to the minors.