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Name	Team	Age
Ken Smith	Retired (1986, Age 34)	Died (2023, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 57 (1972)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Ryan League	0	0 years (4 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	5/31/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (15.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Ken Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-04-01	The Cleveland Kestrels have waived Ken Smith.
1983-10-13	The Cleveland Koyotes have designated March White for assignment. The Cleveland Koyotes have designated Gannon Acherd for assignment. The Cleveland Koyotes have designated Ken Smith for assignment.
1983-09-28	The Cleveland Koyotes have promoted Ken Smith to the major league team.
1983-09-28	The Cleveland Koyotes have acquired Ken Smith from the waiver wire.
1983-07-05	The New York red stix have waived Ken Smith.
1983-05-25	The New York red stix have designated Ken Smith for assignment.
1983-05-25	The New York red stix have promoted Ken Smith to the major league team. The New York red stix have sent Justin Crell to the minors.
1982-09-02	The New York red stix have acquired Ken Smith from the waiver wire. The New York red stix have waived Chris Ordeneaux.
1979-04-01	The Detroit Tigers have waived Ken Smith.
1974-05-02	The Detroit Tigers have acquired Ken Smith from the waiver wire. The Detroit Tigers have waived Pat Shay.
1974-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Ken Smith.