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Name	Team	Age
Tex Smith	Retired (1988, Age 36)	Died (2025, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 47 (1977)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	2 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	B-	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	F	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	10/26/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	D- (5.9 %)	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
1977	C-	C	B-	C+	B-	C+	C
1978	C-	C+	B-	B-	B-	C+	C
1979	C-	C+	B-	B-	B-	C+	C+
1980	C-	C+	B	B-	B-	C+	C+
1981	C-	B-	B	B-	B-	C+	C+
1982	C-	B-	B	B-	B-	C+	C+
1983	C-	B-	B	B-	B-	C+	C+
1984	C-	B-	B	B-	B-	C+	C+
1985	C-	B-	B	B-	B-	C+	C+
1986	C-	B-	B	B-	B-	C+	C+
1987	C-	C+	B-	B-	C+	C+	C+
1988	C-	C+	B-	C+	C	C+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	Tex Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-10-03	The Philadelphia Slammers have waived Tex Smith.
1988-09-17	The Philadelphia Slammers have acquired Tex Smith from the waiver wire.
1988-04-06	The New York New Yorkers have waived Tex Smith.
1988-03-07	The New York New Yorkers have promoted Joe Moore to the major league team. The New York New Yorkers have designated Tex Smith for assignment.
1986-05-21	The New York Ports have promoted Tex Smith to the major league team. The New York Ports have designated Joe Thompson for assignment.
1986-05-21	The New York Ports have acquired Tex Smith from the waiver wire.
1979-04-18	The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have waived Tex Smith.
1979-03-07	The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have promoted Charlie Parque to the major league team. The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have sent Tex Smith to the minors.
1979-03-07	The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have promoted Tex Smith to the major league team. The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have designated Ray Sasser for assignment.
1978-04-09	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Ricky Wallace to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Tex Smith to the minors.
1977-08-21	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Tex Smith to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Dutch Catterson for assignment.