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Name	Team	Age
Howie Smith	Retired (1996, Age 34)	Died (2021, Age 59)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1986)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	9 years (17 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	C-	F
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C-	A	B-
Leadership	Mentor Value
F	D+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	8/25/1962
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	2
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Type	Chances	Endurance	Velocity	Control	Total
1986	Majors	43.13	1 / 6	9 / 18	6 / 19	16 / 43
1987	Majors	43.27	5 / 13	3 / 16	3 / 14	11 / 43
1988	Majors	40.05	3 / 7	1 / 16	3 / 17	7 / 40
1989	Majors	30.41	1 / 3	0 / 9	2 / 18	3 / 30
1990	Majors	37.87	2 / 4	0 / 9	0 / 24	2 / 37
1991	Majors	35.19	1 / 6	1 / 16	0 / 13	2 / 35
1992	Majors	40.55	2 / 5	0 / 19	1 / 16	3 / 40
1993	Majors	32.84	1 / 2	0 / 18	0 / 12	1 / 32
1994	Majors	42.76	0 / 7	0 / 16	3 / 19	3 / 42
1995	Minors	12.00	0 / 1	0 / 8	1 / 3	1 / 12
1995	Majors	21.87	0 / 0	1 / 10	0 / 11	1 / 21
1996	Minors	20.00	0 / 2	0 / 7	0 / 11	0 / 20
Total			16 / 56	15 / 162	19 / 177	50 / 395

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Howie Smith has retired from the Washington Kangaroos
1995-07-09	The Washington Kangaroos have acquired Howie Smith from the waiver wire.
1995-06-19	The Kansas City Killers have promoted Doc Drews to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have waived Howie Smith.
1994-07-23	A trade has been completed between the Washington Kangaroos and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Howie Smith, Jose Mackinson, Draft Pick 1997 Round 2 WAS (Cy Price) from the Washington Kangaroos in exchange for Bill Blackburn.
1991-04-28	Howie Smith of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1990-06-08	Howie Smith of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1989-04-12	Howie Smith of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1986-04-01	The Washington Kangaroos have promoted Larry Lemon to the major league team. The Washington Kangaroos have promoted Leon Cross to the major league team. The Washington Kangaroos have promoted Ed Sale to the major league team. The Washington Kangaroos have promoted Edgard Tischinski to the major league team. The Washington Kangaroos have promoted Howie Smith to the major league team. The Washington Kangaroos have designated Paddy Mavis for assignment. The Washington Kangaroos have designated Jim Gillis for assignment.