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Name	Team	Age
Earl Smith	Retired (1959, Age 35)	Died (2004, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33 (1950)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League	0	7 years (88 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	9/6/1924
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	4
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.3 %)	A  (84.2 %)	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
1950	B	B+	B	A-	A-	B-	B-
1951	B	B+	B+	A-	A	B	B
1952	B	B+	B+	A	A	B	B
1953	B+	A-	B+	A	A	B	B
1954	B+	A-	B+	A	A	B	B
1955	B+	A-	B+	A	A	B	B
1956	B+	A-	B+	A	A	B+	B
1957	B+	A-	B+	A	A	B+	B
1958	B+	A-	B+	A	A	B+	B
1959	B+	B+	B+	A-	A-	B	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1959-11-01	Earl Smith has retired from the Brooklyn Bombers
1958-05-14	The Colorado Rockies have promoted Earl Smith to the major league team. The Colorado Rockies have designated Walter Barrett for assignment.
1958-05-14	The Colorado Rockies have acquired Earl Smith from the waiver wire.
1957-07-07	The New York Highlanders have waived Earl Smith.
1957-06-27	The New York Highlanders have promoted Dummy Federoff to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have designated Earl Smith for assignment.
1957-05-16	The New York Highlanders have placed Earl Smith on the trade block.
1957-04-12	The New York Highlanders have promoted Earl Smith to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have designated Sam Eaton for assignment.
1957-04-01	The New York Highlanders have promoted Lou Pierce to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have designated Earl Smith for assignment.
1956-09-02	The New York Highlanders have promoted Earl Smith to the major league team.
1956-08-11	The New York Highlanders have designated Earl Smith for assignment.
1956-04-26	The New York Highlanders have promoted Earl Smith to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Jeff Smalley to the minors.
1956-04-13	The New York Highlanders have promoted Wayne Keller to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have designated Earl Smith for assignment.
1952-05-20	The New York Highlanders have promoted Earl Smith to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Roy Benson to the minors.
1951-10-23	The New York Highlanders have removed Earl Smith from the trade block.
1951-08-10	The New York Highlanders have sent Earl Smith to the minors.
1951-07-30	The New York Highlanders have promoted Earl Smith to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Stanley Baker to the minors.
1951-07-30	The New York Highlanders have demoted Earl Smith to the minor leagues.
1951-07-23	The New York Highlanders have promoted Earl Smith to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent John Worthington to the minors.
1951-07-23	The New York Highlanders have sent Earl Smith down to the minors.
1951-04-01	The New York Highlanders have promoted Earl Smith to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have designated Don Bystrom for assignment.
1950-06-20	The New York Highlanders have sent Earl Smith to the minors.
1950-06-05	The New York Highlanders have promoted Earl Smith to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Pete Liebhardt to the minors.