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Name	Team	Age
Jack Goldsmith	Retired (1963, Age 37)	Died (1997, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 61 (1950)	SP	B/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League	0	12 years (55 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	F
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C-	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	F	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B	C	A-
Leadership	Mentor Value
B+	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	11/4/1925
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	2
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1950	B+	C	B
1951	B+	C+	A-
1952	B+	C+	A-
1953	B+	B-	A-
1954	B+	B-	A-
1955	B+	B-	A-
1956	B+	B-	A-
1957	B+	B-	A-
1958	B+	B-	A-
1959	B+	B-	A
1960	B+	C+	A
1961	B	C+	A-
1962	B	C+	A-
1963	B	C	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1963-11-01	Jack Goldsmith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1962-05-09	Jack Goldsmith of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1962-03-31	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jack Goldsmith to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Willie Tenace to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted John Telford to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted George Sanders to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Amos Navarro to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Charlie Traber to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Mike Thies to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Chris Naragon to the minors.
1962-03-30	Jack Goldsmith has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1961-04-09	Jack Goldsmith of the Houston Lonestars is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1959-10-23	A trade has been completed between the Oakland Senators and the Houston Lonestars. The Houston Lonestars receive Jack Goldsmith, Rex Smith, Draft Pick 1960 Round 2 BOS (Deion Johnstone), Draft Pick 1960 Round 2 NYA (Spike Clarke), Draft Pick 1961 Round 1 OAK (Lance Valdez), Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 OAK (Tony Smith) from the Oakland Senators in exchange for George McKnight. Protest This Trade.
1958-03-31	A trade has been completed between the Oakland Senators and the Los Angeles Beachgoers . The Los Angeles Beachgoers receive Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 COL (Pat Bolick), Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (ATL) from the Oakland Senators in exchange for Jack Goldsmith, Gil Houtteman.
1957-08-13	Jack Goldsmith of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1955-03-29	The Minnesota Road-Kill have promoted Jack Goldsmith to the major league team. The Minnesota Road-Kill have promoted Dickie Runyan to the major league team. The Minnesota Road-Kill have promoted Gil Houtteman to the major league team. The Minnesota Road-Kill have promoted John Bass to the major league team. The Minnesota Road-Kill have promoted Rob Bentley to the major league team. The Minnesota Road-Kill have promoted Bert Simmons to the major league team. The Minnesota Road-Kill have promoted Gary Arroyo to the major league team.
1955-03-29	Jack Goldsmith has signed with the Minnesota Road-Kill for $3.65M per year for 7 years.
1954-03-29	The St. Louis Writers have promoted Dario Finnvold to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Pete Munoz to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jack Goldsmith to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Colby Corwin to the major league team.
1954-03-29	Jack Goldsmith has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $3.5M per year for 1 year.
1950-06-13	The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jack Goldsmith to the major league team.
1950-03-27	The St. Louis Writers have promoted Bill Lopez to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Santiago Washington to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Bill Turchin to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jimmy Santana to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have designated Don Colon for assignment. The St. Louis Writers have designated Ed Trachsel for assignment. The St. Louis Writers have sent Charlie Walker to the minors. The St. Louis Writers have sent Jack Goldsmith to the minors.
1950-03-25	The St. Louis Writers have promoted Charlie Walker to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jack Goldsmith to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Art McAvoy to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Joe Nunnari to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Howie Hudson to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Tony Rock to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jim Kotsay to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Craig Guiney to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Don Colon to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Glenn Butler to the major league team.