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Name	Team	Age
Rusty Smith	Retired (1985, Age 41)	Died (2023, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 46 (1962)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	19 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
66	67	87
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
68	66	52
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
57	78	11
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	10	6
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
94	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
59	0	8/30/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
1 (1.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (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
1962	16	28	29	42	64	49	50
1963	27	40	42	48	66	56	59
1964	35	47	51	57	71	62	67
1965	47	52	56	62	76	68	75
1966	55	60	65	71	83	71	79
1967	63	66	65	78	84	73	81
1968	63	72	71	85	88	77	82
1969	66	77	73	90	90	81	87
1970	70	78	75	95	90	81	91
1971	74	80	76	95	91	82	95
1972	76	82	77	98	92	83	95
1973	78	82	78	99	92	84	97
1974	79	82	78	99	92	84	97
1975	81	84	79	100	92	84	97
1976	82	84	79	100	92	84	97
1977	82	84	80	100	92	84	97
1978	82	84	80	100	92	84	98
1979	81	77	79	99	89	84	97
1980	79	73	77	96	89	81	95
1981	79	72	74	92	86	79	94
1982	79	71	74	86	78	75	93
1983	78	65	71	82	71	71	90
1984	76	61	72	80	62	69	89
1985	73	58	69	81	55	69	87

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Rusty Smith has retired from the Pittsburgh Steel Workers
1972-08-18	Rusty Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1969-06-14	Rusty Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1967-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Steel Workers and the New York Crimes. The New York Crimes receive Mark Doby, Mike Giebell from the Pittsburgh Steel Workers in exchange for Rusty Smith, Draft Pick 1968 Round 2 NYA (Tony Leslie).