| Boston Sends Ruiz to Detroit Wednesday, October 23rd , 1974 Boston and Detroit have made a swap. Players involved in the transaction are the Minutemen 19-year old minor league RHP Oscar Ruiz and the Dynamos 34-year old 1B Howard Smith and 22-year old minor league RHP Lenny Boone.
In his career, Smith is batting .255 with 659 hits, 108 doubles, 17 triples and 42 home runs. | | |