1B Joey Smith #17
Gary Steelmen (ATL) HL
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/06/1975
BNN Index | HL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B JOEY SMITH #17 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 248 64 9 0 7 23 48 49 .258 .376 .379 0 1.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1975 DUB Loss, 1-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 DUB Loss, 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 DUB Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1975 @ RCK Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1975 @ RCK Win, 8-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1975 @ RCK Win, 10-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1975 CRC Win, 7-6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1975 CRC Loss, 2-5 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/09/1975 CRC Loss, 3-5 5 0 4 0 0 1 0 0
09/07/1975 @ EVA Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/18/1952
Born in:Germantown, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 21st Pick in Round 10
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 248 64 9 0 7 23 29 48 49 .258 .376 .379 .755 .342 .121 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 55 298 0 12 0 11 0 2 94 16 0 0 0.0 35.4 4.85 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   80 17 3 0 3 5 6 8 13 0 0 0 .212 .284 .362 .647
Versus Right   168 47 6 0 4 18 23 40 36 2 0 0 .280 .414 .387 .801
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   10 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .100 .182 .400 .582
May   52 11 1 0 1 3 4 8 14 0 0 0 .212 .317 .288 .605
June   52 10 2 0 1 3 7 11 12 1 0 0 .192 .328 .288 .617
July   47 14 1 0 1 6 6 12 8 1 0 0 .298 .433 .383 .816
August   54 16 3 0 3 9 8 12 8 0 0 0 .296 .424 .519 .943
September   33 12 2 0 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 .364 .432 .424 .857
Last Year   95 35 5 0 0 14 10 16 17 0 1 0 .368 .459 .421 .881
2 Years Ago   50 11 1 0 0 4 3 9 14 1 1 0 .220 .333 .240 .573
Career   532 139 22 0 8 56 53 88 109 5 2 1 .261 .364 .348 .712
Home   113 29 4 0 2 9 17 21 20 1 0 0 .257 .370 .345 .716
Road   135 35 5 0 5 14 12 27 29 1 0 0 .259 .380 .407 .788
Grass   248 64 9 0 7 23 29 48 49 2 0 0 .258 .376 .379 .755
Day   76 13 0 0 2 6 5 8 17 0 0 0 .171 .250 .250 .500
Night   172 51 9 0 5 17 24 40 32 2 0 0 .297 .425 .436 .861
As Starter   185 49 7 0 5 17 22 41 35 1 0 0 .265 .396 .384 .780
As Reliever / Substitution   63 15 2 0 2 6 7 7 14 1 0 0 .238 .310 .365 .675
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Huntsville - R 18 32 113 33 3 0 3 19 17 15 0 1 17 0 0 .292 .372 .398 .770 116 119 1.0
1970 Spokane - A 18 24 64 14 3 0 1 2 4 8 0 0 11 0 0 .219 .306 .312 .618 67 69 -0.1
1970 Gary - A 18 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 34 0.0
1971 Spokane - A 19 73 244 65 7 0 1 24 27 29 1 1 64 0 0 .266 .345 .307 .653 74 63 -0.1
1971 Gary - A 19 6 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .200 .214 .414 18 9 -0.1
1972 Spokane - A 20 58 207 64 10 0 3 27 23 42 0 0 38 0 0 .309 .426 .401 .827 121 132 2.0
1972 Gary - A 20 36 121 26 6 0 1 15 11 14 1 2 27 0 0 .215 .297 .289 .586 64 60 -0.6
1973 Huntsville - R 21 18 66 19 7 0 3 7 13 13 0 0 16 0 1 .288 .405 .530 .935 146 147 0.6
1973 Spokane - A 21 21 67 16 3 1 1 9 8 16 0 0 18 0 0 .239 .386 .358 .744 98 108 0.6
1973 Gary - A 21 15 50 11 1 0 0 4 3 9 0 1 14 0 0 .220 .333 .240 .573 55 52 0.1
1973 Birmingham - AA 21 13 17 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 .118 .167 .118 .284 -23 -31 -0.2
1974 Gary - A 22 38 95 35 5 0 0 14 10 16 0 0 17 0 0 .368 .459 .421 .881 138 147 0.8
1974 Birmingham - AA 22 59 169 41 5 0 3 21 23 28 1 1 23 0 1 .243 .352 .325 .677 75 62 -0.1
1975 Gary - A 23 117 248 64 9 0 7 23 29 48 0 2 49 0 0 .258 .376 .379 .755 104 99 1.2
Total DIX 72 186 43 5 0 3 22 23 29 1 1 28 0 1 .231 .336 .306 .643 67 55
Total HL 213 532 139 22 0 8 56 53 88 1 5 109 0 0 .261 .364 .348 .712 94 92
Total COW 176 582 159 23 1 6 62 62 95 1 1 131 0 0 .273 .376 .347 .723 93 95
Total GSL 50 179 52 10 0 6 26 30 28 0 1 33 0 1 .291 .385 .447 .832 127 129
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Spokane - A 2B 4 1 6 1 1 7 0 1.000 10.0 6.30 +0.1 .000
1970 Huntsville - R 2B 4 4 15 7 1 22 0 1.000 33.2 5.88 +0.3 1.114
1970 Gary - A 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.3 1.066
1970 Spokane - A 3B 20 20 11 23 1 35 1 .971 153.0 2.00 -1.1 .991
1970 Huntsville - R 3B 26 26 12 40 4 52 0 1.000 219.2 2.13 +2.4 1.072
1970 Huntsville - R SS 2 2 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 -0.3 1.126
1971 Spokane - A 1B 5 5 39 4 2 43 0 1.000 44.0 8.80 -0.1 1.049
1971 Spokane - A 2B 3 3 6 5 2 11 0 1.000 25.0 3.96 -0.9 .887
1971 Gary - A 3B 4 4 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 28.1 2.54 -0.1 .936
1971 Spokane - A 3B 64 60 33 81 15 119 5 .958 509.1 2.01 +1.3 1.037
1971 Gary - A SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Gary - A 1B 34 34 232 17 25 251 2 .992 249.2 8.98 -1.6 .952
1972 Spokane - A 1B 8 8 54 3 5 57 0 1.000 70.0 7.33 -0.4 .934
1972 Gary - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Spokane - A 2B 6 6 18 8 2 26 0 1.000 40.0 5.85 +0.2 1.060
1972 Gary - A 3B 6 1 2 5 0 8 1 .875 25.0 2.52 -0.2 .916
1972 Spokane - A 3B 42 40 23 74 10 100 3 .970 351.0 2.49 +3.3 1.079
1972 Spokane - A SS 5 3 12 17 2 33 4 .879 40.0 6.53 -0.6 .861
1973 Birmingham - AA 1B 2 2 16 1 3 17 0 1.000 17.0 9.00 +0.3 1.074
1973 Gary - A 1B 2 2 12 0 2 12 0 1.000 16.0 6.75 +0.1 1.054
1973 Spokane - A 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 1.060
1973 Birmingham - AA 2B 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 5.2 4.76 -0.3 .689
1973 Spokane - A 2B 2 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 -0.4 .819
1973 Birmingham - AA 3B 6 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.2 1.070
1973 Gary - A 3B 7 7 6 11 2 17 0 1.000 62.0 2.47 +0.9 1.059
1973 Spokane - A 3B 12 11 10 28 2 40 2 .950 102.2 3.33 +1.3 1.062
1973 Huntsville - R 3B 8 7 6 7 0 16 3 .812 63.0 1.86 -1.1 .798
1973 Birmingham - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Gary - A SS 6 6 11 22 3 34 1 .971 53.0 5.60 +1.0 1.043
1973 Spokane - A SS 5 5 7 13 1 20 0 1.000 40.1 4.46 +0.8 1.107
1973 Huntsville - R SS 11 10 21 26 4 49 2 .959 81.0 5.22 -0.1 .955
1974 Birmingham - AA 1B 23 22 170 13 12 183 0 1.000 182.0 9.05 +1.3 1.098
1974 Gary - A 1B 12 8 64 10 7 74 0 1.000 72.2 9.17 +0.9 1.050
1974 Birmingham - AA 2B 8 5 12 13 1 25 0 1.000 52.1 4.30 +0.2 1.036
1974 Gary - A 2B 4 0 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 9.1 5.79 -0.0 1.047
1974 Birmingham - AA 3B 19 17 10 30 1 40 0 1.000 147.1 2.44 +1.8 1.090
1974 Gary - A 3B 18 15 10 32 4 45 3 .933 128.2 2.94 -0.0 .979
1974 Birmingham - AA SS 8 2 11 12 3 25 2 .920 39.0 5.31 -1.1 .897
1974 Gary - A SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.099
1975 Gary - A 1B 3 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 6.2 5.40 0.0 .000
1975 Gary - A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.042
1975 Gary - A 3B 27 0 9 14 1 23 0 1.000 56.2 3.65 +0.7 1.122
1975 Gary - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Gary - A RF 55 55 66 0 0 66 0 1.000 445.2 1.33 -1.2 1.009
TOTAL 1B 90 81 594 48 57 644 2 .997 660.0 8.75 +0.5 1.015
TOTAL 2B 36 20 64 42 8 106 0 1.000 189.0 5.05 -0.9 .998
TOTAL 3B 260 209 134 355 41 507 18 .964 1865.2 2.36 +9.8 1.041
TOTAL SS 39 29 66 95 14 170 9 .947 281.1 5.15 -0.3 .975
TOTAL RF 55 55 66 0 0 66 0 1.000 445.2 1.33 -1.2 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of high school (Rutherford; Rutherford, TN) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 10, Pick 21, 237th overall pick).
06/28/1970 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 3 days.
08/25/1973 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/01/1974 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/23/1974 Wins the 1974 Championship with the Birmingham Ironmen!
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