P Birdie Smith #7
Terre Haute Brewers (DET) HL
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
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P BIRDIE SMITH #7 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/29/1974 @ SCR Win, 3-1 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
08/27/1974 @ SCR Loss, 4-11 2.2 5 2 2 2 2
08/26/1974 PRO Loss, 4-6 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 Loss
08/17/1974 @ ALL Win, 4-1 X 9.0 8 1 1 0 9 Win
08/10/1974 ROA Loss, 3-5 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
07/29/1974 MOB Loss, 4-8 X 3.0 4 2 1 1 2 Loss
07/23/1974 SCR Loss, 1-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
07/17/1974 @ HAR Win, 8-3 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
07/16/1974 @ HAR Win, 8-4 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 Win
07/14/1974 ALL Loss, 0-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/20/1942
Born in:Jackson, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 108 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 68 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 9th Pick in Round 1
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 13 6 4 4 1 4.29 56.2 58 27 27 7 23 43 2 33.3 0 3 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 7 4 13.66 9.21 6.83 3.65 4.20 1.43 112 0.3 .307        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 67 19 3 1 3 11 7 10 1 1 0 .284 .347 .493 .839      
vs. RHB 147 39 3 1 4 16 16 33 1 1 5 .265 .355 .381 .736      
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 1 0 0 6.43 7.0 10 5 5 2 4 5  
May 2 2 1 1 0 3.14 14.1 11 5 5 1 7 10  
July 6 2 1 2 0 4.58 19.2 19 10 10 3 9 15  
August 4 1 1 1 1 4.02 15.2 18 7 7 1 3 13  
Last Year 13 12 6 4 1 2.43 89.0 75 26 24 6 43 93  
Career 71 63 24 28 2 3.83 460.2 424 208 196 44 210 381  
Home 4 1 1 1 0 3.18 11.1 9 4 4 0 5 9  
Road 9 5 3 3 1 4.57 45.1 49 23 23 7 18 34  
Grass 13 6 4 4 1 4.29 56.2 58 27 27 7 23 43  
Day 8 4 4 1 1 3.08 38.0 34 13 13 5 13 29  
Night 5 2 0 3 0 6.75 18.2 24 14 14 2 10 14  
As Starter 6 6 3 3 0 4.00 45.0 43 20 20 7 19 34  
As Reliever / Substitution 7 0 1 1 1 5.40 11.2 15 7 7 0 4 9  
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 13 6 3 3 2 2.38 56.2 41 16 15 4 23 63 2 33.3 1 3 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 7 6 10.80 6.51 10.01 3.65 2.92 1.13 74 1.4 .280        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 66 14 1 0 3 5 9 17 0 2 1 .212 .316 .364 .679      
vs. RHB 133 27 5 2 1 11 14 46 0 5 3 .203 .293 .293 .587      
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 3 3 2 0 0 2.52 25.0 20 7 7 2 9 25  
June 8 2 1 2 2 2.36 26.2 17 7 7 2 13 34  
July 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 4 2 1 0 1 2  
August 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2  
Last Year 4 4 2 1 0 5.28 30.2 31 18 18 4 17 30  
Career 32 25 13 9 2 3.62 194.0 173 89 78 20 107 179  
Home 8 5 2 2 0 1.96 41.1 26 10 9 3 15 48  
Road 5 1 1 1 2 3.52 15.1 15 6 6 1 8 15  
Grass 13 6 3 3 2 2.38 56.2 41 16 15 4 23 63  
Day 3 2 1 1 0 2.45 18.1 10 5 5 1 12 25  
Night 10 4 2 2 2 2.35 38.1 31 11 10 3 11 38  
As Starter 6 6 3 2 0 2.64 44.1 34 14 13 3 21 49  
As Reliever / Substitution 7 0 0 1 2 1.46 12.1 7 2 2 1 2 14  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1966 Los Angeles - FABL 23 2 0 1 0 0 15.00 3.0 6 5 5 2 2 3 0 0 2.67 .444 11.51 -0.3 25
1967 Los Angeles - FABL 24 3 3 0 2 0 3.93 18.1 18 10 8 2 4 12 0 0 1.20 .286 3.51 0.2 87
1968 Los Angeles - FABL 25 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.67 .111 6.28 -0.1 102
1969 Houston - FABL 26 25 6 3 4 0 6.93 61.0 70 52 47 10 28 31 0 0 1.61 .290 5.21 -0.5 56
1970 Houston - FABL 27 19 0 2 3 1 4.07 42.0 39 19 19 6 14 23 0 0 1.26 .254 5.15 -0.2 111
Total FABL 51 9 6 9 1 5.65 127.1 135 87 80 21 48 70 0 0 1.44 .277 5.12 -0.9 70
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1961 Biloxi - R 18 13 13 5 3 0 6.81 74.0 83 59 56 7 87 56 0 0 2.30 .330 6.92 -0.1 78
1961 Chattanooga - A 18 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 8 2 1 1 4 7 1 0 1.33 .259 4.37 0.2 496
1962 Salem - A 19 1 1 1 0 0 2.70 6.2 10 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 1.65 .429 4.75 -0.0 127
1962 Chattanooga - A 19 14 14 7 5 0 4.05 97.2 93 53 44 11 63 79 6 3 1.60 .294 4.90 1.0 117
1962 Total - A 19 15 15 8 5 0 3.97 104.1 103 55 46 12 64 83 6 3 1.60 .303 4.89 1.0 117
1963 Salem - A 20 3 3 3 0 0 0.39 23.0 17 1 1 0 2 15 0 0 0.83 .236 2.17 0.8 924
1963 Scranton - A 20 26 26 6 14 0 5.65 159.1 167 109 100 22 85 118 3 0 1.58 .297 4.31 0.6 64
1964 Mobile - R 21 10 3 3 1 0 2.11 38.1 39 10 9 1 11 34 1 0 1.30 .328 2.89 1.4 248
1964 Salem - A 21 13 13 2 6 0 3.61 99.2 118 47 40 14 6 75 4 1 1.24 .330 3.85 0.9 100
1964 Scranton - A 21 2 2 0 1 0 3.71 17.0 17 7 7 1 9 13 1 0 1.53 .302 3.65 0.3 105
1965 Mobile - R 22 4 4 2 1 0 2.70 30.0 31 11 9 1 11 21 2 0 1.40 .309 3.44 1.0 189
1965 Salem - A 22 6 6 1 4 0 4.08 39.2 50 18 18 4 1 31 0 0 1.29 .351 3.42 0.7 91
1965 Scranton - A 22 17 17 8 5 0 2.47 138.2 107 39 38 8 50 114 7 3 1.13 .258 2.88 3.6 152
1965 Shreveport - AA 22 4 4 0 2 0 7.13 17.2 18 15 14 3 7 11 0 0 1.42 .268 5.46 -0.0 58
1966 Shreveport - AA 23 5 5 3 0 0 2.35 30.2 23 8 8 3 8 29 1 1 1.01 .256 3.67 0.6 180
1966 Salt Lake City - AAA 23 21 21 5 7 0 4.00 137.1 114 62 61 22 40 104 2 1 1.12 .237 4.25 1.1 95
1967 Salt Lake City - AAA 24 27 27 11 13 0 3.39 186.0 174 81 70 21 43 135 1 1 1.17 .273 3.41 3.1 107
1968 Salt Lake City - AAA 25 27 27 13 8 0 4.03 189.2 159 94 85 22 64 131 3 0 1.18 .250 3.95 2.4 97
1969 Phoenix - AAA 26 8 8 3 2 0 1.99 58.2 47 14 13 0 19 35 1 0 1.12 .257 2.35 2.0 188
1970 Phoenix - AAA 27 14 14 5 7 0 5.56 90.2 104 59 56 13 39 77 0 0 1.58 .342 4.62 0.8 76
1971 Erie - AA 28 5 5 1 4 0 7.04 23.0 27 20 18 5 15 10 0 0 1.83 .286 6.53 -0.0 72
1972 Erie - AA 29 29 29 11 3 0 3.61 174.1 170 80 70 13 86 110 0 0 1.47 .288 3.92 4.8 143
1973 Charleston - A 30 4 4 2 1 0 5.28 30.2 31 18 18 4 17 30 1 0 1.57 .314 4.30 0.3 74
1973 Camden - A 30 13 12 6 4 1 2.43 89.0 75 26 24 6 43 93 2 0 1.33 .300 3.00 1.9 141
1973 Erie - AA 30 12 3 0 1 1 7.33 27.0 35 22 22 4 17 16 0 0 1.93 .344 5.38 -0.0 62
1974 Charleston - A 31 13 6 3 3 2 2.38 56.2 41 16 15 4 23 63 2 1 1.13 .280 2.92 1.4 163
1974 Camden - A 31 13 6 4 4 1 4.29 56.2 58 27 27 7 23 43 2 0 1.43 .307 4.20 0.3 84
Total EA 46 37 12 8 1 4.41 224.1 232 122 110 22 118 136 0 0 1.56 .295 4.37 113.4
Total GWL 97 97 37 37 0 3.87 662.1 598 310 285 78 205 482 7 2 1.21 .267 3.81 99.6
Total MAL 71 63 24 28 2 3.83 460.2 424 208 196 44 210 381 15 3 1.38 .287 3.59 94.5
Total SEL 32 25 13 9 2 3.62 194.0 173 89 78 20 107 179 10 4 1.44 .292 4.20 119.9
Total COW 23 23 7 10 0 3.25 169.0 195 68 61 19 10 125 4 1 1.21 .327 3.56 111.9
Total LSA 9 9 3 2 0 4.10 48.1 41 23 22 6 15 40 1 1 1.16 .261 4.33 101.9
Total GSL 27 20 10 5 0 4.68 142.1 153 80 74 9 109 111 3 0 1.84 .325 5.10 113.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Chattanooga - A P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 .983
1961 Biloxi - R P 13 13 5 2 0 9 2 .778 74.0 0.85 +1.2 .994
1962 Chattanooga - A P 14 14 6 12 0 19 1 .947 97.2 1.66 +1.1 .899
1962 Salem - A P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.2 2.70 +0.4 1.952
1963 Scranton - A P 26 26 4 14 1 22 4 .818 159.1 1.02 -2.2 .994
1963 Salem - A P 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 23.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Scranton - A P 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -0.1 1.043
1964 Salem - A P 13 13 4 11 0 16 1 .938 99.2 1.35 +1.1 1.063
1964 Mobile - R P 10 3 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 38.1 0.94 -0.4 1.045
1965 Shreveport - AA P 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 17.2 1.02 -0.6 .346
1965 Scranton - A P 17 17 9 11 0 21 1 .952 138.2 1.30 -0.6 .879
1965 Salem - A P 6 6 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 39.2 1.36 -0.2 1.062
1965 Mobile - R P 4 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 30.0 0.90 -0.3 1.047
1966 Los Angeles - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Salt Lake City - AAA P 21 21 9 13 1 22 0 1.000 137.1 1.44 +0.3 1.131
1966 Shreveport - AA P 5 5 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 30.2 2.05 +0.3 1.002
1967 Los Angeles - MLB P 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 18.1 0.98 +0.2 1.039
1967 Salt Lake City - AAA P 27 27 17 21 1 38 0 1.000 186.0 1.84 +0.2 1.144
1968 Los Angeles - MLB P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.017
1968 Salt Lake City - AAA P 27 27 14 12 0 27 1 .963 189.2 1.23 -0.4 1.052
1969 Houston - MLB P 25 6 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 61.0 0.89 -0.4 1.333
1969 Phoenix - AAA P 8 8 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 58.2 1.23 +0.0 1.011
1970 Houston - MLB P 19 0 4 5 1 10 1 .900 42.0 1.93 +0.4 .994
1970 Phoenix - AAA P 14 14 6 7 1 13 0 1.000 90.2 1.29 +1.5 1.303
1971 Erie - AA P 5 5 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 23.0 1.17 -0.4 1.016
1972 Erie - AA P 29 29 10 17 0 28 1 .964 174.1 1.39 +0.7 1.103
1973 Erie - AA P 12 3 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 27.0 1.33 -0.8 1.002
1973 Camden - A P 13 12 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 89.0 1.11 +1.0 1.325
1973 Charleston - A P 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 30.2 0.59 +0.4 1.048
1974 Camden - A P 13 6 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 56.2 1.59 -0.2 1.049
1974 Charleston - A P 13 6 4 6 2 10 0 1.000 56.2 1.59 -0.6 1.022
TOTAL P 356 283 120 180 8 312 12 .962 2028.1 1.33 +1.6 1.056
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of high school (Dundee; Dundee, MI) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick).
08/14/1961 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/29/1961 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
03/07/1962 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/17/1962 Named the #84 prospect in the FABL
05/06/1962 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 9 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
05/17/1962 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Savannah Privateers with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/19/1962 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/05/1962 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 months.
07/16/1962 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Los Angeles Stars, along with SP Jim Schoolfield, in exchange for 3B Virgil Ewing and SP Bud Henderson.
10/13/1962 Named the #93 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
03/29/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
08/20/1963 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
04/22/1964 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Bakersfield Bears with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/12/1965 Named the #32 prospect in the FABL
05/14/1965 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/08/1965 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/22/1965 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/06/1965 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/08/1965 Named the #44 prospect in the FABL
08/29/1965 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
04/11/1966 Named the #36 prospect in the FABL
04/23/1966 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Sacramento Hawks with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/22/1966 Pitches a PERFECT GAME against the San Antonio Gunslingers, striking out 10 hitters!
10/13/1966 Wins the 1966 World Championship Series with the Los Angeles Stars.
04/10/1967 Named the #70 prospect in the FABL
05/10/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/01/1967 Wins the GWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
02/25/1968 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Los Angeles Stars.
10/13/1968 Wins the 1968 World Championship Series with the Los Angeles Stars.
01/02/1969 Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars by the Houston Comets. (Round 30, Pick 1, 117th overall pick).
02/12/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Houston Comets development complex.
10/29/1970 Was traded by the Houston Comets to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with SP Roy Walsh and RP Joe Bass, in exchange for SP Charlie French.
03/19/1971 Injured (shoulder impingement),out for 4-5 months.
06/30/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 weeks.
08/22/1971 Injured (partially torn UCL),out for 9 months.
12/10/1971 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Cincinnati Cannons.
06/21/1972 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
03/28/1973 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
04/16/1973 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/14/1973 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Cincinnati Cannons.
05/24/1974 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Miami Sailors with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/29/1974 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/1974 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
09/07/1974 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
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