3B Howard Smith #42
Boston Minutemen FABL
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B HOWARD SMITH #42 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
75 161 46 9 0 2 28 13 14 .286 .345 .379 0 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1974 @ MIN Loss, 1-10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 MIN Win, 14-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1974 CHI Loss, 6-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1974 CHI Win, 9-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/1974 @ CHI Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1974 WAS Loss, 11-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1974 BAL Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/1974 BOS Loss, 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/20/1974 @ BAL Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1974 @ ATL Win, 8-4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/19/1939
Born in:Owensboro, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 80 Days
Service This Yr:158 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 91 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 5th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 75 161 46 9 0 2 28 16 13 14 .286 .345 .379 .724 .329 .093 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 35 179 2 1 0 6 2 1 61 11 0 1 0.0 20.0 4.31 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   68 20 4 0 0 9 5 5 9 0 0 2 .294 .360 .353 .713
Versus Right   93 26 5 0 2 19 11 8 5 1 2 0 .280 .333 .398 .731
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   36 10 3 0 0 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 .278 .325 .361 .686
May   55 20 4 0 0 12 5 4 8 0 0 1 .364 .417 .436 .853
June   22 8 1 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 1 0 .364 .391 .545 .937
July   21 2 0 0 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 .095 .240 .238 .478
August   21 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .190 .261 .190 .451
September   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Spring Training   30 11 0 0 1 5 4 2 2 1 0 0 .367 .394 .467 .861
Last Year   283 67 12 1 5 33 40 24 23 1 2 0 .237 .295 .339 .635
2 Years Ago   82 21 6 0 3 15 8 7 14 0 0 0 .256 .315 .439 .754
Career   2582 659 108 17 42 261 277 206 338 9 46 3 .255 .310 .359 .669
Home   101 32 6 0 2 20 10 6 8 1 1 1 .317 .358 .436 .793
Road   60 14 3 0 0 8 6 7 6 0 1 1 .233 .324 .283 .607
Grass   161 46 9 0 2 28 16 13 14 1 2 2 .286 .345 .379 .724
Day   81 27 6 0 0 14 8 7 5 1 1 1 .333 .389 .407 .796
Night   80 19 3 0 2 14 8 6 9 0 1 1 .237 .299 .350 .649
As Starter   126 32 6 0 2 19 13 9 10 0 1 2 .254 .314 .349 .663
As Reliever / Substitution   35 14 3 0 0 9 3 4 4 1 1 0 .400 .450 .486 .936
Pinch Hitting   22 9 2 0 0 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 .409 .462 .500 .962
Close/Late   50 14 0 0 1 7 7 5 3 0 2 1 .280 .357 .340 .697
Inning 1-3   41 10 3 0 1 8 4 0 4 0 0 1 .244 .262 .390 .652
Inning 4-6   49 15 3 0 0 10 4 6 3 1 0 0 .306 .375 .367 .742
Inning 7-9   62 18 3 0 1 10 6 7 6 0 2 1 .290 .371 .387 .759
Extra Innings   9 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   48 7 1 0 0 1 7 6 3 0 2 0 .146 .241 .167 .407
1 Outs   52 20 3 0 1 9 6 5 7 1 0 1 .385 .441 .500 .941
2 Outs   61 19 5 0 1 18 3 2 4 0 0 1 .311 .344 .443 .786
Scoring Position   46 16 5 0 0 26 4 8 4 1 2 1 .348 .446 .457 .903
Bases Empty   83 23 4 0 2 2 12 5 8 0 0 0 .277 .318 .398 .716
Runner on 1st   32 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .219 .242 .219 .461
Runner on 2nd   12 4 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .417 .845
Runner on 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .364 .748
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   8 5 2 0 0 13 0 1 1 0 0 1 .625 .700 .875 1.575
Two Strikes   55 13 1 0 0 9 3 4 14 0 0 2 .236 .311 .255 .566
First Pitch   32 14 2 0 1 6 6 1 0 0 1 0 .438 .455 .594 1.048
Count 0-1   12 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250
Count 0-2   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-0   16 7 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .438 .412 .688 1.099
Count 1-1   21 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .190 .190 .286 .476
Count 1-2   20 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 .150 .190 .150 .340
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   20 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 .273 .429 .455 .883
Full Count   11 3 0 0 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 1 .273 .500 .273 .773
Behind in Count   36 6 1 0 0 7 0 0 9 0 0 1 .167 .189 .194 .384
Ahead in Count   41 14 3 0 1 9 5 8 0 1 0 0 .341 .440 .488 .928
Batting 2nd   5 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Batting 5th   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 6th   67 18 2 0 1 7 9 3 6 0 1 1 .269 .310 .343 .653
Batting 7th   40 9 2 0 1 6 5 4 2 0 0 1 .225 .311 .350 .661
Batting 8th   21 5 1 0 0 6 0 2 3 0 0 0 .238 .304 .286 .590
Batting 9th   22 9 1 0 0 6 1 3 1 1 0 0 .409 .462 .455 .916
Low Leverage   74 24 4 0 2 6 7 2 8 1 0 0 .324 .338 .459 .797
Medium Leverage   45 11 2 0 0 8 7 8 2 0 0 1 .244 .370 .289 .659
High Leverage   41 11 3 0 0 14 2 3 3 0 2 1 .268 .333 .341 .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
1964 New York - FABL 24 52 88 25 4 1 1 8 12 6 0 0 10 0 0 .284 .330 .386 .716 110 103 0.5
1965 New York - FABL 25 73 201 47 7 1 3 13 16 11 0 0 23 1 2 .234 .274 .323 .597 75 67 -0.5
1966 New York - FABL 26 75 143 35 5 1 6 17 14 13 0 0 19 3 0 .245 .308 .420 .727 112 116 0.7
1967 New York - FABL 27 108 333 89 18 4 2 20 37 28 0 1 43 6 3 .267 .323 .363 .687 110 108 1.5
1968 New York - FABL 28 118 347 100 11 3 6 36 37 16 0 0 46 1 2 .288 .320 .389 .709 122 120 2.1
1969 Los Angeles - FABL 29 135 441 107 19 0 6 35 46 52 0 3 64 4 5 .243 .321 .327 .647 87 89 0.3
1970 Los Angeles - FABL 30 112 436 104 16 6 8 46 43 33 1 2 73 4 4 .239 .292 .358 .650 76 73 -1.0
1971 Los Angeles - FABL 31 49 67 18 1 0 0 10 8 3 0 1 9 1 0 .269 .296 .284 .579 70 69 -0.1
1972 Los Angeles - FABL 32 52 82 21 6 0 3 15 8 7 0 0 14 1 0 .256 .315 .439 .754 124 127 0.6
1973 Washington - FABL 33 108 283 67 12 1 5 33 40 24 0 1 23 2 0 .237 .295 .339 .635 77 82 0.4
1974 Washington - FABL 34 51 113 38 8 0 1 25 10 7 2 1 11 0 1 .336 .382 .434 .816 131 140 0.7
1974 Detroit - FABL 34 24 48 8 1 0 1 3 6 6 0 0 3 0 0 .167 .259 .250 .509 45 48 -0.0
1974 Total - FABL 34 75 161 46 9 0 2 28 16 13 2 1 14 0 1 .286 .345 .379 .724 105 113 0.6
Total FABL 957 2582 659 108 17 42 261 277 206 3 9 338 23 17 .255 .310 .359 .669 95 94 5.1
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
1961 Fresno - A 21 33 136 50 7 1 8 22 22 5 1 0 18 6 2 .368 .394 .610 1.005 183 195 2.0
1961 Albany - A 21 32 120 32 7 1 2 12 22 28 2 2 23 2 1 .267 .408 .392 .800 145 152 1.6
1961 Reading - AA 21 16 59 16 0 3 0 5 11 3 2 1 13 1 1 .271 .323 .373 .696 101 97 0.1
1962 Reading - AA 22 105 392 129 23 8 27 100 92 59 3 4 56 8 7 .329 .417 .635 1.052 207 205 7.0
1962 Toledo - AAA 22 27 115 31 4 1 2 19 13 14 0 1 20 5 1 .270 .346 .374 .720 95 100 0.6
1963 Toledo - AAA 23 134 533 160 35 10 14 83 80 64 3 5 67 8 2 .300 .375 .482 .857 131 136 5.5
1966 New Orleans - AAA 26 12 44 7 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 .159 .213 .159 .372 2 7 -0.3
Total EA 121 451 145 23 11 27 105 103 62 5 5 69 9 8 .322 .405 .601 1.006 193 191
Total MAL 32 120 32 7 1 2 12 22 28 2 2 23 2 1 .267 .408 .392 .800 145 152
Total COW 33 136 50 7 1 8 22 22 5 1 0 18 6 2 .368 .394 .610 1.005 183 195
Total CL 173 692 198 39 11 16 106 94 81 3 6 92 13 3 .286 .361 .444 .804 118 123
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1971 Los Angeles - FABL 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -108 -0.1
Total FABL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -108
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Fresno - A 1B 6 6 45 1 1 46 0 1.000 52.0 7.96 -0.7 1.039
1961 Reading - AA 3B 14 13 4 24 0 31 3 .903 118.1 2.13 -1.4 .941
1961 Albany - A 3B 32 31 28 55 2 87 4 .954 267.1 2.79 +0.6 .970
1961 Fresno - A 3B 25 25 18 53 3 75 4 .947 212.2 3.00 -0.8 .965
1961 Fresno - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 -0.0 .946
1961 Fresno - A CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.2 1.015
1962 Reading - AA 1B 9 0 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 13.2 7.24 -0.0 1.053
1962 Toledo - AAA 3B 23 21 18 47 6 69 4 .942 198.1 2.95 +1.9 .912
1962 Reading - AA 3B 95 95 76 168 16 257 13 .949 829.2 2.65 -1.1 .969
1962 Toledo - AAA SS 4 4 6 11 3 20 3 .850 38.0 4.03 -1.8 .750
1962 Reading - AA SS 1 1 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.2 .870
1962 Reading - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Toledo - AAA CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.3 1.000
1962 Reading - AA CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.5 1.018
1962 Reading - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 .964
1963 Toledo - AAA 3B 115 112 85 198 12 298 15 .950 1004.1 2.54 +5.1 .950
1963 Toledo - AAA SS 17 17 28 39 3 71 4 .944 146.0 4.13 -0.1 .868
1963 Toledo - AAA CF 3 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 +0.0 .889
1964 New York - MLB 1B 5 0 7 1 1 8 0 1.000 8.2 8.31 +0.5 1.395
1964 New York - MLB 3B 29 13 11 37 3 50 2 .960 147.0 2.94 +0.5 1.030
1964 New York - MLB SS 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 4.2 5.79 -0.0 1.034
1964 New York - MLB CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .988
1965 New York - MLB 1B 18 16 115 13 15 129 1 .992 127.1 9.05 +0.6 1.027
1965 New York - MLB 3B 45 36 19 63 6 88 6 .932 329.0 2.24 -3.8 .939
1965 New York - MLB SS 7 0 1 10 0 12 1 .917 20.2 4.79 -0.2 .943
1965 New York - MLB CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 .989
1966 New York - MLB 1B 14 8 74 5 6 79 0 1.000 79.0 9.00 +0.2 .991
1966 New York - MLB 3B 20 9 14 16 1 34 4 .882 109.2 2.46 -1.7 .871
1966 New Orleans - AAA 3B 12 12 3 22 2 25 0 1.000 99.1 2.27 +0.4 .958
1966 New York - MLB SS 20 4 13 26 8 41 2 .951 64.2 5.43 -0.9 .957
1966 New York - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 New York - MLB CF 17 8 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 85.1 2.11 -0.2 .991
1967 New York - MLB 1B 9 6 61 5 9 66 0 1.000 55.0 10.80 +0.4 1.063
1967 New York - MLB 3B 82 78 56 153 11 216 7 .968 695.0 2.71 -1.7 .992
1967 New York - MLB SS 12 2 5 10 2 16 1 .938 34.2 3.89 -2.0 .781
1967 New York - MLB CF 4 2 5 0 0 7 2 .714 21.0 2.14 -0.3 .989
1968 New York - MLB 1B 79 68 565 37 38 605 3 .995 590.0 9.18 +4.0 1.067
1968 New York - MLB 3B 29 16 12 39 1 53 2 .962 163.2 2.80 +0.3 .971
1968 New York - MLB SS 7 0 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 13.2 4.61 -0.6 .673
1968 New York - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 35 0 47 4 2 51 0 1.000 50.0 9.18 +0.1 1.045
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 121 120 99 238 14 352 15 .957 1026.1 2.96 -7.8 .960
1969 Los Angeles - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 16 0 22 2 2 24 0 1.000 22.1 9.67 +0.0 1.047
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 111 111 63 208 18 291 20 .931 953.0 2.56 -9.4 .934
1970 Los Angeles - MLB SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 3.1 2.70 -0.5 .000
1971 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 21 2 52 4 4 56 0 1.000 48.2 10.36 +0.3 1.050
1971 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 11 9 7 19 2 26 0 1.000 84.0 2.79 -0.5 .989
1971 Los Angeles - MLB SS 10 1 3 8 0 12 1 .917 23.1 4.24 -0.6 .916
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 33 7 117 7 8 124 0 1.000 105.1 10.59 +1.1 1.047
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 14 10 14 21 2 37 2 .946 95.1 3.30 -0.9 .971
1972 Los Angeles - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Washington - MLB 1B 87 61 576 63 73 645 6 .991 554.0 10.38 +3.8 1.051
1973 Washington - MLB 3B 10 9 4 16 0 20 0 1.000 88.0 2.05 +0.6 .996
1973 Washington - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB 1B 28 16 161 8 21 170 1 .994 151.1 10.05 +0.3 1.003
1974 Washington - MLB SS 8 7 6 17 4 27 4 .852 67.2 3.06 -2.0 .788
1974 Washington - MLB 3B 4 1 3 5 2 8 0 1.000 18.2 3.86 +0.3 1.048
1974 Detroit - MLB 3B 6 4 1 10 0 12 1 .917 32.0 3.09 +0.2 1.048
1974 Detroit - MLB 1B 12 7 77 6 11 83 0 1.000 73.0 10.23 +0.9 1.041
1974 Detroit - MLB SS 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.1 1.034
TOTAL 1B 372 197 1930 156 193 2097 11 .995 1930.1 9.73 +11.5 1.050
TOTAL 3B 798 725 535 1392 101 2029 102 .950 6471.2 2.68 -19.3 .960
TOTAL SS 93 36 71 134 22 222 17 .923 428.2 4.30 -8.7 .859
TOTAL LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 -0.0 .946
TOTAL CF 34 15 47 0 0 49 2 .959 164.1 2.57 -0.5 .976
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 .964
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of college (Cleveland; Cleveland, OH) by the New York Gothams. (Round 2, Pick 5, 21st overall pick).
07/10/1961 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
07/13/1961 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
08/22/1961 Goes 5-6 against the Scranton Silver Stars, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 3 R.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Reading Coal Barons!
05/28/1962 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1962 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
06/02/1962 Hits three home runs against the Akron Wheels, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/04/1962 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
06/18/1962 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
06/07/1963 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/31/1963 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/05/1963 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
07/02/1964 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/19/1968 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Los Angeles Suns in exchange for SP Moe Powell and SP Moe Robison.
04/10/1969 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
08/30/1970 Injured (strained oblique),out for 7 weeks.
11/17/1972 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for one week.
04/18/1973 Released by the Los Angeles Suns.
04/25/1973 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,400 with the Washington Eagles organization.
05/17/1974 Injured (bruised cheekbone),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/26/1974 Released by the Washington Eagles.
07/06/1974 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
10/23/1974 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Boston Minutemen, along with SP Lenny Boone, in exchange for RP Oscar Ruiz.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1967 10 10
1970 14 6
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