RF Blackie Smith #3
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
RF BLACKIE SMITH #3 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/25/1939
Born in:Birmingham, AL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 15th Pick in Round 11
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
1957 Marshalltown - R 17 9 8 6 1 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .750 .800 1.625 2.425 495 506 0.4
1958 Marshalltown - R 18 37 107 30 6 2 4 25 19 22 0 0 31 2 1 .280 .403 .486 .889 109 102 0.3
1958 Tampa - A 18 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -13 -37 -0.1
1959 Marshalltown - R 19 31 45 10 2 0 1 5 7 7 0 0 10 1 1 .222 .327 .333 .660 59 40 -0.3
1959 Tampa - A 19 36 48 12 1 0 2 3 8 6 2 0 14 0 2 .250 .357 .396 .753 94 99 -0.0
1960 Tampa - A 20 79 122 41 6 1 3 11 18 16 5 3 27 1 1 .336 .425 .475 .900 128 134 0.8
1961 Tampa - A 21 58 64 18 3 1 1 12 10 13 0 1 12 2 0 .281 .397 .406 .804 107 94 0.1
1961 Springfield - A 21 28 31 8 1 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 8 2 0 .258 .343 .387 .730 95 98 0.1
1962 Springfield - A 22 102 143 41 3 0 7 27 27 37 1 0 41 0 2 .287 .436 .455 .891 137 146 1.4
1963 Springfield - A 23 49 48 14 3 2 1 10 9 12 1 0 16 0 1 .292 .443 .500 .943 158 157 0.6
1963 Knoxville - AA 23 34 30 6 0 0 1 3 3 4 1 0 7 0 0 .200 .314 .300 .614 67 74 0.0
1964 Springfield - A 24 61 106 40 2 0 5 21 19 19 1 0 31 0 0 .377 .476 .538 1.014 168 171 1.1
1964 Knoxville - AA 24 24 39 7 1 1 0 3 5 6 0 0 11 0 0 .179 .289 .256 .545 45 47 -0.2
1965 Springfield - A 25 34 115 40 4 2 10 29 20 19 2 0 32 2 2 .348 .449 .678 1.127 198 202 1.5
1965 Galveston - AA 25 49 134 46 5 1 9 31 26 20 2 4 31 6 4 .343 .425 .597 1.022 181 178 1.6
1965 Portland - AAA 25 9 35 9 3 0 2 4 6 3 1 1 5 1 2 .257 .325 .514 .839 125 117 0.1
1966 Springfield - A 26 46 134 29 1 0 5 21 17 17 2 1 49 2 1 .216 .312 .336 .648 89 87 -0.1
1966 Galveston - AA 26 35 112 30 4 0 6 20 18 9 2 0 35 2 2 .268 .333 .464 .798 118 114 -0.1
1966 Portland - AAA 26 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -124 -0.0
1967 Tampa - A 27 3 12 5 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .417 .417 1.000 1.417 329 375 0.5
1967 Springfield - A 27 80 202 49 5 1 10 30 24 44 5 0 67 4 6 .243 .390 .426 .816 143 136 1.2
1967 Galveston - AA 27 28 31 4 1 0 0 3 4 4 0 1 9 0 1 .129 .222 .161 .384 3 -36 -0.7
1968 Tampa - A 28 35 117 41 4 2 9 29 22 20 1 0 28 8 1 .350 .449 .650 1.099 231 228 2.0
1968 Springfield - A 28 56 167 48 7 1 11 35 30 30 2 3 38 5 3 .287 .396 .539 .935 192 178 1.4
Total DIX 58 69 13 1 1 1 6 8 10 1 0 18 0 0 .188 .300 .275 .575 55 59
Total GWL 11 36 9 3 0 2 5 6 3 1 2 5 1 2 .250 .310 .500 .810 115 106
Total HL 456 946 269 26 6 50 177 149 182 14 4 282 15 15 .284 .406 .483 .889 152 150
Total SEL 218 369 118 15 4 17 60 60 55 8 4 89 11 4 .320 .415 .520 .935 156 156
Total LSA 112 277 80 10 1 15 54 48 33 4 5 75 8 7 .289 .367 .495 .861 136 129
Total UMVA 77 160 46 9 2 7 34 29 31 0 0 42 3 2 .287 .403 .500 .903 116 106
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Marshalltown - R 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0.1 0.00 -0.6 .000
1957 Marshalltown - R LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Marshalltown - R LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 22.0 0.41 -0.1 .920
1958 Tampa - A RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 -0.2 .974
1958 Marshalltown - R RF 21 20 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 175.0 1.65 -0.2 .989
1959 Tampa - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Tampa - A RF 10 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 44.2 2.22 -0.7 .961
1959 Marshalltown - R RF 9 6 6 0 0 7 1 .857 54.0 1.00 +0.1 .954
1960 Tampa - A C 2 0 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 19.0 5.68 -0.3 .000 0 4 0 0.0
1960 Tampa - A LF 5 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 28.1 1.59 -0.8 .781
1960 Tampa - A RF 19 12 27 0 0 28 1 .964 118.2 2.05 -0.9 .926
1961 Tampa - A LF 5 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 38.0 1.66 -1.0 .819
1961 Springfield - A RF 3 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 -0.1 .957
1961 Tampa - A RF 8 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 20.2 2.18 -0.0 .968
1962 Springfield - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Springfield - A RF 30 20 49 0 0 51 2 .961 208.2 2.11 +0.8 1.028
1963 Knoxville - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Springfield - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Knoxville - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.3 .000
1963 Springfield - A RF 7 3 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 34.0 3.44 +0.2 .960
1964 Knoxville - AA LF 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 25.0 0.36 -0.3 1.015
1964 Springfield - A LF 6 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 43.0 2.09 -1.4 .790
1964 Knoxville - AA RF 9 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 39.0 1.85 -0.2 .925
1964 Springfield - A RF 19 11 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 118.0 2.29 -0.7 .927
1965 Galveston - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1965 Portland - AAA LF 8 8 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 78.0 1.15 -0.5 .890
1965 Galveston - AA LF 32 31 50 0 0 51 1 .980 259.0 1.74 -2.0 .936
1965 Springfield - A LF 20 20 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 169.2 0.74 -3.1 .854
1965 Portland - AAA RF 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 .000
1965 Galveston - AA RF 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.1 1.65 -0.7 .765
1965 Springfield - A RF 10 9 14 0 0 15 1 .933 82.0 1.54 -1.0 .915
1966 Galveston - AA LF 24 21 20 0 0 21 1 .952 185.2 0.97 -3.4 .792
1966 Springfield - A LF 21 21 35 0 0 36 1 .972 195.0 1.62 -1.9 .943
1966 Galveston - AA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.5 .506
1966 Springfield - A CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1966 Portland - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Galveston - AA RF 5 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 29.2 1.52 -2.0 .654
1966 Springfield - A RF 12 7 9 1 0 11 1 .909 81.2 1.10 -1.1 .945
1967 Galveston - AA LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1967 Springfield - A LF 11 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 68.2 1.44 -1.4 .844
1967 Tampa - A LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 1.081
1967 Galveston - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Springfield - A CF 14 14 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 116.1 2.01 +0.1 .990
1967 Tampa - A CF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.0 2.50 +0.4 1.024
1967 Galveston - AA RF 5 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 36.0 2.25 -0.6 .926
1967 Springfield - A RF 37 31 57 6 2 64 1 .984 294.2 1.92 -1.5 .980
1968 Springfield - A 1B 39 39 290 26 36 318 2 .994 309.2 9.18 -4.5 .907
1968 Tampa - A 1B 21 21 154 9 17 165 2 .988 176.1 8.32 -2.3 .904
1968 Springfield - A LF 8 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 22.1 2.01 -0.6 .842
1968 Tampa - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Springfield - A CF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 34.0 2.38 -0.1 .916
1968 Tampa - A CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 -0.5 .825
1968 Springfield - A RF 5 2 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 22.0 1.64 -1.2 .772
1968 Tampa - A RF 6 5 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 52.1 1.72 -0.8 .947
TOTAL C 2 0 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 19.0 5.68 -0.3 .000 0 4 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 62 60 445 35 53 485 5 .990 488.1 8.85 -7.4 .897
TOTAL LF 157 127 172 0 0 175 3 .983 1167.2 1.33 -17.0 .880
TOTAL CF 24 24 45 0 0 45 0 1.000 201.1 2.01 -0.8 .942
TOTAL RF 229 139 297 10 2 314 7 .978 1459.0 1.89 -10.7 .951
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Bremen; Bremen, GA) by the Kansas City Kings. (Round 11, Pick 15, 175th overall pick).
09/21/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Tampa Cigar Kings!
09/19/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Tampa Cigar Kings!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
06/07/1965 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
06/17/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Heartland League All-Star Game.
07/01/1965 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
08/27/1966 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
05/08/1967 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
06/17/1968 Hits three home runs against the Evansville Hawks, going 3-4 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/15/1968 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
08/07/1968 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5 weeks.
09/09/1968 Retired from professional baseball.
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