1B Norm Smith #35
Pittsburgh Miners FABL
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/02/1963
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1B NORM SMITH #35 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 3 3 3
Power 4 4 4
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 1 1 1
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 1 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/1963 @ IND Win, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1963 TOL Loss, 2-18 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/30/1963 TOL Win, 5-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/29/1963 TOL Loss, 4-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
08/27/1963 @ MIL Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/26/1963 @ MIL Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/25/1963 @ MIL Loss, 3-8 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
08/24/1963 COL Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1963 COL Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1963 COL Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/22/1936
Born in:Williamson, WV
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 143 Days
Service This Yr:63 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 69 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 13th Pick in Round 16
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   12 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Last Year   41 11 1 0 1 4 2 1 8 1 1 0 .268 .279 .366 .645
2 Years Ago   16 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
Career   64 13 1 0 1 5 2 2 16 1 1 0 .203 .224 .266 .490
Home   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Road   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
First Pitch   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
High Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
DIXIE LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 71 25 2 0 10 21 20 2 12 .352 .373 .803 1.176 .513 .451 216
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 17 75 1 0 0 0 0 1 57 12 0 0 0.0 21.8 12.50 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 7 0 0 3 8 6 2 7 1 0 1 .318 .385 .727 1.112
Versus Right   49 18 2 0 7 13 14 0 5 0 0 0 .367 .367 .837 1.204
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   71 25 2 0 10 21 20 2 12 1 0 1 .352 .373 .803 1.176
2 Years Ago   120 39 6 0 12 25 23 11 35 0 0 0 .325 .382 .675 1.057
Career   266 86 10 1 28 57 54 15 68 1 0 3 .323 .365 .684 1.049
Home   32 14 1 0 6 13 10 1 5 0 0 1 .438 .471 1.031 1.502
Road   39 11 1 0 4 8 10 1 7 1 0 0 .282 .293 .615 .908
Grass   71 25 2 0 10 21 20 2 12 1 0 1 .352 .373 .803 1.176
Day   9 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 .444 .400 .778 1.178
Night   62 21 2 0 9 19 17 2 11 0 0 1 .339 .369 .806 1.176
As Starter   70 25 2 0 10 21 20 2 12 1 0 1 .357 .378 .814 1.193
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 43 137 37 7 0 8 26 16 8 43 .270 .306 .496 .802 .350 .226 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 33 147 0 2 0 2 0 2 68 15 0 0 0.0 20.7 5.36 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   41 12 1 0 1 5 5 3 15 1 0 0 .293 .333 .390 .724
Versus Right   96 25 6 0 7 21 11 5 28 1 0 0 .260 .294 .542 .836
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 0 .182 .182 .227 .409
June   20 8 2 0 2 5 3 2 3 0 0 0 .400 .455 .800 1.255
July   77 19 3 0 4 16 11 5 23 2 0 0 .247 .286 .442 .727
August   39 10 2 0 2 5 2 1 16 0 0 0 .256 .275 .462 .737
September   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Years Ago   298 95 11 0 34 71 56 19 62 2 0 3 .319 .363 .698 1.061
Career   435 132 18 0 42 97 72 27 105 4 0 3 .303 .345 .634 .980
Home   66 18 4 0 3 12 7 3 22 2 0 0 .273 .296 .470 .765
Road   71 19 3 0 5 14 9 5 21 0 0 0 .268 .316 .521 .837
Grass   137 37 7 0 8 26 16 8 43 2 0 0 .270 .306 .496 .802
Day   48 13 1 0 4 8 7 3 17 1 0 0 .271 .308 .542 .849
Night   89 24 6 0 4 18 9 5 26 1 0 0 .270 .305 .472 .777
As Starter   123 35 6 0 8 25 15 8 39 2 0 0 .285 .323 .528 .852
As Reliever / Substitution   14 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357
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
1960 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -133 -0.0
1961 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 17 16 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301 -16 -25 -0.2
1962 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 44 41 11 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 1 8 0 0 .268 .279 .366 .645 69 64 -0.1
1963 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -116 -0.1
Total FABL 68 64 13 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 1 16 0 0 .203 .224 .266 .490 29 22 -0.4
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
1951 Total - 15 23 101 43 12 0 10 32 40 6 5 3 12 0 0 .426 .470 .842 1.311 100 100 2.2
1952 Total - 16 41 189 78 15 2 12 51 82 12 5 1 14 0 0 .413 .459 .704 1.163 100 100 3.1
1953 Total - 17 32 148 60 12 2 11 45 65 9 5 0 15 0 0 .405 .457 .736 1.193 100 100 2.6
1953 Ottumwa - C 17 25 31 6 1 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 10 0 0 .194 .286 .419 .705 77 63 -0.0
1954 Ottumwa - C 18 10 5 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .571 1.000 1.571 311 303 0.2
1954 Savannah - B 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -144 -0.0
1955 Ottumwa - C 19 30 78 15 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 26 0 0 .192 .232 .231 .462 23 7 -0.8
1955 Savannah - B 19 4 6 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 80 76 -0.1
1956 Ottumwa - C 20 35 54 10 1 0 0 3 10 9 1 0 21 0 0 .185 .312 .204 .516 36 36 -0.5
1957 Ottumwa - C 21 50 132 38 6 2 6 20 17 16 3 1 39 0 0 .288 .375 .500 .875 117 112 -0.1
1958 Ottumwa - C 22 58 193 47 5 0 8 31 27 32 1 3 58 0 0 .244 .349 .394 .743 77 61 -0.9
1959 Savannah - B 23 50 205 68 13 0 18 54 37 26 0 1 54 0 0 .332 .405 .659 1.064 172 172 2.3
1959 Wilmington - A 23 71 264 51 10 0 10 32 32 26 5 3 81 0 0 .193 .275 .345 .620 79 75 -0.2
1960 Gary - A 24 100 362 93 13 0 28 66 53 36 2 4 105 0 0 .257 .324 .525 .849 123 117 1.7
1960 Birmingham - AA 24 19 75 22 2 1 6 11 11 2 2 0 21 0 0 .293 .329 .587 .916 143 137 0.6
1961 Birmingham - AA 25 31 120 39 6 0 12 25 23 11 0 0 35 0 0 .325 .382 .675 1.057 187 184 1.6
1961 St. Paul - AAA 25 77 298 95 11 0 34 71 56 19 3 2 62 0 0 .319 .363 .698 1.061 193 187 3.6
1963 Birmingham - AA 27 18 71 25 2 0 10 21 20 2 1 1 12 0 0 .352 .373 .803 1.176 199 216 1.2
1963 St. Paul - AAA 27 43 137 37 7 0 8 26 16 8 0 2 43 0 0 .270 .306 .496 .802 127 125 0.5
Total DIX 68 266 86 10 1 28 57 54 15 3 1 68 0 0 .323 .365 .684 1.049 178 179
Total CL 120 435 132 18 0 42 97 72 27 3 4 105 0 0 .303 .345 .634 .980 172 167
Total HL 100 362 93 13 0 28 66 53 36 2 4 105 0 0 .257 .324 .525 .849 123 117
Total MAL 71 264 51 10 0 10 32 32 26 5 3 81 0 0 .193 .275 .345 .620 79 75
Total SEL 55 212 70 13 0 18 56 39 26 0 1 56 0 0 .330 .402 .646 1.048 168 168
Total UMVA 208 493 118 14 3 17 62 59 66 6 4 155 0 0 .239 .334 .383 .717 78 67
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Ottumwa - C 1B 15 4 37 10 5 47 0 1.000 53.2 7.88 +1.3 1.064
1954 Ottumwa - C 1B 7 0 7 0 2 7 0 1.000 10.2 5.91 +0.0 .995
1955 Savannah - B 1B 2 1 12 1 0 14 1 .929 10.0 11.70 -0.6 .682
1955 Ottumwa - C 1B 28 23 212 12 15 224 0 1.000 204.0 9.88 +0.6 1.032
1956 Ottumwa - C 1B 26 12 119 6 6 126 1 .992 131.1 8.57 -0.2 .943
1957 Ottumwa - C 1B 50 46 342 22 37 370 6 .984 364.0 9.00 -1.4 .956
1958 Ottumwa - C 1B 58 58 401 29 42 431 1 .998 474.2 8.15 +1.5 1.014
1959 Wilmington - A 1B 70 70 578 37 59 620 5 .992 615.2 8.99 +2.6 1.043
1959 Savannah - B 1B 50 50 391 22 50 416 3 .993 429.0 8.66 +1.0 1.018
1960 Birmingham - AA 1B 19 18 152 12 11 165 1 .994 160.2 9.19 +2.3 1.172
1960 Gary - A 1B 91 90 715 47 104 766 4 .995 763.2 8.98 +2.5 1.022
1961 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 St. Paul - AAA 1B 67 66 588 37 50 630 5 .992 589.0 9.55 +0.7 1.024
1961 Birmingham - AA 1B 29 29 230 15 20 247 2 .992 250.1 8.81 +0.8 1.032
1961 St. Paul - AAA SS 4 4 5 8 1 20 7 .650 34.2 3.38 -3.5 .599
1962 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 3 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 +0.0 1.016
1963 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 0.0 .000
1963 St. Paul - AAA 1B 24 23 196 13 14 209 0 1.000 197.1 9.53 +1.2 1.050
1963 Birmingham - AA 1B 17 17 141 10 12 151 0 1.000 145.0 9.37 +0.6 1.067
1963 St. Paul - AAA SS 10 10 18 32 7 61 11 .820 88.0 5.11 -4.5 .814
TOTAL 1B 559 507 4127 273 427 4429 29 .993 4409.0 8.98 +13.0 1.026
TOTAL SS 14 14 23 40 8 81 18 .778 122.2 4.62 -8.0 .759
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Coal Grove; Coal Grove, OH) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 16, Pick 13, 253rd overall pick).
09/11/1957 Goes 5-5 against the Dubuque Dukes, with 1 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R.
08/21/1959 Hits three home runs against the Chattanooga Dynamos, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/27/1959 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Pittsburgh Miners, along with RP Hank Cook, CF Mike Whisman, SP Pat Simon, and 2B Sam Peterson, in exchange for RF Paul Williams and RF Howie Taylor.
10/28/1959 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Pittsburgh Miners.
07/25/1960 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1961 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
08/10/1961 Hits three home runs against the Indianapolis Hoosiers, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/14/1961 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 4; Eye: 2.
06/26/1963 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/09/1963 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/05/1963 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
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