1B Norm Smith #38
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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1B NORM SMITH #38 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - 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:04/22/1936
Born in:Williamson, WV
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 125 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 13th Pick in Round 16
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 -128 -0.0
1961 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 17 16 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301 -17 -19 -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 67 -0.0
1963 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111 -0.2
1964 Pittsburgh - FABL 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -119 -0.0
Total FABL 71 68 13 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 1 19 0 0 .191 .211 .250 .461 23 19 -0.5
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
1953 Ottumwa - R 17 25 31 6 1 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 10 0 0 .194 .286 .419 .705 73 56 0.0
1954 Ottumwa - R 18 10 5 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .571 1.000 1.571 301 306 0.2
1954 Savannah - A 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -147 -0.0
1955 Ottumwa - R 19 30 78 15 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 26 0 0 .192 .232 .231 .462 20 1 -0.8
1955 Savannah - A 19 4 6 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 78 76 -0.1
1956 Ottumwa - R 20 35 54 10 1 0 0 3 10 9 1 0 21 0 0 .185 .312 .204 .516 31 35 -0.4
1957 Ottumwa - R 21 50 132 38 6 2 6 20 17 16 3 1 39 0 0 .288 .375 .500 .875 111 94 -0.0
1958 Ottumwa - R 22 58 193 47 5 0 8 31 27 32 1 3 58 0 0 .244 .349 .394 .743 73 54 -0.8
1959 Savannah - A 23 50 205 68 13 0 18 54 37 26 0 1 54 0 0 .332 .405 .659 1.064 168 171 2.4
1959 Wilmington - A 23 71 264 51 10 0 10 32 32 26 5 3 81 0 0 .193 .275 .345 .620 77 80 0.1
1960 Gary - A 24 100 362 93 13 0 28 66 53 36 2 4 105 0 0 .257 .324 .525 .849 120 117 1.7
1960 Birmingham - AA 24 19 75 22 2 1 6 11 11 2 2 0 21 0 0 .293 .329 .587 .916 135 135 0.7
1961 Birmingham - AA 25 31 120 39 6 0 12 25 23 11 0 0 35 0 0 .325 .382 .675 1.057 179 182 1.6
1961 St. Paul - AAA 25 77 298 95 11 0 34 71 56 19 3 2 62 0 0 .319 .363 .698 1.061 187 188 3.7
1963 Birmingham - AA 27 18 71 25 2 0 10 21 20 2 1 1 12 0 0 .352 .373 .803 1.176 211 215 1.2
1963 St. Paul - AAA 27 43 137 37 7 0 8 26 16 8 0 2 43 0 0 .270 .306 .496 .802 123 121 0.3
1964 Birmingham - AA 28 36 105 41 5 0 14 33 20 10 1 2 26 0 0 .390 .441 .838 1.279 235 222 1.9
1964 St. Paul - AAA 28 44 81 19 4 0 3 9 6 2 1 1 18 0 0 .235 .259 .395 .654 75 75 -0.1
1965 Spokane - A 29 12 33 13 3 0 3 12 8 6 0 1 5 0 0 .394 .475 .758 1.233 233 236 0.7
1965 Gary - A 29 22 43 10 1 0 3 9 8 4 1 0 13 0 0 .233 .312 .465 .778 103 99 0.0
1965 Birmingham - AA 29 22 32 8 1 0 2 6 5 5 0 0 8 0 0 .250 .351 .469 .820 114 113 0.2
1965 Houston - AAA 29 21 27 10 1 1 2 5 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 .370 .393 .704 1.097 200 208 0.4
Total DIX 126 403 135 16 1 44 96 79 30 4 3 102 0 0 .335 .384 .707 1.091 186 184
Total GWL 185 543 161 23 1 47 111 82 30 4 5 127 0 0 .297 .335 .602 .937 155 155
Total HL 122 405 103 14 0 31 75 61 40 3 4 118 0 0 .254 .323 .519 .842 118 115
Total MAL 71 264 51 10 0 10 32 32 26 5 3 81 0 0 .193 .275 .345 .620 77 80
Total SEL 55 212 70 13 0 18 56 39 26 0 1 56 0 0 .330 .402 .646 1.048 165 167
Total COW 12 33 13 3 0 3 12 8 6 0 1 5 0 0 .394 .475 .758 1.233 233 236
Total UMVA 208 493 118 14 3 17 62 59 66 6 4 155 0 0 .239 .334 .383 .717 74 59
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 - R 1B 15 4 37 10 5 47 0 1.000 53.2 7.88 +1.3 1.064
1954 Ottumwa - R 1B 7 0 7 0 2 7 0 1.000 10.2 5.91 +0.0 .995
1955 Savannah - A 1B 2 1 12 1 0 14 1 .929 10.0 11.70 -0.6 .682
1955 Ottumwa - R 1B 28 23 212 12 15 224 0 1.000 204.0 9.88 +0.6 1.032
1956 Ottumwa - R 1B 26 12 119 6 6 126 1 .992 131.1 8.57 -0.2 .943
1957 Ottumwa - R 1B 50 46 342 22 37 370 6 .984 364.0 9.00 -1.4 .956
1958 Ottumwa - R 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 - A 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 +1.6 1.034
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 -3.8 .565
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 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1963 St. Paul - AAA 1B 24 23 196 13 14 209 0 1.000 197.1 9.53 +1.0 1.057
1963 Birmingham - AA 1B 17 17 141 10 12 151 0 1.000 145.0 9.37 +0.5 1.068
1963 St. Paul - AAA SS 10 10 18 32 7 61 11 .820 88.0 5.11 -5.8 .756
1964 St. Paul - AAA 1B 17 10 108 6 4 115 1 .991 114.1 8.97 +0.1 1.024
1964 Birmingham - AA 1B 24 23 173 15 14 190 2 .989 203.0 8.33 -0.4 .989
1965 Houston - AAA 1B 3 2 19 0 2 19 0 1.000 19.0 9.00 +0.1 1.066
1965 Birmingham - AA 1B 5 4 32 3 3 35 0 1.000 40.0 7.88 +0.4 1.047
1965 Gary - A 1B 10 10 69 5 9 75 1 .987 80.2 8.26 -0.5 .920
1965 Spokane - A 1B 8 8 57 4 3 62 1 .984 73.0 7.52 +0.1 1.072
TOTAL 1B 627 564 4586 306 462 4926 34 .993 4941.0 8.91 +13.4 1.025
TOTAL SS 14 14 23 40 8 81 18 .778 122.2 4.62 -9.6 .707
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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 4; Eye: 2.
05/04/1964 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/29/1965 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
08/04/1965 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
04/11/1966 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
10/14/1966 Retired from professional baseball.
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