SS Cecil 'Smiley' LaBonte #12
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/02/1963
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SS CECIL 'SMILEY' LABONTE #12 - AGE: 37 - 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
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 1 1 1
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 3
Errors: - 3 3
Arm: 1 3 3
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 3 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/01/1925
Born in:Manchester, CT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 153 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:14 Years, 153 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 8th Pick in Round 1
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
1947 New York - FABL 21 45 170 46 8 9 2 16 27 10 2 0 24 8 5 .271 .319 .459 .778 112 112 0.4
1948 New York - FABL 22 148 611 178 29 15 6 62 96 61 0 1 40 38 40 .291 .355 .417 .772 108 109 2.8
1949 New York - FABL 23 150 594 197 22 15 10 75 92 69 0 6 27 37 37 .332 .398 .470 .867 133 130 4.5
1950 New York - FABL 24 114 452 144 26 13 4 59 71 59 4 0 16 23 15 .319 .402 .460 .862 133 119 3.4
1951 New York - FABL 25 136 546 163 30 12 3 65 71 36 2 3 30 7 4 .299 .342 .414 .756 103 98 3.4
1952 New York - FABL 26 148 617 205 35 9 6 57 92 37 3 4 31 14 8 .332 .371 .447 .818 140 140 7.2
1953 New York - FABL 27 151 575 159 22 6 16 73 64 27 1 4 25 10 9 .277 .308 .419 .727 97 97 3.1
1954 New York - FABL 28 149 563 155 26 11 10 58 77 22 0 4 33 13 13 .275 .301 .414 .714 92 89 2.3
1955 New York - FABL 29 153 583 157 29 9 9 74 70 34 0 4 30 7 7 .269 .308 .396 .704 84 80 1.2
1956 New York - FABL 30 152 565 144 24 6 4 63 52 32 0 5 33 15 5 .255 .292 .340 .632 76 71 2.4
1957 New York - FABL 31 142 518 133 23 10 6 52 75 28 0 4 36 10 5 .257 .293 .375 .667 82 80 2.1
1958 New York - FABL 32 79 222 53 8 2 2 23 28 14 0 2 12 6 8 .239 .282 .320 .601 60 52 -0.7
1959 New York - FABL 33 91 66 21 2 0 1 3 19 3 0 0 2 7 2 .318 .348 .394 .742 99 95 0.5
1960 St. Louis - FABL 34 98 373 84 21 3 2 22 48 20 2 3 29 4 1 .225 .266 .314 .580 57 41 -0.2
1960 New York - FABL 34 40 126 26 3 0 1 14 16 12 0 0 5 4 2 .206 .275 .254 .529 44 30 -0.1
1960 Total - FABL 34 138 499 110 24 3 3 36 64 32 2 3 34 8 3 .220 .269 .299 .567 53 38 -0.4
1961 New York - FABL 35 110 316 81 14 2 2 30 40 20 3 3 21 11 2 .256 .304 .332 .636 73 57 0.2
1962 Montreal - FABL 36 75 134 27 3 2 1 8 18 6 1 1 11 5 3 .201 .239 .276 .516 36 27 -0.8
Total FABL 1981 7031 1973 325 124 85 754 956 490 18 44 405 219 166 .281 .327 .398 .726 98 93 31.7
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
1946 Total - 20 44 200 70 12 9 3 48 59 16 1 3 3 40 10 .350 .395 .545 .940 100 100 1.6
1947 Total - 21 40 184 67 12 9 2 37 56 14 1 2 3 37 8 .364 .408 .560 .968 100 100 1.7
1947 Toledo - AAA 21 22 95 31 8 1 2 7 17 6 0 0 12 9 2 .326 .366 .495 .861 124 122 0.9
1958 Toledo - AAA 32 7 33 10 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 .303 .303 .424 .727 110 108 0.1
Total CL 29 128 41 12 1 2 8 22 6 0 0 15 9 3 .320 .351 .477 .827 120 118
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
1950 New York - FABL 24 7 33 12 3 2 0 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 .364 .400 .576 .976 162 160 1.4
1956 New York - FABL 30 6 24 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 -33 1.9
Total FABL 13 57 15 3 2 0 2 8 2 0 0 5 1 0 .263 .288 .386 .674 84 81
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 New York - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 New York - MLB 3B 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.043
1947 New York - MLB SS 44 42 62 125 30 206 19 .908 378.2 4.44 -7.1 .889
1947 Toledo - AAA SS 22 22 32 75 18 115 8 .930 193.1 4.98 +0.2 .992
1947 New York - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.3 .000
1947 Toledo - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 New York - MLB SS 142 142 231 489 87 775 55 .929 1265.2 5.12 -2.9 .989
1949 New York - MLB 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 5.1 3.38 -0.0 1.032
1949 New York - MLB SS 143 142 237 470 116 763 56 .927 1267.2 5.02 -1.0 .993
1950 New York - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 New York - MLB SS 106 102 182 357 82 583 44 .925 921.2 5.26 +5.5 1.034
1951 New York - MLB SS 131 131 271 449 81 771 51 .934 1177.0 5.51 +7.4 1.018
1952 New York - MLB 2B 8 8 25 29 4 58 4 .931 76.1 6.37 -1.3 .893
1952 New York - MLB SS 139 137 288 505 86 846 53 .937 1250.2 5.71 +6.0 1.004
1953 New York - MLB 2B 4 4 6 13 1 20 1 .950 35.1 4.84 +0.5 1.026
1953 New York - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 New York - MLB SS 147 146 311 536 89 882 35 .960 1306.0 5.84 +5.5 1.000
1954 New York - MLB 2B 2 2 2 8 1 12 2 .833 17.0 5.29 -0.5 .977
1954 New York - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 New York - MLB SS 146 145 291 498 81 834 45 .946 1283.0 5.53 +3.1 1.010
1955 New York - MLB SS 153 153 319 516 91 892 57 .936 1338.0 5.62 -0.9 .979
1956 New York - MLB SS 151 151 241 511 81 788 36 .954 1337.2 5.06 +13.9 1.038
1957 New York - MLB SS 138 138 217 392 56 641 32 .950 1173.2 4.67 +6.5 1.023
1958 New York - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Toledo - AAA 2B 7 7 17 27 5 48 4 .917 66.0 6.00 +0.2 1.028
1958 New York - MLB SS 74 67 126 223 46 373 24 .936 547.2 5.74 -0.1 1.002
1958 New York - MLB CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.015
1959 New York - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 New York - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 New York - MLB SS 75 6 42 89 15 137 6 .956 196.2 5.99 +2.2 1.016
1959 New York - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 St. Louis - MLB SS 96 96 176 312 65 515 27 .948 846.1 5.19 +5.2 1.019
1960 New York - MLB SS 39 39 61 113 15 179 5 .972 313.0 5.00 +3.1 1.078
1960 New York - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1961 New York - MLB SS 99 96 179 257 64 454 18 .960 782.1 5.02 +0.5 .998
1961 New York - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .000
1962 Montreal - MLB C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1962 Montreal - MLB 2B 30 26 67 73 17 144 4 .972 223.2 5.63 -0.7 .982
1962 Montreal - MLB SS 37 6 22 45 5 68 1 .985 118.2 5.08 -0.9 1.047
1962 Montreal - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 2B 55 47 118 151 28 284 15 .947 423.2 5.71 -1.9 .973
TOTAL 3B 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.043
TOTAL SS 1882 1761 3288 5962 1108 9822 572 .942 15697.2 5.30 +46.3 1.006
TOTAL LF 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.2 1.69 +0.2 .000
TOTAL CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.015
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of college Constitution State
07/04/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $19,000.
07/06/1947 Named the #4 prospect in the FABL
08/03/1947 Goes 5-8 against the Milwaukee Blues, with 2 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/24/1948 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/16/1949 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
05/23/1949 Injured (hyperextended elbow),day-to-day for one week.
07/10/1949 Was selected to the 1949 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
09/12/1949 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/01/1950 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/08/1950 Injured (concussion),out for 4 weeks.
06/10/1950 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/17/1950 Goes 0-1 against the Pittsburgh Miners, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
08/23/1950 Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia Keystones, with 3 2B, 4 RBI and 0 R.
09/19/1950 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/24/1950 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
06/09/1951 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week.
08/12/1951 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for one week.
02/17/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the New York Gothams development complex.
04/22/1952 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/23/1952 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/28/1952 Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia Keystones, with 2 RBI and 3 R.
10/21/1952 Finished 3rd in 1952 FABL FA Whitney Award voting.
07/12/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
05/31/1954 Goes 5-6 against the Detroit Dynamos, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
04/18/1955 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/06/1955 Goes 5-6 against the Washington Eagles, with 1 3B, 4 RBI and 3 R.
06/08/1956 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/28/1956 Goes 5-7 against the Boston Minutemen, with 0 RBI and 3 R.
09/03/1956 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
10/11/1956 Wins the 1956 World Championship Series with the New York Gothams.
04/26/1957 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/12/1957 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/06/1957 Injured (torn thumb ligament),out for 2 weeks.
03/11/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the New York Gothams development complex.
06/19/1958 Injured (strained anterior cruciate ligament),out for 8-9 weeks.
07/20/1958 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 weeks.
02/20/1960 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for 3B Dan Finch.
08/19/1960 Was claimed off waivers by New York while with St. Louis.
03/08/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the New York Gothams development complex.
07/27/1961 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the New York Gothams by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 36, Pick 2, 142nd overall pick).
04/01/1962 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/29/1962 Was claimed off waivers by Montreal while with Los Angeles.
10/13/1962 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1953 150 9
1955 153 2
1956 151 3
Year PA Rank
1952 661 8
Year AB Rank
1948 611 4
1952 617 2
Year H Rank
1948 178 9
1949 197 4
1952 205 1
Year TB Rank
1949 279 10
1952 276 4
Year 2B Rank
1952 35 3
Year 3B Rank
1947 9 8
1948 15 2
1949 15 2
1950 13 3
1951 12 3
1952 9 4
1954 11 3
1955 9 9
1957 10 3
Year SB Rank
1947 8 10
1948 38 1
1949 37 1
1950 23 2
1952 14 6
1954 13 9
1956 15 8
1957 10 10
Year R Rank
1948 96 9
1952 92 5
Year IBB Rank
1949 7 9
1950 19 2
1951 9 9
1955 5 9
1956 6 9
1960 13 4
1961 12 5
Year SH Rank
1952 20 2
1953 18 6
1954 30 1
1957 25 1
Year EBH Rank
1952 50 8
Year AVG Rank
1949 .332 4
1950 .319 3
1952 .332 1
Year OBP Rank
1949 .398 10
1950 .402 3
1952 .371 10
Year SLG Rank
1952 .447 9
Year RC Rank
1949 104.45 10
1952 104.75 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1952 6.31 8
Year wOBA Rank
1952 .378 10
Year OPS Rank
1949 .867 10
1950 .862 9
Year WAR Rank
1952 7.4 3
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