C Dan 'Yankee Dan' Smith #16
Age: 48 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C DAN 'YANKEE DAN' SMITH #16 - AGE: 48 - 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:11/24/1925
Born in:Manchester, NH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 133 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 133 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 16th 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
1948 Brooklyn - FABL 22 8 26 7 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .310 .346 .656 79 84 0.1
1949 Brooklyn - FABL 23 121 435 103 25 3 5 48 47 37 1 2 60 0 0 .237 .297 .343 .639 75 78 1.5
1950 Brooklyn - FABL 24 130 452 119 21 1 16 71 53 56 3 7 58 0 0 .263 .344 .420 .764 109 115 3.7
1951 Brooklyn - FABL 25 61 215 57 8 1 9 44 31 33 0 4 31 0 0 .265 .357 .437 .794 114 123 1.7
1951 Detroit - FABL 25 59 197 53 7 0 7 32 30 26 1 3 19 0 0 .269 .352 .411 .764 105 109 1.5
1951 Total - FABL 25 120 412 110 15 1 16 76 61 59 1 7 50 0 0 .267 .355 .425 .780 110 117 3.2
1952 Detroit - FABL 26 127 446 108 16 0 14 76 54 52 3 3 62 0 3 .242 .323 .372 .696 105 109 3.4
1953 Detroit - FABL 27 130 441 115 16 0 12 68 43 54 3 5 57 1 1 .261 .342 .379 .721 98 102 2.8
1954 Detroit - FABL 28 134 454 118 17 1 14 76 62 58 7 9 59 1 0 .260 .347 .394 .741 102 102 2.7
1955 Detroit - FABL 29 127 442 110 16 2 18 83 58 64 4 4 46 1 0 .249 .346 .416 .763 100 103 3.1
1956 Detroit - FABL 30 125 404 98 18 0 13 64 56 66 3 6 48 0 1 .243 .349 .384 .732 104 110 3.0
1957 Detroit - FABL 31 129 408 102 14 0 9 62 50 54 7 5 53 0 2 .250 .344 .350 .694 92 98 2.6
1958 Detroit - FABL 32 133 427 112 28 2 15 70 60 68 3 2 42 0 2 .262 .366 .443 .809 116 117 4.0
1959 Detroit - FABL 33 135 440 114 23 0 12 62 52 53 6 3 51 2 0 .259 .345 .393 .738 99 97 2.6
1960 Detroit - FABL 34 105 350 78 14 2 2 22 36 41 1 2 63 1 2 .223 .305 .291 .596 63 63 0.0
1961 Detroit - FABL 35 46 121 30 5 0 2 20 14 17 3 1 27 0 1 .248 .352 .339 .691 89 96 0.6
1962 Kansas City - FABL 36 38 122 30 8 0 2 19 13 9 1 0 16 0 0 .246 .303 .361 .664 75 74 0.2
Total FABL 1608 5380 1354 238 12 150 819 662 690 46 57 692 6 12 .252 .339 .384 .723 98 101 33.6
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
1947 Knoxville - AA 21 61 233 63 14 2 1 32 26 13 2 8 26 0 0 .270 .305 .361 .665 71 68 0.3
1948 Matanzas - DL 22 42 158 30 8 0 4 18 24 29 0 0 14 0 0 .190 .316 .316 .632 63 64 0.1
1948 Jersey City - AAA 22 128 525 140 18 1 13 68 68 35 2 6 48 0 0 .267 .312 .379 .691 87 91 2.9
1963 Newark - AAA 37 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .429 .400 .829 143 160 0.1
Total DIX 61 233 63 14 2 1 32 26 13 2 8 26 0 0 .270 .305 .361 .665 71 68
Total UL 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .429 .400 .829 143 160
Total CL 128 525 140 18 1 13 68 68 35 2 6 48 0 0 .267 .312 .379 .691 87 91
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
1952 Detroit - FABL 26 6 21 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 5 0 0 .143 .280 .143 .423 27 42 1.0
1953 Detroit - FABL 27 7 21 8 1 0 1 7 4 5 0 2 4 0 0 .381 .464 .571 1.036 183 161 1.3
1954 Detroit - FABL 28 6 19 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 .053 .217 .053 .270 -23 -47 0.5
1955 Detroit - FABL 29 7 25 7 0 0 1 4 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 .280 .379 .400 .779 106 115 1.3
1957 Detroit - FABL 31 7 21 7 2 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 .333 .417 .571 .988 169 174 1.4
1958 Detroit - FABL 32 7 23 6 0 0 2 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .346 .522 .868 129 134 1.5
Total FABL 40 130 32 3 0 5 23 13 21 2 2 15 0 0 .246 .355 .385 .739 102 100
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Knoxville - AA C 54 54 263 28 4 294 3 .990 475.1 5.51 +2.5 1.159 4 18 12 66.7
1947 Knoxville - AA RF 5 5 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 46.0 2.15 -0.9 .933
1948 Brooklyn - MLB C 8 8 48 8 1 57 1 .982 68.0 7.41 +0.4 .000 1 10 6 60.0
1948 Jersey City - AAA C 126 125 572 83 9 657 2 .997 1115.1 5.29 +8.0 1.100 2 38 24 63.2
1948 Matanzas - DL C 42 42 234 45 3 281 2 .993 373.2 6.72 +0.9 1.068 5 51 25 49.0
1948 Jersey City - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1948 Jersey City - AAA RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.1 1.000
1949 Brooklyn - MLB C 120 119 495 74 11 574 5 .991 1050.0 4.88 +2.6 1.023 4 76 34 44.7
1950 Brooklyn - MLB C 127 127 594 76 9 672 2 .997 1120.1 5.38 +2.9 1.077 3 44 18 40.9
1951 Brooklyn - MLB C 58 58 252 27 2 283 4 .986 516.0 4.87 -1.5 .775 6 38 13 34.2
1951 Detroit - MLB C 57 57 247 23 2 274 4 .985 500.0 4.86 +1.0 .968 2 16 6 37.5
1952 Detroit - MLB C 124 122 526 88 10 617 3 .995 1083.0 5.10 +2.3 .930 8 62 36 58.1
1953 Detroit - MLB C 121 119 508 72 1 584 4 .993 1054.2 4.95 +2.0 1.046 4 47 20 42.6
1954 Detroit - MLB C 121 119 539 68 3 609 2 .997 1072.0 5.10 +0.7 1.020 10 53 21 39.6
1955 Detroit - MLB C 120 120 543 82 10 628 3 .995 1065.2 5.28 +4.5 1.053 7 45 26 57.8
1956 Detroit - MLB C 118 118 609 59 5 670 2 .997 1019.1 5.90 +0.1 .957 11 32 13 40.6
1956 Detroit - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Detroit - MLB C 125 122 645 75 9 721 1 .999 1060.1 6.11 +3.6 1.111 7 44 23 52.3
1958 Detroit - MLB C 126 125 574 79 10 653 0 1.000 1057.1 5.56 +5.5 1.127 4 49 27 55.1
1959 Detroit - MLB C 125 123 637 71 12 713 5 .993 1066.2 5.97 +3.4 1.121 4 59 24 40.7
1960 Detroit - MLB C 88 86 464 49 3 516 3 .994 775.2 5.95 +0.1 .933 5 41 15 36.6
1960 Detroit - MLB CF 10 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 82.0 1.98 -0.9 .935
1961 Detroit - MLB C 37 33 185 23 0 208 0 1.000 294.2 6.35 +0.5 .962 3 19 8 42.1
1962 Kansas City - MLB C 35 33 202 23 2 226 1 .996 280.2 7.21 +0.2 1.165 2 20 6 30.0
1963 Newark - AAA C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1963 Newark - AAA 1B 2 2 10 2 1 12 0 1.000 17.0 6.35 +0.2 1.028
TOTAL C 1733 1710 8137 1053 106 9237 47 .995 15049.2 5.50 +39.6 1.043 92 762 357 46.9
TOTAL 1B 3 2 11 2 1 13 0 1.000 18.0 6.50 +0.2 1.028
TOTAL CF 10 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 82.0 1.98 -0.9 .935
TOTAL RF 7 6 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 53.1 2.53 -0.9 .951
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
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 16, 16th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of college Garden State
07/09/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $7,000.
09/22/1947 Wins the 1947 Championship with the Knoxville Knights!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #39 prospect in the FABL
07/11/1948 Named the #40 prospect in the FABL
09/20/1948 Wins the 1948 Championship with the Jersey City Uniforms!
11/23/1948 Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #35 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/07/1950 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/16/1951 Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the Detroit Dynamos, along with RF Ralph Johnson, in exchange for 1B Adam Mullins, C Elmer Saunders, LF Ralph Capriotti, SP Larry Rush, and 2B Chet Harris.
10/09/1952 Wins the 1952 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos.
07/20/1953 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1954 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/07/1954 Wins the 1954 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos.
12/16/1954 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/10/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/07/1955 Wins the 1955 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos.
09/08/1958 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
10/10/1958 Wins the 1958 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Detroit Dynamos by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 48, Pick 2, 190th overall pick).
01/15/1962 Released by the Los Angeles Suns.
03/02/1962 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $150,000 with the Kansas City Kings organization.
10/12/1962 Released by the Kansas City Kings.
11/15/1962 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/08/1963 Was granted free agency by the Detroit organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
10/15/1964 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1949 60 10
Year HP Rank
1959 6 8
Year SF Rank
1950 7 6
1954 9 3
1956 6 10
1957 5 8
Monday, November 24th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82