C Artie Smith #5
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
04/08/1963
C ARTIE SMITH #5 - 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
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 1 1 1
Eye 5 4 5
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 2 2 2
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 2 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/05/1924
Born in:Waukon, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 80 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1945, 12th 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
1945 St. Louis - FABL 20 17 56 11 2 0 0 2 4 8 0 0 8 0 0 .196 .297 .232 .529 57 61 0.1
1946 St. Louis - FABL 21 7 20 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .318 .250 .568 70 73 0.2
1947 St. Louis - FABL 22 53 124 27 3 0 0 7 17 19 0 0 11 0 0 .218 .322 .242 .564 58 61 0.1
1948 St. Louis - FABL 23 11 29 7 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .241 .290 .276 .566 54 53 -0.1
1949 St. Louis - FABL 24 62 174 36 4 2 0 17 8 22 2 2 18 0 0 .207 .300 .253 .553 50 51 -0.2
1950 St. Louis - FABL 25 11 33 10 0 1 0 2 3 6 0 2 1 0 0 .303 .390 .364 .754 105 106 0.3
1951 St. Louis - FABL 26 116 398 102 14 0 4 56 41 62 0 3 29 2 0 .256 .354 .322 .676 84 90 2.0
1952 St. Louis - FABL 27 133 441 112 18 2 2 46 37 56 1 5 21 0 0 .254 .336 .317 .653 93 94 2.8
1953 Kansas City - FABL 28 126 418 96 11 1 2 37 40 71 0 1 34 0 1 .230 .341 .275 .616 75 64 1.0
1954 Philadelphia - FABL 29 25 66 9 2 0 0 3 5 13 0 3 4 0 0 .136 .268 .167 .435 21 15 -0.4
1955 Philadelphia - FABL 30 56 169 33 4 1 2 17 17 26 0 1 16 0 0 .195 .301 .266 .567 51 46 -0.5
1956 Philadelphia - FABL 31 63 178 30 2 0 4 20 16 32 0 0 24 0 1 .169 .295 .247 .542 53 59 -0.0
1957 Philadelphia - FABL 32 126 401 81 14 2 3 26 42 56 0 3 63 0 0 .202 .298 .269 .567 58 60 0.5
1958 Philadelphia - FABL 33 53 155 30 1 1 0 13 7 20 0 2 23 0 0 .194 .282 .213 .495 35 33 -0.9
Total FABL 859 2662 589 76 10 17 251 240 395 3 22 256 2 2 .221 .320 .276 .597 67 67 4.9
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
1942 Total - 17 26 109 49 13 2 0 28 34 18 1 1 3 4 2 .450 .527 .606 1.133 100 100 2.0
1943 Total - 18 45 193 52 7 0 1 26 32 27 1 2 15 2 1 .269 .359 .321 .680 100 100 -0.0
1944 Total - 19 57 247 72 11 1 3 50 61 35 1 3 15 5 2 .291 .378 .381 .758 100 100 0.7
1945 Total - 20 49 214 57 10 0 1 32 35 30 1 0 13 5 2 .266 .359 .327 .686 100 100 0.0
1945 Moline - C 20 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 513 565 0.2
1945 Hartford - A 20 6 29 10 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .345 .345 .379 .724 119 114 0.3
1945 Dayton - AA 20 27 86 26 6 2 0 3 5 8 0 0 6 2 0 .302 .362 .419 .780 140 144 0.8
1945 Oakland - AAA 20 25 93 32 6 0 0 16 8 9 0 1 7 0 0 .344 .398 .409 .807 125 126 0.8
1946 Charleston - AAA 21 98 336 91 13 1 1 28 37 53 1 1 35 0 1 .271 .371 .324 .695 88 96 1.8
1948 Charleston - AAA 23 90 326 80 11 1 2 32 25 34 0 5 20 0 0 .245 .312 .304 .616 63 63 0.1
1950 Oakland - AAA 25 127 478 153 22 3 10 67 78 57 6 4 35 1 0 .320 .396 .441 .838 130 132 4.5
1959 Louisville - AAA 34 124 376 81 16 3 4 43 46 68 1 8 50 0 0 .215 .331 .306 .637 86 88 2.5
1960 Louisville - AAA 35 50 125 30 7 1 0 5 16 26 0 1 15 0 0 .240 .368 .312 .680 95 94 0.8
1961 Louisville - AAA 36 71 204 40 11 0 0 14 14 39 0 2 33 0 0 .196 .322 .250 .572 66 63 0.3
1962 Louisville - AAA 37 69 196 40 3 1 0 18 18 39 0 1 25 1 0 .204 .335 .230 .564 65 70 0.5
Total EA 27 86 26 6 2 0 3 5 8 0 0 6 2 0 .302 .362 .419 .780 140 144
Total GWL 152 571 185 28 3 10 83 86 66 6 5 42 1 0 .324 .397 .436 .833 129 131
Total UL 502 1563 362 61 7 7 140 156 259 2 18 178 1 1 .232 .338 .293 .631 77 79
Total MAL 6 29 10 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .345 .345 .379 .724 119 114
Total UMVA 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 513 565
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
1947 St. Louis - FABL 22 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 98 40 0.2
1951 St. Louis - FABL 26 5 13 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 .154 .421 .154 .575 61 93 1.0
Total FABL 8 14 2 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .455 .143 .597 66 86
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1945 St. Louis - MLB C 16 16 64 8 1 72 0 1.000 139.0 4.66 +1.2 1.386 1 4 3 75.0
1945 Oakland - AAA C 25 25 109 17 5 129 3 .977 209.1 5.42 -0.3 1.268 2 24 10 41.7
1945 Dayton - AA C 22 22 110 10 0 120 0 1.000 197.1 5.47 -0.6 .940 1 14 3 21.4
1945 Hartford - A C 6 6 41 9 0 50 0 1.000 56.2 7.94 +1.0 1.436 0 5 3 60.0
1946 St. Louis - MLB C 6 4 17 5 2 22 0 1.000 37.0 5.35 +0.3 1.029 0 3 2 66.7
1946 Charleston - AAA C 93 93 461 54 4 521 6 .988 809.2 5.72 -0.3 .927 5 40 16 40.0
1947 St. Louis - MLB C 32 27 146 20 4 167 1 .994 266.1 5.61 +0.4 .942 1 14 8 57.1
1948 St. Louis - MLB C 10 7 39 2 0 41 0 1.000 65.1 5.65 -0.2 .972 0 4 0 0.0
1948 Charleston - AAA C 87 87 409 51 9 462 2 .996 777.1 5.33 +0.6 .960 4 41 23 56.1
1949 St. Louis - MLB C 45 41 191 20 4 214 3 .986 377.0 5.04 +1.1 1.125 3 15 6 40.0
1950 St. Louis - MLB C 10 10 52 3 2 55 0 1.000 85.0 5.82 +0.1 .923 0 4 2 50.0
1950 Oakland - AAA C 123 123 613 89 18 703 1 .999 1094.1 5.77 +3.1 1.066 9 82 37 45.1
1951 St. Louis - MLB C 112 110 475 52 3 528 1 .998 965.0 4.92 +0.7 .986 9 61 25 41.0
1951 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
1951 St. Louis - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 St. Louis - MLB C 124 123 581 82 9 666 3 .995 1099.1 5.43 +2.4 .957 7 51 28 54.9
1953 Kansas City - MLB C 123 121 579 65 3 646 2 .997 1089.2 5.32 +3.7 1.175 6 51 26 51.0
1954 Philadelphia - MLB C 21 20 86 13 3 99 0 1.000 174.0 5.12 +0.7 .979 0 8 4 50.0
1954 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 1 0 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 8.1 5.40 +0.1 .977
1955 Philadelphia - MLB C 51 46 228 28 1 257 1 .996 424.2 5.43 +0.8 1.333 2 22 10 45.5
1955 Philadelphia - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Philadelphia - MLB C 59 54 255 41 6 296 0 1.000 473.0 5.63 +0.9 1.053 4 23 10 43.5
1956 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1957 Philadelphia - MLB C 120 117 624 79 10 704 1 .999 1053.1 6.01 +2.4 1.163 9 55 23 41.8
1958 Philadelphia - MLB C 51 45 225 30 3 257 2 .992 397.1 5.78 -2.3 .739 2 43 12 27.9
1959 Louisville - AAA C 116 114 704 71 6 781 6 .992 980.2 7.11 +3.5 1.077 8 60 28 46.7
1959 Louisville - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Louisville - AAA SS 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 .667 7.1 2.45 -0.4 .720
1960 Louisville - AAA C 47 37 220 24 4 246 2 .992 348.0 6.31 +1.0 1.150 2 19 9 47.4
1961 Louisville - AAA C 66 62 338 45 3 385 2 .995 543.2 6.34 +2.1 1.076 4 28 15 53.6
1962 Louisville - AAA C 59 54 353 37 1 393 3 .992 502.2 6.98 +0.2 .878 4 35 13 37.1
1962 Louisville - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Louisville - AAA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 .000
1962 Louisville - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1424 1364 6920 855 101 7814 39 .995 12165.2 5.75 +22.4 1.037 83 706 316 44.8
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 2 0 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 10.1 4.35 -0.1 .977
TOTAL SS 2 0 1 2 1 4 1 .750 9.1 2.89 -0.5 .720
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/22/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 3, 35th overall pick) by the St. Louis Pioneers, out of high school Waukon (Waukon; Waukon, IA).
08/21/1942 Failed to sign with the St. Louis Pioneers and joined South Valley State.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1945 Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick) by the St. Louis Pioneers, out of college South Valley State
09/03/1945 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1946 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/09/1947 Wins the 1947 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/11/1948 Wins the 1948 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/07/1950 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
08/24/1952 Goes 5-5 against the Boston Minutemen, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
10/17/1952 Was traded by the St. Louis Pioneers to the Kansas City Kings in exchange for SP Clarence Barton.
04/27/1954 Released by the Kansas City Kings.
05/14/1954 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
05/28/1954 Released by the Philadelphia Keystones.
06/19/1954 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
05/09/1955 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/18/1955 Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/22/1957 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 6 weeks.
12/11/1957 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Philadelphia Keystones.
06/14/1959 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/06/1960 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
09/25/1962 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1953 19 2
1955 6 8
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