1B Mel Smith #7
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
02/18/1952
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1B MEL SMITH #7 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
90 286 70 15 7 4 53 67 40 .245 .387 .388 7 1.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1951 TOP Win, 7-2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
07/30/1951 @ OMA Loss, 4-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1951 @ OMA Loss, 3-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/28/1951 @ OMA Loss, 3-11 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/27/1951 LIN Loss, 3-6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1951 LIN Win, 11-9 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0
07/24/1951 DMD Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
07/23/1951 DMD Loss, 4-8 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 0
07/22/1951 DMD Win, 7-6 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
07/20/1951 @ TUL Win, 6-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/27/1918
Born in:Portland, ME
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 124 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1936, 2nd Pick in Round 8
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1951 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 90 286 70 15 7 4 53 49 67 40 .245 .387 .388 .775 .382 .143 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 78 354 0 0 0 4 1 1 111 26 7 5 58.3 48.0 5.71 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   63 16 1 2 1 11 15 21 8 0 0 0 .254 .440 .381 .821
Versus Right   223 54 14 5 3 42 34 46 32 1 1 0 .242 .370 .390 .761
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   36 11 5 1 2 12 9 9 3 0 0 0 .306 .444 .667 1.111
May   72 18 6 1 1 12 15 22 11 0 0 0 .250 .426 .403 .828
June   80 12 3 2 0 12 9 19 12 1 1 0 .150 .310 .237 .547
July   98 29 1 3 1 17 16 17 14 0 0 0 .296 .400 .398 .798
Last Year   286 70 15 7 4 53 49 67 40 1 1 0 .245 .387 .388 .775
2 Years Ago   462 135 32 3 11 85 79 92 74 1 0 0 .292 .409 .446 .855
Career   856 230 53 10 17 150 140 170 132 2 1 0 .269 .389 .414 .803
Home   125 30 5 3 3 30 26 48 15 1 1 0 .240 .448 .400 .848
Road   161 40 10 4 1 23 23 19 25 0 0 0 .248 .328 .379 .707
Grass   286 70 15 7 4 53 49 67 40 1 1 0 .245 .387 .388 .775
Day   67 21 2 4 1 19 15 22 11 1 0 0 .313 .478 .507 .985
Night   219 49 13 3 3 34 34 45 29 0 1 0 .224 .356 .352 .708
As Starter   276 67 14 7 4 51 45 65 38 1 1 0 .243 .386 .388 .774
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 1 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 .300 .417 .400 .817
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
1946 Dallas - GWL 28 53 79 14 6 0 0 9 5 14 2 1 11 0 0 .177 .312 .253 .566 69 78 -0.0
1949 San Diego - GWL 31 10 15 5 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .412 .733 1.145 205 210 0.1
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
1934 Total - 16 25 96 42 12 0 2 23 31 22 2 3 4 3 1 .438 .537 .625 1.162 100 100 1.9
1935 Total - 17 23 93 39 11 1 3 26 38 21 2 3 7 10 3 .419 .521 .656 1.177 100 100 1.9
1936 Total - 18 26 101 46 15 0 3 26 35 23 2 3 3 2 1 .455 .550 .693 1.243 100 100 2.3
1937 Burlington - C 19 28 36 6 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 2 0 1 .167 .250 .194 .444 39 45 -0.3
1938 Wichita - A 20 67 108 25 6 0 2 12 12 11 0 0 18 0 1 .231 .303 .343 .645 75 80 -0.2
1939 Richmond - AAA 21 46 59 13 4 0 1 8 11 15 1 0 13 0 0 .220 .387 .339 .726 89 102 0.0
1939 Seattle - AAA 21 10 12 5 0 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 .417 .500 .917 1.417 264 236 0.3
1939 Total - AAA 21 56 71 18 4 0 3 12 15 17 1 0 17 0 0 .254 .404 .437 .841 117 123 0.3
1940 Austin - AA 22 116 331 74 17 1 8 40 52 77 2 3 62 0 0 .224 .370 .353 .724 124 127 1.4
1941 Austin - AA 23 127 390 86 18 1 3 63 61 122 2 7 44 2 2 .221 .403 .295 .698 102 112 2.1
1942 Austin - AA 24 131 388 105 29 3 6 45 59 86 0 4 35 0 1 .271 .400 .407 .807 146 148 3.2
1943 Austin - AA 25 134 447 127 33 4 9 63 81 70 3 9 66 6 1 .284 .378 .436 .814 150 144 2.7
1944 Austin - AA 26 139 534 185 43 2 6 97 136 120 0 5 52 2 0 .346 .463 .468 .931 159 160 6.6
1945 Austin - AA 27 123 463 134 29 3 5 84 90 99 3 8 30 3 1 .289 .412 .397 .809 120 122 2.1
1948 El Paso - AA 30 133 469 151 31 3 9 81 69 62 2 4 65 4 3 .322 .400 .458 .859 132 133 3.6
1949 El Paso - AA 31 98 298 86 21 2 2 42 40 35 2 0 47 1 3 .289 .367 .393 .760 101 101 0.7
1950 Wichita - A 32 131 462 135 32 3 11 85 79 92 0 1 74 1 4 .292 .409 .446 .855 141 144 4.8
1951 Wichita - A 33 90 286 70 15 7 4 53 49 67 0 1 40 7 5 .245 .387 .388 .775 113 126 1.1
Total GWL 73 106 24 6 0 4 16 11 18 2 1 18 0 0 .226 .346 .396 .743 109 113
Total UL 46 59 13 4 0 1 8 11 15 1 0 13 0 0 .220 .387 .339 .726 89 102
Total LSA 1001 3320 948 221 19 48 515 588 671 14 40 401 18 11 .286 .404 .407 .811 131 133
Total WBL 288 856 230 53 10 17 150 140 170 0 2 132 8 10 .269 .389 .414 .803 124 131
Total UMVA 28 36 6 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 2 0 1 .167 .250 .194 .444 39 45
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1937 Burlington - C LF 7 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 31.0 1.74 -0.2 .994
1937 Burlington - C RF 3 2 6 0 0 7 1 .857 19.0 2.84 +0.1 .990
1938 Wichita - A P 15 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 31.2 1.14 +0.3 1.428
1938 Wichita - A LF 16 7 22 0 0 24 2 .917 72.1 2.74 -1.0 .925
1938 Wichita - A CF 4 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 20.2 3.48 +0.4 1.055
1938 Wichita - A RF 25 13 35 2 0 42 5 .881 132.1 2.52 -2.2 .869
1939 Seattle - AAA P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 15.2 0.00 +0.4 .000
1939 Richmond - AAA P 10 0 0 3 0 5 2 .600 19.0 1.42 -0.3 .665
1939 Richmond - AAA LF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.2 3.38 -0.2 1.026
1939 Seattle - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1939 Richmond - AAA RF 15 7 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 78.0 1.73 -0.8 .995
1940 Austin - AA P 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 14.0 0.64 +0.6 .000
1940 Austin - AA LF 14 12 26 0 0 27 1 .963 105.2 2.21 +0.2 .978
1940 Austin - AA CF 2 2 9 0 0 11 2 .818 17.1 4.67 -0.1 .920
1940 Austin - AA RF 80 74 184 4 0 195 7 .964 637.1 2.65 -12.1 .919
1941 Austin - AA P 4 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 -0.0 .977
1941 Austin - AA LF 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 -0.1 1.027
1941 Austin - AA RF 113 112 295 14 3 324 15 .954 942.2 2.95 -0.9 .976
1942 Austin - AA P 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 25.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1942 Austin - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1942 Austin - AA RF 101 100 242 10 1 266 14 .947 885.2 2.56 -3.9 .986
1943 Austin - AA P 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 5.1 3.38 +0.0 .978
1943 Austin - AA LF 35 35 54 3 0 60 3 .950 306.2 1.67 -4.9 .886
1943 Austin - AA RF 81 80 198 16 2 218 4 .982 732.2 2.63 -12.7 .953
1944 Austin - AA LF 5 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 42.2 1.90 +0.3 .996
1944 Austin - AA RF 131 130 369 10 0 388 9 .977 1162.1 2.93 -10.0 .965
1945 Austin - AA RF 120 120 355 7 1 376 14 .963 1057.0 3.08 -11.2 .950
1946 Dallas - AAA LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.3 1.004
1946 Dallas - AAA RF 14 13 40 3 0 44 1 .977 117.2 3.29 -0.4 .982
1948 El Paso - AA LF 64 53 84 3 0 91 4 .956 458.1 1.71 -3.4 .972
1948 El Paso - AA RF 78 70 156 4 1 171 11 .936 576.1 2.50 -0.1 .992
1949 El Paso - AA 1B 15 14 119 9 11 130 2 .985 125.1 9.19 -0.1 .946
1949 San Diego - AAA LF 4 1 5 0 0 7 2 .714 13.2 3.29 -1.0 .713
1949 El Paso - AA LF 34 28 53 2 1 60 5 .917 237.0 2.09 -2.4 .973
1949 San Diego - AAA RF 3 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 13.0 4.15 -0.1 .835
1949 El Paso - AA RF 47 31 75 3 1 82 4 .951 299.0 2.35 +0.2 1.006
1950 Wichita - A LF 57 56 112 1 0 119 6 .950 485.2 2.09 -1.8 .983
1950 Wichita - A RF 70 69 177 6 2 185 2 .989 623.0 2.64 +0.6 .975
1951 Wichita - A 1B 5 3 22 1 3 24 1 .958 28.2 7.22 -0.5 .697
1951 Wichita - A LF 7 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 57.1 1.41 -1.4 .912
1951 Wichita - A RF 71 69 117 8 0 134 9 .933 598.0 1.88 -5.7 .920
TOTAL P 56 0 1 12 1 15 2 .867 124.0 0.94 +0.8 .974
TOTAL 1B 20 17 141 10 14 154 3 .981 154.0 8.82 -0.6 .920
TOTAL LF 249 207 390 9 1 422 23 .945 1838.0 1.95 -16.2 .957
TOTAL CF 7 3 17 0 0 19 2 .895 39.0 3.92 +0.4 .980
TOTAL RF 952 891 2269 88 11 2453 96 .961 7874.0 2.69 -59.1 .962
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/08/1936 Round 8, Pick 1 - Chicago Cougars: RF Chick BrowningDrafted in the 1936 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 2, 114th overall pick) by the Baltimore Cannons, out of high school Dorchester (Dorchester; Boston, MA).
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/12/1937 Released by the Baltimore organization.
07/15/1937 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dallas Centurions organization.
10/26/1937 Released by the Dallas Centurions.
10/27/1937 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/30/1938 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
01/31/1938 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
05/06/1938 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
05/10/1938 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Wichita Rustlers organization.
09/19/1938 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
10/07/1938 Released by the Wichita Rustlers.
10/08/1938 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Austin Violets organization.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/12/1939 Released by the Austin Violets.
01/16/1939 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Seattle Thunderbirds organization.
06/21/1939 Released by the Seattle Thunderbirds.
06/24/1939 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Richmond Rebels organization.
07/07/1939 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
09/26/1939 Released by the Richmond Rebels.
09/26/1939 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dallas Centurions organization.
12/25/1939 Released by the Dallas Centurions.
12/25/1939 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Austin Violets organization.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/24/1940 Wins the 1940 Championship with the Austin Violets!
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/22/1942 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/01/1943 Wins the LSA Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/15/1944 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1944 Wins the LSA Batter of the Month Award.
07/10/1944 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1944 Wins the LSA Batter of the Month Award.
09/01/1944 Wins the LSA Batter of the Month Award.
10/05/1944 Wins the 1944 LSA Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/03/1945 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/21/1945 Goes 0-4 against the San Antonio Gunslingers, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/08/1946 Released by the Dallas Centurions.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
11/18/1947 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Diego Conquistadors organization.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/26/1948 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/30/1948 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/06/1949 Goes 5-5 against the Austin Violets, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 0 R.
05/12/1949 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/20/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Wichita Rustlers organization.
06/01/1950 Wins the WBL Batter of the Month Award.
07/10/1950 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1950 Wins the 1950 Championship with the Wichita Rustlers!
08/02/1951 Released by the Wichita Rustlers.
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