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Billy Hamilton League
4-11-2079
Hal Smith Left Field
Retired (1976, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .683 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 476 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 07-07-1941
HR 40 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1962)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(23 games)
RBI 201
SB 81
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B (3.0%) LF A+ (100%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B D- (5.4%) CF A+ (97.6%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (98.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1963 BAL
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1 0 0
0
0 0
1.167
.667
.500
.000
.500
1964 BAL
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
0
0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1965 BAL-CHA
8
29
3
6
3
0
0
0
3
3 0 0
1
0 2
.592
.281
.310
.103
.207
1966 CHA
8
31
3
10
1
1
2
9
3
6 0 0
1
1 1
.995
.382
.613
.290
.323
1968 CHA-BOS-PIT
109
352
32
75
9
1
2
24
34
60 5 2
17
9 1
.551
.290
.261
.048
.213
1969 PIT
124
383
39
97
10
1
12
38
34
64 1 3
25
12 4
.692
.314
.379
.125
.253
1970 PIT
38
67
11
20
2
3
2
8
5
9 0 0
5
0 1
.855
.347
.507
.209
.299
1971 PIT
116
397
55
107
11
4
8
29
44
77 3 0
15
10 5
.725
.347
.378
.108
.270
1972 PIT
73
141
14
31
5
1
3
20
10
24 2 1
6
0 1
.613
.279
.333
.113
.220
1973 PIT-CHN
90
155
18
42
10
0
5
24
17
21 2 2
3
2 4
.779
.347
.432
.161
.271
1974 CHN
76
158
19
48
9
1
4
26
14
28 0 4
4
2 7
.802
.352
.449
.146
.304
1975 CHN
48
131
7
27
2
0
2
15
11
23 1 2
4
2 0
.536
.269
.267
.061
.206
1976 CHN
15
44
10
12
3
1
0
8
6
3 0 1
0
0 0
.739
.353
.386
.114
.273
Total
710
1892
211
476
65
13
40
201
182
319 14 15
81
38 26
.683
.320
.363
.112
.252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Hal Smith has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1973-04-12The Chicago Cubs have acquired Hal Smith from the waiver wire.
1973-04-12The Chicago Cubs have demoted Squire Runge to the minor leagues.
1973-04-08The Pittsburgh River Men have promoted Will Marberry to the major league team. The Pittsburgh River Men have designated Hal Smith for assignment.
1968-07-01A trade has been completed between the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Steel Men. The Pittsburgh Steel Men receive Hal Smith, Drazen Wuertz, Joe Whitehouse, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (MIL) from the Boston Braves in exchange for Jesse Ortiz.
1968-04-05The Boston Braves have acquired Hal Smith from the waiver wire.
1968-04-05The Boston Braves have demoted Damian Winters to the minor leagues.
1968-03-01The Chicago Shockers have designated Hal Smith for assignment.
1968-03-01The Chicago Shockers have promoted Hal Smith to the major league team.
1966-10-03The Chicago Shockers have sent Hal Smith to the minors. The Chicago Shockers have sent David Newton to the minors.
1966-09-23The Chicago Shockers have promoted Hal Smith to the major league team.
1965-10-17The Chicago Shockers have promoted Rick Tolley to the major league team. The Chicago Shockers have sent Hal Smith to the minors.
1965-09-10The Chicago Shockers have promoted Hal Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Shockers have sent Andy Talbot to the minors.
1965-03-05A trade has been completed between the Chicago Shockers and the Baltimore blasters. The Baltimore blasters receive Ed Dickson, Nicholas Aaron, Bill Wells, Dino Beach from the Chicago Shockers in exchange for Johnny Seyfried, Hal Smith, Hank Augustine.
1963-03-03The Baltimore Knights have promoted Hal Smith to the major league team.