Player Report for #47 Herman Smith

04/26/1981

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P Herman Smith #47

Age: 29

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	9	8	10	9
Movement	17	16	18	17
Control	5	5	5	5

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	10	10
Slider	13	13
Changeup	6	6

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	90-92 Mph
Stamina	11
Suggested Role	BP/Emergency SP
Groundball Percentage	51 %
Hold Runners	12
Defense	20

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	2
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Inst.:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	9
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very High
Loyalty:	Very High
Desire f. Win:	Very Low
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	Very Low
Work Ethic:	Low

Herman Smith
Birthday:	02/24/1942
Born in:	Sycamore (Illinois)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	196 lbs
Local Popularity:	Fair
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	1 Year, 52 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	2 Years, 40 Days
Pro Service:	6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	1 option year left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1965, 11th Pick in Round 1

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1965 Washington - ABA	23	2	0	0	0	0	16.88	2.2	6	7	5	2	5	1	0	0	4.13	.400	-3.5	21
1966 Washington - ABA	24	7	0	0	0	0	0.84	10.2	7	2	1	1	5	5	0	0	1.13	.200	4.1	397
Total ABA		9	0	0	0	0	4.05	13.1	13	9	6	3	10	6	0	0	1.73	.250	0.6	322

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1964 Total - COL	22	15	15	5	5	0	4.30	98.1	102	50	47	7	49	74	0	0	1.54	.311	0.0	100
1965 Total - COL	23	16	16	7	4	0	3.62	107.0	104	45	43	7	44	89	0	0	1.38	.306	0.0	100
1965 Laguna Beach - A	23	2	2	1	0	0	0.55	16.1	6	1	1	0	1	16	1	1	0.43	.158	7.1	606
1966 Laguna Beach - A	24	5	5	5	0	0	0.46	39.0	24	2	2	0	4	27	2	1	0.72	.216	16.2	702
1966 Beeville - AA	24	12	12	5	4	0	3.13	92.0	88	35	32	3	27	33	3	0	1.25	.281	10.5	103
1966 Welland - AAA	24	9	8	3	4	1	5.40	48.1	47	31	29	4	24	23	0	0	1.47	.291	-6.9	62
1968 Beeville - AA	26	10	10	5	1	0	1.15	78.0	47	12	10	1	20	62	3	1	0.86	.219	23.0	269
1968 Welland - AAA	26	22	22	10	8	0	2.65	159.2	124	52	47	7	59	95	6	2	1.15	.244	20.3	112
1969 Beeville - AA	27	28	25	12	7	0	2.25	196.1	147	61	49	10	69	121	9	0	1.10	.238	49.9	148
1969 Welland - AAA	27	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	.000	0.3	999
1970 Beeville - AA	28	14	14	6	2	0	2.81	102.2	86	38	32	5	45	59	2	0	1.28	.261	21.2	136
Total GHL		32	30	13	12	1	3.28	208.2	171	83	76	11	83	118	6	2	1.22	.254	13.7	103.7
Total STL		64	61	28	14	0	2.36	469.0	368	146	123	19	161	275	17	1	1.13	.250	104.7	156.6
Total SCL		7	7	6	0	0	0.49	55.1	30	3	3	0	5	43	3	2	0.63	.201	23.3	673.7

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1965 Washington - ML	P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.2	0.00	0.0	.000
1966 Washington - ML	P	7	0	1	3	0	4	0	1.000	10.2	3.38	+0.0	1.026

Player History
06/15/1964	Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 9, 67th overall pick) by the Chicago Clout, out of college (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi).
08/14/1964	Failed to sign with the Chicago Clout organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 6 (8).
06/15/1965	Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Washington Mutuals, out of college (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi).
08/06/1965	Signed with the Washington Mutuals organization for a signing bonus of $53,300 and a 2-year major league contract worth a total of $106,600.
08/09/1965	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Riverside Oranges with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 7 (9).
04/18/1966	Named the #67 prospect in the ABA
06/06/1966	Was selected to the 1966 South Texas League All-Star Game.
07/09/1966	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Costa Mesa Coasters with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 7 (10).
03/20/1967	Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 7 months.
10/03/1967	Won the 1967 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Washington Mutuals!
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 7 (9).
05/15/1968	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Austin Senators with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/12/1968	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Catherines Wildcats with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/11/1968	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Hamilton Steelers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 8 (9).
06/09/1969	Was selected to the 1969 South Texas League All-Star Game.
06/19/1969	Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 5 (5).
06/16/1970	Released by the Washington organization.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1972	Retired from professional baseball.