Jeff Smith
Jeffrey Wayne Smith
Born: November 20, 1955
Wilmington, NC US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, C, OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Draft: Round 2 (1974 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Hoggard HS (Wilmington, NC)
Career: 1974-1979
Jeff Smith compiled a career batting average of .275 with 26 home runs and 225 RBI in his 566-game career with the Covington Astros, Dubuque Packers and Columbus Astros. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1979 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1974 | R | APPY | Covington Astros | 65 | 271 | 229 | 38 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 47 | .306 | .410 | .367 | .776 | 84 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1975 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 105 | 360 | 325 | 24 | 80 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 48 | .246 | .306 | .320 | .626 | 104 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
1976 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 110 | 427 | 373 | 55 | 106 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 51 | .284 | .360 | .453 | .813 | 169 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
1977 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 100 | 380 | 342 | 42 | 98 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 64 | .287 | .342 | .374 | .717 | 128 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
1978 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 87 | 294 | 255 | 21 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 41 | .263 | .349 | .373 | .722 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1979 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 99 | 364 | 314 | 39 | 84 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 39 | .268 | .353 | .373 | .725 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
Totals | 566 | 2096 | 1838 | 219 | 505 | 90 | 12 | 26 | 225 | 11 | 11 | 217 | 290 | .275 | .351 | .379 | .731 | 697 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 2 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
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1974 | R | APPY | Covington Astros | 3B | 65 | 51 | 101 | 21 | 6 | .879 | 2.338 | ||||
1975 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 3B | 98 | 85 | 139 | 23 | 17 | .907 | 2.286 | ||||
1976 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 3B | 71 | 51 | 119 | 23 | 15 | .881 | 2.394 | ||||
1976 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | OF | 18 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 1.333 | ||||
1976 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 2B | 12 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 8 | .911 | 3.417 | ||||
1976 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 1 | |||
1977 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 3B | 38 | 40 | 60 | 8 | 4 | .926 | 2.632 | ||||
1977 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 2B | 22 | 34 | 48 | 5 | 8 | .943 | 3.727 | ||||
1977 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
1978 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 1B | 67 | 510 | 22 | 7 | 42 | .987 | 7.940 | ||||
1979 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 1B | 13 | 93 | 10 | 2 | 12 | .981 | 7.923 | ||||
Totals | 407 | 907 | 529 | 95 | 112 | .938 | 3.528 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1974 | R | Appalachian League | Covington Astros | HOU | ||
1975 | A | Midwest League | Dubuque Packers | HOU | ||
1976 | A | Midwest League | Dubuque Packers | HOU | ||
1977 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
1978 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
1979 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU |
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