Ira Smith
Ira Lamonte Smith
Born: August 4, 1967
Chestertown, MD US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, CF, LF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 37 (1990 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
Draft: Round 1 (1992 Rule V (3A phase), San Diego Padres)
School: Maryland Eastern Shore
N/A
Career: 1990-2003
Ira Smith compiled a career batting average of .292 with 76 home runs and 526 RBI in his 1615-game career with the Great Falls Dodgers, Vero Beach Dodgers, Bakersfield Dodgers, San Antonio Missions, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Wichita Wranglers, Memphis Chicks, Las Vegas Stars, Jacksonville Suns, Toledo Mud Hens, Duluth-Superior Dukes, Sioux City Explorers, Winnipeg Goldeyes and Lincoln Saltdogs. He began playing during the 1990 season and last took the field during the 2003 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | PION | Great Falls Dodgers | 50 | 175 | 142 | 31 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 33 | .261 | .376 | .373 | .749 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 53 | 196 | 176 | 27 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 30 | .324 | .393 | .403 | .796 | 71 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .417 | .545 | .962 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Dodgers | 118 | 481 | 413 | 79 | 119 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 48 | 56 | .288 | .366 | .400 | .765 | 165 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 13 | 44 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .231 | .302 | .282 | .584 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 92 | 412 | 347 | 71 | 120 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 55 | 41 | .346 | .439 | .527 | .966 | 183 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1994 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 107 | 423 | 358 | 58 | 115 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 59 | .321 | .407 | .461 | .868 | 165 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | 64 | 266 | 238 | 40 | 72 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 32 | .303 | .365 | .445 | .810 | 106 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 59 | 229 | 209 | 39 | 68 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | .325 | .369 | .507 | .876 | 106 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 72 | 279 | 252 | 37 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 27 | .242 | .299 | .373 | .672 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 39 | 163 | 148 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 29 | .243 | .304 | .318 | .622 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 53 | 208 | 172 | 29 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 30 | .308 | .428 | .500 | .928 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 91 | 297 | 274 | 28 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 50 | .241 | .288 | .328 | .617 | 90 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 48 | 212 | 194 | 36 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 33 | .325 | .370 | .526 | .895 | 102 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | 80 | 351 | 315 | 44 | 84 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 45 | .267 | .324 | .368 | .692 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2001 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | 88 | 395 | 352 | 71 | 100 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 50 | .284 | .341 | .432 | .773 | 152 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 63 | 282 | 265 | 45 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 32 | .309 | .343 | .457 | .799 | 121 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Lincoln Saltdogs | 47 | 209 | 176 | 26 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 24 | .290 | .389 | .409 | .799 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | 12 | 51 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .220 | .235 | .240 | .475 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1155 | 4685 | 4131 | 693 | 1208 | 238 | 42 | 76 | 526 | 156 | 82 | 430 | 615 | .292 | .362 | .426 | .788 | 1758 | 89 | 45 | 37 | 42 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | PION | Great Falls Dodgers | OF | 49 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .950 | 1.163 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | OF | 45 | 81 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .944 | 1.889 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Dodgers | OF | 104 | 200 | 7 | 8 | 2 | .963 | 1.990 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | OF | 91 | 153 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .970 | 1.747 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | OF | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 1.667 |
| 1994 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | OF | 104 | 186 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .990 | 1.837 |
| 1994 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | RF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | OF | 59 | 98 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .972 | 1.746 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | OF | 54 | 87 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .957 | 1.667 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | LF | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | LF | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | CF | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | CF | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | OF | 64 | 124 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .984 | 1.953 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | CF | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | RF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | LF | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | OF | 29 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 1.724 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.062 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | LF | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | RF | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | LF | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 66 | 111 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .983 | 1.727 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | RF | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | LF | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | CF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Duluth-Superior Dukes | LF | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Duluth-Superior Dukes | OF | 39 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 1.744 |
| 2000 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | OF | 80 | 150 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .952 | 1.962 |
| 2000 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | LF | 79 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | OF | 88 | 171 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .957 | 2.045 |
| 2001 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | LF | 86 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | RF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2001 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | OF | 62 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 1.952 |
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | LF | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | RF | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | CF | 50 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Lincoln Saltdogs | LF | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Lincoln Saltdogs | OF | 26 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.577 |
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | LF | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Sioux City Explorers | OF | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.750 |
| Totals | 1615 | 1798 | 66 | 55 | 10 | .971 | 1.154 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | Pioneer League | Great Falls Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1992 | Advanced A | California League | Bakersfield Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1992 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | LAN | ||
| 1993 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | California League | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | SDN | ||
| 1994 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1995 | AA | Southern League | Memphis Chicks | SDN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1997 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | DET | ||
| 1997 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1998 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1999 | Ind | Northern League Central | Duluth-Superior Dukes | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Northern League Central | Sioux City Explorers | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Northern League Central | Sioux City Explorers | |||
| 2002 | Ind | Northern League Central | Winnipeg Goldeyes | |||
| 2003 | Ind | Northern League | Sioux City Explorers | |||
| 2003 | Ind | Northern League | Lincoln Saltdogs |
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