Ben Smyth
Bennet Lee Smyth
Born: April 28, 1930
Deceased: September 26, 2021
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Career: 1953-1957
Ben Smyth compiled a career record of 36 wins and 35 losses and a 3.46 ERA in his 129-game pitching career with the Spartanburg Peaches, Reading Indians, Mobile Bears and Savannah Redlegs. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 9 | 4 | .692 | 3.90 | 16 | 15 | 117.7 | 119 | 55 | 51 | 9 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.60 | 32 | 29 | 220.0 | 211 | 116 | 88 | 10 | 107 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 6 | 9 | .400 | 2.38 | 40 | 4 | 102.0 | 96 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 38 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.74 | 38 | 2 | 106.0 | 102 | 59 | 44 | 11 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Redlegs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 36 | 35 | .507 | 3.46 | 129 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 545.7 | 528 | 275 | 210 | 34 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 16 | 48 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .396 | .646 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 32 | 84 | 84 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .202 | .202 | .321 | .524 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 40 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 38 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .219 | .281 | .500 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Redlegs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 129 | 189 | 189 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .206 | .307 | .513 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Redlegs | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | B | Tri-State League | Spartanburg Peaches | CLE | ||
| 1954 | B | Tri-State League | Spartanburg Peaches | CLE | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1956 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1957 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Redlegs | CIN |
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