Phenomenal Smith

John Francis Smith
Born: December 12, 1864
Philadelphia, PA US
Deceased: April 3, 1952
Manchester, NH US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: LF, P, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 161
Career: 1885-1906
Major League Statistics

Phenomenal Smith compiled a career batting average of .330 with 19 home runs and 0 RBI in his 788-game career with the Newark Domestics, Newark Little Giants, Hartford, Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay, Pottsville Colts, Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading, Pawtucket Maroons, Pawtucket Phenoms, Fall River Indians, Newark Colts, Hartford Cooperatives, Portland Phenoms, Norfolk Phenoms, Manchester, Norfolk Skippers, Manchester/Lawrence Colts and Manchester Textiles. He began playing during the 1885 season and last took the field during the 1906 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
1885		EL2	Newark Domestics	9	8	.529	0.84	20	18		18	1		171.3	91	63	16		39		212	3		22
1886		EL2	Newark Little Giants	22	10	.688	0.74	33	33		33	7		292.0	170	86	24		70		317	8		15
1891		WL1	Milwaukee Brewers	5	1	.833	2.34	7	7		4			50.0	54	24	13		22		22	1		0
1894		PASL1	Pottsville Colts	0	0		8.68	3	0		0	0		9.3	17	15	9		5		1
1895	B	PASL1	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading	0	1	.000	13.00	4	1		0			9.0	27	22	13		2		1	0		0
1896	B	NENL	Pawtucket Maroons	0	1	.000	4.19	5	1		1	0		19.3	32	24	9		11		8	1		0
1898	B	NENL	Fall River Indians	0	0		0.00	2	0		0	0		3.0	4	0			0		0
1899	F	NENL	Portland Phenoms	0	0		0.00	3	0		0	0		8.0	8	9			2		2
1900	D	VIRL	Norfolk Phenoms					1						0.0
Totals				36	21	.632	1.35	78	60	0	56	8	0	562.0	403	243	84	0	151	0	563	13	0	37	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
1885		EL2	Newark Domestics	22	72	72	8	14	1	0	0						.194	.194	.208	.403	15
1886		EL2	Newark Little Giants	36	124	124	9	25	5	2	0		1				.202	.202	.274	.476	34
1891		WL1	Milwaukee Brewers	7	18	18	2	5	1	0	0		0				.278	.278	.333	.611	6
1894		PASL1	Pottsville Colts	26	76	76	18	27	6	4	0						.355	.355	.539	.895	41
1895	B	PASL1	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading	23	131	131	43	46									.351	.351	.351	.702	46
1896	B	NENL	Pawtucket Maroons	89	373	373	102	151	23	3	7		21				.405	.405	.539	.944	201
1897	B	NENL	Pawtucket Phenoms	63	242	242	51	82	11	0	3		8				.339	.339	.421	.760	102
1898	B	NENL	Fall River Indians	44	175	175	34	46	12	0	0		7				.263	.263	.331	.594	58
1899	F	NENL	Portland Phenoms	85	322	322	69	123	32	3	0		13				.382	.382	.500	.882	161
1900	D	VIRL	Norfolk Phenoms	49	188	188	45	60	7	5	2		10				.319	.319	.441	.761	83
1901	Ind	NENL	Manchester	73	284	284		103									.363	.363	.363	.725	103
1902	B	NENL	Manchester	106	393	393		145	20	4	5						.369	.369	.478	.847	188
1903	B	NENL	Manchester	67	229	229		64	7	2	2						.279	.279	.354	.633	81
1904	B	NENL	Manchester	57	181	181		44	5	0	0						.243	.243	.271	.514	49
1905	B	NENL	Manchester/Lawrence Colts	41	141	141		37									.262	.262	.262	.525	37
Totals				788	2949	2949	381	972	130	23	19	0	60	0	0	0	.330	.330	.409	.738	1205	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1885		EL2	Newark Domestics	P	20						.000
1885		EL2	Newark Domestics	OF	2						.000
1886		EL2	Newark Little Giants	P	33						.000
1886		EL2	Newark Little Giants	OF	3						.000
1891		WL1	Milwaukee Brewers	P	7						.000
1895	B	PASL1	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading	P	4						.000
1895	B	PASL1	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading	RF	22						.000
1895	B	PASL1	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading	LF	11						.000
1896	B	NENL	Pawtucket Maroons	OF	84						.000
1896	B	NENL	Pawtucket Maroons	P	5						.000
1897	B	NENL	Pawtucket Phenoms	OF	57						.000
1898	B	NENL	Fall River Indians	RF	42						.000
1898	B	NENL	Fall River Indians	P	2						.000
1900	D	VIRL	Norfolk Phenoms	OF	49						.000
1900	D	VIRL	Norfolk Phenoms	P	1						.000
1901	Ind	NENL	Manchester	OF	73	80	4	7		.923	1.151
Totals					415	80	4	7	0	.923	.202

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1885		Eastern League	Newark Domestics
1886		Eastern League	Newark Little Giants	May 1, 1886	September 25, 1886
1889		Atlantic Association	Hartford
1891		Western Association	Milwaukee Brewers
1892		Michigan-Wisconsin League	Green Bay
1894		Pennsylvania State League	Pottsville Colts	May 10, 1894	September 14, 1894
1895	B	Pennsylvania State League	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading
1896	B	New England League	Pawtucket Maroons
1897	B	New England League	Pawtucket Phenoms	May 1, 1897	September 10, 1897
1898	B	New England League	Fall River Indians	April 30, 1898	July 1, 1898
1898	B	Atlantic League	Newark Colts	July 7, 1898	July 16, 1898
1898	B	Atlantic League	Hartford Cooperatives	July 20, 1898	September 8, 1898
1899	F	New England League	Portland Phenoms	May 10, 1899	September 4, 1899
1900	D	Virginia League	Norfolk Phenoms	April 30, 1900	July 5, 1900
1901	Ind	New England League	Manchester
1901	C	Virginia-North Carolina League	Norfolk Skippers
1902	B	New England League	Manchester
1903	B	New England League	Manchester
1904	B	New England League	Manchester
1905	B	New England League	Manchester/Lawrence Colts
1906	B	New England League	Manchester Textiles

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