Thomas Smith
Thomas Jefferson Smith
Born: February 19, 1952
San Diego, CA US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1970-1981
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Thomas Smith compiled a career batting average of .281 with 69 home runs and 487 RBI in his 1016-game career with the Great Falls Giants, Decatur Commodores, Amarillo Giants, Lafayette Drillers, Salinas Angels, El Paso Diablos, Salt Lake City Gulls, Aguascalientes Rieleros, Rochester Red Wings, Charlotte O's and Miami Orioles. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1981 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | PION | Great Falls Giants | 41 | 139 | 126 | 13 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 27 | .270 | .338 | .325 | .664 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 94 | 319 | 293 | 33 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 67 | .212 | .269 | .266 | .535 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 110 | 425 | 394 | 56 | 112 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 68 | .284 | .328 | .409 | .736 | 161 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | AA | TL | Amarillo Giants | 105 | 423 | 390 | 63 | 113 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 70 | .290 | .344 | .444 | .787 | 173 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AA | TL | Amarillo Giants | 102 | 410 | 367 | 47 | 101 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 52 | .275 | .328 | .354 | .682 | 130 | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1975 | AA | TL | Lafayette Drillers | 108 | 426 | 379 | 55 | 91 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 56 | .240 | .307 | .372 | .679 | 141 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 1976 | A | CALL | Salinas Angels | 99 | 391 | 334 | 67 | 111 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 18 | 8 | 44 | 54 | .332 | .404 | .455 | .859 | 152 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1977 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 90 | 370 | 344 | 65 | 126 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 35 | .366 | .407 | .558 | .965 | 192 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 96 | 393 | 347 | 55 | 110 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 48 | .317 | .379 | .501 | .881 | 174 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 26 | 74 | 67 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .164 | .205 | .239 | .444 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 10 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 95 | 356 | 323 | 32 | 83 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 62 | .257 | .321 | .406 | .727 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1981 | A | FLOR | Miami Orioles | 24 | 71 | 65 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .262 | .310 | .400 | .710 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 16 | 66 | 57 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .193 | .281 | .298 | .579 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1016 | 3896 | 3516 | 514 | 988 | 167 | 38 | 69 | 487 | 81 | 43 | 299 | 568 | .281 | .339 | .409 | .748 | 1438 | 10 | 26 | 20 | 35 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | PION | Great Falls Giants | SS | 39 | 35 | 73 | 20 | 4 | .844 | 2.769 |
| 1970 | R | PION | Great Falls Giants | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 3B | 54 | 42 | 100 | 13 | 7 | .916 | 2.630 |
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | SS | 27 | 43 | 58 | 10 | 10 | .910 | 3.741 |
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 3.000 |
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 3B | 6 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .864 | 3.167 |
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | SS | 54 | 69 | 130 | 27 | 22 | .881 | 3.685 |
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | OF | 42 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .959 | 1.690 |
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 1B | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 11.000 |
| 1973 | AA | TL | Amarillo Giants | 3B | 60 | 60 | 127 | 29 | 10 | .866 | 3.117 |
| 1973 | AA | TL | Amarillo Giants | OF | 28 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .892 | 2.071 |
| 1974 | AA | TL | Amarillo Giants | 3B | 82 | 58 | 159 | 23 | 15 | .904 | 2.646 |
| 1974 | AA | TL | Amarillo Giants | OF | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.667 |
| 1975 | AA | TL | Lafayette Drillers | OF | 96 | 217 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .962 | 2.375 |
| 1976 | A | CALL | Salinas Angels | OF | 77 | 130 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .978 | 1.740 |
| 1976 | A | CALL | Salinas Angels | 1B | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.667 |
| 1977 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | OF | 83 | 169 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .983 | 2.108 |
| 1977 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 2B | 4 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .885 | 5.750 |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | OF | 78 | 208 | 10 | 5 | 4 | .978 | 2.795 |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 3B | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .828 | 2.000 |
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 26 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .942 | 1.885 |
| 1980 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 9 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.556 |
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 3B | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.750 |
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | OF | 19 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .952 | 2.105 |
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 1B | 18 | 113 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .991 | 6.444 |
| 1981 | A | FLOR | Miami Orioles | 1B | 5 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.200 |
| 1981 | A | FLOR | Miami Orioles | SS | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | A | FLOR | Miami Orioles | OF | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.909 |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | OF | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.818 |
| Totals | 867 | 1514 | 779 | 175 | 101 | .929 | 2.645 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | Pioneer League | Great Falls Giants | SFN | ||
| 1971 | A | Midwest League | Decatur Commodores | SFN | ||
| 1972 | A | Midwest League | Decatur Commodores | SFN | ||
| 1973 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Giants | SFN | ||
| 1974 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Giants | SFN | ||
| 1975 | AA | Texas League | Lafayette Drillers | SFN | ||
| 1976 | A | California League | Salinas Angels | CAL | ||
| 1977 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | CAL | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | CAL | ||
| 1979 | AAA | Mexican League | Aguascalientes Rieleros | |||
| 1979 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1980 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte O's | BAL | ||
| 1980 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1981 | A | Florida State League | Miami Orioles | BAL | ||
| 1981 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte O's | BAL |
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