Ford Smith
John Ford Smith "Geronimo; Teniente"
Born: January 19, 1919
Phoenix, AZ US
Deceased: February 26, 1983
Phoenix, AZ US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 198
Career: 1949-1954
Major League Statistics
Ford Smith compiled a career record of 61 wins and 40 losses and a 4.11 ERA in his 141-game pitching career with the Jersey City Giants, Drummondville Cubs, Phoenix Senators and El Paso Texans. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1954 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 |
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1949 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.15 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 154.0 | 142 | 84 | 71 | 106 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||||
1950 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 45.0 | 41 | 22 | 17 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||
1951 | C | PROV | Drummondville Cubs | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.97 | 29 | 21 | 179.0 | 153 | 67 | 59 | 67 | |||||||||||
1952 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Senators | 13 | 4 | .765 | 3.91 | 20 | 18 | 152.0 | 154 | 87 | 66 | 70 | |||||||||||
1953 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Senators | 11 | 14 | .440 | 5.65 | 33 | 25 | 199.0 | 255 | 153 | 125 | 9 | 84 | ||||||||||
1954 | C | AZTX | El Paso Texans | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3.54 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 81.3 | 73 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 54 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
Totals | 61 | 40 | .604 | 4.11 | 141 | 95 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 810.3 | 818 | 451 | 370 | 12 | 421 | 0 | 157 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 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 |
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1949 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 68 | 140 | 114 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 27 | .202 | .336 | .272 | .608 | 31 | 1 | 3 | ||||
1950 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 13 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .154 | .312 | .154 | .466 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1951 | C | PROV | Drummondville Cubs | 52 | 98 | 98 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .245 | .327 | .571 | 32 | |||||||||||
1952 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Senators | 48 | 140 | 140 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .364 | .507 | .871 | 71 | |||||||||||
1953 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Senators | 56 | 114 | 114 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .263 | .263 | .360 | .623 | 41 | |||||||||||
1954 | C | AZTX | El Paso Texans | 25 | 46 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .256 | .370 | .359 | .729 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 262 | 554 | 518 | 24 | 140 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 35 | .270 | .314 | .369 | .683 | 191 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1949 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 31 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 2 | .870 | 1.290 |
1950 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .667 |
1951 | C | PROV | Drummondville Cubs | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
1953 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Senators | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
1954 | C | AZTX | El Paso Texans | P | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Totals | 121 | 15 | 49 | 7 | 3 | .901 | .529 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1949 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
1950 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
1951 | C | Provincial League | Drummondville Cubs | |||
1952 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Phoenix Senators | |||
1953 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Phoenix Senators | |||
1954 | C | Arizona-Texas League | El Paso Texans |
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