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Ford Smith

John Ford Smith
(Geronimo; Teniente)

Born: January 19, 1919 in Phoenix, AZ
Died: February 26, 1983 in Phoenix, AZ
(64 years old)

Bats: B

Throws: R

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 198

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Notes:

• College: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
• Buried: Greenwood Memorial Lawn Cemetery (Phoenix, AZ)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1941	KCM	NAL	22	RP	3	0	1.000	3	0		0	0	0	20.1	5	4	16		6	14	0		0		1.77	196
1946	KCM	NAL/WS	27	CF	1	2	.333	8	4		3	0	1	44.2	18	15	37	2	19	23	0	0	1	187	3.02	133
1947	KCM/WES	NAL/EWA	28	SP	7	3	.700	10	8		5	2	0	66.0	20	16	51	2	29	34	0	0	1	271	2.18	207
1948	KCM	NAL/ALC	29	SP	4	3	.571	12	8		7	1	2	70.1	33	22	68	1	19	51	4	0	5	295	2.82	152
4	2			SP	15	8	.652	33	20		15	3	3	201.1	76	57	172	5	73	122	4	0	7	753	2.55	157
162 Game Average					19	10	.652	42	26		19	4	4	258.1	98	73	221	7	94	157	5	0	9	1024	2.55	157

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
4	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	14	8	.636	32	19		15	3	3	198.1	74	55	168	5	71	120	4	0	7	738	2.50	163
1	West All Stars			RP	1	0	1.000	1	1		0	0	0	3.0	2	2	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	15	6.00	45

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1941	KCM	NAL	22	RP	20.1		1.08	1.17		17.3%	14.7%		7.4%	6.9%		2.33	2.12
1946	KCM	NAL/WS	27	CF	44.2		1.25	1.40		12.3%	15.5%		10.2%	9.0%		1.21	1.70		1.1%	1.4%
1947	KCM/WES	NAL/EWA	28	SP	66.0		1.21	1.52		12.5%	13.2%		10.7%	9.4%		1.17	1.30		0.7%	0.5%
1948	KCM	NAL/ALC	29	SP	70.1		1.24	1.49		17.3%	16.6%		6.4%	9.9%		2.68	1.53		0.3%	1.2%
4	2			SP	201.1		1.22	1.45		14.6%	14.1%		8.8%	9.2%		1.67	1.55		0.7%	1.0%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
4	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	198.1		1.21	1.45		14.7%	14.1%		8.7%	9.2%		1.69	1.55		0.7%	1.0%
1	West All Stars			RP	3.0		2.00	1.16		13.3%	14.0%		13.3%	9.1%		1.00	1.53		0.0%	0.0%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1941	KCM	NAL	22	RP	3			5	16						6	14		0
1946	KCM	NAL/WS	27	CF	8	187	162	18	37	3	0	2	2		19	23	0	1	5		4	.228	.313	.284	.597
1947	KCM/WES	NAL/EWA	28	SP	10	271	237	20	51	7	1	2	1		29	34	0	1	4	0	6	.215	.303	.278	.582
1948	KCM	NAL/ALC	29	SP	12	295	264	33	68	15	3	1	3	0	19	51	0	5	7		11	.258	.319	.348	.668
4	2			SP	33	753	663	76	172	25	4	5	6	0	73	122	0	7	16	0	21	.235	.312	.308	.620

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
4	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	32	738	651	74	168	24	4	5	5	0	71	120	0	7	15		21	.233	.310	.306	.616
1	West All Stars			RP	1	15	12	2	4	1	0	0	1		2	2		0	1	0	0	.333	.429	.417	.845

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