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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


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
CF
4
1941
1948
KCM
11.2
10.3
1.0
0.0
-0.1
2
SP
4
1941
1948
KCM
8.3
1.0
0.1
7.2
0.0
3
SP
3
1946
1948
KCM
6.8
0.5
-0.1
6.4
0.0
4
RF
3
1946
1948
KCM
5.6
4.5
0.9
0.0
0.2
5
RF
3
1941
1947
KCM
4.0
4.0
0.4
0.0
-0.4
6
SP
3
1941
1947
KCM
4.0
-0.2
0.0
4.2
0.0
7
C
3
1941
1947
KCM
3.3
3.2
0.0
-0.1
0.2
8
1B
4
1941
1948
KCM
2.1
1.9
1.0
0.0
-0.7
9
SP
2
1947
1948
KCM
2.0
-0.3
0.0
2.3
0.0
10
3B
4
1941
1948
KCM/WES
2.0
1.7
0.2
0.0
0.0
11
SS
2
1946
1947
KCM
1.9
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.4
12
C
3
1946
1948
KCM
1.7
0.6
0.7
0.0
0.3
13
SP
2
1946
1947
KCM
1.2
-0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
14
SS
1
1941
1941
KCM
1.0
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.2
15
SS
1
1946
1946
KCM
0.8
-0.2
0.9
0.0
0.1
16
SP
1
1941
1941
KCM
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
17
SP
1
1941
1941
KCM
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
18
2B
2
1946
1947
KCM
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
19
C
1
1941
1941
KCM
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
20
RF
1
1941
1941
KCM
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
21
LF
3
1946
1948
KCM
0.4
1.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
22
RP
1
1941
1941
KCM
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
23
3B
1
1941
1941
KCM
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
24
2B
2
1947
1948
KCM
0.3
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.2
25
CF
1
1947
1947
WES
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
26
SS
1
1947
1947
WES
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
27
2B
1
1947
1947
WES
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
28
2B
1
1947
1947
WES
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
29
SS
1
1948
1948
KCM
0.1
0.5
-0.6
0.0
0.3
30
RF
2
1946
1947
KCM
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
31
RF
1
1947
1947
WES
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
32
C
1
1947
1947
WES
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
33
RP
1
1947
1947
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
34
LF
1
1948
1948
KCM
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
35
RP
1
1947
1947
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
36
RP
1
1947
1947
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
37
RF
2
1947
1948
KCM
0.1
0.7
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
38
C
1
1947
1947
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
39
RP
1
1947
1947
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
40
1B
1
1947
1947
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
41
LF
1
1947
1947
WES
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
42
RP
1
1947
1947
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
43
-
1
1946
1946
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
44
-
1
1941
1941
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
45
-
1
1946
1946
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
46
RF
1
1948
1948
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
47
SS
1
1946
1946
KCM
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
48
-
1
1947
1947
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
49
1B
1
1947
1947
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50
RP
1
1947
1947
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
51
RP
2
1941
1947
KCM/WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
52
1B
1
1941
1941
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
53
SP
4
1941
1948
KCM
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
54
-
1
1947
1947
WES
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
55
-
1
1946
1946
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
56
-
1
1948
1948
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
57
RF
1
1947
1947
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
58
RP
1
1947
1947
KCM
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
59
C
1
1941
1941
KCM
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
60
-
1
1947
1947
KCM
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
61
-
1
1941
1941
KCM
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
62
SS
1
1947
1947
KCM
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
63
SP
2
1947
1948
KCM
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
64
2B
1
1941
1941
KCM
-0.5
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.2
65
SP
2
1946
1947
KCM
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
66
RP
2
1941
1946
KCM
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
67
LF
1
1941
1941
KCM
-0.8
0.1
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
68
-
1
1948
1948
KCM
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0

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