CF Gustav 'Go Go Gus' Smith #8
Age: 57 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
CF GUSTAV 'GO GO GUS' SMITH #8 - AGE: 57 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/20/1917
Born in:Janesville, WI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 162 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 124 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1935, 1st Pick in Round 15
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1946 San Francisco - GWL 29 20 34 6 1 0 1 6 7 2 0 3 4 0 0 .176 .205 .294 .499 48 36 -0.0
1947 San Francisco - GWL 30 20 23 9 2 1 1 3 8 4 0 0 1 0 1 .391 .481 .696 1.177 255 247 0.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1936 Burlington - R 19 40 76 23 2 2 0 6 9 1 0 0 8 2 6 .303 .312 .382 .693 80 77 -0.2
1937 Burlington - R 20 13 8 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .125 .125 .375 .500 52 52 0.0
1940 Des Moines - A 23 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 851 892 0.2
1940 Syracuse - AAA 23 9 34 12 4 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .353 .371 .471 .842 140 145 0.3
1941 Denver - A 24 77 295 89 16 3 5 39 40 17 1 2 35 11 6 .302 .340 .427 .767 111 112 2.8
1942 Wichita - A 25 135 538 146 24 13 8 60 75 24 1 2 63 17 12 .271 .303 .409 .712 98 94 5.8
1943 Wichita - A 26 139 560 149 42 7 12 65 88 54 3 3 88 31 19 .266 .332 .430 .763 97 95 3.3
1944 Wichita - A 27 115 481 170 28 13 4 70 78 41 6 3 34 19 10 .353 .409 .491 .899 134 142 6.6
1945 Wichita - A 28 126 550 154 25 8 3 43 75 36 5 2 51 22 9 .280 .329 .371 .700 90 86 3.7
1948 Amarillo - AA 31 140 559 162 33 4 0 41 71 36 1 2 43 15 8 .290 .333 .363 .696 87 87 1.7
1949 Amarillo - AA 32 137 514 143 25 5 3 55 66 28 6 3 65 12 5 .278 .321 .364 .685 82 75 1.3
1950 Charleston - AAA 33 137 477 107 23 0 4 56 40 40 2 8 51 5 1 .224 .283 .298 .580 60 52 -1.0
1951 Charleston - AAA 34 51 93 18 5 3 0 10 7 4 0 0 6 0 1 .194 .227 .312 .539 49 35 0.1
1952 Charleston - AAA 35 69 140 39 10 1 2 18 18 4 1 2 12 8 2 .279 .299 .407 .706 80 69 -0.7
1953 Peoria - A 36 16 32 6 2 0 0 3 2 3 3 1 6 0 0 .188 .308 .250 .558 57 55 -0.2
1953 El Paso - AA 36 8 17 5 0 0 2 3 4 0 1 0 4 1 0 .294 .333 .647 .980 163 163 0.1
1953 Charleston - AAA 36 25 83 21 1 3 1 10 14 2 3 1 8 3 1 .253 .292 .373 .666 65 40 -0.5
Total GWL 40 57 15 3 1 2 9 15 6 0 3 5 0 1 .263 .318 .456 .774 132 122
Total HL 609 2458 716 137 44 33 282 359 175 19 13 277 100 56 .291 .341 .423 .765 105 104
Total UL 291 827 197 43 7 7 100 81 51 6 11 79 16 5 .238 .284 .333 .616 66 55
Total LSA 285 1090 310 58 9 5 99 141 64 8 5 112 28 13 .284 .327 .368 .695 86 82
Total UMVA 53 84 24 2 3 0 7 11 1 0 0 11 3 6 .286 .294 .381 .675 77 75
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1936 Burlington - R 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1936 Burlington - R CF 20 2 19 3 0 22 0 1.000 42.1 4.68 +0.4 1.045
1936 Burlington - R RF 15 14 31 3 1 34 0 1.000 117.1 2.61 +1.1 1.045
1937 Burlington - R CF 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 10.0 6.30 +0.6 1.028
1937 Burlington - R RF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 -0.1 .990
1940 Syracuse - AAA CF 9 9 35 0 0 36 1 .972 73.0 4.32 -0.6 .955
1940 Des Moines - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.033
1941 Denver - A CF 76 76 251 9 4 265 5 .981 655.1 3.57 +12.9 1.073
1942 Wichita - A CF 132 132 465 14 4 490 11 .978 1152.0 3.74 +42.7 1.141
1942 Wichita - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1943 Wichita - A CF 136 136 471 19 4 499 9 .982 1187.0 3.72 +21.7 1.074
1943 Wichita - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1944 Wichita - A CF 114 114 446 7 3 459 6 .987 1004.2 4.06 +22.5 1.068
1945 Wichita - A CF 125 125 478 12 3 496 6 .988 1123.0 3.93 +24.0 1.078
1946 San Francisco - AAA SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.2 1.071
1946 San Francisco - AAA CF 17 7 42 2 0 44 0 1.000 94.0 4.21 +1.0 1.046
1947 San Francisco - AAA CF 14 5 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 56.2 3.18 -2.2 .904
1948 Amarillo - AA 2B 55 55 133 134 26 275 8 .971 476.1 5.04 -9.8 .889
1948 Amarillo - AA SS 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 .667 5.0 3.60 -0.5 .726
1948 Amarillo - AA CF 83 81 283 12 3 305 10 .967 706.0 3.76 +12.9 1.057
1949 Amarillo - AA 2B 30 26 72 71 26 147 4 .973 226.0 5.69 -0.8 .982
1949 Amarillo - AA CF 106 105 330 18 5 362 14 .961 886.1 3.53 +7.8 1.024
1950 Charleston - AAA CF 136 136 448 13 7 468 7 .985 1170.1 3.55 -1.2 .997
1951 Charleston - AAA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Charleston - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Charleston - AAA CF 44 21 76 3 0 81 2 .975 224.2 3.16 +4.6 1.045
1952 Charleston - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Charleston - AAA LF 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 32.0 2.25 +0.1 .963
1952 Charleston - AAA CF 61 30 100 6 0 110 4 .964 305.0 3.13 -7.7 .915
1953 Peoria - A 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .946
1953 Peoria - A 3B 2 2 2 3 0 7 2 .714 18.0 2.50 -1.3 .743
1953 Charleston - AAA LF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 28.0 1.29 +0.2 .964
1953 El Paso - AA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 +0.0 .968
1953 Peoria - A LF 7 6 10 0 0 11 1 .909 53.2 1.68 +0.3 .982
1953 Charleston - AAA CF 19 16 36 3 1 39 0 1.000 147.0 2.39 -0.9 .902
1953 El Paso - AA CF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 22.0 1.64 -0.8 .794
1953 Peoria - A CF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.1 1.65 -0.2 .966
TOTAL 2B 87 81 206 206 52 424 12 .972 705.2 5.25 -10.6 .917
TOTAL 3B 2 2 2 3 0 7 2 .714 18.0 2.50 -1.3 .743
TOTAL SS 2 0 0 4 1 5 1 .800 8.0 4.50 -0.7 .864
TOTAL LF 17 16 24 0 0 25 1 .960 127.2 1.69 +0.5 .971
TOTAL CF 1107 997 3513 122 34 3710 75 .980 8875.2 3.69 +137.5 1.055
TOTAL RF 20 15 35 3 1 38 0 1.000 135.1 2.53 +0.4 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
12/05/1935 Drafted in the 1935 first-year player draft out of high school (Janesville; Janesville, WI) by the Baltimore Cannons (Round 15, Pick 1, 225th overall pick).
12/13/1935 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $1,400.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/12/1937 Released by the Baltimore organization.
07/17/1937 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Richmond Rebels organization.
10/19/1937 Released by the Richmond Rebels.
10/25/1937 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Diego Conquistadors organization.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/27/1938 Released by the San Diego Conquistadors.
02/05/1938 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Charleston Blue Legs organization.
06/04/1938 Released by the Charleston Blue Legs.
06/06/1938 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hollywood Heroes organization.
09/05/1938 Released by the Hollywood Heroes.
09/05/1938 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Portland Green Sox organization.
12/14/1938 Released by the Portland Green Sox.
12/24/1938 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hollywood Heroes organization.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/15/1939 Released by the Hollywood Heroes.
06/20/1939 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Diego Conquistadors organization.
10/04/1939 Released by the San Diego Conquistadors.
10/04/1939 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Houston Bulls organization.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/02/1940 Released by the Houston Bulls.
01/02/1940 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
05/01/1940 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
05/06/1940 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Syracuse Excelsiors organization.
09/05/1940 Released by the Syracuse Excelsiors.
09/10/1940 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Houston Bulls organization.
12/26/1940 Released by the Houston Bulls.
12/30/1940 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/08/1941 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
05/12/1941 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denver Plainsmen organization.
07/26/1941 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/22/1942 Released by the Denver Plainsmen.
04/29/1942 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Wichita Rustlers organization.
06/05/1942 Injured (wrist tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/13/1942 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/16/1942 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/08/1944 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
05/22/1944 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/26/1944 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
07/03/1944 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/08/1944 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
09/13/1944 Goes 0-3 against the Pueblo Mountaineers, ending his hitting streak at 30 games.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/18/1945 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
08/18/1945 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/02/1945 Injured (strained back),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/10/1946 Wins the 1946 Bigsby Cup Series with the San Francisco Hawks.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/12/1948 Goes 5-5 against the Galveston Gunners, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/12/1949 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1949 Wins the LSA Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/20/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Charleston Blue Legs organization.
09/16/1950 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 6 weeks.
08/24/1951 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/29/1951 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
07/19/1952 Goes 6-6 against the Rochester Rooks, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI and 3 R.
05/19/1953 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
06/07/1953 Released by the Charleston Blue Legs.
07/10/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Hawks organization.
09/21/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the El Paso Missions!
09/22/1953 Retired from professional baseball.
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