Willie Smith Minor League Statistics & History

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Willie Smith

Willie Smith
Wonderful Willie

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 182 lb.

Born: February 11, 1939 in Anniston, Alabama, US
Died: January 16, 2006 in Anniston, Alabama, US
High School: Carbon Hill HS (Carbon Hill, AL)

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1960	21	Duluth-Superior	NORL	C	DET	44		91		27	2	0	1						.297		.352		32
1961	22	Knoxville	SALL	A	DET	68	124	115	9	25	2	1	1	12	0		9	12	.217	.274	.278	.552	32
1962	23	Knoxville	SALL	A	DET	71	166	147	23	40	7	1	1	23	1		12	12	.272	.319	.354	.673	52	0	3	4	0
1963	24	Syracuse	IL	AAA	DET	50	85	79	10	30	4	1	1	13	0	0	6	11	.380	.424	.494	.917	39
1964	25	Syracuse	IL	AAA	DET	2	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.667	2.333	5	0	0	0

1967	28	Portland	PCL	AAA	CLE	119	452	413	60	121	29	5	17	56	2	5	36	59	.293	.347	.511	.858	211	0	0	3

1971	32	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	77	295	259	50	91	15	3	8	43	1	1	33	48	.351	.425	.525	.950	136	1	1	1
1972	33	Nankai	JPPL	Fgn
1973	34	Nankai	JPPL	Fgn
9 Seasons						431	1216	1107	153	336	59	11	30	148	4	6	96	142	.304	.357	.458	.815	507	1	4	8	0
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		248	835	754	121	244	48	9	27	113	3	6	75	118	.324	.384	.519	.902	391	1	1	4
A (2 seasons)				A		139	290	262	32	65	9	2	2	35	1		21	24	.248	.300	.321	.620	84	0	3	4	0
Fgn (2 seasons)				Fgn
C (1 season)				C		44	91	91		27	2	0	1						.297	.297	.352	.648	32

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1960	21	Duluth-Superior	NORL	C	DET	10	6	.625	2.96	20	17				140.0	105	57	46	8	105						1.500	6.8	0.5	6.8
1961	22	Knoxville	SALL	A	DET	13	11	.542	3.20	30	29				211.0	162	99	75	12	75						1.123	6.9	0.5	3.2
1962	23	Knoxville	SALL	A	DET	10	7	.588	3.60	25	16	7	2		120.0	103	58	48	6	61	2	94	1	0	8	1.367	7.7	0.4	4.6	7.0	1.54
1963	24	Syracuse	IL	AAA	DET	14	2	.875	2.11	19	17				145.0	129	37	34	7	41		92				1.172	8.0	0.4	2.5	5.7	2.24
1964	25	Syracuse	IL	AAA	DET	0	1	.000	4.50	1	1	1	0		6.0	8	4	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	1.500	12.0	1.5	1.5	4.5	3.00

1967	28	Portland	PCL	AAA	CLE	2	0	1.000	0.75	5	0	0	0		12.0	9	2	1	0	5	1	12	0	0	2	1.167	6.8	0.0	3.8	9.0	2.40

1971	32	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0.500	0.0	0.0	4.5	18.0	4.00
7 Seasons						49	27	.645	2.93	101	80	8	2	0	636.0	516	257	207	34	289	4	205	1	0	10	1.266	7.3	0.5	4.1	2.9	0.71
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		16	3	.842	2.07	26	18	1	0	0	165.0	146	43	38	8	48	2	111	0	0	2	1.176	8.0	0.4	2.6	6.1	2.31
A (2 seasons)				A		23	18	.561	3.34	55	45	7	2		331.0	265	157	123	18	136	2	94	1	0	8	1.211	7.2	0.5	3.7	2.6	0.69
C (1 season)				C		10	6	.625	2.96	20	17				140.0	105	57	46	8	105						1.500	6.8	0.5	6.8

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1962	23	Knoxville	SALL	A	DET	P	25	34	7	23	4	0	.882	1.20

1964	25	Syracuse	IL	AAA	DET	P	1							0.00

1967	28	Portland	PCL	AAA	CLE	OF	5	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	1.80
1967	28	Portland	PCL	AAA	CLE	1B	107	920	834	75	11	79	.988	8.50

1971	32	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	OF	13	25	24	0	1	0	.960	1.85
1971	32	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	1B	58	488	449	38	1	41	.998	8.40
1971	32	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
4 Seasons							210	1476	1323	136	17	120	.988	6.95
P (3 seasons)						P	27	34	7	23	4	0	.882	1.11
1B (2 seasons)						1B	165	1408	1283	113	12	120	.991	8.46
OF (2 seasons)						OF	18	34	33	0	1	0	.971	1.83

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1946	--	Cincinnati Crescents	Independent Negro	Non

1948	--	Homestead Grays	Negro National League	NgM

1960	21	Duluth-Superior Dukes	Northern League	C	DET
1961	22	Knoxville Smokies	South Atlantic League	A	DET
1962	23	Knoxville Smokies	South Atlantic League	A	DET
1963	24	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	AAA	DET
1963	24	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	1	1963-06-18	1963-09-28
1964	25	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	AAA	DET
1964	25	Los Angeles Angels	American League	MLB	LAA	1	1964-05-03	1964-10-04
1965	26	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1965-04-13	1965-10-03
1966	27	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1966-04-12	1966-09-28
1967	28	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CLE
1967	28	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1967-04-11	1967-09-30
1968	29	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1968-04-11	1968-06-26
1968	29	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	2	1968-06-28	1968-09-28
1969	30	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1969-04-08	1969-10-02
1970	31	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1970-04-10	1970-09-30
1971	32	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	AAA	CIN
1971	32	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	1971-04-05	1971-09-30
1972	33	Nankai Hawks	Japan Pacific League	Fgn
1973	34	Nankai Hawks	Japan Pacific League	Fgn

Sabr ID: f741d5af

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