Willie Smith

Positions: Leftfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 182lb (183cm, 82kg)

Born: February 11, 1939 in Anniston, AL us

Died: January 16, 2006 in Anniston, AL

Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Anniston, AL

High School: Carbon Hill HS (Carbon Hill, AL)

Debut: June 18, 1963 (Age 24-127d, 12,119th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1971 (Age 32-231d)
vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Willie Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

1654

410

.248

171

RBI

211

OBP

.295

SLG

.395

OPS

.690

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 46 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 7 tying, 13 go ahead

3 Tms
CAL/LAA	26
CHC	19
CIN	1

Platoon
vs RHP	45
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	24
Away	22

Outs
0	24
2	12
1	10

16 Opps
KCA	6
PIT	5
CLE	5
BOS	4
WSA	3
DET	3
ATL	3
PHI	3
MON	3
MIN	2
SFG	2
STL	2
BAL	2
CIN	1
LAD	1
CHW	1

35 Pitchers
Earl Wilson	3
Ralph Terry	2
Ken Sanders	2
Lee Stange	2
Bob Moose	2
Orlando Peña	2
Denny McLain	2
Bobby Bolin	2
Bill Stoneman	2
Bennie Daniels	2
Dave Wickersham	1
Gary Waslewski	1
Mudcat Grant	1
Jim McGlothlin	1
Phil Niekro	1
John Purdin	1
Jeff James	1
Claude Raymond	1
Don McMahon	1
Barry Lersch	1
Dave Morehead	1
Ron Reed	1
Rick Wise	1
Alan Koch	1
Bob Gibson	1
Stu Miller	1
Dave Giusti	1
Steve Blass	1
Mel Nelson	1
Rollie Sheldon	1
Chuck Estrada	1
Jim Dickson	1
Gene Garber	1
John Wyatt	1
John Buzhardt	1

15 Parks
Dodger Stad (LOS)	14
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	11
Munic. Stad (KAN)	5
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Forbes Fld (PIT)	2
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Parc Jarry (MON)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	27
7	2
8	1
89	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	42
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	27
1--	10
-2-	5
12-	3
123	1

70 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	27
1 on	15
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	19

Inning
1	2
2	3
3	4
4	8
5	7
6	4
7	6
8	6
9	4
Extra	2

1-3	9
4-6	19
7-end	18

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	4
+2	5
+1	6
Tied	9
-1	8
-2	6
-4..	3

Ahead	20
Tied	9
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	29
1B	7
PH	4
RF	4
CF	1
P	1

OrderPos
4th	19
6th	12
9th	4
3rd	4
5th	3
2nd	3
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	16
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1964	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1964-06-14 (2)	LAA	@	DET	Denny McLain	behind 0-2	t 5	2	-2-	2	2	7	0.237	45%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Knoop Scores
2	2	2	1	1964-06-23	LAA		WSA	Bennie Daniels	tied 0-0	b 8	2	1--	2	4	9	0.398	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); V. Power Scores
3	3	3	1	1964-06-24	LAA		WSA	Alan Koch	behind 3-5	b 7	0	12-	3	4	9	0.454	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); V. Power Scores; J. Fregosi Scores
4	4	4	1	1964-07-02	LAA	@	BAL	Stu Miller	tied 6-6	t 9	0	123	4	4	9	0.145	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Pearson Scores; T. Satriano Scores/unER; J. Fregosi Scores
5	5	5	1	1964-07-04	LAA	@	BOS	Earl Wilson	behind 2-13	t 8	0	---	1	4	8	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	1964-07-25	LAA	@	KCA	Orlando Peña	ahead 7-2	t 6	0	-2-	2	4	7	0.019	99%		Home Run; J. Fregosi Scores
7	7	7	1	1964-08-01	LAA		BOS	Earl Wilson	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.147	70%		Home Run (Deep RF)
8	8	8	1	1964-08-27	LAA	@	KCA	Ken Sanders	ahead 4-0	t 3	1	---	1	4	7	0.048	91%		Home Run
9	9	9	1	1964-08-30	LAA		DET	Dave Wickersham	ahead 3-0	b 1	0	---	1	4	7	0.057	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	10	1	1964-09-04	LAA		BAL	Chuck Estrada	ahead 3-0	b 5	0	---	1	3	7	0.042	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	11	1	1964-09-26	LAA		MIN	Mudcat Grant	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	---	1	3	7	0.114	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1965	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1965-04-30	CAL	@	KCA	John Wyatt	ahead 3-0	t 9	0	---	1	2	7	0.016	99%		Home Run
13	13	2	1	1965-05-07 (1)	CAL		KCA	Jim Dickson	ahead 3-2	b 5	2	1--	2	3	7	0.189	89%		Home Run; A. Pearson Scores
14	14	3	1	1965-05-31 (1)	CAL	@	BOS	Earl Wilson	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	---	1	4	7	0.052	93%		Home Run
15	15	4	1	1965-06-16 (2)	CAL	@	KCA	Rollie Sheldon	behind 1-2	t 4	0	1--	2	4	7	0.227	64%		Home Run; J. Fregosi Scores
16	16	5	1	1965-06-20 (2)	CAL	@	CLE	Lee Stange	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.114	61%		Home Run
17	17	6	1	1965-06-24	CAL	@	DET	Denny McLain	behind 1-3	t 4	1	---	1	4	7	0.110	34%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	7	1	1965-07-03	CAL		CHW	John Buzhardt	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	1	3	7	0.143	70%		Home Run
19	19	8	1	1965-07-06	CAL		WSA	Bennie Daniels	ahead 4-2	b 5	2	1--	2	4	7	0.120	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Fregosi Scores
20	20	9	1	1965-07-09 (1)	CAL		CLE	Ralph Terry	behind 0-1	b 5	0	---	1	4	7	0.173	56%		Home Run
21	21	10	2	1965-07-09 (1)	CAL		CLE	Ralph Terry	behind 1-3	b 7	0	-2-	2	4	7	0.296	58%		Home Run; J. Fregosi Scores
22	22	11	1	1965-07-20	CAL	@	MIN	Mel Nelson	ahead 5-1	t 5	0	---	1	4	7	0.037	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	12	1	1965-07-30	CAL		BOS	Dave Morehead	ahead 4-2	b 8	1	1--	2	4	7	0.041	99%		Home Run; J. Fregosi Scores
24	24	13	1	1965-08-09	CAL	@	CLE	Lee Stange	ahead 8-0	t 7	0	---	1	4	7	0.002	100%		Home Run
25	25	14	1	1965-08-24	CAL		CLE	Don McMahon	ahead 5-1	b 8	0	1--	2	4	7	0.006	100%		Home Run; J. Fregosi Scores
1966	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1966-06-18	CAL	@	KCA	Ken Sanders	ahead 4-2	t 7	1	-2-	2	2	7	0.096	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Piersall Scores
1968	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1968-08-20	CHC		ATL	Phil Niekro	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	12-	3	6	7	0.222	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Banks Scores/unER; R. Santo Scores/unER; W. Smith Scores/unER
28	28	2	2	1968-08-20	CHC		ATL	Claude Raymond	tied 5-5	b 10	2	---	1	6	7	0.471	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	3	1	1968-08-27	CHC	@	SFG	Bobby Bolin	behind 2-8	t 9	2	-2-	2	6	1	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Banks Scores
30	30	4	1	1968-08-28 (2)	CHC	@	LAD	John Purdin	ahead 3-1	t 4	0	---	1	6	7	0.084	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	5	1	1968-09-28	CHC		PIT	Steve Blass	behind 1-2	b 4	1	---	1	6	7	0.159	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1969-04-08	CHC		PHI	Barry Lersch	behind 5-6	b 11	1	1--	2	7	PH	0.788	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Hundley Scores
33	33	2	1	1969-05-09	CHC		SFG	Bobby Bolin	behind 0-2	b 4	0	---	1	5	3	0.118	43%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	3	1	1969-06-10	CHC	@	ATL	Ron Reed	behind 0-1	t 8	0	---	1	9	PH	0.260	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	4	1	1969-06-17 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	Gene Garber	ahead 2-1	t 4	2	---	1	5	3	0.122	72%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	5	1	1969-06-22 (1)	CHC		MON	Gary Waslewski	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	6	7	0.111	53%		Home Run
37	37	6	1	1969-06-28	CHC		STL	Dave Giusti	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---	1	6	7	0.165	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
38	38	7	1	1969-06-29 (1)	CHC		STL	Bob Gibson	ahead 1-0	b 8	1	1--	2	6	7	0.102	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Banks Scores
39	39	8	1	1969-07-12	CHC		PHI	Rick Wise	ahead 3-2	b 3	0	12-	3	6	7	0.146	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Santo Scores/unER; E. Banks Scores
40	40	9	1	1969-09-11	CHC	@	PHI	Jeff James	behind 2-4	t 9	1	---	1	9	PH	0.050	8%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1970-04-29	CHC	@	PIT	Bob Moose	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	3	0.112	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	2	1	1970-07-03	CHC		PIT	Orlando Peña	tied 9-9	b 5	0	---	1	9	3	0.133	70%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	3	1	1970-07-08 (2)	CHC		MON	Bill Stoneman	behind 1-2	b 6	0	1--	2	6	3	0.264	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Santo Scores
44	44	4	1	1970-08-01	CHC	@	CIN	Jim McGlothlin	ahead 2-0	t 7	1	---	1	6	3	0.085	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	5	1	1970-09-07 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	Bob Moose	behind 1-8	t 7	2	1--	2	9	PH	0.011	2%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Callison Scores
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1971-04-18 (2)	CIN	@	MON	Bill Stoneman	behind 2-3	t 3	2	---	1	5	3	0.128	46%		Home Run

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KCA	6
PIT	5
CLE	5
BOS	4
WSA	3
DET	3
ATL	3
PHI	3
MON	3
MIN	2
SFG	2
STL	2
BAL	2
CIN	1
LAD	1
CHW	1

KCA	6
PIT	5
CLE	5
BOS	4
WSA	3
DET	3
ATL	3
PHI	3
MON	3
MIN	2
SFG	2
STL	2
BAL	2
CIN	1
LAD	1
CHW	1

KCA	6
PIT	5
CLE	5
BOS	4
WSA	3
DET	3
ATL	3
PHI	3
MON	3
MIN	2
SFG	2
STL	2
BAL	2
CIN	1
LAD	1
CHW	1