Steve Smyth

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg)

Born: June 3, 1978 in Brawley, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 13th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cypress College (Cypress, CA) and the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Temecula Valley HS (Temecula, CA)

Schools: Cypress College (Cypress, CA), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: August 6, 2002 (Age 24-064d, 18,134th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 7 ER

Last Game: September 27, 2002 (Age 24-116d)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Full Name: Steven Delton Smyth

Pronunciation: \smythe (rhymes with "wife")\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

9.35

26.0

WHIP

1.692

Summary of 9 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 3 go ahead

1 Tm
CHC	9

Platoon
vs RHB	7
vs LHB	2

Home/Road
Away	6
Home	3

Outs
0	5
1	2
2	2

5 Opps
MIL	3
CIN	2
SFG	2
STL	1
HOU	1

8 Batters
Ronnie Belliard	2
Russell Branyan	1
Scott Rolen	1
Reggie Sanders	1
Brad Ausmus	1
Barry Bonds	1
Wily Mo Peña	1
Eric Young Sr.	1

5 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1

Where Hit
7	4
78	2
8	1
89	1
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
6	2
4	2
2	2
1	1
3	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
2·HR gms	2
1·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	5
12-	2
-23	1
-2-	1

16 Runs
RISP	4
0 on	5
1 on	1
2 on	3
Any on	4

Inning
1	3
2	2
3	2
5	2

1-3	7
4-6	2

RelScore
+3	1
+2	1
Tied	3
-1	1
-2	1
-4..	2

Ahead	2
Tied	3
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	2
1-2	2
0-0	1
1-0	1
1-1	1
0-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	3
LF	2
1B	1
C	1
RF	1
2B	1

OrderPos
7th	2
8th	2
6th	2
1st	1
5th	1
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2002-08-06	Reggie Sanders	SFG		CHC	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	-2-	6,(3-2) FBBBFX	2	6	9	13%	86%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Bonds Scores
2	2	2	2	2002-08-06	Barry Bonds	SFG		CHC	tied 4-4	b 3	0	12-	4,(1-2) FCBX	3	4	7	20%	85%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Aurilia Scores; J. Kent Scores
3	3	3	1	2002-08-22	Brad Ausmus	HOU		CHC	ahead 3-0	b 1	1	12-	3,(1-1) BCX	3	7	2	11%	93%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Bagwell Scores; R. Hidalgo Scores
4	4	4	1	2002-09-02 (1)	Ronnie Belliard	MIL	@	CHC	behind 0-2	t 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	5	10%	38%	Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
5	5	5	2	2002-09-02 (1)	Ronnie Belliard	MIL	@	CHC	behind 1-2	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	5	14%	50%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	6	3	2002-09-02 (1)	Eric Young Sr.	MIL	@	CHC	tied 2-2	t 5	1	---	6,(3-2) CBBSBX	1	1	4	15%	62%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	7	1	2002-09-07	Scott Rolen	STL		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	2	-23	4,(1-2) FFBX	3	5	5	23%	79%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Viña Scores; J. Edmonds Scores
8	8	8	1	2002-09-12	Russell Branyan	CIN		CHC	behind 1-6	b 2	0	---	8,(2-2) FSFFFBBX	1	6	3	6%	18%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	9	2	2002-09-12	Wily Mo Peña	CIN		CHC	behind 2-6	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	7	7%	25%	Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)