Dick Smith

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 160lb (173cm, 72kg)

Born: July 21, 1926 in Blandburg, PA us

Died: January 25, 2021 in Boalsburg, PA

Buried: Centre County Memorial Park, State College, PA

High School: Westover HS (Westover, PA)

Schools: Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA), Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (Lock Haven, PA)

Debut: September 14, 1951 (Age 25-055d, 10,845th in major league history)
vs. BRO 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 1955 (Age 28-284d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Richard Harrison Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

186

.134

RBI

OBP

.255

SLG

.167

OPS

.421

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-7 / in Starts: 6-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	17 (9-5-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (16-9-4)

Most Driven In
P Ward	1
P LaPalme	1
D Cole	0
D Hall	0

Most Driven In By
B Davis	1
C Abrams	1
B Friend	0

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	ROE	GDP	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	42	142 (141)	Sep 11	PIT	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	1						SS
2	43	143	Sep 12	PIT	@	STL	W,8-7	GS-0	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	8						SS
3	44	144	Sep 13 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	5	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.364	.671	1	1.29	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.64	SS
4	45	145	Sep 13 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.267	.502	8	1.01	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-1.76	SS
5	46	146	Sep 15	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.286	.278	.563	8	1.37	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.20	SS
6	47	147	Sep 16	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.182	.280	.273	.553	8	.32	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.12	SS
7	48	148	Sep 19 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.310	.250	.560	7	.69	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.02	SS
8	49	149	Sep 19 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.185	.313	.259	.572	7	.99	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.49	SS
9	50	150	Sep 20	PIT	@	NYG	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.194	.306	.258	.564	7	.64	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.28	SS
10	51	151	Sep 22	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.176	.282	.235	.517	8	1.12	-0.004	.00	0.00%	0.20	SS
11	52	152	Sep 25	PIT		NYG	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	.162	.279	.216	.495	7						SS
12	53	153	Sep 26	PIT		NYG	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.175	.283	.225	.508	7						SS
13	54	154	Sep 27	PIT		NYG	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	.163	.265	.209	.475	7						SS
							6-7		49	43	4	7	1	2	6	1	6	2	1	1	.163	.265	.209	.475		.94	-0.191	.00	0.00%	-2.47

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