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Roy Smalley
Roy Frederick Smalley Jr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 9, 1926 in Springfield, MO
High School: Springfield (Springfield, MO)
Signed
by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1948
Final Game: April 21, 1958
Relatives: Father of Roy Smalley and Brother-In-Law of Gene Mauch
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 22 CHC NL 124 387 361 25 78 11 4 4 36 0 23 76 .216 .265 .302 .567 56 109 11 1 2 *6
1949 23 CHC NL 135 519 477 57 117 21 10 8 35 2 36 77 .245 .304 .382 .685 85 182 12 4 2 *6
1950 24 CHC NL 154 616 557 58 128 21 9 21 85 2 49 114 .230 .297 .413 .710 85 230 11 4 6 *6
1951 25 CHC NL 79 266 238 24 55 7 4 8 31 0 0 25 53 .231 .304 .395 .699 85 94 6 0 3 6
1952 26 CHC NL 87 293 261 36 58 14 1 5 30 0 0 29 58 .222 .305 .341 .646 78 89 5 2 1 6
1953 27 CHC NL 82 288 253 20 63 9 0 6 25 0 0 28 57 .249 .329 .356 .684 77 90 4 2 5 6
1954 28 MLN NL 25 42 36 5 8 0 0 1 7 0 0 4 9 .222 .310 .306 .615 66 11 2 1 0 1 /643
1955 29 PHI NL 92 308 260 33 51 11 1 7 39 0 0 39 58 .196 .304 .327 .631 69 85 11 2 5 2 2 6/45
1956 30 PHI NL 65 194 168 14 38 9 3 0 16 0 0 23 29 .226 .323 .315 .638 75 53 4 1 2 0 4 6
1957 31 PHI NL 28 33 31 5 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 .161 .212 .323 .535 43 10 0 1 0 0 0 6
1958 32 PHI NL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
11 Seasons 872 2948 2644 277 601 103 33 61 305 4 0 257 541 .227 .300 .360 .660 77 953 66 18 26 3 6
162 Game Avg. 162 548 491 51 112 19 6 11 57 1 48 101 .227 .300 .360 .660 77 177 12 3 5
CHC (6 yrs) 661 2369 2147 220 499 83 28 52 242 4 0 190 435 .232 .299 .370 .669 78 794 49 13 19
PHI (4 yrs) 186 537 461 52 94 20 5 8 56 0 0 63 97 .204 .304 .321 .625 69 148 15 4 7 2 6
MLN (1 yr) 25 42 36 5 8 0 0 1 7 0 0 4 9 .222 .310 .306 .615 66 11 2 1 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1948 CHC NL 22 SS 124 574 189 351 34 70 .941 4.35 .960 4.59
1949 CHC NL 23 SS 132 742 265 438 39 91 .947 5.33 .962 4.70
1950 CHC NL 24 SS 154 924 332 541 51 115 .945 5.67 .962 4.74
1951 CHC NL 25 SS 74 322 117 190 15 42 .953 4.15 .955 4.47
1952 CHC NL 26 SS 82 356 139 200 17 33 .952 4.13 .960 4.70
1953 CHC NL 27 SS 77 369 153 191 25 39 .932 4.47 .959 4.63
1954 MLN NL 28 SS 9 0 37.2 20 9 10 1 5 .950 -0.8 -25.5 -0.8 -0.6 -0.2 0 4.54 2.11 .960 5.16 4.63
1954 MLN NL 28 2B 7 4 44.0 28 13 15 0 5 1.000 -1.0 -27.3 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 0 5.73 4.00 .975 5.56 5.31
1954 MLN NL 28 1B 2 1 11.0 15 14 1 0 1 1.000 0.1 10.9 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 12.27 7.50 .993 9.82 9.25
1955 PHI NL 29 SS 87 79 706.0 350 136 205 9 32 .974 4.8 8.2 6.8 3.3 3.5 -2 4.35 3.92 .964 5.02 4.57
1955 PHI NL 29 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 5.00
1955 PHI NL 29 3B 1 1 9.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .933 3.10 2.80
1956 PHI NL 30 SS 60 53 472.0 235 81 142 12 32 .949 1.9 4.8 0.9 0.0 0.9 1 4.25 3.72 .963 4.94 4.53
1957 PHI NL 31 SS 20 6 83.0 34 11 21 2 5 .941 -1.1 -15.9 -1.1 -0.7 -0.3 0 3.47 1.60 .959 4.83 4.34
1958 PHI NL 32 SS 1 0 6.0 7 3 2 2 1 .714 -0.8 -160.0 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 0 7.50 5.00 .971 5.10 4.60
11 Seasons SS 820 138 1304.2 3933 1435 2291 207 465 .947 4.0 3.7 5.0 2.0 3.1 -1 25.70 4.54 .961 4.98 4.63
2 Seasons 2B 8 4 45.0 28 13 15 0 5 1.000 -1.0 -26.7 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 0 5.60 3.50 .975 5.56 5.28
1 Season 1B 2 1 11.0 15 14 1 0 1 1.000 0.1 10.9 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 12.27 7.50 .993 9.82 9.25
1 Season 3B 1 1 9.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .933 3.10 2.80
11 Seasons TOT 831 144 1369.2 3979 1464 2308 207 471 .948 2.9 2.5 3.9 1.0 3.0 -1 24.79 4.54 .909 5.03 4.64

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1950 NL--154--5th

Triples s c a p y
1949 NL--10--6th
1950 NL--9--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1948 NL--76--4th
1949 NL--77--2nd
1950 NL--114--1st

Outs Made s c a p y
1950 NL--446--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 3 (1907), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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January 15, 1944: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

March 20, 1954: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Milwaukee Braves for Dave Cole and cash.

April 30, 1955: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Milwaukee Braves.

May 20, 1958: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

May 21, 1958: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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