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Al Smith
Alfred John Smith
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 12, 1907 in Belleville, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1934
Final Game: September 15, 1945
Died: April 28, 1977 in Brownsville, TX
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1934 26 NYG NL 3 5 .375 4.32 30 5 15 0 0 5 66.2 70 40 32 2 21 27 0 1 1 289 89 1.365 9.5 0.3 2.8 3.6 1.29
1935 27 NYG NL 10 8 .556 3.41 40 10 18 4 1 5 124.0 125 50 47 6 32 44 7 0 1 521 113 1.266 9.1 0.4 2.3 3.2 1.38
1936 28 NYG NL 14 13 .519 3.78 43 30 10 9 4 2 209.1 217 116 88 16 69 89 4 0 4 871 103 1.366 9.3 0.7 3.0 3.8 1.29
1937 29 NYG NL 5 4 .556 4.20 33 9 13 2 0 0 85.2 91 45 40 8 30 41 2 1 0 367 92 1.412 9.6 0.8 3.2 4.3 1.37
1938 30 PHI NL 1 4 .200 6.28 37 1 21 0 0 1 86.0 115 70 60 7 40 46 0 0 0 405 64 1.802 12.0 0.7 4.2 4.8 1.15
1939 31 PHI NL 0 0 4.00 5 0 1 0 0 0 9.0 11 5 4 1 5 2 2 0 0 42 99 1.778 11.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 0.40
1940 32 CLE AL 15 7 .682 3.44 31 24 5 11 1 2 183.0 187 79 70 12 55 46 6 1 3 761 122 1.322 9.2 0.6 2.7 2.3 0.84
1941 33 CLE AL 12 13 .480 3.83 29 27 2 13 2 0 206.2 204 95 88 12 75 76 1 0 8 884 103 1.350 8.9 0.5 3.3 3.3 1.01
1942 34 CLE AL 10 15 .400 3.96 30 24 6 7 1 0 168.1 163 96 74 9 71 66 5 0 3 742 87 1.390 8.7 0.5 3.8 3.5 0.93
1943 35 CLE AL 17 7 .708 2.55 29 27 2 14 3 1 208.1 186 74 59 7 72 72 0 0 0 862 122 1.238 8.0 0.3 3.1 3.1 1.00 AS,MVP-15
1944 36 CLE AL 7 13 .350 3.42 28 26 2 7 1 0 181.2 197 83 69 6 69 44 3 0 4 792 96 1.464 9.8 0.3 3.4 2.2 0.64
1945 37 CLE AL 5 12 .294 3.84 21 19 1 8 3 1 133.2 141 74 57 8 48 34 2 0 3 576 85 1.414 9.5 0.5 3.2 2.3 0.71
12 Seasons 99 101 .495 3.72 356 202 96 75 16 17 1662.1 1707 827 688 94 587 587 32 3 27 7112 99 1.380 9.2 0.5 3.2 3.2 1.00
162 Game Avg. 12 12 .495 3.72 43 25 12 9 2 2 203 208 101 84 11 72 72 4 0 3 867 99 1.380 9.2 0.5 3.2 3.2 1.00
CLE (6 yrs) 66 67 .496 3.47 168 147 18 60 11 4 1081.2 1078 501 417 54 390 338 17 1 21 4617 102 1.357 9.0 0.4 3.2 2.8 0.87
NYG (4 yrs) 32 30 .516 3.84 146 54 56 15 5 12 485.2 503 251 207 32 152 201 13 2 6 2048 101 1.349 9.3 0.6 2.8 3.7 1.32
PHI (2 yrs) 1 4 .200 6.06 42 1 22 0 0 1 95.0 126 75 64 8 45 48 2 0 0 447 66 1.800 11.9 0.8 4.3 4.5 1.07
AL (6 yrs) 66 67 .496 3.47 168 147 18 60 11 4 1081.2 1078 501 417 54 390 338 17 1 21 4617 102 1.357 9.0 0.4 3.2 2.8 0.87
NL (6 yrs) 33 34 .493 4.20 188 55 78 15 5 13 580.2 629 326 271 40 197 249 15 2 6 2495 93 1.423 9.7 0.6 3.1 3.9 1.26

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1936 28 NYG NL WS L NYY 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9.000 54.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
1937 29 NYG NL WS L NYY 0 0 3.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 0.667 6.0 3.0 0.0 3.0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 0 10.80 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 4 4 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 16 1.500 10.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 1.00
2 WS 0 0 10.80 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 4 4 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 16 1.500 10.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 1.00

Standard Batting

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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
1934 26 NYG NL 30 15 14 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 55 4 1 0 1 1
1935 27 NYG NL 40 39 34 4 4 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 .118 .189 .206 .395 7 7 2 0 2 1
1936 28 NYG NL 43 86 73 11 10 1 0 0 8 0 7 18 .137 .232 .151 .382 5 11 2 2 4 1
1937 29 NYG NL 33 26 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .120 .120 .120 .240 -35 3 0 0 1 1
1938 30 PHI NL 37 25 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 .000 .160 .000 .160 -53 0 2 0 0 1
1939 31 PHI NL 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1940 32 CLE AL 31 71 62 12 19 4 0 0 5 0 0 7 9 .306 .386 .371 .757 100 23 2 1 1 1
1941 33 CLE AL 30 83 71 8 11 1 0 1 3 0 0 11 20 .155 .268 .211 .480 31 15 0 0 1 1
1942 34 CLE AL 30 64 60 4 15 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 .250 .274 .283 .558 61 17 1 1 2 1
1943 35 CLE AL 30 81 68 3 14 1 1 0 5 0 0 9 14 .206 .299 .250 .549 65 17 1 0 4 1 AS,MVP-15
1944 36 CLE AL 28 68 64 1 10 1 0 0 7 0 0 3 13 .156 .194 .172 .366 7 11 6 0 1 1
1945 37 CLE AL 22 49 41 2 12 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 6 .293 .383 .341 .724 114 14 1 0 2 1
12 Seasons 359 609 535 48 102 12 1 2 38 0 0 51 106 .191 .266 .228 .494 39 122 18 4 19
162 Game Avg. 162 275 241 22 46 5 0 1 17 0 23 48 .191 .266 .228 .494 39 55 8 2 9
CLE (6 yrs) 171 416 366 30 81 11 1 1 27 0 0 37 69 .221 .296 .265 .561 60 97 11 2 11
NYG (4 yrs) 146 166 146 16 21 1 0 1 11 0 10 33 .144 .209 .171 .380 4 25 5 2 8
PHI (2 yrs) 42 27 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 .000 .148 .000 .148 -56 0 2 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 171 416 366 30 81 11 1 1 27 0 0 37 69 .221 .296 .265 .561 60 97 11 2 11
NL (6 yrs) 188 193 169 18 21 1 0 1 11 0 14 37 .124 .200 .148 .348 -4 25 7 2 8

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1936 28 NYG NL WS NYY L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937 29 NYG NL WS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1934 NYG NL 26 P 30 16 1 14 1 2 .938 0.50 .962 1.12
1935 NYG NL 27 P 40 31 5 24 2 2 .935 0.73 .961 1.18
1936 NYG NL 28 P 43 53 4 44 5 4 .906 1.12 .953 1.16
1937 NYG NL 29 P 33 18 3 15 0 1 1.000 0.55 .956 1.20
1938 PHI NL 30 P 37 22 5 16 1 1 .955 0.57 .964 1.13
1939 PHI NL 31 P 5 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.60 .967 1.08
1940 CLE AL 32 P 31 50 6 44 0 5 1.000 1.61 .954 1.05
1941 CLE AL 33 P 29 58 9 46 3 5 .948 1.90 .960 1.16
1942 CLE AL 34 P 30 40 5 34 1 0 .975 1.30 .955 1.30
1943 CLE AL 35 P 29 53 6 45 2 1 .962 1.76 .962 1.27 AS,MVP-15
1944 CLE AL 36 P 28 51 4 46 1 2 .980 1.79 .959 1.14
1945 CLE AL 37 P 21 44 6 37 1 3 .977 2.05 .955 1.28
12 Seasons P 356 439 55 367 17 26 .961 1.19 .958 1.18
12 Seasons TOT 356 439 55 367 17 26 .961 1.19 .919 1.18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1943

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1943-AL-15-6%
0.06 Career Shares (1033rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1943 AL--2.549--8th

Wins s c a p y
1940 AL--15--7th
1943 AL--17--4th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1940 AL--.682--4th
1943 AL--.708--3rd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 AL--2.705--6th
1941 AL--3.266--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1936 NL--3.826--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1936 NL--43--8th

Saves s c a p y
1934 NL--5--5th
1935 NL--5--4th

Games Started s c a p y
1943 AL--27--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1943 AL--14--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1936 NL--4--1st
1941 AL--2--10th
1943 AL--3--5th
1945 AL--3--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1936 NL--16--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 AL--.590--8th

Losses s c a p y
1936 NL--13--9th
1942 AL--15--6th
1945 AL--12--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1941 AL--8--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1935 NL--7--5th
1940 AL--6--1st
1942 AL--5--3rd

Games Finished s c a p y
1935 NL--18--6th
1938 NL--21--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 22 (723), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 14 (752), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

December 3, 1937: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Giants.

December 29, 1937: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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