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Billy Smith
Billy Edward Smith
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 14, 1953 in Jonesboro, LA
Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1975
Final Game: September 24, 1981
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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
1975 21 CAL AL 59 159 143 10 29 5 1 0 14 1 3 12 27 .203 .263 .252 .515 52 36 0 0 3 1 0 6/3D5
1976 22 CAL AL 13 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .375 .750 128 3 0 0 1 0 0 6/D
1977 23 BAL AL 109 411 367 44 79 12 2 5 29 3 2 33 71 .215 .281 .300 .581 63 110 3 1 9 1 2 4/635
1978 24 BAL AL 85 283 250 29 65 12 2 5 30 3 0 27 40 .260 .333 .384 .717 107 96 2 1 4 1 3 4/6
1979 25 BAL AL 68 214 189 18 47 9 4 6 33 1 0 15 33 .249 .309 .434 .743 101 82 1 2 7 1 1 4/6
1981 27 SFG NL 36 71 61 6 11 0 0 1 5 0 0 9 16 .180 .282 .230 .511 48 14 1 0 0 1 0 6/45
6 Seasons 370 1147 1018 107 234 38 9 17 111 8 5 96 189 .230 .297 .335 .632 79 341 7 4 24 5 6
162 Game Avg. 162 502 446 47 102 17 4 7 49 4 2 42 83 .230 .297 .335 .632 79 149 3 2 11 2 3
BAL (3 yrs) 262 908 806 91 191 33 8 16 92 7 2 75 144 .237 .304 .357 .661 86 288 6 4 20 3 6
CAL (2 yrs) 72 168 151 10 32 5 1 0 14 1 3 12 29 .212 .268 .258 .527 56 39 0 0 4 1 0
SFG (1 yr) 36 71 61 6 11 0 0 1 5 0 0 9 16 .180 .282 .230 .511 48 14 1 0 0 1 0
AL (5 yrs) 334 1076 957 101 223 38 9 16 106 8 5 87 173 .233 .298 .342 .640 81 327 6 4 24 4 6
NL (1 yr) 36 71 61 6 11 0 0 1 5 0 0 9 16 .180 .282 .230 .511 48 14 1 0 0 1 0

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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
1979 25 BAL AL ALCS CAL W 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 25 BAL AL WS PIT L 4 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .444 .286 .730 2 2 0 0 0 2
1 Season (2 Series) 5 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182 .308 .182 .490 2 2 0 0 0 2
1 ALCS 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .444 .286 .730 2 2 0 0 0 2

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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
1975 CAL AL 21 SS 50 41 374.1 191 80 98 13 19 .932 -12.5 -40.1 -11.5 -4.8 -6.7 -1 4.28 3.56 .960 4.85 4.09
1975 CAL AL 21 1B 6 0 15.2 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 68.9 0.9 0.6 0.3 0 9.19 2.67 .988 9.88 8.32
1975 CAL AL 21 DH 4
1975 CAL AL 21 3B 2 1 10.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.5 -60.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 3.15 2.80
1976 CAL AL 22 SS 10 0 17.0 8 0 5 3 1 .625 -2.1 -148.2 -2.1 -1.6 -0.5 0 2.65 0.50 .975 4.98 4.40
1976 CAL AL 22 DH 1
1977 BAL AL 23 2B 104 92 837.0 537 260 272 5 78 .991 10.2 14.6 8.2 2.5 5.7 2 5.72 5.12 .978 5.42 4.76
1977 BAL AL 23 SS 5 0 8.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 -0.6 -90.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1 0 3.38 0.60 .975 4.84 4.08
1977 BAL AL 23 1B 2 0 4.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 -0.6 -180.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 6.75 1.50 1.000 10.12 8.80
1977 BAL AL 23 3B 1 8 4 4 0 2 1.000 8.00 .950 2.70
1978 BAL AL 24 2B 83 64 610.0 359 146 208 5 43 .986 4.7 9.2 5.7 3.1 2.7 -1 5.22 4.27 .980 5.47 4.74
1978 BAL AL 24 SS 2 0 2.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 300.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 13.50 1.50 .967 4.95 4.20
1979 BAL AL 25 2B 63 52 440.0 254 107 142 5 33 .980 4.4 12.0 3.4 1.1 2.3 1 5.09 3.95 .978 5.50 4.80
1979 BAL AL 25 SS 5 2 20.0 12 1 9 2 2 .833 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0 4.50 2.00 .967 5.00 4.10
1981 SFG NL 27 SS 21 11 106.0 68 27 39 2 9 .971 0.5 5.7 0.5 -1.1 1.6 0 5.60 3.14 .959 5.10 4.44
1981 SFG NL 27 2B 5 1 18.0 11 3 8 0 1 1.000 0.1 6.7 0.1 -0.4 0.5 0 5.50 2.20 .982 5.50 4.72
1981 SFG NL 27 3B 3 2 20.0 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 -0.8 -48.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 2.25 1.67 .940 2.84 2.47
4 Seasons 2B 255 209 1905.0 1161 516 630 15 155 .987 19.4 12.2 17.4 6.3 11.2 2 5.41 4.49 .978 5.46 4.76
6 Seasons SS 93 54 527.1 286 110 155 21 31 .927 -14.2 -32.3 -13.2 -7.5 -5.6 -1 4.52 2.85 .961 4.91 4.20
2 Seasons 1B 8 0 19.2 20 18 1 1 0 .950 0.3 18.3 0.3 0.6 -0.3 0 8.69 2.38 .990 9.93 8.44
3 Seasons 3B 6 3 30.0 14 6 7 1 3 .929 -1.3 -52.0 -1.3 -1.3 0.0 0 3.90 2.17 .950 2.94 2.62
2 Seasons DH 5
6 Seasons TOT 362 266 2482.0 1481 650 793 38 189 .974 4.2 2.0 3.2 -1.9 5.3 1 5.23 3.99 .949 5.34 4.66
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

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Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft.

November 1, 1976: Granted Free Agency.

February 8, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

April 3, 1980: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

June 8, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 23, 1981: Purchased by the San Francisco Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.

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