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Bob Smith
Robert Gilchrist Smith
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 1, 1931 in Woodsville, NH
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1955
Final Game: September 23, 1959
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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
1955 24 BOS AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 1.200 5.4 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
1957 26 TOT NL 2 4 .333 3.34 26 4 7 2 0 1 64.2 60 32 24 2 31 4 46 2 0 2 290 114 1.407 8.4 0.3 4.3 6.4 1.48
1957 26 STL NL 0 0 4.66 6 0 3 0 0 1 9.2 12 10 5 0 6 1 11 1 0 0 53 85 1.862 11.2 0.0 5.6 10.2 1.83
1957 26 PIT NL 2 4 .333 3.11 20 4 4 2 0 0 55.0 48 22 19 2 25 3 35 1 0 2 237 122 1.327 7.9 0.3 4.1 5.7 1.40
1958 27 PIT NL 2 2 .500 4.43 35 4 9 0 0 1 61.0 61 39 30 6 31 7 24 2 0 3 274 87 1.508 9.0 0.9 4.6 3.5 0.77
1959 28 TOT MLB 0 3 .000 4.81 29 0 12 0 0 0 39.1 52 31 21 6 20 1 22 0 0 0 183 82 1.831 11.9 1.4 4.6 5.0 1.10
1959 28 PIT NL 0 0 3.49 20 0 6 0 0 0 28.1 32 16 11 1 17 0 12 0 0 0 130 111 1.729 10.2 0.3 5.4 3.8 0.71
1959 28 DET AL 0 3 .000 8.18 9 0 6 0 0 0 11.0 20 15 10 5 3 1 10 0 0 0 53 50 2.091 16.4 4.1 2.5 8.2 3.33
4 Seasons 4 9 .308 4.05 91 8 28 2 0 2 166.2 174 102 75 14 83 12 93 4 0 5 753 96 1.542 9.4 0.8 4.5 5.0 1.12
162 Game Avg. 3 6 .308 4.05 63 5 19 1 0 1 115 120 70 52 10 57 8 64 3 0 3 517 96 1.542 9.4 0.8 4.5 5.0 1.12
PIT (3 yrs) 4 6 .400 3.74 75 8 19 2 0 1 144.1 141 77 60 9 73 10 71 3 0 5 641 103 1.483 8.8 0.6 4.6 4.4 0.97
STL (1 yr) 0 0 4.66 6 0 3 0 0 1 9.2 12 10 5 0 6 1 11 1 0 0 53 85 1.862 11.2 0.0 5.6 10.2 1.83
BOS (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 1.200 5.4 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
DET (1 yr) 0 3 .000 8.18 9 0 6 0 0 0 11.0 20 15 10 5 3 1 10 0 0 0 53 50 2.091 16.4 4.1 2.5 8.2 3.33
NL (3 yrs) 4 6 .400 3.80 81 8 22 2 0 2 154.0 153 87 65 9 79 11 82 4 0 5 694 101 1.506 8.9 0.5 4.6 4.8 1.04
AL (2 yrs) 0 3 .000 7.11 10 0 6 0 0 0 12.2 21 15 10 5 4 1 11 0 0 0 59 58 1.974 14.9 3.6 2.8 7.8 2.75

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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
1955 24 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 26 TOT NL 26 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .067 .067 .067 .133 -64 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1957 26 STL NL 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 26 PIT NL 20 14 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .077 .077 .077 .154 -58 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1958 27 PIT NL 35 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .091 .083 .091 .174 -53 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1959 28 TOT MLB 29 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1959 28 PIT NL 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1959 28 DET AL 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Seasons 91 31 29 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .069 .067 .069 .136 -63 2 0 0 1 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 55 52 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 .069 .067 .069 .136 -63 4 0 0 2 2 0
PIT (3 yrs) 75 28 26 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 .077 .074 .077 .151 -59 2 0 0 1 1 0
STL (1 yr) 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 81 30 28 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 .071 .069 .071 .140 -62 2 0 0 1 1 0
AL (2 yrs) 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1955 BOS AL 24 P 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.16 0.80
1957 TOT NL 26 P 26 4 64.2 11 3 7 1 0 .909 1.39 0.38 .964 2.06 0.82
1957 STL NL 26 P 6 0 9.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.86 0.33 .950 2.05 0.82
1957 PIT NL 26 P 20 4 55.0 9 3 5 1 0 .889 1.31 0.40 .967 2.06 0.82
1958 PIT NL 27 P 35 4 61.0 21 5 14 2 1 .905 2.80 0.54 .957 1.98 0.77
1959 TOT MLB 28 P 29 0 39.1 8 1 6 1 0 .875 1.60 0.24 .962 2.01 0.83
1959 PIT NL 28 P 20 0 28.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.27 0.20 .950 2.00 0.82
1959 DET AL 28 P 9 0 11.0 4 0 3 1 0 .750 2.45 0.33 .975 2.05 0.84
4 Seasons P 91 8 166.2 40 9 27 4 1 .900 1.94 0.40 .960 2.02 0.80
4 Seasons TOT 91 8 166.2 40 9 27 4 1 .900 1.94 0.40 .860 2.02 0.80

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Transactions

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1956: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

May 14, 1957: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the St. Louis Cardinals.

June 13, 1959: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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