Bob Smith
Robert Walkup Smith (Riverboat)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 13, 1927 in Clarence, MO
High School: Clarence (Clarence, MO)
School: University of Missouri
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1958
Final Game: September 27, 1959
Died: June 23, 2003 in Clarence, MO
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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
1958 31 BOS AL 4 3 .571 3.78 17 7 4 1 0 0 66.2 61 32 28 4 45 2 43 0 0 4 297 106 1.590 8.2 0.5 6.1 5.8 0.96
1959 32 TOT MLB 0 1 .000 6.90 13 3 3 0 0 0 30.0 36 25 23 2 14 1 17 0 0 3 138 54 1.667 10.8 0.6 4.2 5.1 1.21
1959 32 CHC NL 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 9 5 10.500 67.5 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
1959 32 CLE AL 0 1 .000 5.22 12 3 3 0 0 0 29.1 31 19 17 2 12 0 17 0 0 2 129 71 1.466 9.5 0.6 3.7 5.2 1.42
2 Seasons 4 4 .500 4.75 30 10 7 1 0 0 96.2 97 57 51 6 59 3 60 0 0 7 435 82 1.614 9.0 0.6 5.5 5.6 1.02
162 Game Avg. 7 7 .500 4.75 51 17 12 2 0 0 164 165 97 87 10 100 5 102 0 0 12 740 82 1.614 9.0 0.6 5.5 5.6 1.02
BOS (1 yr) 4 3 .571 3.78 17 7 4 1 0 0 66.2 61 32 28 4 45 2 43 0 0 4 297 106 1.590 8.2 0.5 6.1 5.8 0.96
CLE (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.22 12 3 3 0 0 0 29.1 31 19 17 2 12 0 17 0 0 2 129 71 1.466 9.5 0.6 3.7 5.2 1.42
CHC (1 yr) 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 9 5 10.500 67.5 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
AL (2 yrs) 4 4 .500 4.22 29 10 7 1 0 0 96.0 92 51 45 6 57 2 60 0 0 6 426 93 1.552 8.6 0.6 5.3 5.6 1.05
NL (1 yr) 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 9 5 10.500 67.5 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1958 31 BOS AL 17 300 249 32 61 9 2 4 0 5 45 43 .245 .358 .345 .703 .279 86 6 0 4 2 2
1959 32 CHC NL 1 9 6 6 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .833 .875 1.000 1.875 .833 6 0 0 1 0 1
1959 32 CLE AL 12 129 110 19 31 4 1 2 0 0 12 17 .282 .341 .391 .732 .305 43 3 0 3 4 0
1959 32 TOT MLB 13 138 116 25 36 5 1 2 1 0 14 17 .310 .373 .422 .796 .337 49 3 0 4 4 1
2 Seasons 30 438 365 57 97 14 3 6 1 5 59 60 .266 .363 .370 .733 .298 135 9 0 8 6 3
162 Game Avg. 51 745 621 97 165 24 5 10 2 9 100 102 .266 .363 .370 .733 .298 230 15 0 14 10 5
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1958 31 BOS AL 17 7 3 2 2 1 0 4 3 .571 0 2 1 0 3 43% 49 73 33 8 1 1 3 5.0 5.7 6.3
1959 32 TOT MLB 13 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .667 0 1 0 0 0 0% 47 34 8 4 1 1 4.9 1.4 4.6
1959 32 CLE AL 12 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .667 0 1 0 0 0 0% 41 47 34 7 4 1 1 4.9 1.4 4.6
2 Seasons 29 10 3 3 4 1 0 6 4 .600 0 3 1 0 3 30% 47 73 33 15 5 2 4 5.0 4.7 5.8
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1958 31 BOS AL 17 10 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 9 0.985 2 0 7 0 2 8 3 7 6 2 6 2 7.0
1959 32 TOT MLB 13 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 4 67% 0.600 0 4 4 2 0 8 3 7 5 2 5 0 4.9
1959 32 CHC NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0.584 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.0
1959 32 CLE AL 12 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 50% 8 0.601 0 3 4 2 0 7 2 7 5 1 5 0 5.2
2 Seasons 30 20 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 5 50% 0.864 2 4 11 2 2 16 6 14 11 4 11 2 6.0

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1958 31 BOS AL 300 73% 1.3% 14.3% 15.0% 5.0% 25% 1.08 68% 75 6 8%
1959 32 TOT MLB 138 67% 1.5% 12.3% 10.1% 5.8% 22% 1.61 73% 31 3 10%
1959 32 CHC NL 9 56% 0.0% 0.0% 22.2% 11.1% 20% 67% 0 0
1959 32 CLE AL 129 67% 1.6% 13.2% 9.3% 5.4% 23% 1.54 74% 31 3 10%
2 Seasons 438 71% 1.4% 13.7% 13.5% 5.3% 24% 1.23 70% 106 9 8%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1958 31 BOS AL 300 61 4 0 9 3 1 3 1 18 12 2 67% 3 4 1 131 0 5 0% 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0
1959 32 TOT MLB 138 36 2 0 6 1 1 1 1 16 9 2 56% 1 3 0 47 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1959 32 CHC NL 9 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 33% 0 1 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1959 32 CLE AL 129 31 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 13 8 2 62% 1 2 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2 Seasons 438 97 6 0 15 4 2 4 2 34 21 4 62% 4 7 1 178 1 5 17% 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 20 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1958 31 4 3 .571 3.78 17 7 4 1 0 0 66.2 61 32 28 4 45 2 43 0 0 4 297 106 1.590 8.2 0.5 6.1 5.8 0.96 106
1959 32 4 4 .500 4.75 30 10 7 1 0 0 96.2 97 57 51 6 59 3 60 0 0 7 435 82 1.614 9.0 0.6 5.5 5.6 1.02 82

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1958 31 3 4 .429 4.09 66.0 64 33 30 4 47 43 0 1.682 8.7 6.4 5.9 0.91 0.5 17
1959 32 1 2 .333 7.50 30.0 38 28 25 2 15 17 0 1.767 11.4 4.5 5.1 1.13 0.6 13
2 Seasons 4 6 .400 5.16 96.0 102 61 55 6 62 60 0 1.708 9.6 5.6 0.97 0.6 30

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