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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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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

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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
1958 31 BOS AL 17 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .105 .190 .105 .296 -18 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1959 32 TOT MLB 13 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1959 32 CHC NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1959 32 CLE AL 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons 30 28 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .080 .148 .080 .228 -36 2 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 151 135 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 97 .080 .148 .080 .228 -36 11 0 0 5 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 17 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .105 .190 .105 .296 -18 2 0 0 1 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 29 28 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .080 .148 .080 .228 -36 2 0 0 1 0 0
NL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1958 BOS AL 31 P 17 7 67.1 18 3 14 1 1 .944 2.27 1.00 .961 1.95 0.82
1959 TOT MLB 32 P 13 3 30.0 7 1 6 0 2 1.000 2.10 0.54 .957 2.07 0.85
1959 CHC NL 32 P 1 0 0.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 13.50 1.00 1.000 2.70 0.80
1959 CLE AL 32 P 12 3 29.1 6 1 5 0 2 1.000 1.84 0.50 .950 2.06 0.85
2 Seasons P 30 10 97.1 25 4 20 1 3 .960 2.22 0.80 .960 1.99 0.83
2 Seasons TOT 30 10 97.1 25 4 20 1 3 .960 2.22 0.80 .920 1.99 0.83

Transactions

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

March 9, 1959: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Chuck Tanner.

May 4, 1959: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Randy Jackson.

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