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Charley Smith
Charles William Smith
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 177 lb.

Born: September 15, 1937 in Charleston, SC
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1960
Final Game: April 22, 1969
Died: November 29, 1994 in Reno, NV
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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
1960 22 LAD NL 18 66 60 2 10 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 15 .167 .172 .217 .389 3 13 0 0 2 3 0 5
1961 23 TOT NL 121 477 435 47 108 14 4 11 50 3 4 24 82 .248 .293 .375 .668 77 163 7 5 10 3 3 56
1961 23 LAD NL 9 25 24 4 6 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 6 .250 .280 .542 .822 105 13 0 0 0 0 0 /56
1961 23 PHI NL 112 452 411 43 102 13 4 9 47 3 4 23 76 .248 .294 .365 .659 76 150 7 5 10 3 3 56
1962 24 CHW AL 65 159 145 11 30 4 0 2 17 0 1 9 32 .207 .256 .276 .532 44 40 6 1 3 1 0 5
1963 25 CHW AL 4 7 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .571 .857 136 4 1 0 0 0 0 /6
1964 26 TOT MLB 129 479 450 45 107 12 1 20 58 2 2 20 102 .238 .274 .402 .676 91 181 9 3 5 1 1 567
1964 26 CHW AL 2 8 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .250 .429 .679 87 3 1 0 0 0 0 /5
1964 26 NYM NL 127 471 443 44 106 12 0 20 58 2 2 19 101 .239 .275 .402 .676 91 178 8 3 5 1 1 567
1965 27 NYM NL 135 531 499 49 122 20 3 16 62 2 1 17 123 .244 .273 .393 .666 89 196 13 4 7 4 3 *5/64
1966 28 STL NL 116 423 391 34 104 13 4 10 43 0 2 22 81 .266 .301 .396 .698 93 155 8 0 5 5 4 5/6
1967 29 NYY AL 135 465 425 38 95 15 3 9 38 0 2 32 110 .224 .278 .336 .614 85 143 14 1 4 3 6 *5
1968 30 NYY AL 46 77 70 2 16 4 1 1 7 0 0 5 18 .229 .280 .357 .637 96 25 2 0 2 0 2 5
1969 31 CHC NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 771 2686 2484 228 594 83 18 69 281 7 12 130 565 .239 .279 .370 .649 82 920 60 14 38 20 19
162 Game Avg. 162 564 522 48 125 17 4 14 59 1 3 27 119 .239 .279 .370 .649 82 193 13 3 8 4 4
CHW (3 yrs) 71 174 159 12 33 4 2 2 18 0 1 10 35 .208 .257 .296 .553 49 47 8 1 3 1 0
NYM (2 yrs) 262 1002 942 93 228 32 3 36 120 4 3 36 224 .242 .274 .397 .671 90 374 21 7 12 5 4
LAD (2 yrs) 27 91 84 6 16 2 1 2 8 0 0 2 21 .190 .202 .310 .512 33 26 0 0 2 3 0
NYY (2 yrs) 181 542 495 40 111 19 4 10 45 0 2 37 128 .224 .278 .339 .617 87 168 16 1 6 3 8
PHI (1 yr) 112 452 411 43 102 13 4 9 47 3 4 23 76 .248 .294 .365 .659 76 150 7 5 10 3 3
STL (1 yr) 116 423 391 34 104 13 4 10 43 0 2 22 81 .266 .301 .396 .698 93 155 8 0 5 5 4
CHC (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 519 1970 1830 176 450 60 12 57 218 7 9 83 402 .246 .281 .385 .666 84 705 36 12 29 16 11
AL (5 yrs) 252 716 654 52 144 23 6 12 63 0 3 47 163 .220 .273 .329 .602 77 215 24 2 9 4 8

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1960 LAD NL 22 3B 18 18 140.0 43 14 27 2 2 .953 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.9 0 2.64 2.28 .951 2.97 2.61
1961 TOT NL 23 3B 98 97 855.1 298 79 197 22 20 .926 -6.0 -8.4 -7.0 -7.1 0.1 1 2.90 2.82 .949 2.92 2.60
1961 TOT NL 23 SS 17 15 133.0 70 28 36 6 8 .914 -2.7 -24.4 -2.7 -0.7 -2.0 0 4.33 3.76 .960 4.92 4.28
1961 LAD NL 23 3B 4 4 33.0 7 4 3 0 1 1.000 -1.2 -43.6 -1.2 -0.4 -0.8 0 1.91 1.75 .943 2.92 2.60
1961 LAD NL 23 SS 3 3 22.0 12 3 8 1 0 .917 -0.8 -43.6 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 4.50 3.67 .958 4.91 4.27
1961 PHI NL 23 3B 94 93 822.1 291 75 194 22 19 .924 -4.8 -7.0 -5.8 -6.7 0.9 1 2.94 2.86 .949 2.92 2.60
1961 PHI NL 23 SS 14 12 111.0 58 25 28 5 8 .914 -1.9 -20.5 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 0 4.30 3.79 .960 4.92 4.28
1962 CHW AL 24 3B 54 36 343.0 108 26 76 6 12 .944 0.6 2.1 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 1 2.68 1.89 .953 3.08 2.79
1963 CHW AL 25 SS 1 1 9.0 8 3 5 0 4 1.000 0.3 40.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 8.00 8.00 .962 4.80 4.60
1964 TOT MLB 26 3B 87 85 722.2 290 91 176 23 11 .921 -2.5 -4.2 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 -1 3.33 3.07 .943 2.93 2.60
1964 CHW AL 26 3B 2 2 18.0 12 2 10 0 2 1.000 2.3 153.3 2.3 0.0 2.3 0 6.00 6.00 .950 3.05 2.75
1964 NYM NL 26 3B 85 83 704.2 278 89 166 23 9 .917 -4.8 -8.2 -3.8 0.2 -4.0 -1 3.26 3.00 .942 2.93 2.60
1964 NYM NL 26 SS 36 20 202.1 112 50 55 7 17 .938 -6.0 -35.6 -6.0 -2.8 -3.1 0 4.67 2.92 .964 5.03 4.32
1964 NYM NL 26 LF 13 13 110.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 -0.6 -6.5 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 0 1.55 1.46 .965 1.71 1.34
1964 NYM NL 26 OF 13 13 110.0 19 18 0 1 0 .947 -0.6 -6.5 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 0 1.47 1.38 .974 1.99 1.72
1965 NYM NL 27 3B 131 126 1106.2 418 119 281 18 27 .957 6.5 7.0 6.5 3.0 3.5 0 3.25 3.05 .951 2.82 2.47
1965 NYM NL 27 SS 6 0 10.0 9 3 6 0 1 1.000 0.9 108.0 0.9 0.3 0.6 0 8.10 1.50 .967 4.95 4.20
1965 NYM NL 27 2B 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 9.00 2.00 .950 5.40 4.70
1966 STL NL 28 3B 107 100 916.1 308 84 213 11 26 .964 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 -0.2 0 2.92 2.78 .954 3.04 2.66
1966 STL NL 28 SS 1 1 9.0 8 5 3 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 8.00 8.00 .962 5.00 4.40
1967 NYY AL 29 3B 115 110 982.1 396 92 283 21 22 .947 5.2 6.4 4.2 1.8 2.3 1 3.44 3.26 .955 3.13 2.72
1968 NYY AL 30 3B 13 11 107.1 51 19 30 2 3 .961 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0 1.0 0 4.11 3.77 .951 3.05 2.67
8 Seasons 3B 623 583 5173.2 1912 524 1283 105 123 .945 4.4 1.0 2.4 -2.0 4.3 2 3.14 2.90 .951 2.98 2.62
5 Seasons SS 61 37 363.1 207 89 105 13 31 .937 -7.6 -25.1 -7.6 -3.2 -4.3 0 4.81 3.18 .963 4.98 4.30
1 Season LF 13 13 110.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 -0.6 -6.5 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 0 1.55 1.46 .965 1.71 1.34
1 Season OF 13 13 110.0 19 18 0 1 0 .947 -0.6 -6.5 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 0 1.47 1.38 .974 1.99 1.72
1 Season 2B 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 9.00 2.00 .950 5.40 4.70
10 Seasons TOT 698 633 5649.0 2140 632 1389 119 155 .944 -4.1 -0.9 -6.1 -5.0 -1.1 0 2 3.22 2.90 .897 3.09 2.76
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1964 NL  101 (7th)
1965 NL  123 (7th)
1967 AL  110 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1961 NL  5 (6th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1961 NL  10 (7th)

             

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  5. Ted Lepcio (925)
  6. Shane Halter (924)
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  9. Dave Brain (921)
  10. Mike Cubbage (920)
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  7. Wayne Gross (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tom Brookens (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

May 4, 1961: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Don Demeter to the Philadelphia Phillies for Turk Farrell and Joe Koppe.

November 28, 1961: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with John Buzhardt to the Chicago White Sox for Roy Sievers.

April 23, 1964: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Mets for Bobby Catton (minors), Chico Fernandez and cash.

October 20, 1965: Traded by the New York Mets with Al Jackson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Boyer.

December 8, 1966: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Roger Maris.

December 6, 1968: Traded by the New York Yankees to the San Francisco Giants for Nate Oliver.

March 28, 1969: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the San Francisco Giants.

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