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Earl Smith
Earl Leonard Smith (Sheriff)
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 20, 1891 in Oak Hill, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1916
Final Game: August 6, 1922
Died: March 14, 1943 in Portsmouth, OH
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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
1916 25 CHC NL 14 30 27 2 7 1 1 0 4 1 2 5 .259 .310 .370 .681 100 10 0 1 /O
1917 26 SLB AL 52 222 199 31 56 7 7 0 10 5 15 21 .281 .332 .387 .719 123 77 0 8 O
1918 27 SLB AL 89 319 286 28 77 10 5 0 32 13 13 16 .269 .303 .339 .642 96 97 1 19 O
1919 28 SLB AL 88 285 252 21 63 12 5 1 36 1 18 27 .250 .300 .349 .649 80 88 0 15 O
1920 29 SLB AL 103 377 353 45 108 21 8 3 55 11 4 13 18 .306 .336 .436 .772 101 154 3 8 5O
1921 30 TOT AL 84 279 258 27 65 9 4 4 27 1 0 13 23 .252 .296 .364 .660 69 94 3 5 O5
1921 30 SLB AL 25 83 78 7 26 4 2 2 14 0 0 3 4 .333 .366 .513 .879 117 40 1 1 5/O
1921 30 WSH AL 59 196 180 20 39 5 2 2 13 1 0 10 19 .217 .266 .300 .566 47 54 2 4 O/5
1922 31 WSH AL 65 221 205 22 53 12 2 1 23 4 4 8 17 .259 .293 .351 .644 71 72 2 6 O/5
7 Seasons 495 1733 1580 176 429 72 32 9 187 36 8 82 127 .272 .311 .375 .686 90 592 9 62
162 Game Avg. 162 567 517 58 140 24 10 3 61 12 27 42 .272 .311 .375 .686 90 194 3 20
SLB (5 yrs) 357 1286 1168 132 330 54 27 6 147 30 4 62 86 .283 .321 .390 .712 100 456 5 51
WSH (2 yrs) 124 417 385 42 92 17 4 3 36 5 4 18 36 .239 .280 .327 .607 60 126 4 10
CHC (1 yr) 14 30 27 2 7 1 1 0 4 1 2 5 .259 .310 .370 .681 100 10 0 1
AL (6 yrs) 481 1703 1553 174 422 71 31 9 183 35 8 80 122 .272 .311 .375 .686 89 582 9 61
NL (1 yr) 14 30 27 2 7 1 1 0 4 1 2 5 .259 .310 .370 .681 100 10 0 1

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1916 CHC NL 25 OF 7 5 4 0 1 0 .800 0.57 .980 2.00 6-0-1
1917 SLB AL 26 OF 51 129 114 12 3 5 .977 2.47 .967 2.14 22-29-0
1918 SLB AL 27 OF 81 187 164 14 9 4 .952 2.20 .963 2.17 54-25-2
1919 SLB AL 28 OF 68 173 155 13 5 4 .971 2.47 .957 2.16 0-4-64
1920 SLB AL 29 3B 70 239 73 146 20 2 .916 3.13 .948 3.45
1920 SLB AL 29 OF 15 41 34 4 3 1 .927 2.53 .963 2.16 4-2-9
1921 TOT AL 30 OF 47 108 92 10 6 2 .944 2.17 .961 2.21 3-8-36
1921 TOT AL 30 3B 14 52 21 24 7 0 .865 3.21 .956 3.26
1921 SLB AL 30 3B 13 49 20 23 6 0 .878 3.31 .955 3.26
1921 SLB AL 30 OF 4 9 8 0 1 0 .889 2.00 .967 2.20 0-4-0
1921 WSH AL 30 OF 43 99 84 10 5 2 .949 2.19 .961 2.21 3-4-36
1921 WSH AL 30 3B 1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .967 3.30
1922 WSH AL 31 OF 49 109 88 12 9 3 .917 2.04 .966 2.22 47-0-2
1922 WSH AL 31 3B 2 8 4 4 0 0 1.000 4.00 .950 3.25
7 Seasons OF 318 752 651 65 36 19 .952 2.25 .962 2.17 136-68-114
3 Seasons 3B 86 299 98 174 27 2 .910 3.16 .949 3.42
7 Seasons TOT 404 1051 749 239 63 21 .940 2.45 .899 2.44 136-68-114

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 31, 1921: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Washington Senators for Frank Ellerbe.

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Name and misspellings: Earl Earl Leonard Sheriff Smith

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