Frank Smith
Frank Thomas Smith
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 4, 1928 in Pierrepont Manor, NY
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1950
Final Game: May 13, 1956
Died: September 24, 2005 in Malone, FL
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Standard Batting

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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
1950 22 CIN NL 38 21 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .095 .095 .095 .190 -50 2 1 0 0 1
1951 23 CIN NL 50 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 1
1952 24 CIN NL 53 30 29 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .172 .172 .241 .414 14 7 0 0 1 1
1953 25 CIN NL 50 15 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .154 .154 .154 .308 -19 2 0 0 2 1
1954 26 CIN NL 50 16 10 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .100 .357 .200 .557 49 2 0 1 2 0 1
1955 27 STL NL 28 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 28 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 271 98 87 5 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 39 .115 .154 .149 .303 -19 13 2 1 7 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 59 52 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 23 .115 .154 .149 .303 -19 8 1 1 4
CIN (6 yrs) 243 93 83 5 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 37 .120 .161 .157 .318 -15 13 2 1 6 0 0
STL (1 yr) 28 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1950 22 CIN NL 21 20 0 0.0 108 .167 .095 .270 .095 .346 .095 .418 .190 .764 -50 .000 -4.6 -0.4 .100 .000 .000
1951 23 CIN NL 11 12 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .270 .000 .344 .000 .409 .000 .753 -100 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1952 24 CIN NL 30 25 1 1.1 97 .294 .172 .262 .172 .334 .241 .389 .414 .724 14 .077 -3.4 -0.4 .292 .069 .069
1953 25 CIN NL 15 13 0 0.0 110 .286 .154 .274 .154 .345 .154 .427 .308 .773 -19 .000 -2.3 -0.2 .182 .000 .000
1954 26 CIN NL 16 11 1 2.4 111 .333 .100 .276 .357 .348 .200 .427 .557 .775 49 .225 -0.5 -0.1 .667 .400 .100
1955 27 STL NL 5 5 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .264 .000 .335 .000 .418 .000 .754 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
7 Seasons 98 86 2 0.6 105 .208 .115 .268 .154 .342 .149 .410 .303 .752 -19 .025 -14.9 -1.5 .215 .069 .034
162 Game Avg. 59 51 1 0.6 105 .208 .115 .268 .154 .342 .149 .410 .303 .752 -19 .025 -14.9 -1.5 .215 .069 .034
CIN (6 yrs) 93 81 2 0.7 105 .217 .120 .268 .161 .342 .157 .409 .318 .752 -15 .028 -13.8 -1.4 .227 .072 .036
STL (1 yr) 5 5 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .264 .000 .335 .000 .418 .000 .754 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1950 22 CIN NL 21 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 57%
1951 23 CIN NL 11 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.3 64%
1952 24 CIN NL 30 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 6.7% 40% 2.4 57%
1953 25 CIN NL 15 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.2 13.0 47%
1954 26 CIN NL 16 0.0% 43.8% 18.8% 6.3% 100% 2.33 1.4 5.0 2.00 19%
1955 27 STL NL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 40%
7 Seasons 98 0.0% 39.8% 3.1% 3.1% 30% 13.00 2.2 29.0 4.00 49%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 26 CIN NL 0 0 40% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
1955 27 STL NL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 1 0 36% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 26 CIN NL 16 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 11 2 18% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1955 27 STL NL 4 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 20 30% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 233% 3 2 67% 2 1 50% 14 2 14% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1950 22 38 21 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .095 .095 .095 .190 -50 2 1 0 0
1951 23 88 32 31 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .065 .065 .065 .129 -66 2 2 0 1
1952 24 141 62 60 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 .117 .117 .150 .267 -28 9 2 0 2
1953 25 191 77 73 3 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 .123 .123 .151 .274 -27 11 2 0 4
1954 26 241 93 83 5 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 37 .120 .161 .157 .318 -15 13 2 1 6 0
1955 27 269 98 87 5 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 39 .115 .154 .149 .303 -19 13 2 1 7 0 0
1956 28 271 98 87 5 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 39 .115 .154 .149 .303 -19 13 2 1 7 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1950 22 40 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 38
1951 23 52 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 50
1952 24 55 30 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 53
1953 25 52 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 50
1954 26 53 14 10 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 7 .100 .357 .200 .557 1 50
1955 27 29 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 28
6 Seasons 281 94 90 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 40 .011 .053 .022 .075 2 269
162 Game Avg. 162 54 52 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 23 .011 .053 .022 .075 1 269

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