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George Smith
George Shelby Smith
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 27, 1901 in Louisville, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1926
Final Game: September 17, 1930
Died: May 26, 1981 in Richmond, VA
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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
1926 24 DET AL 1 2 .333 6.95 23 1 17 0 0 0 44.0 55 37 34 3 33 15 2 1 0 215 58 2.000 11.3 0.6 6.8 3.1 0.45
1927 25 DET AL 4 1 .800 3.91 29 0 13 0 0 0 71.1 62 38 31 3 50 32 2 0 0 318 108 1.570 7.8 0.4 6.3 4.0 0.64
1928 26 DET AL 1 1 .500 4.42 39 2 21 0 0 3 106.0 103 55 52 3 50 54 0 0 2 466 93 1.443 8.7 0.3 4.2 4.6 1.08
1929 27 DET AL 3 2 .600 5.80 14 2 3 1 0 0 35.2 42 33 23 1 36 13 0 0 2 178 74 2.187 10.6 0.3 9.1 3.3 0.36
1930 28 BOS AL 1 2 .333 6.60 27 2 19 0 0 0 73.2 92 62 54 7 49 21 1 0 3 356 70 1.914 11.2 0.9 6.0 2.6 0.43
5 Seasons 10 8 .556 5.28 132 7 73 1 0 3 330.2 354 225 194 17 218 135 5 1 7 1533 81 1.730 9.6 0.5 5.9 3.7 0.62
162 Game Avg. 5 4 .556 5.28 65 3 36 0 0 1 162 173 110 95 8 107 66 2 0 3 750 81 1.730 9.6 0.5 5.9 3.7 0.62
DET (4 yrs) 9 6 .600 4.90 105 5 54 1 0 3 257.0 262 163 140 10 169 114 4 1 4 1177 85 1.677 9.2 0.4 5.9 4.0 0.67
BOS (1 yr) 1 2 .333 6.60 27 2 19 0 0 0 73.2 92 62 54 7 49 21 1 0 3 356 70 1.914 11.2 0.9 6.0 2.6 0.43

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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
1926 24 DET AL 23 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -54 0 0 1 1
1927 25 DET AL 29 20 19 5 7 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 .368 .368 .684 1.053 167 13 0 1 1
1928 26 DET AL 39 29 27 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .111 .143 .111 .254 -33 3 0 1 1
1929 27 DET AL 14 14 12 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .417 .500 .500 1.000 158 6 0 0 1
1930 28 BOS AL 29 24 24 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .333 .333 .458 .792 102 11 0 0 1
5 Seasons 134 94 87 14 23 2 1 2 9 0 0 4 20 .264 .297 .379 .676 74 33 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 114 105 17 28 2 1 2 11 0 0 5 24 .264 .297 .379 .676 74 40 0 4
DET (4 yrs) 105 70 63 11 15 1 0 2 9 0 0 4 14 .238 .284 .349 .633 63 22 0 3
BOS (1 yr) 29 24 24 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .333 .333 .458 .792 102 11 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
1926 DET AL 24 P 23 13 5 6 2 0 .846 0.48 .962 1.39
1927 DET AL 25 P 29 22 4 15 3 0 .864 0.66 .964 1.40
1928 DET AL 26 P 39 23 8 13 2 0 .913 0.54 .961 1.37
1929 DET AL 27 P 14 17 3 11 3 2 .824 1.00 .965 1.29
1930 BOS AL 28 P 27 21 5 15 1 1 .952 0.74 .948 1.18
5 Seasons P 132 96 25 60 11 3 .885 0.64 .959 1.33
5 Seasons TOT 132 96 25 60 11 3 .885 0.64 .845 1.33

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1928 AL--39--9th

Saves s c a p y
1928 AL--3--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1926 AL--17--8th
1928 AL--21--2nd
1930 AL--19--5th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (1673), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

October 7, 1929: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from Seattle (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

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