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Hal Smith
Harold Raymond Smith (Cura)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 189 lb.

Born: June 1, 1931 in Barling, AR
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1956
Final Game: July 8, 1965
Relatives: Uncle of Tim Flannery
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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
1956 25 STL NL 75 242 227 27 64 12 0 5 23 1 0 15 22 .282 .326 .401 .727 95 91 7 0 0 0 4 2
1957 26 STL NL 100 355 333 25 93 12 3 2 37 2 2 18 18 .279 .314 .351 .665 78 117 9 0 1 3 2 2 AS
1958 27 STL NL 77 238 220 13 50 4 1 1 24 0 0 14 14 .227 .272 .268 .541 42 59 6 0 3 1 4 2
1959 28 STL NL 142 473 452 35 122 15 3 13 50 2 6 15 28 .270 .295 .403 .698 80 182 13 1 5 0 6 *2 AS
1960 29 STL NL 127 369 337 20 77 16 0 2 28 1 0 29 33 .228 .291 .294 .585 56 99 12 1 1 1 13 *2
1961 30 STL NL 45 142 125 6 31 4 1 0 10 0 0 11 12 .248 .309 .296 .605 56 37 3 1 3 2 4 2
1965 34 PIT NL 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
7 Seasons 570 1822 1697 126 437 63 8 23 172 6 8 102 128 .258 .300 .345 .644 70 585 50 3 13 7 33
162 Game Avg. 162 518 482 36 124 18 2 7 49 2 2 29 36 .258 .300 .345 .644 70 166 14 1 4 2 9
STL (6 yrs) 566 1819 1694 126 437 63 8 23 172 6 8 102 127 .258 .300 .345 .645 70 585 50 3 13 7 33
PIT (1 yr) 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1956 STL NL 25 C 66 58 516.0 340 300 34 6 3 .982 -2.0 -4.7 -2 5.83 5.06 .985 5.83 5.01 1 21 15 11 42%
1957 STL NL 26 C 97 86 795.0 515 468 42 5 8 .990 -3.0 -4.5 -3 5.77 5.26 .988 5.98 4.99 17 21 28 15 35% AS
1958 STL NL 27 C 71 61 554.2 372 346 22 4 4 .989 0.0 0.0 0 5.97 5.18 .988 6.06 5.19 2 7 25 9 26%
1959 STL NL 28 C 141 128 1105.2 827 758 60 9 13 .989 3.0 3.3 3 6.66 5.80 .989 6.34 5.24 5 34 44 32 42% AS
1960 STL NL 29 C 124 108 917.0 732 664 61 7 9 .990 6.0 7.9 6 7.12 5.85 .986 6.58 5.41 2 24 32 34 52%
1961 STL NL 30 C 45 42 344.1 291 261 28 2 6 .993 5.0 17.4 5 7.55 6.42 .985 6.39 5.17 1 9 12 11 48%
1965 PIT NL 34 C 4 1 12.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.75 3.25 .985 6.98 5.80 0 1 0 0
7 Seasons C 548 484 4244.2 3090 2810 247 33 43 .989 9.0 2.5 9 6.48 5.58 .987 6.23 5.20 28 117 156 112 42%
7 Seasons TOT 548 484 4244.2 3090 2810 247 33 43 .989 9.0 2.5 9 6.48 5.58 .976 6.23 5.20 28 117 156 112 42%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1957
1959-1
1959-2 *

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1960 NL--13--3rd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 9 (1180), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3938), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

October 11, 1962: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 1, 1965: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

July 14, 1965: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Name and misspellings: Harold Cura Hal hank Raymond Smith

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