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Roy Smith
Le Roy Purdy Smith
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 6, 1961 in Mount Vernon, NY
High School: Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, NY)
School: Fordham University
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Signed July 30, 1979. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 23, 1984
Final Game: August 16, 1991
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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
1984 22 CLE AL 5 5 .500 4.59 22 14 1 0 0 0 86.1 91 49 44 14 40 5 55 1 2 3 382 90 1.517 9.5 1.5 4.2 5.7 1.38
1985 23 CLE AL 1 4 .200 5.34 12 11 0 1 0 0 62.1 84 40 37 8 17 0 28 1 0 1 285 78 1.620 12.1 1.2 2.5 4.0 1.65
1986 24 MIN AL 0 2 .000 6.97 5 0 2 0 0 0 10.1 13 8 8 1 5 1 8 1 0 0 50 61 1.742 11.3 0.9 4.4 7.0 1.60
1987 25 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 4.96 7 1 1 0 0 0 16.1 20 10 9 3 6 0 8 2 0 0 78 93 1.592 11.0 1.7 3.3 4.4 1.33
1988 26 MIN AL 3 0 1.000 2.68 9 4 1 0 0 0 37.0 29 12 11 3 12 1 17 1 4 1 152 152 1.108 7.1 0.7 2.9 4.1 1.42
1989 27 MIN AL 10 6 .625 3.92 32 26 1 2 0 1 172.1 180 82 75 22 51 5 92 5 1 5 733 106 1.340 9.4 1.1 2.7 4.8 1.80
1990 28 MIN AL 5 10 .333 4.81 32 23 1 1 1 0 153.1 191 91 82 20 47 4 87 0 0 10 671 87 1.552 11.2 1.2 2.8 5.1 1.85
1991 29 BAL AL 5 4 .556 5.60 17 14 0 0 0 0 80.1 99 52 50 9 24 0 25 1 1 3 348 71 1.531 11.1 1.0 2.7 2.8 1.04
8 Seasons 30 31 .492 4.60 136 93 7 4 1 1 618.1 707 344 316 80 202 16 320 12 8 23 2699 90 1.470 10.3 1.2 2.9 4.7 1.58
162 Game Avg. 9 9 .492 4.60 40 28 2 1 0 0 184 210 102 94 24 60 5 95 4 2 7 801 90 1.470 10.3 1.2 2.9 4.7 1.58
MIN (5 yrs) 19 18 .514 4.28 85 54 6 3 1 1 389.1 433 203 185 49 121 11 212 9 5 16 1684 98 1.423 10.0 1.1 2.8 4.9 1.75
CLE (2 yrs) 6 9 .400 4.90 34 25 1 1 0 0 148.2 175 89 81 22 57 5 83 2 2 4 667 84 1.561 10.6 1.3 3.5 5.0 1.46
BAL (1 yr) 5 4 .556 5.60 17 14 0 0 0 0 80.1 99 52 50 9 24 0 25 1 1 3 348 71 1.531 11.1 1.0 2.7 2.8 1.04

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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
1989 27 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1984 CLE AL 22 P 22 14 86.1 13 4 6 3 0 .769 1.04 0.45 .969 1.79 0.70
1985 CLE AL 23 P 12 11 62.1 9 6 3 0 0 1.000 1.30 0.75 .956 1.86 0.70
1986 MIN AL 24 P 5 0 10.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.87 0.20 1.000 1.83 0.68
1987 MIN AL 25 P 7 1 16.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.10 0.29 .950 1.82 0.67
1988 MIN AL 26 P 9 4 37.0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 1.22 0.56 .960 1.78 0.67
1989 MIN AL 27 P 32 26 172.1 22 9 13 0 1 1.000 1.15 0.69 .959 1.87 0.66
1990 MIN AL 28 P 32 23 153.1 20 10 9 1 0 .950 1.12 0.59 .955 1.78 0.59
1991 BAL AL 29 P 17 14 80.1 17 9 8 0 0 1.000 1.90 1.00 .953 1.80 0.58
8 Seasons P 136 93 618.1 89 41 44 4 1 .955 1.24 0.63 .958 1.82 0.65
8 Seasons TOT 136 93 618.1 89 41 44 4 1 .955 1.24 0.63 .913 1.82 0.65

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Home Runs s c a p y
1989 AL--22--9th

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1990 AL--10--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed July 30, 1979.

September 12, 1982: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Wil Culmer and Jerry Reed to the Cleveland Indians for John Denny.

January 7, 1986: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Ramon Romero to the Minnesota Twins for Bryan Oelkers and Ken Schrom.

December 20, 1986: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

February 24, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

December 2, 1990: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

January 1, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 16, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

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1989Minnesota Twins$100,000
1990Minnesota Twins$355,000
Career (may be incomplete)$455,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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