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Willie Smith

Willie Smith
Wonderful Willie

Positions: Leftfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 182 lb.

Born: February 11, 1939 in Anniston, AL
High School: Carbon Hill (Carbon Hill, AL)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1963
Teams (by GP): Angels/Cubs/Indians/Reds/Tigers 1963-1971
Final Game: September 30, 1971
Died: January 16, 2006 in Anniston, AL
Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery,in Anniston, AL
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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
1963 24 DET AL 17 8 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 25 LAA AL 118 373 359 46 108 14 6 11 51 7 5 8 39 .301 .317 .465 .782 125 167 8 2 1 3 1 791/8
1965 26 CAL AL 136 498 459 52 120 14 9 14 57 9 8 32 60 .261 .308 .423 .731 109 194 5 1 1 5 10 *7/39
1966 27 CAL AL 90 215 195 18 36 3 2 1 20 1 0 12 37 .185 .239 .236 .475 39 46 0 3 2 3 2 79
1967 28 CLE AL 21 33 32 0 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 10 .219 .242 .281 .524 53 9 1 0 0 0 0 /73
1968 29 TOT MLB 88 204 184 14 45 10 2 5 28 0 0 15 47 .245 .305 .402 .708 108 74 2 2 1 2 4 73/1
1968 29 CLE AL 33 47 42 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 14 .143 .213 .190 .403 24 8 1 1 0 1 2 /317
1968 29 CHC NL 55 157 142 13 39 8 2 5 25 0 0 12 33 .275 .333 .465 .798 132 66 1 1 1 1 2 7/31
1969 30 CHC NL 103 223 195 21 48 9 1 9 25 1 0 25 49 .246 .330 .441 .771 104 86 3 0 2 1 3 73/9
1970 31 CHC NL 87 182 167 15 36 9 1 5 24 2 1 11 32 .216 .267 .371 .638 62 62 2 1 2 1 0 3/7
1971 32 CIN NL 31 58 55 3 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 3 9 .164 .207 .255 .461 33 14 4 0 0 0 0 3
9 Seasons 691 1794 1654 171 410 63 21 46 211 20 16 107 284 .248 .295 .395 .689 94 653 25 9 9 15 20
162 Game Avg. 162 421 388 40 96 15 5 11 49 5 4 25 67 .248 .295 .395 .689 94 153 6 2 2 4 5
CHC (3 yrs) 245 562 504 49 123 26 4 19 74 3 1 48 114 .244 .311 .425 .735 97 214 6 2 5 3 5
CAL (3 yrs) 344 1086 1013 116 264 31 17 26 128 17 13 52 136 .261 .298 .402 .699 101 407 13 6 4 11 13
CLE (2 yrs) 54 80 74 1 13 4 0 0 5 0 2 4 24 .176 .225 .230 .455 37 17 2 1 0 1 2
CIN (1 yr) 31 58 55 3 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 3 9 .164 .207 .255 .461 33 14 4 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 17 8 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 415 1174 1095 119 278 35 17 26 133 17 15 56 161 .254 .291 .388 .680 96 425 15 7 4 12 15
NL (4 yrs) 276 620 559 52 132 28 4 20 78 3 1 51 123 .236 .301 .408 .709 91 228 10 2 5 3 5

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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
1963 24 DET AL 1 0 1.000 4.57 11 2 4 0 0 2 21.2 24 13 11 2 13 2 16 0 1 0 99 82 1.708 10.0 0.8 5.4 6.6 1.23
1964 25 LAA AL 1 4 .200 2.84 15 1 3 0 0 0 31.2 34 13 10 5 10 1 20 1 0 2 134 115 1.389 9.7 1.4 2.8 5.7 2.00
1968 29 TOT MLB 0 0 0.00 3 0 3 0 0 0 7.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 25 0.391 2.3 0.0 1.2 3.5 3.00
1968 29 CLE AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 0.600 3.6 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.00
1968 29 CHC NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
3 Seasons 2 4 .333 3.10 29 3 10 0 0 2 61.0 60 26 21 7 24 3 39 1 1 3 258 110 1.377 8.9 1.0 3.5 5.8 1.63
162 Game Avg. 4 9 .333 3.10 62 6 21 0 0 4 130 128 55 45 15 51 6 83 2 2 6 548 110 1.377 8.9 1.0 3.5 5.8 1.63
CHC (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 0.600 3.6 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.00
LAA (1 yr) 1 4 .200 2.84 15 1 3 0 0 0 31.2 34 13 10 5 10 1 20 1 0 2 134 115 1.389 9.7 1.4 2.8 5.7 2.00
DET (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.57 11 2 4 0 0 2 21.2 24 13 11 2 13 2 16 0 1 0 99 82 1.708 10.0 0.8 5.4 6.6 1.23
AL (3 yrs) 2 4 .333 3.24 28 3 9 0 0 2 58.1 60 26 21 7 24 3 37 1 1 2 250 105 1.440 9.3 1.1 3.7 5.7 1.54
NL (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1963 DET AL 24 P 11 2 21.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.45 .960 1.99 0.79
1964 LAA AL 25 OF 87 80 717.1 133 128 2 3 0 .977 1.0 1.7 2.0 -1.3 3.3 -1 1.63 1.49 .980 2.04 1.79 58-3-31
1964 LAA AL 25 LF 57 50 449.2 83 79 2 2 0 .976 -0.1 -0.3 0.9 -1.1 2.0 -1 1.62 1.42 .975 1.81 1.46
1964 LAA AL 25 RF 31 28 251.2 49 49 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 7.2 1.5 0.2 1.3 0 1.75 1.58 .984 1.88 1.61
1964 LAA AL 25 P 15 1 31.2 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.99 0.47 .957 1.90 0.72
1964 LAA AL 25 CF 3 2 16.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 -0.4 -30.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.69 1.00 .975 2.48 2.13
1965 CAL AL 26 OF 123 108 977.0 201 187 10 4 1 .980 6.2 7.6 6.2 1.2 5.1 0 1.81 1.60 .978 2.04 1.78 123-0-1
1965 CAL AL 26 LF 122 108 976.0 210 196 10 4 1 .981 6.2 7.6 6.2 1.2 5.1 0 1.90 1.69 .979 1.87 1.49
1965 CAL AL 26 1B 2 1 12.0 12 9 2 1 1 .917 -0.3 -30.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 8.25 5.50 .992 9.52 7.90
1965 CAL AL 26 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1966 CAL AL 27 OF 52 40 341.0 77 71 4 2 1 .974 -3.3 -11.6 -4.3 -4.1 -0.1 1 1.98 1.44 .982 2.10 1.82 32-0-22
1966 CAL AL 27 LF 32 26 219.0 39 36 2 1 1 .974 -1.4 -7.7 -1.4 -1.3 -0.1 0 1.56 1.19 .979 1.83 1.45
1966 CAL AL 27 RF 22 14 122.0 26 23 2 1 0 .962 -1.9 -18.7 -2.9 -2.8 0.0 1 1.84 1.14 .981 1.94 1.69
1967 CLE AL 28 LF 4 3 27.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -1.4 -62.2 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 -1 1.33 1.00 .980 1.87 1.40
1967 CLE AL 28 OF 4 3 27.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -1.4 -62.2 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 -1 1.33 1.00 .980 2.07 1.75 4-0-0
1967 CLE AL 28 1B 3 1 10.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -24.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0 7.20 2.67 .988 9.54 8.33
1968 TOT MLB 29 LF 39 37 289.1 42 41 1 0 0 1.000 -3.8 -15.8 -2.8 -1.4 -1.5 -1 1.31 1.08 .962 1.65 1.38
1968 TOT MLB 29 OF 39 37 289.1 44 43 1 0 0 1.000 -3.8 -15.8 -2.8 -1.4 -1.5 -1 1.37 1.13 .975 2.02 1.82 39-0-0
1968 TOT MLB 29 1B 11 5 58.1 70 67 3 0 5 1.000 -0.1 -2.1 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 0 10.80 6.36 .990 9.70 8.53
1968 TOT MLB 29 P 3 0 7.2 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 5.87 1.67 .960 1.88 0.77
1968 CLE AL 29 1B 7 4 43.1 53 51 2 0 5 1.000 -0.5 -13.8 -0.5 -0.6 0.0 0 11.01 7.57 .989 9.57 8.31
1968 CLE AL 29 P 2 0 5.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 3.60 1.00 .950 1.80 0.75
1968 CLE AL 29 LF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.40
1968 CLE AL 29 OF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.80 1-0-0
1968 CHC NL 29 LF 38 36 281.1 41 40 1 0 0 1.000 -3.8 -16.2 -2.8 -1.4 -1.5 -1 1.31 1.08 .961 1.64 1.38
1968 CHC NL 29 OF 38 36 281.1 43 42 1 0 0 1.000 -3.8 -16.2 -2.8 -1.4 -1.5 -1 1.38 1.13 .974 2.02 1.82 38-0-0
1968 CHC NL 29 1B 4 1 15.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 32.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 10.20 4.25 .994 10.08 8.90
1968 CHC NL 29 P 1 0 2.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 10.12 3.00 .967 2.02 0.80
1969 CHC NL 30 OF 33 30 212.1 28 26 0 2 0 .929 -5.2 -29.4 -4.2 -1.8 -2.5 -1 1.10 0.79 .975 2.02 1.75 32-0-1
1969 CHC NL 30 LF 32 30 212.0 31 29 0 2 0 .935 -5.1 -28.9 -4.1 -1.7 -2.5 -1 1.23 0.91 .965 1.67 1.30
1969 CHC NL 30 1B 24 16 152.2 169 159 9 1 14 .994 0.3 2.4 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0 9.90 7.00 .992 9.83 8.84
1969 CHC NL 30 RF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -360.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.60
1970 CHC NL 31 1B 43 32 302.1 331 318 11 2 32 .994 -2.4 -9.5 -2.4 0.3 -2.7 0 9.79 7.65 .992 9.68 8.37
1970 CHC NL 31 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1970 CHC NL 31 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80 0-0-1
1971 CIN NL 32 1B 10 9 80.0 89 80 9 0 10 1.000 0.6 9.0 0.6 0.8 -0.1 0 10.01 8.90 .992 9.88 8.58
7 Seasons OF 339 298 2566.0 488 459 17 12 2 .975 -6.5 -3.0 -3.5 -7.7 4.2 -3 1.67 1.40 .979 2.04 1.79 575-6-111
7 Seasons (incomplete) LF 287 254 2175.0 410 385 15 10 2 .976 -5.6 -3.1 -1.6 -4.6 2.9 -4 1.66 1.39 .975 1.80 1.44
6 Seasons 1B 93 64 615.1 679 641 34 4 62 .994 -2.1 -4.1 -2.1 -0.0 -2.3 0 9.87 7.26 .992 9.74 8.52
4 Seasons (incomplete) RF 55 42 375.0 75 72 2 1 0 .987 -0.5 -1.6 -1.5 -2.7 1.3 1 1.78 1.35 .983 1.90 1.64
3 Seasons P 29 3 61.0 17 5 12 0 2 1.000 2.51 0.59 .959 1.93 0.75
1 Season (incomplete) CF 3 2 16.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 -0.4 -30.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.69 1.00 .975 2.48 2.13
9 Seasons TOT 461 365 3242.1 1184 1105 63 16 66 .986 -8.6 -3.2 -5.6 -7.7 1.9 -3 0 3.24 2.53 .972 3.50 3.08 575-6-111
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1964 AL  6 (9th)
1965 AL  9 (4th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1965 AL  10 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1965 AL  8 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2093), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2799), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1960 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

April 28, 1964: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Angels for Julio Navarro.

October 13, 1966: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the California Angels.

June 28, 1968: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Lou Johnson.

November 30, 1970: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Danny Breeden.

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