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Billy Smith
Billy Edward Smith

Bats Both, Throws Right
Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 13, 1975
  vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 24, 1981
Born July 14, 1953 in Jonesboro, LA

Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 21 CAL AL  59  143   10   29   5  1   0   14   1  3  12  27  .203  .263  .252   52   36   3   1   0   0   0
 1976 22 CAL AL  13    8    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .375  .375  .375  128    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1977 23 BAL AL 109  367   44   79  12  2   5   29   3  2  33  71  .215  .281  .300   63  110   9   1   2   1   3
 1978 24 BAL AL  85  250   29   65  12  2   5   30   3  0  27  40  .260  .333  .384  107   96   4   1   3   1   2
 1979 25 BAL AL  68  189   18   47   9  4   6   33   1  0  15  33  .249  .309  .434  101   82   7   1   1   2   1
 1981 27 SFG NL  36   61    6   11   0  0   1    5   0  0   9  16  .180  .282  .230   48   14   0   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      370 1018  107  234  38  9  17  111   8  5  96 189  .230  .297  .335   79  341  24   5   6   4   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        446   47  102  17  4   7   49   4  2  42  83  .230  .297  .335   79  149  11   2   3   2   3
 Career High    109  367   44   79  12  4   6   33   3  3  33  71  .260  .333  .384  107  110   9   1   3   2   3
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 21 CAL AL  159  121   10   2.2    86| .203  .249| .263  .317| .252  .365| .515  .682|  52  .229  -8.6  -0.9  25%
 1976 22 CAL AL    9    6    1   4.5    80| .375  .248| .375  .311| .375  .350| .750  .660| 128  .556   0.2   0.0   0%
 1977 23 BAL AL  411  303   33   2.9    95| .215  .259| .281  .322| .300  .394| .581  .716|  63  .300 -18.0  -1.8  60%
 1978 24 BAL AL  283  192   34   4.7    89| .260  .254| .333  .318| .384  .374| .717  .693| 107  .541   2.9   0.3 100%
 1979 25 BAL AL  214  151   27   4.8    99| .249  .266| .309  .330| .434  .403| .743  .733| 101  .506  -0.4   0.0 100%
 1981 27 SFG NL   71   52    5   2.6    90| .180  .260| .282  .325| .230  .373| .512  .698|  48  .303  -4.0  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1147  825  110   3.6    92| .230  .258| .297  .322| .335  .385| .632  .707|  79  .397 -27.8  -2.8  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 21 CAL AL SS 50 80 98 13 19 .932 .959 3.56 4.09 4.28 4.85 41 374.3 1B 6 15 1 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 8.32 9.17 9.86 0 15.7 DH 4 3B 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.15 1 10.0 1976 22 CAL AL SS 10 0 5 3 1 .625 .962 0.50 4.40 2.65 4.98 0 17.0 DH 1 1977 23 BAL AL 2B 104 260 272 5 78 .991 .978 5.12 4.76 5.72 5.42 92 837.0 SS 5 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 4.08 3.38 4.84 0 8.0 1B 2 3 0 1 0 .750 1.000 1.50 8.80 6.75 10.12 0 4.0 3B 1 4 4 0 2 1.000 .952 8.00 2.70 1978 24 BAL AL 2B 83 146 208 5 43 .986 .980 4.27 4.74 5.22 5.47 64 610.0 SS 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.20 13.50 4.95 0 2.0 1979 25 BAL AL 2B 63 107 142 5 33 .980 .978 3.95 4.80 5.09 5.50 52 440.0 SS 5 1 9 2 2 .833 .962 2.00 4.10 4.50 4.99 2 20.0 1981 27 SFG NL SS 21 27 39 2 9 .971 .959 3.14 4.44 5.60 5.10 11 106.0 2B 5 3 8 0 1 1.000 .982 2.20 4.72 5.50 5.50 1 18.0 3B 3 2 3 0 1 1.000 .943 1.67 2.47 2.25 2.83 2 20.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1975 21 CAL AL 1B 6 15 1 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 8.32 9.17 9.86 0 15.7 1977 23 BAL AL 1B 2 3 0 1 0 .750 1.000 1.50 8.80 6.75 10.12 0 4.0 1977 23 BAL AL 2B 104 260 272 5 78 .991 .978 5.12 4.76 5.72 5.42 92 837.0 1978 24 BAL AL 2B 83 146 208 5 43 .986 .980 4.27 4.74 5.22 5.47 64 610.0 1979 25 BAL AL 2B 63 107 142 5 33 .980 .978 3.95 4.80 5.09 5.50 52 440.0 1981 27 SFG NL 2B 5 3 8 0 1 1.000 .982 2.20 4.72 5.50 5.50 1 18.0 1975 21 CAL AL 3B 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.15 1 10.0 1977 23 BAL AL 3B 1 4 4 0 2 1.000 .952 8.00 2.70 1981 27 SFG NL 3B 3 2 3 0 1 1.000 .943 1.67 2.47 2.25 2.83 2 20.0 1975 21 CAL AL DH 4 1976 22 CAL AL DH 1 1975 21 CAL AL SS 50 80 98 13 19 .932 .959 3.56 4.09 4.28 4.85 41 374.3 1976 22 CAL AL SS 10 0 5 3 1 .625 .962 0.50 4.40 2.65 4.98 0 17.0 1977 23 BAL AL SS 5 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 4.08 3.38 4.84 0 8.0 1978 24 BAL AL SS 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.20 13.50 4.95 0 2.0 1979 25 BAL AL SS 5 1 9 2 2 .833 .962 2.00 4.10 4.50 4.99 2 20.0 1981 27 SFG NL SS 21 27 39 2 9 .971 .959 3.14 4.44 5.60 5.10 11 106.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 255 516 630 15 155 .987 .979 4.49 4.76 209 1905.0 SS* 93 110 155 21 31 .927 .959 2.85 4.20 54 527.3 1B* 8 18 1 1 0 .950 .990 2.38 8.44 0 19.7 3B* 6 6 7 1 3 .929 .949 2.17 2.62 3 30.0 DH 5 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 362 650 793 38 189 .974 .975 3.99 4.66
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1979   ALCS  BAL CAL     W   1   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    BAL PIT     L   4   7   1   2  0  0  0   0   2   0  .286  .444  .286   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   5  11   1   2  0  0  0   0   2   1  .182  .308  .182   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft.

November 1, 1976: Granted Free Agency.

February 8, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

April 3, 1980: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

June 8, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 23, 1981: Purchased by the San Francisco Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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