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Dick Smith
Richard Harrison Smith

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 8", Weight 160 lb.
School Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Debut September 14, 1951
Final Game May 1, 1955
Born July 21, 1927 in Blandburg, PA

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 23 PIT NL  12   46    2    8   0  0   0    4   0  2   8   8  .174  .296  .174   28    8   0           0   0
 1952 24 PIT NL  29   66    8    7   1  0   0    5   0  0   9   3  .106  .213  .121   -6    8   0           0   1
 1953 25 PIT NL  13   43    4    7   0  1   0    2   0  1   6   6  .163  .265  .209   26    9   0           0   1
 1954 26 PIT NL  12   31    2    3   1  1   0    0   0  0   6   5  .097  .243  .194   17    6   0   0       0   1
 1955 27 PIT NL   4    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0       1.000               0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       70  186   17   25   2  2   0   11   0  3  30  22  .134  .255  .167   15   31   0   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        430   39   58   5  5   0   25   0  7  69  51  .134  .255  .167   15   72   0   0   0   0   7
 Career High     29   66    8    8   1  1   0    5   0  2   9   8                           9   0   0   0   0   1
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 23 PIT NL   54   40    2   1.3   106| .174  .271| .296  .345| .174  .410| .470  .756|  28  .098  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1952 24 PIT NL   75   60    2   0.9    99| .106  .264| .213  .337| .121  .393| .334  .730|  -6  .056  -9.6  -1.0   0%
 1953 25 PIT NL   49   38    2   1.4   109| .163  .273| .265  .344| .209  .425| .474  .769|  26  .093  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1954 26 PIT NL   37   29    1   0.9   107| .097  .272| .243  .343| .194  .420| .437  .763|  17  .047  -3.9  -0.4   0%
 1955 27 PIT NL    1    0    0            |           |1.000  .334|           |           |             0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       216  167    7   1.1   104| .134  .269| .255  .342| .167  .409| .422  .751|  15  .072 -22.5  -2.4   0%

* 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
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 23 PIT NL 3B 12 14 30 3 6 .936 .952 3.67 3.10 1952 24 PIT NL 3B 16 16 30 2 3 .958 .954 2.88 2.92 SS 4 5 14 1 4 .950 .960 4.75 4.70 2B 4 3 6 0 1 1.000 .978 2.25 4.95 1953 25 PIT NL SS 13 18 56 3 10 .961 .959 5.69 4.63 1954 26 PIT NL 3B 9 7 21 2 3 .933 .952 3.11 2.82 1955 27 PIT NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.60
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1952 24 PIT NL 2B 4 3 6 0 1 1.000 .978 2.25 4.95 1951 23 PIT NL 3B 12 14 30 3 6 .936 .952 3.67 3.10 1952 24 PIT NL 3B 16 16 30 2 3 .958 .954 2.88 2.92 1954 26 PIT NL 3B 9 7 21 2 3 .933 .952 3.11 2.82 1952 24 PIT NL SS 4 5 14 1 4 .950 .960 4.75 4.70 1953 25 PIT NL SS 13 18 56 3 10 .961 .959 5.69 4.63 1955 27 PIT NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.60
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Position Total 3B 37 37 81 7 12 .944 .953 3.19 2.95 SS 18 23 70 4 14 .959 .959 5.17 4.64 2B 4 3 6 0 1 1.000 .978 2.25 4.95 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Overall Total 59 63 157 11 27 .952 .957 3.73 3.61
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.


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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