Al Smith

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 189lb (183cm, 85kg)

Born: February 7, 1928 in Kirkwood, MO us

Died: January 3, 2002 in Hammond, IN

Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Gary, IN

High School: Douglas HS (Webster Groves, MO)

Debut: 1946 (10,008th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 10, 1953 (Age 25-153d)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1964 (Age 36-240d)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1953 season)

Full Name: Alphonse Eugene Smith

Nicknames: Fuzzy

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.9

5499

1500

168

.273

866

RBI

701

OBP

.358

SLG

.431

OPS

.789

OPS+

114

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
2	2	Apr 19	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	3	Apr 20	CLE		DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 21	CLE		DET	L,6-7	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 22 (1)	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
6	9 (3)	Apr 27	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
7	10	Apr 29 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	37	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	11	Apr 29 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	12	May 1	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	13	May 3	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	14	May 4	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
12	15	May 5	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	16	May 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	17	May 8	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
15	18	May 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	19	May 10	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
17	20	May 11	CLE		KCA	W,4-1	CG	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	21	May 12	CLE		KCA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	22	May 13 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
20	23	May 13 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,9-4	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	24	May 14	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	25	May 16	CLE		NYY	L,1-4	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	26	May 18	CLE		WSH	L,4-5	CG	51	11.0	0	1	1	2	0	LF
24	27	May 19	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	28	May 20 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,6-1	GS	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
26	29	May 20 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,5-1	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
27	30	May 22	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	31	May 23	CLE		BOS	W,6-3	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
29	32	May 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
30	33	May 27 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	72	14.2	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
31	34	May 27 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	35	May 28	CLE		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	36	May 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	37	May 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	38	Jun 1	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	39	Jun 2	CLE	@	WSH	W,15-0	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
37	40	Jun 3 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-4	GS	51	12.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B LF
38	41	Jun 3 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	42	Jun 4	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-0	GS	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B LF
40	43	Jun 5	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-3	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
41	44	Jun 6	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	45	Jun 7	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	LF
43	46	Jun 8	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	47	Jun 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,15-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	48	Jun 10	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	49	Jun 11 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
47	50	Jun 11 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
48	51	Jun 12	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
49	52	Jun 13	CLE	@	BOS	T,8-8	CG	56	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	53	Jun 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,9-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	54	Jun 15	CLE		NYY	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
52	55	Jun 16	CLE		NYY	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	56	Jun 17	CLE		NYY	L,4-9	GS	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 2B
54	57	Jun 19	CLE		BOS	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	58	Jun 20	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	59	Jun 21	CLE		BOS	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	60	Jun 22	CLE		WSH	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	61	Jun 23	CLE		WSH	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
59	62	Jun 24	CLE		WSH	W,7-2	CG	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	63	Jun 26	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
61	64	Jun 27	CLE		BAL	W,12-11	CG	52	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
62	65	Jun 29 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	66	Jun 29 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,2-13	CG	52	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	67	Jun 30	CLE		CHW	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	68	Jul 1 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
66	69	Jul 1 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	70	Jul 3	CLE		KCA	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
68	71	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	72	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	73	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	L,7-13	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	74	Jul 6	CLE	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
72	75	Jul 7	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	76	Jul 8	CLE	@	KCA	W,17-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	77	Jul 12	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
75	78	Jul 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
76	79	Jul 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	43	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	80	Jul 15 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-7	GS	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B RF
78	81	Jul 15 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	82	Jul 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	83	Jul 18 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	84	Jul 18 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,11-1	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	93 (8)	Jul 28	CLE		BAL	L,6-8	GF	10	2.0	0	2	1	3	0	PH 3B
83	94	Jul 29 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,3-0	GS	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
84	95	Jul 29 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,4-0	GS	28	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
85	96	Jul 30	CLE		NYY	L,6-13	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	LF
86	97	Jul 31	CLE		NYY	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	98	Aug 1	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	GS	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B LF
88	99	Aug 2	CLE		NYY	W,4-0	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B LF
89	100	Aug 3	CLE		BOS	L,1-7	GS	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 3B
90	101	Aug 4	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	CG	48	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
91	102	Aug 5	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	CG	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	103	Aug 6	CLE	@	DET	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	104	Aug 7	CLE	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
94	105	Aug 8	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS	58	13.1	5	0	0	5	0	LF 3B
95	106	Aug 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
96	107	Aug 10	CLE	@	KCA	W,11-0	CG	36	9.0	1	1	2	4	0	3B
97	108	Aug 11	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-5	GS	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B LF
98	109	Aug 12	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
99	110	Aug 14	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	60	15.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
100	111	Aug 15	CLE		DET	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	112	Aug 16	CLE		DET	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	113	Aug 17	CLE		KCA	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
103	114	Aug 18	CLE		KCA	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
104	115	Aug 19 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	116	Aug 19 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,2-1	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	117	Aug 21	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
107	118	Aug 22	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
108	119	Aug 23	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	121 (1)	Aug 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
110	122	Aug 26	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	123	Aug 27	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	GS	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF LF
112	124	Aug 28	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	125	Aug 29	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	39	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B LF
114	126	Aug 31 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	127	Aug 31 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	36	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	128	Sep 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-1	GS	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF LF
117	129	Sep 2	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
118	130	Sep 3 (1)	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	131	Sep 3 (2)	CLE	@	KCA	W,2-1	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF 3B
120	132	Sep 4	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	133	Sep 7	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
122	134	Sep 8	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	136 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	137	Sep 11	CLE		BAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
125	138	Sep 12	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
126	139	Sep 13	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
127	140	Sep 14 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
128	141	Sep 14 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
129	142	Sep 15	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
130	143	Sep 16 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,3-10	GS	46	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF LF
131	144	Sep 16 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
132	145	Sep 18 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	146	Sep 18 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	147	Sep 19	CLE		WSH	W,6-0	CG	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	148	Sep 21	CLE	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	149	Sep 22	CLE	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	150	Sep 23	CLE	@	DET	L,1-11	CG	45	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
138	151	Sep 25	CLE		KCA	W,4-1	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	152	Sep 26	CLE		KCA	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	153	Sep 28	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	155 (1)	Sep 30	CLE		DET	L,4-8	GF	18	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
							161gm		1219.1	271	43	10	324	3