Dwight Smith

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: November 8, 1963 in Tallahassee, FL us

Died: July 22, 2022 in Peachtree City, GA

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Spartanburg Methodist College (Spartanburg, SC) and the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1984 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Spartanburg Methodist College (Spartanburg, SC).

High School: Wade Hampton HS (Varnville, SC)

School: Spartanburg Methodist College (Spartanburg, SC)

Debut: May 1, 1989 (Age 25-174d, 15,598th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1996 (Age 32-326d)
vs. MON 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: John Dwight Smith

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Relatives: Father of Dwight Smith Jr.

1995 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

1807

497

.275

244

RBI

226

OBP

.333

SLG

.422

OPS

.755

OPS+

103

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-6 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1989	NLCS g1	Oct 4	CHC		SFG	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.67	-0.071	17.58	-1.19%	-1.02	LF
2	1989	NLCS g2	Oct 5	CHC		SFG	W,9-5	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	3	.37	-0.035	9.40	-0.51%	-0.57	LF
3	1989	NLCS g3	Oct 7	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	3	1.16	-0.082	36.54	-1.33%	-0.19	LF
4	1989	NLCS g4	Oct 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-6	GS-5	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	3	.93	0.048	29.93	1.13%	0.53	LF
1995 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	1995	NLDS g1	Oct 3	ATL	@	COL	W,5-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	3.79	0.215	59.22	2.15%	1.00	PH
6	1995	NLDS g2	Oct 4	ATL	@	COL	W,7-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	9	1.54	0.086	22.23	0.74%	0.45	PH
7	1995	NLDS g3	Oct 6	ATL		COL	L,5-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	8						PH
8	1995	NLDS g4	Oct 7	ATL		COL	W,10-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	9	.04	-0.001	.77	-0.01%	-0.31	PH
9	1995	NLCS g1	Oct 10	ATL	@	CIN	W,2-1	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	6.88	-0.173	179.73	-2.59%	-0.78	PH
10	1995	NLCS g2	Oct 11	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	1.82	-0.045	46.81	-0.65%	-0.16	PH
11	1995	WS g2	Oct 22	ATL		CLE	W,4-3	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.667	1.167	9	.28	0.008	14.82	0.22%	0.13	PH
12	1995	WS g3	Oct 24	ATL	@	CLE	L,6-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	9	.83	-0.022	34.58	-0.51%	-0.12	PH
13	1995	WS g5	Oct 26	ATL	@	CLE	L,4-5	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.571	1.071	9	2.03	0.016	72.92	0.33%	0.17	PH
									25	22	2	6	2	0	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	1	0	.273	.360	.364	.724

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