Lee Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: December 4, 1957 in Jamestown, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Castor HS (Castor, LA).

High School: Castor HS (Castor, LA)

School: Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA)

Debut: September 1, 1980 (Age 22-272d, 14,354th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 2, 1997 (Age 39-210d)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2019. (Voted by Today's Game Era Committee)
View Lee Smith's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Agents: Brian David • Previously: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Lee Arthur Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.9

ERA

3.03

1022

478

1289.1

1251

WHIP

1.256

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

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	BOS		DET	L,3-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	2	Apr 6	BOS		DET	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	4 (1)	Apr 8	BOS	@	TEX	W,4-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	5	Apr 9	BOS	@	TEX	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	7 (1)	Apr 12	BOS		MIL	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	8	Apr 13	BOS		MIL	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	13 (4)	Apr 18	BOS		TEX	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	19 (5)	Apr 29	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	GF	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	24 (4)	May 4	BOS		CHW	L,2-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	28 (3)	May 8	BOS	@	MIN	W,10-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	30 (1)	May 10	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	33 (2)	May 15	BOS		SEA	L,7-11		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	36 (2)	May 18	BOS		OAK	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	38 (1)	May 21	BOS		CAL	W,8-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	45 (6)	May 29	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	47 (1)	May 31	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	50 (2)	Jun 4	BOS		TOR	L,2-10		7	0.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
18	52 (1)	Jun 6	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	54 (1)	Jun 8	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	56 (1)	Jun 11	BOS	@	TOR	L,3-4		10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	59 (2)	Jun 14	BOS		NYY	W,7-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	60	Jun 15	BOS		NYY	W,8-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	62 (1)	Jun 17	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	66 (3)	Jun 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,10-6	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	71 (4)	Jun 27	BOS		CLE	W,9-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	72	Jun 28	BOS		CLE	W,6-1	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	73	Jun 29	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	76 (2)	Jul 3	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-3	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	78 (1)	Jul 5	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	82 (3)	Jul 8 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	84 (1)	Jul 9 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,8-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	87 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	BOS		KCR	W,7-4	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	88	Jul 16	BOS		KCR	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	89	Jul 17	BOS		KCR	W,10-8	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	90	Jul 18	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	92 (1)	Jul 20	BOS		MIN	W,9-7		12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	94 (1)	Jul 22	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	96 (1)	Jul 24	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	99 (2)	Jul 27	BOS	@	TEX	W,10-7	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	100	Jul 29 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	105 (4)	Aug 3	BOS		TEX	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	108 (2)	Aug 5 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	4	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
43	114 (5)	Aug 11	BOS	@	MIL	L,0-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	119 (4)	Aug 17	BOS		SEA	W,7-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	122 (2)	Aug 20	BOS		OAK	W,7-5	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	123	Aug 21	BOS		OAK	L,4-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	126 (2)	Aug 24	BOS		CAL	L,3-4	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	127	Aug 26	BOS	@	SEA	W,5-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	128	Aug 27	BOS	@	SEA	L,6-8	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	133 (4)	Sep 1	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	135 (1)	Sep 3	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	136	Sep 4	BOS	@	CAL	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
53	137	Sep 5	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-1	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
54	139 (1)	Sep 7	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-4		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	140	Sep 9	BOS		CLE	W,7-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	142 (1)	Sep 11	BOS		CLE	L,2-4	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	144 (1)	Sep 13	BOS		BAL	W,6-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	145	Sep 14	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	147 (1)	Sep 16	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	GF	6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
60	149 (1)	Sep 18	BOS		NYY	W,9-4	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	153 (3)	Sep 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	154	Sep 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	GF	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	155	Sep 25	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-0	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	162 (6)	Oct 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							64gm		83.2	5	4	1	10	0