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.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 11	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	GF	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (2)	Apr 14	STL	@	PHI	W,11-7	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	7	Apr 15	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	10 (2)	Apr 19	STL		PHI	W,3-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	13 (2)	Apr 21	STL		PHI	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	15 (1)	Apr 23	STL		CHC	W,4-2	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	18 (2)	Apr 27	STL		MON	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	20 (1)	Apr 29	STL		ATL	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	21	Apr 30	STL		ATL	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	23 (1)	May 3	STL	@	CIN	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	25 (1)	May 5	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4		5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	28 (2)	May 10	STL	@	HOU	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	31 (2)	May 13	STL		CIN	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	34 (2)	May 17	STL		HOU	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	36 (1)	May 19	STL		HOU	W,9-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	38 (1)	May 22	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	42 (3)	May 26	STL	@	NYM	W,14-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	45 (2)	May 29	STL		PIT	L,0-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	47 (1)	Jun 1	STL		NYM	W,6-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	48	Jun 2	STL		NYM	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	49	Jun 4	STL		LAD	W,3-2	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	53 (3)	Jun 8	STL		SFG	W,3-2		5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	55 (1)	Jun 10	STL		SFG	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	58 (2)	Jun 13	STL	@	SDP	W,12-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	60 (1)	Jun 15	STL	@	LAD	W,5-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	62 (1)	Jun 17	STL	@	SFG	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	63	Jun 18	STL	@	SFG	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	64	Jun 19	STL	@	SFG	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	68 (3)	Jun 24	STL		SDP	L,1-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	69	Jun 25	STL		PHI	W,10-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	71 (1)	Jun 27	STL		PHI	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	75 (3)	Jul 1	STL	@	PHI	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	76	Jul 2	STL	@	PHI	W,6-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	77	Jul 3	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	81 (3)	Jul 7	STL		CHC	W,8-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	84 (2)	Jul 13	STL	@	ATL	L,5-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	86 (1)	Jul 15	STL	@	CIN	W,5-2	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	87	Jul 16	STL	@	CIN	W,8-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	88	Jul 17	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	90 (1)	Jul 20	STL		ATL	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	94 (3)	Jul 24	STL		HOU	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	97 (2)	Jul 28	STL		CIN	W,3-2	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	101 (3)	Aug 1	STL		PIT	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	103 (1)	Aug 3	STL		PIT	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
46	110 (6)	Aug 12	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	111	Aug 13	STL		NYM	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	112	Aug 14	STL		NYM	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	113	Aug 15	STL		NYM	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	114	Aug 16	STL	@	MON	W,4-2	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	116 (1)	Aug 18	STL	@	MON	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	120 (3)	Aug 23	STL		LAD	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	122 (1)	Aug 25	STL		LAD	W,5-2	GF	5	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
54	123	Aug 26	STL		SFG	W,7-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	124	Aug 27	STL		SFG	W,5-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	130 (5)	Sep 2	STL	@	LAD	W,7-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	136 (5)	Sep 9	STL		PHI	W,4-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	139 (2)	Sep 12	STL		PIT	W,1-0	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	141 (1)	Sep 14	STL		NYM	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	143 (1)	Sep 16	STL	@	PHI	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
61	146 (2)	Sep 19	STL	@	PIT	L,1-5	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	149 (2)	Sep 22	STL	@	NYM	W,2-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	152 (2)	Sep 24	STL		MON	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	154 (1)	Sep 27	STL		CHC	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	155	Sep 28	STL		CHC	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	158 (2)	Oct 1	STL		MON	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	159	Oct 2	STL		MON	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							67gm		73.0	3	6	0	9	0