Ozzie Smith

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 150lb (180cm, 68kg)

Born: December 26, 1954 in Mobile, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) and the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA).

High School: Locke HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Debut: April 7, 1978 (Age 23-102d, 13,999th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1996 (Age 41-278d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2002. (Voted by BBWAA on 433/472 ballots)
View Ozzie Smith's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert • Previously: Debra Ehlmann, Ed Gottlieb

Full Name: Osborne Earl Smith

Nicknames: The Wizard of Oz

Twitter: @STLWizard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

76.9

9396

2460

.262

1257

RBI

793

580

OBP

.338

SLG

.328

OPS

.666

OPS+

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

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	STL	@	HOU	W,14-3	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
2	2	Apr 7	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
3	3	Apr 8	STL	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
4	4	Apr 10	STL		PIT	L,7-11	CG	49	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	SS
5	5	Apr 11	STL		PIT	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
6	6	Apr 12	STL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	SS
7	7	Apr 13	STL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	SS
8	8	Apr 14	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
9	9	Apr 15	STL	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
10	10	Apr 16	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
11	11	Apr 17	STL		PHI	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
12	12	Apr 18	STL		PHI	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
13	13	Apr 20	STL	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
14	14	Apr 21	STL	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
15	15	Apr 23	STL	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
16	16	Apr 24	STL	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
17	17	Apr 25	STL	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
18	18	Apr 26	STL		HOU	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	6	5	0	11	2	SS
19	19	Apr 27	STL		HOU	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	22 (2)	May 1	STL	@	CIN	L,1-10	CG	39	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
21	23	May 2 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
22	24	May 2 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
23	25	May 3	STL		CHC	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
24	26	May 4	STL		CHC	W,7-4	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
25	27	May 5	STL		CHC	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
26	28	May 7	STL		ATL	L,3-6	CG	45	10.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
27	29	May 8	STL		ATL	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
28	30	May 9	STL		ATL	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
29	31	May 10	STL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
30	32	May 11	STL		CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	SS
31	33	May 13	STL	@	ATL	W,10-9	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
32	34	May 14	STL	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	SS
33	35	May 15	STL	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	3	4	1	8	0	SS
34	36	May 16	STL	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
35	37	May 18	STL	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
36	38	May 19	STL	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	41	9.1	3	2	0	5	1	SS
37	39	May 20	STL	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	SS
38	40	May 21	STL	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
39	41	May 22	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	SS
40	42	May 23	STL	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
41	43	May 24	STL	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
42	44	May 25	STL	@	SFG	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
43	45	May 26	STL	@	SFG	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	8	0	12	3	SS
44	46	May 28	STL		SDP	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
45	47	May 29	STL		SDP	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
46	48	May 30	STL		SDP	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	3	5	0	8	3	SS
47	49	May 31	STL		SFG	W,11-6	CG	44	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	50	Jun 1	STL		SFG	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
49	51	Jun 2	STL		SFG	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
50	52	Jun 4	STL		LAD	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
51	53	Jun 5	STL		LAD	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
52	54	Jun 6	STL		LAD	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
53	55	Jun 7	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
54	56	Jun 8	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	50	12.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
55	58 (1)	Jun 11	STL	@	NYM	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
56	59	Jun 12	STL	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
57	60	Jun 14	STL		MON	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
58	61	Jun 15	STL		MON	W,3-2	CG	47	11.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
59	62	Jun 16	STL		MON	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
60	63	Jun 18 (1)	STL		NYM	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
61	64	Jun 18 (2)	STL		NYM	W,5-4	GS	31	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
62	65	Jun 19	STL		NYM	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
63	66	Jun 20	STL		NYM	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
64	67	Jun 21	STL		PHI	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
65	68	Jun 22	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
66	69	Jun 23	STL		PHI	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	4	7	0	11	1	SS
67	70	Jun 24	STL		PHI	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
68	71	Jun 25	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
69	72	Jun 26 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
70	73	Jun 26 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
71	74	Jun 27	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	2	1	5	1	SS
72	75	Jun 28	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
73	76	Jun 29	STL	@	PHI	W,15-3	GS	26	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
74	77	Jun 30	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	78	Jul 2	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
76	79	Jul 3	STL		CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
77	80	Jul 4	STL		CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
78	81	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	1	5	1	7	0	SS
79	82	Jul 6	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
80	83	Jul 7	STL	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
81	84	Jul 8	STL	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
82	85	Jul 9	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	SS
83	86	Jul 10	STL	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	3	4	1	8	0	SS
84	87	Jul 11	STL	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
85	88	Jul 15	STL		CIN	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
86	89	Jul 16	STL		CIN	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	SS
87	90	Jul 17	STL		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
88	91	Jul 18	STL		CIN	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
89	92	Jul 19	STL		ATL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
90	93	Jul 20	STL		ATL	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
91	94	Jul 21	STL		ATL	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
92	95	Jul 23	STL		HOU	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
93	96	Jul 24	STL		HOU	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
94	98 (1)	Jul 27	STL		NYM	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
95	99	Jul 28	STL		NYM	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
96	100	Jul 29	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	3	5	0	8	0	SS
97	101	Jul 30	STL	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	47	10.1	1	5	0	6	1	SS
98	102	Jul 31	STL	@	MON	W,10-1	CG	40	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	103	Aug 1	STL	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
100	104	Aug 2	STL		PIT	L,2-4	CG	68	17.0	4	6	1	11	2	SS
101	105	Aug 3	STL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
102	106	Aug 4	STL		PIT	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
103	107	Aug 5	STL		PIT	W,7-3	CG	21	5.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
104	108	Aug 6	STL		MON	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	SS
105	109	Aug 7	STL		MON	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
106	110	Aug 8	STL		MON	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	SS
107	111	Aug 9	STL	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
108	112	Aug 10	STL	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	5	1	8	3	SS
109	113	Aug 12	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
110	114	Aug 13	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	3	2	1	6	1	SS
111	115	Aug 14	STL	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
112	116	Aug 15 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,12-5	GS	21	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
113	117	Aug 15 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
114	118	Aug 17	STL		SDP	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	SS
115	119	Aug 18	STL		SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	SS
116	120	Aug 19	STL		SDP	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
117	121	Aug 20	STL		SFG	L,7-8	CG	47	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
118	122	Aug 21	STL		SFG	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
119	123	Aug 22	STL		SFG	W,5-4	CG	48	12.0	7	5	0	12	2	SS
120	124	Aug 23	STL		LAD	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	8	0	11	0	SS
121	125	Aug 24	STL		LAD	L,2-5	CG	46	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
122	126	Aug 25	STL		LAD	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	SS
123	127	Aug 27	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
124	128	Aug 29 (1)	STL	@	SDP	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
125	129	Aug 29 (2)	STL	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
126	130	Aug 30	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	8	0	8	0	SS
127	131	Aug 31	STL	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	6	0	8	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	132	Sep 1	STL	@	LAD	W,6-5	CG	53	13.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
129	133	Sep 3	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	42	9.1	2	4	0	6	0	SS
130	134	Sep 4	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	0	5	0	5	1	SS
131	135	Sep 5	STL	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
132	136	Sep 6	STL		MON	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
133	137	Sep 7	STL		MON	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
134	138	Sep 8	STL		MON	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
135	139	Sep 10	STL		NYM	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
136	154 (14)	Sep 24	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
137	155	Sep 25	STL		CHC	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
138	156	Sep 26	STL		CHC	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
139	157	Sep 27	STL	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
							139gm		1249.0	279	535	13	827	101