Positions: Pinch Runner and Rightfielder
Bats: Left • Throws: Left
5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)
Born: July 7, 1923 in Detroit, MI us
Died: May 30, 1979 in Royal Oak, MI
Buried: St. Hedwig Cemetery, Deerborn Heights, MI
High School: Westlake HS (Austin, TX)
School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
Debut:
September 18, 1946
(Age 23-073d,
7,925th in MLB history)
vs. NYY 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game:
September 21, 1946
(Age 23-076d)
vs. SLB 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Joseph Paul Smaza
Career
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.200
2
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0
.200
.200
.400
14
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 22 | CHW | AL | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /H9 | ||
| 1 Yr | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 405 | 405 | 162 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 14 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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