Negro League player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against top-level independent Black clubs. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | lgFld% | Rtot | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | ||||
| 1946 | 18 | CBE | NAL | 3B | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .800 | .878 | 3.60 | 2.97 | 2.00 | 0.85 | ||||
| 1946 | 18 | CBE | NAL | SS | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .905 | 5.00 | 4.60 | 5.00 | 1.30 | ||||
| 1947 | 19 | CBE | NAL | SS | 19 | 19 | 160.0 | 104 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 8 | .856 | .890 | 5.01 | 4.89 | 4.68 | 1.77 | ||||
| 1948 | 20 | CBE | NAL | LF | 14 | 14 | 116.1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .932 | 1.16 | 1.53 | 1.07 | 0.45 | ||||
| 1948 | 20 | CBE | NAL | SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .914 | 5.63 | 5.18 | 5.00 | 1.50 | ||||
| 1953 | 25 | CLE | AL | OF | 39 | 37 | 32 | 316.0 | 75 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .920 | .981 | -4 | -15 | 1.97 | 2.43 | 1.77 | 2.41 | |
| 1953 | 25 | CLE | AL | RF | 33 | 32 | 28 | 271.0 | 66 | 60 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .939 | .985 | -2 | -9 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 1.88 | 2.08 | |
| 1953 | 25 | CLE | AL | LF | 6 | 5 | 4 | 45.0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .973 | -2 | -53 | 1.40 | 2.22 | 1.17 | 2.22 | |
| 1953 | 25 | CLE | AL | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -400 | 0.00 | 3.30 | 0.00 | 3.35 | |||
| 1954 | 26 | CLE | AL | OF | 109 | 105 | 94 | 956.1 | 253 | 241 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .984 | .979 | 8 | 10 | 2.34 | 2.39 | 2.28 | 2.37 | |
| 1954 | 26 | CLE | AL | LF | 98 | 89 | 84 | 817.1 | 220 | 209 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .982 | .977 | 6 | 9 | 2.38 | 2.26 | 2.20 | 2.25 | |
| 1954 | 26 | CLE | AL | 3B | 21 | 18 | 17 | 173.2 | 54 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 3 | .889 | .959 | -2 | -15 | 2.49 | 3.48 | 2.29 | 3.46 | |
| 1954 | 26 | CLE | AL | RF | 17 | 16 | 10 | 139.0 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .975 | 1 | 11 | 2.07 | 2.05 | 1.88 | 2.03 | |
| 1954 | 26 | CLE | AL | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .960 | -1 | -90 | 2.25 | 4.95 | 0.50 | 4.98 | |
| 1955 | 27 | CLE | AL | OF | 120 | 111 | 93 | 994.0 | 216 | 206 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .977 | .982 | -3 | -4 | 1.91 | 2.40 | 1.76 | 2.38 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1955 | 27 | CLE | AL | RF | 108 | 101 | 86 | 890.0 | 192 | 183 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .979 | .980 | -3 | -4 | 1.90 | 2.05 | 1.74 | 2.03 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1955 | 27 | CLE | AL | 3B | 45 | 41 | 33 | 356.1 | 99 | 33 | 59 | 7 | 4 | .929 | .950 | -4 | -13 | 2.32 | 3.17 | 2.04 | 3.14 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1955 | 27 | CLE | AL | CF | 9 | 7 | 5 | 65.0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .984 | -1 | -9 | 2.63 | 2.88 | 2.11 | 2.86 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1955 | 27 | CLE | AL | LF | 7 | 3 | 2 | 39.0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .980 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | 2.26 | 1.14 | 2.24 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1955 | 27 | CLE | AL | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .958 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 4.89 | 1.00 | 4.90 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1955 | 27 | CLE | AL | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .980 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5.40 | 1.00 | 5.30 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1956 | 28 | CLE | AL | OF | 122 | 114 | 99 | 1010.0 | 259 | 248 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .981 | .979 | -5 | -6 | 2.26 | 2.34 | 2.08 | 2.32 | |
| 1956 | 28 | CLE | AL | RF | 59 | 56 | 49 | 483.0 | 105 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .971 | .973 | -7 | -16 | 1.90 | 2.09 | 1.73 | 2.07 | |
| 1956 | 28 | CLE | AL | LF | 52 | 37 | 34 | 354.2 | 85 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .976 | .977 | 0 | -1 | 2.11 | 2.10 | 1.60 | 2.09 | |
| 1956 | 28 | CLE | AL | 3B | 28 | 23 | 13 | 207.1 | 65 | 22 | 38 | 5 | 2 | .923 | .949 | -3 | -19 | 2.60 | 3.22 | 2.14 | 3.19 | |
| 1956 | 28 | CLE | AL | CF | 21 | 21 | 16 | 172.1 | 69 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .984 | 2 | 13 | 3.60 | 2.79 | 3.29 | 2.77 | |
| 1956 | 28 | CLE | AL | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.40 | 0.00 | 5.40 | |||
| 1957 | 29 | CLE | AL | 3B | 84 | 82 | 76 | 724.1 | 275 | 95 | 156 | 24 | 16 | .913 | .951 | -10 | -16 | 3.12 | 3.23 | 2.99 | 3.24 | |
| 1957 | 29 | CLE | AL | OF | 58 | 49 | 41 | 462.1 | 105 | 100 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .981 | .980 | -11 | -28 | 2.01 | 2.24 | 1.78 | 2.25 | |
| 1957 | 29 | CLE | AL | CF | 41 | 39 | 31 | 348.1 | 79 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .975 | .983 | -10 | -33 | 1.99 | 2.72 | 1.88 | 2.73 | |
| 1957 | 29 | CLE | AL | LF | 19 | 6 | 6 | 74.0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .980 | 0 | 5 | 2.19 | 2.10 | 0.95 | 2.10 | |
| 1957 | 29 | CLE | AL | RF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 40.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .977 | -1 | -36 | 1.35 | 1.94 | 1.20 | 1.94 | |
| 1958 | 30 | CHW | AL | OF | 138 | 128 | 106 | 1123.2 | 266 | 249 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .970 | .982 | 0 | 0 | 2.07 | 2.27 | 1.87 | 2.25 | |
| 1958 | 30 | CHW | AL | LF | 78 | 72 | 56 | 625.2 | 147 | 136 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .966 | .979 | -2 | -3 | 2.04 | 2.10 | 1.82 | 2.08 | |
| 1958 | 30 | CHW | AL | RF | 62 | 56 | 50 | 493.0 | 118 | 112 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .975 | .980 | 2 | 6 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 1.85 | 1.97 | |
| 1958 | 30 | CHW | AL | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -96 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 2.65 | |||
| 1958 | 30 | CHW | AL | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.15 | 0.00 | 3.10 | |||
| 1959 | 31 | CHW | AL | OF | 128 | 126 | 115 | 1145.2 | 297 | 283 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .980 | .980 | 16 | 16 | 2.29 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.21 | |
| 1959 | 31 | CHW | AL | LF | 84 | 83 | 75 | 736.2 | 200 | 189 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .985 | .980 | 14 | 22 | 2.41 | 2.06 | 2.35 | 2.05 | |
| 1959 | 31 | CHW | AL | RF | 45 | 42 | 40 | 391.0 | 95 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .968 | .977 | 0 | 1 | 2.12 | 1.90 | 2.04 | 1.88 | |
| 1959 | 31 | CHW | AL | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .983 | 2 | 100 | 3.50 | 2.70 | 2.33 | 2.70 | |
| 1959 | 31 | CHW | AL | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -80 | 0.00 | 3.30 | 0.00 | 3.20 | |||
| 1960 | 32 | CHW | AL | OF | 141 | 141 | 130 | 1248.1 | 266 | 252 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .966 | .982 | -5 | -5 | 1.85 | 2.25 | 1.82 | 2.25 | AS,AS,MVP-6 |
| 1960 | 32 | CHW | AL | RF | 139 | 137 | 128 | 1210.0 | 256 | 241 | 6 | 9 | 2 | .965 | .974 | -5 | -5 | 1.84 | 1.95 | 1.78 | 1.95 | AS,AS,MVP-6 |
| 1960 | 32 | CHW | AL | CF | 6 | 4 | 2 | 36.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .987 | 0 | 3 | 2.25 | 2.65 | 1.50 | 2.65 | AS,AS,MVP-6 |
| 1960 | 32 | CHW | AL | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -154 | 0.00 | 1.93 | 0.00 | 2.15 | AS,AS,MVP-6 | ||
| 1961 | 33 | CHW | AL | 3B | 80 | 79 | 49 | 634.1 | 231 | 58 | 161 | 12 | 12 | .948 | .950 | -3 | -5 | 3.11 | 3.18 | 2.74 | 3.15 | MVP-21 |
| 1961 | 33 | CHW | AL | OF | 71 | 61 | 57 | 562.1 | 129 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .977 | .977 | -6 | -12 | 2.02 | 2.25 | 1.77 | 2.22 | MVP-21 |
| 1961 | 33 | CHW | AL | RF | 59 | 55 | 52 | 490.1 | 112 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .982 | .976 | -5 | -11 | 2.02 | 2.06 | 1.86 | 2.04 | MVP-21 |
| 1961 | 33 | CHW | AL | LF | 10 | 3 | 3 | 47.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .969 | -2 | -41 | 1.53 | 2.01 | 0.80 | 1.98 | MVP-21 |
| 1961 | 33 | CHW | AL | CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .982 | 0 | 19 | 3.60 | 2.59 | 3.33 | 2.57 | MVP-21 |
| 1962 | 34 | CHW | AL | 3B | 105 | 104 | 61 | 849.1 | 279 | 76 | 185 | 18 | 8 | .935 | .952 | -3 | -4 | 2.77 | 3.08 | 2.49 | 3.07 | MVP-33 |
| 1962 | 34 | CHW | AL | OF | 39 | 32 | 26 | 287.2 | 55 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .964 | .980 | -2 | -6 | 1.66 | 2.19 | 1.36 | 2.18 | MVP-33 |
| 1962 | 34 | CHW | AL | LF | 37 | 32 | 26 | 283.2 | 50 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .980 | .976 | -2 | -7 | 1.55 | 2.01 | 1.32 | 2.00 | MVP-33 |
| 1962 | 34 | CHW | AL | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .980 | 0 | 60 | 2.25 | 2.03 | 0.50 | 2.00 | MVP-33 |
| 1963 | 35 | BAL | AL | OF | 97 | 93 | 60 | 766.1 | 171 | 160 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .971 | .981 | -4 | -7 | 1.95 | 2.16 | 1.71 | 2.16 | |
| 1963 | 35 | BAL | AL | RF | 92 | 88 | 56 | 723.1 | 160 | 153 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .975 | .980 | -3 | -5 | 1.94 | 2.01 | 1.70 | 2.01 | |
| 1963 | 35 | BAL | AL | LF | 6 | 5 | 4 | 43.0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .976 | -1 | -36 | 2.30 | 1.90 | 1.83 | 1.90 | |
| 1964 | 36 | 2TM | AL | OF | 56 | 33 | 27 | 342.1 | 77 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .987 | .980 | 2 | 6 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.36 | 2.03 | |
| 1964 | 36 | CLE | AL | OF | 48 | 28 | 22 | 292.1 | 66 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .980 | 1 | 5 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 1.38 | 2.03 | |
| 1964 | 36 | BOS | AL | OF | 8 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .980 | 0 | 7 | 1.80 | 2.03 | 1.25 | 2.03 | |
| 1964 | 36 | 2TM | AL | RF | 52 | 30 | 24 | 313.1 | 67 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .985 | .984 | 2 | 7 | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.27 | 1.87 | |
| 1964 | 36 | CLE | AL | RF | 46 | 27 | 21 | 281.1 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .984 | 1 | 6 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.28 | 1.87 | |
| 1964 | 36 | BOS | AL | RF | 6 | 3 | 3 | 32.0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .984 | 1 | 19 | 1.97 | 1.88 | 1.17 | 1.87 | |
| 1964 | 36 | 2TM | AL | 3B | 11 | 6 | 5 | 63.0 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .917 | .955 | -1 | -27 | 3.14 | 3.03 | 2.00 | 3.02 | |
| 1964 | 36 | CLE | AL | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -60 | 0.00 | 3.15 | 0.00 | 3.00 | |||
| 1964 | 36 | BOS | AL | 3B | 10 | 6 | 5 | 61.0 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .917 | .955 | -1 | -26 | 3.25 | 3.02 | 2.20 | 3.02 | |
| 1964 | 36 | 2TM | AL | LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .973 | 0 | -17 | 1.29 | 1.80 | 1.00 | 1.80 | |
| 1964 | 36 | CLE | AL | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -40 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 1.80 | |||
| 1964 | 36 | BOS | AL | LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .973 | 0 | -13 | 1.50 | 1.80 | 1.50 | 1.80 | |
| 1964 | 36 | CLE | AL | CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .980 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 2.48 | 3.00 | 2.40 | |
| Standard | Total Zone | Range Factor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | lgFld% | Rtot | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | ||||||||
| 15 Yrs | 1531 | 1407 | 1134 | 12450.1 | 3329 | 2421 | 761 | 147 | 67 | .956 | .968 | -42 | -4 | 2.30 | 2.54 | 2.08 | 2.49 | |||||
| LF (13 Yrs) | LF | 416 | 351 | 296 | 3205.2 | 778 | 723 | 34 | 21 | 4 | .973 | .977 | 11 | 4 | 2.13 | 2.10 | 1.82 | 2.05 | ||||
| OF (12 Yrs) | OF | 1118 | 1030 | 880 | 9215.0 | 2169 | 2050 | 63 | 56 | 10 | .974 | .980 | -15 | -2 | 2.06 | 2.28 | 1.89 | 2.26 | ||||
| RF (12 Yrs) | RF | 673 | 617 | 527 | 5448.0 | 1210 | 1153 | 24 | 33 | 5 | .973 | .978 | -19 | -4 | 1.94 | 2.00 | 1.75 | 1.99 | ||||
| 3B (11 Yrs) | 3B | 380 | 355 | 254 | 3030.1 | 1032 | 316 | 641 | 75 | 47 | .927 | .951 | -27 | -10 | 2.84 | 3.18 | 2.52 | 3.15 | ||||
| CF (8 Yrs) | CF | 86 | 76 | 57 | 677.2 | 196 | 191 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .990 | .984 | -7 | -12 | 2.58 | 2.74 | 2.26 | 2.73 | ||||
| SS (5 Yrs) | SS | 31 | 22 | 0 | 201.0 | 127 | 54 | 57 | 16 | 10 | .874 | .896 | -1 | -4 | 4.97 | 4.88 | 3.58 | 2.65 | ||||
| 2B (2 Yrs) | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .980 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 5.40 | 0.50 | 5.35 | ||||
| Standard | Range Factor | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | CS | Awards | |||
| 1947 | 19 | CBE | WS | SS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 123.0 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .867 | 1.90 | 5.20 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 26 | CLE | WS | LF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 33.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.08 | 1.00 | ||
| 1959 | 31 | CHW | WS | LF | 6 | 5 | 5 | 45.1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.99 | 1.67 | ||
| 1959 | 31 | CHW | WS | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| 3 Yrs | 16 | 15 | 8 | 208.1 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .909 | 1.73 | 2.50 | 0 | |||||
| LF (2 Yrs) | LF | 10 | 9 | 8 | 78.2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.60 | 1.40 | |||||
| SS (1 Yr) | SS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 123.0 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .867 | 1.90 | 5.20 | 0 | ||||
| RF (1 Yr) | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Al Smith born?
Al Smith was born on February 7, 1928.
Where was Al Smith born?
Al Smith was born in Kirkwood, MO.
How tall was Al Smith?
Al Smith was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.
How much did Al Smith weigh when playing?
Al Smith weighed 189 lbs (85 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Al Smith play?
Al Smith played 15 seasons.
Is Al Smith in the Hall of Fame?
Al Smith has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Al Smith play?
Al Smith was an Outfielder and Third Baseman.
How many hits did Al Smith have?
Al Smith had 1,500 hits over his career.
How many home runs did Al Smith have?
Al Smith had 168 home runs over his career.
What was Al Smith's average?
Al Smith had a .273 average over his career.
How many teams has Al Smith played for?
Al Smith played for 5 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Buckeyes, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians.
How many World Series has Al Smith won?
Al Smith never won a World Series.
When did Al Smith retire?
Al Smith last played in 1964.
What are Al Smith's nicknames?
Fuzzy is a nickname for Al Smith.




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