Al Smith

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 189lb (183cm, 85kg)

Born: February 7, 1928 in Kirkwood, MO us

Died: January 3, 2002 in Hammond, IN

Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Gary, IN

High School: Douglas HS (Webster Groves, MO)

Debut: 1946 (10,019th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 10, 1953 (Age 25-153d)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1964 (Age 36-240d)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1953 season)

Full Name: Alphonse Eugene Smith

Nicknames: Fuzzy

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.7

5473

1490

168

.272

861

RBI

697

OBP

.357

SLG

.431

OPS

.788

OPS+

113

Negro League player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. 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. More about data coverage

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Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1946	18	CBE	NAL	3	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		1		.125	.222	.125	.347	3	1		0	0			/56
1947	19	CBE	NAL	15	60	55	8	19	3	3	3	12	1		4		.345	.400	.673	1.073	189	37		1	0			6
1948	20	CLE-min	A	68	279	231	37	73	8	8	1	30	5		44	34	.316	.425	.433	.858		100		0	4				WKB · EL
1948	20	CBE	NAL	14	60	53	9	12	2	1	1	9	1		6		.226	.305	.358	.664	78	19		0	1			7/6

1949	21	CLE-min	A	139	616	521	112	162	27	17	12	82	11		87	100	.311	.412	.497	.910		259		3	5				WKB · EL
1950	22	CLE-min	AAA	104	383	326	73	81	13	4	10	50	11		51	79	.248	.355	.405	.760		132		3	3				SDG · PCL
1951	23	CLE-min	AAA	25	104	89	16	25	5	2	3	10	1		9	16	.281	.385	.483	.868		43		6	0				SDG · PCL
1952	24	CLE-min	AAA	136	519	455	80	131	26	12	20	69	10		52	86	.288	.371	.530	.901		241	2	8	4				INA · AA
1953	25	CLE-min	AAA	86	362	313	72	104	20	7	18	75	9		46	41	.332	.423	.613	1.036		192	2	3	0				INA · AA
1953	25	CLE	AL	47	173	150	28	36	9	0	3	14	2	0	20	25	.240	.341	.360	.701	92	54	0	3	0		0	9/H75
1954	26	CLE	AL	131	583	481	101	135	29	6	11	50	2	9	88	65	.281	.398	.435	.832	127	209	2	7	5	2	1	*759/H6
1955	27	CLE	AL	*154*	*725*	607	123	186	27	4	22	77	11	6	93	77	.306	.407	.473	.880	133	287	4	15	3	7	1	*95/8764	AS,MVP-3
1956	28	CLE	AL	141	626	526	87	144	26	5	16	71	6	3	84	72	.274	.378	.433	.812	113	228	15	8	2	6	7	*9758/H4
1957	29	CLE	AL	135	605	507	78	125	23	5	11	49	12	6	79	70	.247	.348	.377	.725	99	191	7	4	8	7	3	587/9H
1958	30	CHW	AL	139	541	480	61	121	23	5	12	58	3	3	48	77	.252	.323	.396	.719	98	190	17	5	3	5	2	*79/H85
1959	31	CHW	AL	129	529	472	65	112	16	4	17	55	7	5	46	74	.237	.311	.396	.707	94	187	10	5	5	1	3	*79/H85
1960	32	CHW	AL	142	596	536	80	169	31	3	12	72	8	3	50	65	.315	.374	.451	.826	123	242	18	3	2	4	3	*9/87H	AS,AS,MVP-6
1961	33	CHW	AL	147	602	532	88	148	29	4	28	93	4	4	56	67	.278	.348	.506	.854	128	269	17	5	2	7	2	597/H8	MVP-21
1962	34	CHW	AL	142	575	511	62	149	23	8	16	82	3	3	57	60	.292	.363	.462	.825	121	236	17	3	0	4	7	57/H9	MVP-33
1963	35	BAL	AL	120	406	368	45	100	17	1	10	39	9	0	32	74	.272	.335	.405	.740	111	149	14	3	3	0	1	9H/7
1964	36	TOT	AL	90	212	187	25	33	5	1	6	16	0	1	21	42	.176	.267	.310	.577	59	58	6	2	2	0	1	9H5/78
1964	36	CLE	AL	61	147	136	15	22	1	1	4	9	0	1	8	32	.162	.214	.272	.486	34	37	5	1	2	0	1	9H/587
1964	36	BOS	AL	29	65	51	10	11	4	0	2	7	0	0	13	10	.216	.385	.412	.796	118	21	1	1	0	0	0	H5/97
15 Yrs				1549	6302	5473	861	1490	263	50	168	697	70	43	685	768	.272	.357	.431	.788	113	2357	127	64	36	43	31
162 Game Avg.				162	659	572	90	156	28	5	18	73	7		72		.272	.357	.431	.788	113	247		7	4
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
CLE (6 yrs)				669	2859	2407	432	648	115	21	67	270	33	25	372	341	.269	.373	.418	.791	113	1006	33	38	20	22	13
CHW (5 yrs)				699	2843	2531	356	699	122	24	85	360	25	18	257	343	.276	.345	.444	.789	114	1124	79	21	12	21	17
CBE (3 yrs)				32	129	116	18	32	5	4	4	21	3		11		.276	.344	.491	.835	126	57		1	1
BAL (1 yr)				120	406	368	45	100	17	1	10	39	9	0	32	74	.272	.335	.405	.740	111	149	14	3	3	0	1
BOS (1 yr)				29	65	51	10	11	4	0	2	7	0	0	13	10	.216	.385	.412	.796	118	21	1	1	0	0	0

AL (12 yrs)				1517	6173	5357	843	1458	258	46	164	676	67	43	674	768	.272	.358	.429	.787	113	2300	127	63	35	43	31
NAL (3 yrs)				32	129	116	18	32	5	4	4	21	3		11		.276	.344	.491	.835	126	57		1	1

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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