Bob Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: May 13, 1928 in Clarence, MO us

Died: June 23, 2003 in Clarence, MO

Buried: Union Cemetery, Clarence, MO

High School: Clarence HS (Clarence, MO)

School: University of Missouri Columbia (Columbia, MO)

Debut: April 22, 1958 (Age 29-344d, 9,148th in MLB history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1959 (Age 31-137d)
vs. KCA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Robert Walkup Smith

Nicknames: Riverboat

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

W

L

ERA

4.75

G

GS

SV

IP

96.2

SO

WHIP

1.614

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1951	23	BOS-min	A	13	8	.619	3.30	27	23					172.0	160	78	63		76									1.372	8.4		4.0			SCR EL
1952	24	BOS-min	B,A,AAA	3	7	.300	5.40	18				0		65.0	67	42	39		57		7							1.908	9.3		7.9	1.0	0.12	ROA,ALB,LOU PIED,EL,AA
1953	25	BOS-min	AAA	1	4	.200		12																										LOU AA
1954	26	BOS-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.79	23	0		0	0		38.0	34	23	16	1	27		28	4	0	0				1.605	8.1	0.2	6.4	6.6	1.04	LOU AA
1955	27	BOS-min	AAA	7	5	.583	4.25	42	13		1	1		108.0	112	60	51	5	59	2	91	3	0	7				1.583	9.3	0.4	4.9	7.6	1.54	LOU AA
1956	28	BOS-min	Opn	9	10	.474	4.44	33	25		5	1		174.1	171	96	86	11	94		107	11	1	13				1.520	8.8	0.6	4.9	5.5	1.14	SFR PCL
1957	29	BOS-min	Opn	13	10	.565	3.35	36	27		12	6		190.2	183	77	71	9	74		120	2	0	9				1.348	8.6	0.4	3.5	5.7	1.62	SFR PCL
1958	30	BOS-min	AAA	6	4	.600	2.47	13	10		3	1		73.0	69	24	20	4	29	1	61	2	1	2				1.342	8.5	0.5	3.6	7.5	2.10	MNE AA
1958	30	BOS	AL	4	3	.571	3.78	17	7	4	1	0	0	66.2	61	32	28	4	45	2	43	0	0	4	297	106	3.99	1.590	8.2	0.5	6.1	5.8	0.96
1959	31	CLE-min	AAA	4	4	.500	3.04	11	9		6	0		71.0	65	29	24	4	25		59	1	0	5				1.268	8.2	0.5	3.2	7.5	2.36	SDG PCL
1959	31	TOT	MLB	0	1	.000	6.90	13	3	3	0	0	0	30.0	36	25	23	2	14	1	17	0	0	3	138	55	3.68	1.667	10.8	0.6	4.2	5.1	1.21
1959	31	CHC	NL	0	0		81.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	5	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	9	8	11.54	10.500	67.5	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.00
1959	31	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	5.22	12	3	3	0	0	0	29.1	31	19	17	2	12	0	17	0	0	2	129	72	3.50	1.466	9.5	0.6	3.7	5.2	1.42
1960	32	CLE-min	AAA	14	6	.700	3.04	28	25		10	3		166.0	143	63	56	10	114	4	142	6	0	13				1.548	7.8	0.5	6.2	7.7	1.25	TTO IL
1961	33	TTO	AAA	9	11	.450	3.65	34	27		7	3		170.0	132	80	69	10	115	3	167	3	0	12				1.453	7.0	0.5	6.1	8.8	1.45	TTO IL
1962	34	PIT-min	AAA	9	10	.474	4.61	27	26		7	4		158.0	140	91	81	19	87	1	121	3	0	10				1.437	8.0	1.1	5.0	6.9	1.39	CLB IL
1963	35	PHI-STL-min	AAA	5	11	.313	2.98	35	15		6	1		121.0	110	48	40	2	65	5	116	4	0	9				1.446	8.2	0.1	4.8	8.6	1.78	ARK,ATA IL
2 Yrs				4	4	.500	4.75	30	10	7	1	0	0	96.2	97	57	51	6	59	3	60	0	0	7	435	83	3.89	1.614	9.0	0.6	5.5	5.6	1.02
162 Game Avg.				7	7	.500	4.75	51	17	12	2	0	0	164	165	97	87	10	100	5	102	0	0	12	740	83	3.89	1.614	9.0	0.6	5.5	5.6	1.02

BOS (1 yr)				4	3	.571	3.78	17	7	4	1	0	0	66.2	61	32	28	4	45	2	43	0	0	4	297	106	3.99	1.590	8.2	0.5	6.1	5.8	0.96
CLE (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.22	12	3	3	0	0	0	29.1	31	19	17	2	12	0	17	0	0	2	129	72	3.50	1.466	9.5	0.6	3.7	5.2	1.42
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		81.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	5	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	9	8	11.54	10.500	67.5	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.00

AL (2 yrs)				4	4	.500	4.22	29	10	7	1	0	0	96.0	92	51	45	6	57	2	60	0	0	6	426	93	3.84	1.552	8.6	0.6	5.3	5.6	1.05
NL (1 yr)				0	0		81.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	5	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	9	8	11.54	10.500	67.5	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.00

Player Value--Pitching

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

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Player Value--Batting

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

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