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Charley Smith

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: September 15, 1937 in Charleston, SC us

Died: November 29, 1994 in Reno, NV

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 8, 1960 (Age 22-359d, 11,775th in major league history)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 22, 1969 (Age 31-219d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Charles William Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.9

2484

594

.239

228

RBI

281

OBP

.279

SLG

.370

OPS

.649

OPS+

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
1957	19	BRO-min	C	103	437	403	67	111	22	7	13	83	5		31	80	.275	.328	.462	.790		186		1	1	1			REN · CALL
1958	20	LAD-min	A	114	417	381	52	95	13	5	21	60	3		33	105	.249	.312	.475	.787		181		2	0	1	6		MAC · SALL
1959	21	LAD-min	AA	127	500	466	77	144	19	6	19	81	9	3	25	93	.309	.349	.498	.847		232		4	4	1			VCT · TL
1960	22	LAD-min	AAA	141	598	565	93	182	35	7	20	106	7	4	21	80	.322	.344	.515	.859		291		2	2	8			SPO · PCL
1960	22	LAD	NL	18	66	60	2	10	1	1	0	5	0	0	1	15	.167	.172	.217	.389	3	13	0	0	2	3	0	5
1961	23	TOT	NL	121	477	435	47	108	14	4	11	50	3	4	24	82	.248	.293	.375	.668	78	163	7	5	10	3	3	56/H
1961	23	LAD	NL	9	25	24	4	6	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	6	.250	.280	.542	.822	106	13	0	0	0	0	0	/56H
1961	23	PHI	NL	112	452	411	43	102	13	4	9	47	3	4	23	76	.248	.294	.365	.659	76	150	7	5	10	3	3	56/H
1962	24	CHW-min	AAA	51	216	200	28	47	2	2	9	34	2		14	43	.235	.284	.400	.684		80		0	1	1	0		INA · AA
1962	24	CHW	AL	65	159	145	11	30	4	0	2	17	0	1	9	32	.207	.256	.276	.532	44	40	6	1	3	1	0	5H
1963	25	CHW-min	AAA	110	409	373	50	86	14	1	25	69	2	3	29	82	.231	.283	.475	.757		177		0	2	5			INA · IL
1963	25	CHW	AL	4	7	7	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.286	.286	.571	.857	136	4	1	0	0	0	0	/H6
1964	26	TOT	MLB	129	479	450	45	107	12	1	20	58	2	2	20	102	.238	.274	.402	.676	92	181	9	3	5	1	1	567/H
1964	26	CHW	AL	2	8	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.143	.250	.429	.679	87	3	1	0	0	0	0	/5
1964	26	NYM	NL	127	471	443	44	106	12	0	20	58	2	2	19	101	.239	.275	.402	.676	92	178	8	3	5	1	1	567/H
1965	27	NYM	NL	135	531	499	49	122	20	3	16	62	2	1	17	123	.244	.273	.393	.666	90	196	13	4	7	4	3	*5/H64
1966	28	STL	NL	116	423	391	34	104	13	4	10	43	0	2	22	81	.266	.301	.396	.698	93	155	8	0	5	5	4	5/H6
1967	29	NYY	AL	135	465	425	38	95	15	3	9	38	0	2	32	110	.224	.278	.336	.614	85	143	14	1	4	3	6	*5H
1968	30	NYY	AL	46	77	70	2	16	4	1	1	7	0	0	5	18	.229	.280	.357	.637	97	25	2	0	2	0	2	H5
1969	31	CHC-min	AAA	27	80	69	4	18	3	0	0	12	1	1	6	10	.261	.329	.304	.633		21		2	1	2			TAC · PCL
1969	31	CHC	NL	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
10 Yrs				771	2686	2484	228	594	83	18	69	281	7	12	130	565	.239	.279	.370	.649	83	920	60	14	38	20	19
162 Game Avg.				162	564	522	48	125	17	4	14	59	1	3	27	119	.239	.279	.370	.649	83	193	13	3	8	4	4

CHW (3 yrs)				71	174	159	12	33	4	2	2	18	0	1	10	35	.208	.257	.296	.553	49	47	8	1	3	1	0
NYM (2 yrs)				262	1002	942	93	228	32	3	36	120	4	3	36	224	.242	.274	.397	.671	91	374	21	7	12	5	4
LAD (2 yrs)				27	91	84	6	16	2	1	2	8	0	0	2	21	.190	.202	.310	.512	33	26	0	0	2	3	0
NYY (2 yrs)				181	542	495	40	111	19	4	10	45	0	2	37	128	.224	.278	.339	.617	87	168	16	1	6	3	8
CHC (1 yr)				2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
PHI (1 yr)				112	452	411	43	102	13	4	9	47	3	4	23	76	.248	.294	.365	.659	76	150	7	5	10	3	3
STL (1 yr)				116	423	391	34	104	13	4	10	43	0	2	22	81	.266	.301	.396	.698	93	155	8	0	5	5	4

NL (6 yrs)				519	1970	1830	176	450	60	12	57	218	7	9	83	402	.246	.281	.385	.666	85	705	36	12	29	16	11
AL (5 yrs)				252	716	654	52	144	23	6	12	63	0	3	47	163	.220	.273	.329	.602	77	215	24	2	9	4	8

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