Frank Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 194lb (178cm, 87kg)

Born: October 28, 1879 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: November 3, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Minersville Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

School: Grove City College (Grove City, PA)

Debut: April 22, 1904 (Age 24-177d, 2,612th in MLB history)

Last Game: September 13, 1915 (Age 35-320d)
vs. PBS 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1904 season

Full Name: Frank Elmer Smith

Nicknames: Piano Mover or Nig

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.8

W

139

L

111

ERA

2.59

G

354

GS

255

SV

IP

2274.0

SO

1051

WHIP

1.166

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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
1904	24	CHW	AL	16	9	.640	2.08	26	23	3	22	4	0	203.1	157	62	47	0	58		107	12	1	12	802	119	2.40	1.057	6.9	*0.0*	2.6	4.7	1.84
1905	25	CHW	AL	19	13	.594	2.13	39	31	6	27	4	0	291.2	215	97	69	0	107		171	8	0	13	1151	116	2.53	1.104	6.6	*0.0*	3.3	5.3	1.60
1906	26	CHW	AL	5	5	.500	3.39	20	13	7	8	1	1	122.0	124	58	46	3	37		53	5	0	5	507	75	2.85	1.320	9.1	0.2	2.7	3.9	1.43
1907	27	CHW	AL	23	10	.697	2.47	41	37	4	29	3	0	310.0	280	105	85	3	111		139	2	1	12	1263	98	2.50	1.261	8.1	0.1	3.2	4.0	1.25
1908	28	CHW	AL	16	17	.485	2.03	41	35	5	24	3	1	297.2	213	92	67	2	73		129	2	0	7	1126	113	2.08	0.961	6.4	0.1	2.2	3.9	1.77
1909	29	CHW	AL	25	17	.595	1.80	51	40	10	37	7	1	*365.0*	278	104	73	1	70		177	6	0	6	*1376*	132	1.91	0.953	6.9	0.0	1.7	4.4	2.53
1910	30	TOT	AL	5	11	.313	2.53	23	18	5	11	3	0	156.2	113	62	44	1	51		58	3	0	1	595	96	2.69	1.047	6.5	0.1	2.9	3.3	1.14
1910	30	CHW	AL	4	9	.308	2.03	19	15	4	9	3	0	128.2	91	43	29	1	40		50	2	0	1	489	117	2.62	1.018	6.4	0.1	2.8	3.5	1.25
1910	30	BOS	AL	1	2	.333	4.82	4	3	1	2	0	0	28.0	22	19	15	0	11		8	1	0	0	106	54	3.03	1.179	7.1	0.0	3.5	2.6	0.73
1911	31	TOT	MLB	10	14	.417	4.13	35	19	14	10	0	1	178.2	204	116	82	1	58		68	3	1	4	757	80	3.10	1.466	10.3	0.1	2.9	3.4	1.17
1911	31	BOS	AL	0	0		15.43	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	6	4	4	0	3		1	0	0	2	15	25	5.77	3.857	23.1	0.0	11.6	3.9	0.33
1911	31	CIN	NL	10	14	.417	3.98	34	18	14	10	0	1	176.1	198	112	78	1	55		67	3	1	2	742	83	3.07	1.435	10.1	0.1	2.8	3.4	1.22
1912	32	CIN	NL	1	1	.500	6.35	7	3	2	1	0	0	22.2	34	25	16	1	15		5	0	0	1	112	54	4.97	2.162	13.5	0.4	6.0	2.0	0.33

1914	34	BAL	FL	10	8	.556	2.99	39	22	10	9	1	2	174.2	180	86	58	8	47		83	0	0	5	742	112	2.89	1.300	9.3	0.4	2.4	4.3	1.77
1915	35	TOT	FL	9	6	.600	4.04	32	14	12	6	1	0	151.2	177	84	68	7	49		61	0	1	3	633	79	3.17	1.490	10.5	0.4	2.9	3.6	1.24
1915	35	BAL	FL	4	4	.500	4.67	17	9	6	2	0	0	88.2	108	53	46	5	31		37	0	0	2	377	69	3.36	1.568	11.0	0.5	3.1	3.8	1.19
1915	35	BTT	FL	5	2	.714	3.14	15	5	6	4	1	0	63.0	69	31	22	2	18		24	0	1	1	256	98	2.92	1.381	9.9	0.3	2.6	3.4	1.33
11 Yrs				139	111	.556	2.59	354	255	78	184	27	6	2274.0	1975	891	655	27	676		1051	41	4	69	9064	101	2.52	1.166	7.8	0.1	2.7	4.2	1.55
162 Game Avg.				16	12	.556	2.59	40	28	9	21	3	1	254	221	99	73	3	75		117	5	0	8	1012	101	2.52	1.166	7.8	0.1	2.7	4.2	1.55
				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
CHW (7 yrs)				108	80	.574	2.18	237	194	39	156	25	3	1718.1	1358	561	416	10	496		826	37	2	56	6714	111	2.33	1.079	7.1	0.1	2.6	4.3	1.67
BOS (2 yrs)				1	2	.333	5.64	5	4	1	2	0	0	30.1	28	23	19	0	14		9	1	0	2	121	48	3.24	1.385	8.3	0.0	4.2	2.7	0.64
CIN (2 yrs)				11	15	.423	4.25	41	21	16	11	0	1	199.0	232	137	94	2	70		72	3	1	3	854	78	3.28	1.518	10.5	0.1	3.2	3.3	1.03
BAL (2 yrs)				14	12	.538	3.55	56	31	16	11	1	2	263.1	288	139	104	13	78		120	0	0	7	1119	93	3.05	1.390	9.8	0.4	2.7	4.1	1.54
BTT (1 yr)				5	2	.714	3.14	15	5	6	4	1	0	63.0	69	31	22	2	18		24	0	1	1	256	98	2.92	1.381	9.9	0.3	2.6	3.4	1.33

AL (8 yrs)				109	82	.571	2.24	242	198	40	158	25	3	1748.2	1386	584	435	10	510		835	38	2	58	6835	108	2.34	1.084	7.1	0.1	2.6	4.3	1.64
FL (2 yrs)				19	14	.576	3.47	71	36	22	15	2	2	326.1	357	170	126	15	96		144	0	1	8	1375	94	3.02	1.388	9.8	0.4	2.6	4.0	1.50
NL (2 yrs)				11	15	.423	4.25	41	21	16	11	0	1	199.0	232	137	94	2	70		72	3	1	3	854	78	3.28	1.518	10.5	0.1	3.2	3.3	1.03

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

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