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George Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: October 27, 1901 in Louisville, KY us

Died: May 26, 1981 in Richmond, VA

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, VA

Debut: April 21, 1926 (Age 24-176d, 6,393rd in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 17, 1930 (Age 28-325d)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: George Selby Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

ERA

5.28

132

330.2

135

WHIP

1.730

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
1926	24	DET	AL	1	2	.333	6.95	23	1	17	0	0	0	44.0	55	37	34	3	33		15	2	1	0	215	58	5.62	2.000	11.3	0.6	6.8	3.1	0.45
1927	25	DET	AL	4	1	.800	3.91	29	0	13	0	0	0	71.1	62	38	31	3	50		32	2	1	0	318	107	4.34	1.570	7.8	0.4	6.3	4.0	0.64
1928	26	DET	AL	1	1	.500	4.42	39	2	21	0	0	3	106.0	103	55	52	3	50	1	54	0	0	2	457	94	3.80	1.443	8.7	0.3	4.2	4.6	1.08
1929	27	DET	AL	3	2	.600	5.80	14	2	3	1	0	0	35.2	42	33	23	1	36	1	13	0	0	2	178	75	5.46	2.187	10.6	0.3	9.1	3.3	0.36
1930	28	BOS	AL	1	2	.333	6.60	27	2	19	0	0	0	73.2	92	62	54	7	49	4	21	1	0	3	356	70	5.56	1.914	11.2	0.9	6.0	2.6	0.43
5 Yrs				10	8	.556	5.28	132	7	73	1	0	3	330.2	354	225	194	17	218	6	135	5	2	7	1524	81	4.73	1.730	9.6	0.5	5.9	3.7	0.62
162 Game Avg.				5	4	.556	5.28	65	3	36	0	0	1	162	173	110	95	8	107	3	66	2	1	3	746	81	4.73	1.730	9.6	0.5	5.9	3.7	0.62

DET (4 yrs)				9	6	.600	4.90	105	5	54	1	0	3	257.0	262	163	140	10	169	2	114	4	2	4	1168	85	4.49	1.677	9.2	0.4	5.9	4.0	0.67
BOS (1 yr)				1	2	.333	6.60	27	2	19	0	0	0	73.2	92	62	54	7	49	4	21	1	0	3	356	70	5.56	1.914	11.2	0.9	6.0	2.6	0.43