Billy Smith

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: July 14, 1953 in Hodge, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from John Jay HS (San Antonio, TX).

High School: John Jay HS (San Antonio, TX)

Debut: April 13, 1975 (Age 21-273d, 13,615th in major league history)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1981 (Age 28-072d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Billy Edward Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.9

1018

234

.230

107

RBI

111

OBP

.297

SLG

.335

OPS

.632

OPS+

Summary of 17 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 5 go ahead

2 Tms
BAL	16
SFG	1

Platoon
vs RHP	16
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	4

Outs
0	9
1	4
2	4

11 Opps
CLE	5
CAL	2
TOR	2
KCR	1
NYM	1
BOS	1
TEX	1
NYY	1
SEA	1
DET	1
MIL	1

17 Pitchers
Len Barker	1
Eduardo Rodríguez	1
Don Aase	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Bert Blyleven	1
Ken Brett	1
Dan Spillner	1
Jim Colborn	1
Steve Renko	1
Dyar Miller	1
Rick Wise	1
Catfish Hunter	1
Tom Murphy	1
Wayne Garland	1
Jesse Jefferson	1
Milt Wilcox	1
Mark Littell	1

10 Parks
ClevelandStd (CLE)	4
Memor. Stad (BAL)	4
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1

Where Hit
9	14
7	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	17

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
1--	3
12-	2
123	2
-2-	2

32 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	8
1 on	5
2 on	2
3 on	2
Any on	9

Inning
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
7	3
8	4

1-3	6
4-6	4
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	2
Tied	4
-1	2
-2	2
-4..	4

Ahead	5
Tied	4
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
2B	14
SS	2
PH	1

OrderPos
8th	7
2nd	6
7th	2
1st	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1977-04-17 (1)	BAL	@	TEX	Bert Blyleven	ahead 4-0	t 8	0	---	1	8	4	0.019	98%		Home Run (LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	1977-06-04 (2)	BAL	@	KCR	Mark Littell	behind 9-11	t 7	0	-2-	2	8	PH	0.229	50%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Robinson Scores
3	3	3	1	1977-06-06	BAL	@	MIL	Eduardo Rodríguez	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	4	0.100	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1977-06-27	BAL	@	CLE	Dennis Eckersley	ahead 2-0	t 7	1	-2-	2	2	4	0.104	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Dempsey Scores
5	5	5	1	1977-07-27	BAL	@	NYY	Catfish Hunter	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	4	0.098	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1978-05-26	BAL		CLE	Rick Wise	behind 2-3	b 8	0	---	1	2	4	0.319	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	2	1	1978-06-02	BAL	@	SEA	Jim Colborn	tied 0-0	t 3	0	123	4	2	4	0.185	87%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Dempsey Scores; M. Belanger Scores; L. Harlow Scores
8	8	3	1	1978-06-14	BAL		CAL	Ken Brett	ahead 3-0	b 4	0	---	1	9	4	0.049	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	4	1	1978-06-26	BAL	@	TOR	Tom Murphy	behind 6-24	t 8	0	1--	2	8	4	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. López Scores
10	10	5	1	1978-06-27 (2)	BAL	@	TOR	Jesse Jefferson	behind 4-8	t 8	0	12-	3	8	4	0.146	25%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Kelly Scores; E. Hendricks Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1979-05-22	BAL		BOS	Steve Renko	behind 0-7	b 2	2	12-	3	8	4	0.095	15%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. May Scores; R. Dauer Scores
12	12	2	1	1979-06-18	BAL	@	CLE	Wayne Garland	behind 0-2	t 3	0	---	1	8	4	0.099	39%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	3	1	1979-06-23 (1)	BAL		DET	Milt Wilcox	behind 1-6	b 5	2	---	1	2	6	0.037	9%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	1979-07-08	BAL	@	CAL	Don Aase	behind 1-2	t 7	1	1--	2	7	4	0.360	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Murray Scores
15	15	5	1	1979-09-28	BAL	@	CLE	Len Barker	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	123	4	2	4	0.204	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. DeCinces Scores; L. May Scores; K. Garcia Scores
16	16	6	1	1979-09-29	BAL	@	CLE	Dan Spillner	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---	1	7	4	0.129	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1981-05-05	SFG	@	NYM	Dyar Miller	ahead 7-0	t 5	1	1--	2	8	6	0.010	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Stennett Scores