Elmer Smith

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: September 21, 1892 in Erie County, OH us

Died: August 3, 1984 in Columbia, KY

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 20, 1914 (Age 21-364d, 4,259th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1925 (Age 33-006d)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1915 season

Full Name: Elmer John Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.9

3195

881

.276

469

RBI

540

OBP

.345

SLG

.437

OPS

.781

OPS+

113

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 70 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 7 tying, 20 go ahead, 3 lacking some details

5 Tms
CLE	46
CIN	8
NYY	8
BOS	6
WSH	2

Platoon
vs RHP	65
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Away	41
Home	29

Outs
1	24
0	24
2	19
Unk	3

12 Opps
SLB	14
NYY	13
PHA	11
CHW	8
DET	7
WSH	4
PHI	3
CLE	3
STL	2
BOS	2
BRO	2
CHC	1

52 Pitchers
Bob Shawkey	6
Urban Shocker	5
Jack Quinn	3
Red Faber	2
Bob Hasty	2
Rollie Naylor	2
Ray Kolp	2
Carl Mays	2
Hooks Dauss	2
Eddie Rommel	2
Huck Betts	1
Charlie Eckert	1
Tiny Osborne	1
Red Oldham	1
Charlie Robertson	1
Tom Rogers	1
Joe Gleason	1
Allen Russell	1
Guy Bush	1
Frank Shellenback	1
Carl Holling	1
Bert Gallia	1
Eddie Cicotte	1
George Uhle	1
Doug McWeeny	1
Jesse Haines	1
Allen Sothoron	1
Johnny Couch	1
Elam Vangilder	1
Slim Harriss	1
Bernie Boland	1
Parson Perryman	1
Waite Hoyt	1
Carl Weilman	1
Jing Johnson	1
Lyle Bigbee	1
Hal Carlson	1
Stan Coveleski	1
Burleigh Grimes	1
Elmer Myers	1
Jim Shaw	1
Eric Erickson	1
Slicker Parks	1
Ken Holloway	1
Charlie Root	1
Joe Benz	1
Harry Courtney	1
Hollis Thurston	1
Sad Sam Jones	1
Ernie Koob	1
Ray Caldwell	1
Joe Shaute	1

12 Parks
League Pk II (CLE)	25
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	11
Polo Grounds (NYC)	9
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	6
Yankee Stad (NYC)	4
GriffithStad (WAS)	4
Baker Bowl (PHI)	3
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1

Where Hit
9	54
7	3
89	2
8	1

5 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	68
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	40
1--	9
-2-	6
123	4
--3	3
-23	2
1-3	2
12-	1

111 RBI
RISP	18
0 on	40
1 on	18
2 on	5
3 on	4
Any on	27

Inning
1	5
2	5
3	11
4	8
5	10
6	8
7	6
8	10
9	5
Extra	2

1-3	21
4-6	26
7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	3
+2	4
+1	6
Tied	18
-1	5
-2	7
-3	5
-4..	12
Unk	3

Ahead	20
Tied	18
Behind	29
Unk	3

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	60
LF	6
PH	4

OrderPos
4th	41
1st	6
2nd	6
5th	5
6th	5
7th	4
9th	2
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	15
Medium Lev	21
Low Lev	28

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1915	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1915-05-31 (2)	CLE		SLB	Parson Perryman		b 5			1	6	9
2	2	2	1	1915-06-20 (1)	CLE		CHW	Joe Benz	behind 0-6	b 7	0	---	1	6	9	0.015	3%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1915-09-01	CLE	@	SLB	Ernie Koob		t 3			1	5	9
1916	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1916-07-04 (1)	CLE		DET	Bernie Boland	behind 0-6	b 5	0	---	1	4	9	0.025	6%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	2	1	1916-07-10	CLE	@	NYY	Bob Shawkey	tied 2-2	t 8	0	---	1	9	PH	0.273	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	3	1	1916-08-09	CLE		NYY	Bob Shawkey	tied 3-3	b 7	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.309	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Leonard Scores
7	7	4	1	1916-08-24	WSH		CHW	Red Faber	tied 3-3	b 5	0	123	4	4	9	0.172	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Leonard Scores; E. Foster Scores; C. Milan Scores
8	8	5	1	1916-09-27	WSH	@	PHA	Elmer Myers		t 9			2	4	7
1917	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1917-07-05 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	Tom Rogers	behind 0-2	t 4	2	---	1	5	7	0.112	31%		Home Run
10	10	2	1	1917-08-08 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	Ray Caldwell	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.144	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	3	1	1917-08-10	CLE	@	NYY	Bob Shawkey	tied 7-7	t 14	1	---	1	4	9	0.400	85%		Home Run
1919	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1919-06-30	CLE		CHW	Eddie Cicotte	behind 0-2	b 4	2	---	1	4	9	0.117	37%		Home Run (CF-RF)
13	13	2	1	1919-07-01	CLE		CHW	Frank Shellenback	ahead 13-6	b 7	1	---	1	1	9	0.002	100%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
14	14	3	1	1919-07-06	CLE	@	SLB	Carl Weilman	behind 0-4	t 6	0	---	1	1	9	0.052	12%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	4	1	1919-07-25	CLE		DET	Hooks Dauss	behind 3-11	b 8	1	1--	2	4	9	0.003	1%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; S. Wood Scores
16	16	5	1	1919-08-03	CLE	@	WSH	Jim Shaw	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.113	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	6	1	1919-08-11	CLE	@	NYY	Jack Quinn	behind 4-6	t 5	0	1--	2	4	9	0.219	50%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Speaker Scores
18	18	7	1	1919-08-23	CLE		PHA	Jing Johnson	ahead 3-0	b 1	2	-2-	2	7	9	0.098	90%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; L. Gardner Scores
19	19	8	1	1919-09-01 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	Bert Gallia	ahead 2-0	t 5	0	---	1	7	9	0.085	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	9	1	1919-09-18	CLE	@	PHA	Charlie Eckert	ahead 2-1	t 9	1	1--	2	7	9	0.119	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Wambsganss Scores
1920	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1920-05-21	CLE	@	PHA	Lyle Bigbee	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.101	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	2	1	1920-05-28	CLE		CHW	Red Faber	behind 0-3	b 1	1	-23	3	4	9	0.169	53%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; C. Jamieson Scores; R. Chapman Scores
23	23	3	1	1920-06-10	CLE		PHA	Bob Hasty	ahead 3-1	b 5	1	1-3	3	4	9	0.103	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Chapman Scores; T. Speaker Scores
24	24	4	1	1920-06-29 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	Urban Shocker	behind 1-3	t 5	1	123	4	4	9	0.339	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Caldwell Scores; J. Evans Scores; R. Chapman Scores
25	25	5	1	1920-08-04	CLE		WSH	Eric Erickson	tied 1-1	b 3	1	--3	2	4	9	0.135	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Chapman Scores
26	26	6	1	1920-08-07	CLE		PHA	Slim Harriss	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	---	1	4	9	0.062	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
27	27	7	1	1920-08-09	CLE		NYY	Bob Shawkey	behind 2-4	b 3	2	---	1	4	9	0.104	40%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	8	1	1920-08-11	CLE		NYY	Carl Mays	tied 0-0	b 3	2	123	4	4	9	0.292	87%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. O'Neill Scores; C. Jamieson Scores; T. Speaker Scores
29	29	9	1	1920-08-18	CLE	@	NYY	Jack Quinn	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	1	4	9	0.117	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	10	1	1920-08-19	CLE	@	NYY	Bob Shawkey	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	1	4	9	0.117	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	11	1	1920-08-29	CLE	@	WSH	Harry Courtney	behind 0-2	t 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.106	38%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	12	1	1920-09-21	CLE		BOS	Waite Hoyt	ahead 9-0	b 6	0	--3	2	4	9	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Speaker Scores
1921	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1921-04-13	CLE	@	SLB	Urban Shocker	behind 0-4	t 9	1	---	1	4	9	0.011	2%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	2	1	1921-04-19	CLE	@	DET	Carl Holling	ahead 10-1	t 8	1	1--	2	4	9	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Speaker Scores
35	35	3	1	1921-04-22	CLE		SLB	Ray Kolp	tied 1-1	b 6	2	-2-	2	4	9	0.253	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Speaker Scores
36	36	4	1	1921-05-18	CLE		PHA	Eddie Rommel	behind 1-2	b 3	2	1--	2	4	9	0.209	62%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Speaker Scores
37	37	5	1	1921-05-29	CLE	@	SLB	Urban Shocker	ahead 10-6	t 8	1	---	1	4	9	0.025	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	6	1	1921-06-03	CLE	@	BOS	Allen Russell	behind 0-4	t 4	0	1--	2	4	9	0.117	28%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Graney Scores
39	39	7	1	1921-06-10	CLE	@	NYY	Carl Mays	tied 1-1	t 7	2	-2-	2	4	9	0.297	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Jamieson Scores
40	40	8	1	1921-06-16	CLE	@	PHA	Rollie Naylor	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	4	9	0.162	64%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Wambsganss Scores
41	41	9	1	1921-07-20	CLE		NYY	Bob Shawkey	behind 0-4	b 6	1	---	1	4	9	0.061	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
42	42	10	1	1921-08-07	CLE		PHA	Bob Hasty	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.097	65%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	11	1	1921-08-23	CLE		NYY	Jack Quinn	behind 0-6	b 4	2	---	1	4	9	0.031	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
44	44	12	1	1921-09-04	CLE	@	DET	Slicker Parks	ahead 6-5	t 8	2	12-	3	4	9	0.230	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Wambsganss Scores; T. Speaker Scores
45	45	13	1	1921-09-05 (1)	CLE		SLB	Urban Shocker	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1-3	3	4	9	0.169	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Jamieson Scores; T. Speaker Scores
46	46	14	2	1921-09-05 (1)	CLE		SLB	Urban Shocker	tied 3-3	b 3	2	---	1	4	9	0.112	62%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	15	1	1921-09-05 (2)	CLE		SLB	Ray Kolp	behind 1-4	b 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.093	33%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	16	1	1921-10-02	CLE	@	CHW	Doug McWeeny	behind 3-6	t 6	0	---	1	4	9	0.085	23%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1922	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	1922-04-20	BOS	@	PHA	Eddie Rommel	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	9	0.095	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
50	50	2	1	1922-04-26	BOS	@	WSH	Joe Gleason	behind 2-11	t 5	2	---	1	4	9	0.003	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
51	51	3	1	1922-05-02	BOS	@	NYY	Sad Sam Jones	behind 3-12	t 8	2	-2-	2	4	9	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Pratt Scores
52	52	4	1	1922-06-08	BOS	@	SLB	Elam Vangilder	tied 1-1	t 2	1	123	4	1	9	0.223	82%		Home Run (CF-RF); F. O'Rourke Scores; M. Ruel Scores; J. Quinn Scores
53	53	5	1	1922-06-16	BOS	@	CLE	George Uhle	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	1	5	9	0.092	40%		Home Run (Deep RF)
54	54	6	1	1922-06-29	BOS	@	PHA	Rollie Naylor	behind 0-10	t 8	0	---	1	1	9	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
55	55	7	1	1922-08-15	NYY		DET	Red Oldham	tied 1-1	b 10	2	---	1	3	9	0.462	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
1923	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	1923-06-10	NYY		CLE	Stan Coveleski	behind 6-7	b 8	1	---	1	7	PH	0.309	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
57	57	2	1	1923-07-09	NYY	@	SLB	Charlie Root	ahead 8-1	t 8	1	---	1	1	9	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
58	58	3	1	1923-07-13	NYY	@	CHW	Charlie Robertson	behind 0-1	t 7	1	---	1	5	9	0.195	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
59	59	4	1	1923-07-16 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	Joe Shaute	ahead 3-1	t 5	0	--3	2	6	9	0.070	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Ward Scores
60	60	5	1	1923-07-29 (2)	NYY		CHW	Hollis Thurston	ahead 4-1	b 3	1	---	1	5	PH	0.059	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
61	61	6	1	1923-08-11 (1)	NYY		DET	Ken Holloway	ahead 6-2	b 5	1	---	1	4	9	0.033	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
62	62	7	1	1923-08-11 (2)	NYY		DET	Hooks Dauss	behind 4-7	b 9	2	---	1	4	9	0.011	2%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
1925	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1925-04-24	CIN	@	STL	Allen Sothoron	behind 3-6	t 8	1	-23	3	6	7	0.278	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Bressler Scores; C. Walker Scores
64	64	2	1	1925-05-10	CIN	@	BRO	Tiny Osborne	behind 0-6	t 7	0	-2-	2	6	7	0.032	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Walker Scores
65	65	3	1	1925-06-01	CIN	@	STL	Jesse Haines	tied 0-0	t 3	1	1--	2	2	7
66	66	4	1	1925-06-22	CIN	@	CHC	Guy Bush	ahead 2-1	t 3	0	---	1	2	9	0.094	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
67	67	5	1	1925-07-07 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	Huck Betts	ahead 2-0	t 3	1	---	1	2	9
68	68	6	1	1925-07-09 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	Hal Carlson	ahead 4-3	t 9	2	1--	2	2	9
69	69	7	1	1925-07-15	CIN	@	BRO	Burleigh Grimes	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	1	2	9	0.117	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
70	70	8	1	1925-08-18 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	Johnny Couch	ahead 6-2	t 6	2	---	1	1	7	0.046	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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