Al Smith

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 189lb (183cm, 85kg)

Born: February 7, 1928 in Kirkwood, MO us

Died: January 3, 2002 in Hammond, IN

Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Gary, IN

High School: Douglas HS (Webster Groves, MO)

Debut: 1946 (10,008th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 10, 1953 (Age 25-153d)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1964 (Age 36-240d)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1953 season)

Full Name: Alphonse Eugene Smith

Nicknames: Fuzzy

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.9

5499

1500

168

.273

866

RBI

701

OBP

.358

SLG

.431

OPS

.789

OPS+

114

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	79 (78)	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-0	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	80	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-16	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	81	Jul 11	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	82	Jul 12 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-14	CG	47	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	83	Jul 12 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
6	84	Jul 16	CLE		PHA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	85	Jul 17	CLE		PHA	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	86	Jul 18	CLE		PHA	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	87	Jul 19 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	88	Jul 19 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
11	89	Jul 21	CLE		NYY	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	90	Jul 22	CLE		NYY	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	91	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	92	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
15	93	Jul 25	CLE		WSH	W,6-4	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	94	Jul 26 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	95	Jul 26 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
18	96	Jul 28	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
19	97	Jul 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
20	98	Jul 30	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	99	Jul 31	CLE	@	PHA	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	100	Aug 1	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
23	101	Aug 2 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
24	102	Aug 2 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	103	Aug 4	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
26	104	Aug 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-11	CG	45	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
27	105	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	106	Aug 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	107	Aug 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	108	Aug 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-3	GS	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	112 (3)	Aug 14	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-7	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	113	Aug 16 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
33	114	Aug 16 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-7	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	141 (26)	Sep 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-14	GF	33	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF 3B
35	142	Sep 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
36	145 (2)	Sep 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	146	Sep 15	CLE	@	NYY	W,1-0	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	153 (6)	Sep 25	CLE		DET	W,12-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	154	Sep 26	CLE		DET	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	155	Sep 27	CLE		DET	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
							41gm		319.0	67	2	6	75	0