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.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	CLE		CHW	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 14	CLE	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 15	CLE	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	4	Apr 16	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 17 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 17 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	7	Apr 18	CLE	@	KCA	W,11-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 19	CLE	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	42	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	9	Apr 22	CLE		DET	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	10	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
11	11	Apr 24	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
12	12	Apr 26	CLE		WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	13	Apr 27	CLE		WSH	W,6-5	CG	66	17.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	14	Apr 29	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	15	Apr 30	CLE		BAL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	17	May 1 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	18	May 2	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	19	May 3	CLE		NYY	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	20	May 4	CLE		NYY	L,5-11	GS	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF 3B
21	21	May 6	CLE		KCA	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	22	May 7	CLE		KCA	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	23	May 8 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	2	4	0	RF
24	24	May 8 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	25	May 10	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-6	GS	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B LF
26	26	May 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
27	27	May 12	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
28	28	May 15 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B SS
29	29	May 15 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF 3B
30	30	May 17	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
31	31	May 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,19-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
32	32	May 20	CLE	@	DET	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
33	33	May 21	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B SS
34	34	May 22	CLE	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
35	35	May 24	CLE		CHW	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
36	36	May 26 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	37	May 26 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,10-9	GS	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF 3B
38	38	May 28	CLE	@	KCA	W,7-2	GS	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
39	39	May 29	CLE	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	40	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
41	41	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
42	42	May 31	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	47	13.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 1	CLE		BAL	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
44	44	Jun 2	CLE		BAL	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
45	45	Jun 3	CLE		WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
46	46	Jun 4	CLE		WSH	L,5-14	CG	51	9.0	2	0	2	4	0	3B
47	47	Jun 5 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF SS
48	48	Jun 5 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	49	Jun 7	CLE		BOS	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	50	Jun 8	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	CG	48	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	51	Jun 9	CLE		BOS	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	52	Jun 10	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	GS	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
53	53	Jun 11	CLE		NYY	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
54	54	Jun 12 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,10-2	GS	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
55	55	Jun 12 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,7-3	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	56	Jun 14 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS	44	11.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF SS
57	57	Jun 14 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-1	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
58	58	Jun 15	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	59	Jun 16	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
60	60	Jun 17 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
61	61	Jun 17 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
62	62	Jun 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
63	63	Jun 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
64	64	Jun 21	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
65	65	Jun 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
66	66	Jun 23	CLE	@	BAL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
67	67	Jun 24	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	9.1	3	1	0	4	0	3B
68	68	Jun 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
69	69	Jun 26 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
70	70	Jun 26 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
71	71	Jun 28	CLE		KCA	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	72	Jun 29	CLE		KCA	L,4-12	CG	44	9.0	2	1	2	5	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	73	Jul 1	CLE		CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
74	74	Jul 2	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
75	75	Jul 3	CLE		CHW	W,14-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	76	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	W,6-5	CG	61	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	77	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		DET	W,8-5	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	78	Jul 5	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	79	Jul 6	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	80	Jul 7	CLE	@	KCA	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	81	Jul 8	CLE	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	82	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	83	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	84	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	85	Jul 14	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	86	Jul 15	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	87	Jul 16	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	88	Jul 17 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,0-6	GS	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF SS
89	89	Jul 17 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	90	Jul 19	CLE		WSH	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	91	Jul 20	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	92	Jul 21	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
93	93	Jul 22	CLE		BAL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	94	Jul 23	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF 2B
95	95	Jul 24 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	96	Jul 24 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
97	97	Jul 26	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
98	98	Jul 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	99	Jul 28	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
100	100	Jul 29	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	101	Jul 30	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-0	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	102	Jul 31 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	103	Jul 31 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	104	Aug 2	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	3	1	0	4	0	RF
105	105	Aug 3	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
106	106	Aug 4	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	107	Aug 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
108	108	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
109	109	Aug 7	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	110	Aug 9	CLE		DET	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
111	111	Aug 10	CLE		DET	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	112	Aug 11	CLE		DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	113	Aug 12 (1)	CLE	@	KCA	W,17-1	GS	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	114	Aug 12 (2)	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
115	115	Aug 13	CLE	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
116	116	Aug 14	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	117	Aug 16	CLE	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
118	118	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
119	119	Aug 18	CLE	@	DET	W,5-3	GS	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B RF
120	120	Aug 19	CLE		KCA	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
121	121	Aug 20	CLE		KCA	W,7-5	GS	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B RF
122	122	Aug 21	CLE		KCA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
123	123	Aug 23	CLE		BOS	L,3-8	GS	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
124	124	Aug 24	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
125	125	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	126	Aug 26	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	127	Aug 27	CLE		NYY	W,7-6	GS	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
128	128	Aug 28 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	129	Aug 28 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,4-13	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	130	Aug 30	CLE		BAL	W,7-4	GS	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
131	131	Aug 31	CLE		BAL	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	132	Sep 2	CLE		CHW	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
133	133	Sep 3	CLE		CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
134	134	Sep 4 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
135	135	Sep 4 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
136	136	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
137	137	Sep 5 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,9-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
138	138	Sep 7	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
139	139	Sep 8	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
140	140	Sep 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-1	GS	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B RF
141	141	Sep 10	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-7	GS	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B RF
142	142	Sep 11 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
143	143	Sep 11 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF 3B
144	144	Sep 13 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-1	GS	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B RF
145	145	Sep 13 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
146	146	Sep 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
147	147	Sep 16	CLE		DET	L,0-3	GS	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B RF
148	148	Sep 17	CLE		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
149	149	Sep 18	CLE		DET	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
150	150	Sep 20	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
151	151	Sep 21	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
152	152	Sep 24 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	RF
							175gm		1359.1	246	67	12	325	6