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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CHW	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	60	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 11	CHW	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	3	Apr 12	CHW	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	4	Apr 14	CHW		KCA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	5	Apr 15	CHW		KCA	L,8-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 16	CHW		KCA	L,0-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
7	7	Apr 17	CHW		DET	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	8	Apr 18	CHW		DET	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	9	Apr 21	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
10	10	Apr 22	CHW	@	KCA	W,20-6	GF	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
11	11	Apr 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
12	13 (1)	Apr 26 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	14	Apr 26 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	15	Apr 29	CHW		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	16	Apr 30	CHW		NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	17	May 1	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	18	May 2	CHW		BOS	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	19	May 3	CHW		BAL	L,2-4	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
19	20	May 5	CHW		WSH	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	22 (1)	May 8	CHW		CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	23	May 9	CHW		CLE	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	24	May 10 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	49	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	25	May 10 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	26	May 12	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	52	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
25	27	May 13	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	28	May 14	CHW	@	BOS	W,14-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
27	29	May 15	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	30	May 16	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	48	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF 3B
29	31	May 17 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	32	May 17 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	33	May 18	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	34	May 19	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	35	May 20	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
34	37 (1)	May 23	CHW	@	KCA	L,0-16	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	38	May 24	CHW	@	KCA	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	39	May 26	CHW		CLE	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	41 (1)	May 29	CHW		DET	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	43 (1)	May 30 (2)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	47 (3)	Jun 3	CHW		BAL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	48	Jun 4	CHW		BAL	W,6-5	GS	64	17.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
41	49	Jun 5	CHW		BOS	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	50	Jun 6	CHW		BOS	L,2-4	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	54 (3)	Jun 10	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	57 (2)	Jun 14 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-6	GS	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
45	58	Jun 14 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	61 (2)	Jun 18	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	62	Jun 20 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	63	Jun 20 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	64	Jun 21	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	70 (5)	Jun 28 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	73 (2)	Jul 1	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
52	74	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	75	Jul 3	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	76	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	77	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-8	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	78	Jul 5	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	79	Jul 9	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	80	Jul 10	CHW		CLE	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	81	Jul 11	CHW		KCA	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	82	Jul 12 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	83	Jul 12 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
62	84	Jul 14	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
63	85	Jul 16 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	86	Jul 16 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	87	Jul 17	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
66	88	Jul 18	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
67	89	Jul 19 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	90	Jul 19 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	91	Jul 21	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	92	Jul 22	CHW		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	93	Jul 24	CHW		BAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	94	Jul 25	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	65	17.0	6	1	0	7	0	LF
73	95	Jul 26 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	96	Jul 26 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	97	Jul 28	CHW		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	98	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	T,4-4	CG	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	99	Jul 30	CHW		NYY	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
78	100	Jul 31	CHW		WSH	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	101	Aug 1	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	102	Aug 2 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	103	Aug 2 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
82	104	Aug 4	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	105	Aug 5 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	106	Aug 5 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
85	107	Aug 6	CHW	@	BAL	T,1-1	CG	68	18.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
86	108	Aug 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	109	Aug 9 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	110	Aug 9 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
89	111	Aug 11	CHW	@	DET	L,1-8	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	113 (1)	Aug 13	CHW	@	DET	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	114	Aug 14	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	115	Aug 15	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	116	Aug 16	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
94	117	Aug 18	CHW		BAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	118	Aug 19	CHW		BAL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	119	Aug 20	CHW		BAL	L,6-7	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
97	124 (4)	Aug 24	CHW		NYY	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	125	Aug 25	CHW		BOS	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	126	Aug 26	CHW		BOS	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
100	127	Aug 27	CHW		BOS	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
101	128	Aug 28	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	129	Aug 29	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	130	Aug 30 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
104	131	Aug 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	132	Sep 1	CHW		DET	L,0-4	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	133	Sep 2 (1)	CHW		DET	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
107	134	Sep 2 (2)	CHW		DET	W,11-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	135	Sep 4	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
109	136	Sep 5	CHW		CLE	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	137	Sep 6	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	138	Sep 7 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
112	139	Sep 7 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,13-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	140	Sep 8	CHW		KCA	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
114	141	Sep 9	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
115	142	Sep 10	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
116	143	Sep 11 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	144	Sep 11 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	60	15.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	145	Sep 12	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-1	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
119	146	Sep 13	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	147	Sep 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
121	148	Sep 15	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
122	149	Sep 16	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
123	150	Sep 18	CHW		DET	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	151	Sep 19	CHW		DET	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
125	152	Sep 20	CHW		DET	L,4-5	GS	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF CF
126	153	Sep 22	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
127	154	Sep 25	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	156 (1)	Sep 27	CHW	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	19	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
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