Bob Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: May 13, 1928 in Clarence, MO us

Died: June 23, 2003 in Clarence, MO

Buried: Union Cemetery, Clarence, MO

High School: Clarence HS (Clarence, MO)

School: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Debut: April 22, 1958 (Age 29-344d, 11,534th in major league history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1959 (Age 31-137d)
vs. KCA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Robert Walkup Smith

Nicknames: Riverboat

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.75

96.2

WHIP

1.614

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-11 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 22 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	8 (4-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 22 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In By
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1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	8 (7)	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-12	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	12 (3)	Apr 26	BOS		WSH	L,5-7	6-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	1.13	0.017	1.70	0.02%	0.11	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	19 (6)	May 5	BOS		CLE	W,8-5	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.79	-0.012	1.20	-0.01%	-0.28	P
4	4	22 (2)	May 10	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	7						P
5	5	26 (3)	May 13	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	.52	0.006	.71	0.01%	-0.34	P
6	6	31 (4)	May 20	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.53	-0.045	.87	-0.05%	-0.34	P
7	7	37 (5)	May 25 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.32	-0.102	2.97	-0.14%	-1.01	P
8	8	41 (3)	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	9	.70	-0.017	1.21	-0.02%	-0.14	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	9	46 (4)	Jun 5	BOS		CLE	W,5-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.63	-0.016	.77	-0.01%	-0.16	P
10	10	53 (6)	Jun 11 (2)	BOS		DET	L,3-9	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.14	-0.007	.27	-0.01%	-0.34	P
11	11	57 (3)	Jun 15 (1)	BOS		KCA	L,6-17	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
12	12	62 (4)	Jun 20	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.83	-0.042	1.58	-0.05%	-0.45	P
13	13	68 (5)	Jun 28	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	9-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	1						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	14	72 (3)	Jul 3	BOS		BAL	L,5-7	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
15	15	74 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
16	16	75	Jul 5	BOS	@	NYY	T,3-3	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
17	17	79 (3)	Jul 12 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,4-7	1-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	9	.99	-0.025	1.05	-0.02%	-0.23	P
							5-11		22	19	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296		.70	-0.243	1.16	-0.27%	-3.17

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