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	4-9 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	3 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 6 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	7 (3-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 6 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 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	18	15 (14)	Apr 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,8-18	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Cleveland Indians
2	19	80	Jul 12 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	20	84 (3)	Jul 16 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.95	-0.107	12.63	-0.42%	-1.01	P
4	21	86 (1)	Jul 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	13-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	22	91 (4)	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,8-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Aug		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
6	23	102 (10)	Aug 1	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.17	-0.004	1.08	-0.02%	-0.10	P
7	24	107 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
8	25	112 (4)	Aug 11	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-7	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	26	115 (2)	Aug 14	CLE	@	DET	L,1-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	27	130 (14)	Aug 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
Sept		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
11	28	136 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	CLE		DET	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.25	-0.118	5.89	-0.33%	-1.22	P
12	29	151 (14)	Sep 25 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,8-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	30	154 (2)	Sep 27	CLE		KCA	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							4-9		6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		1.30	-0.229	7.33	-0.76%	-2.33

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