Frank Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 194lb (178cm, 87kg)

Born: October 28, 1879 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: November 3, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Minersville Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

School: Grove City College (Grove City, PA)

Debut: April 22, 1904 (Age 24-177d, 2,621st in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1915 (Age 35-320d)
vs. PBS 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1904 season

Full Name: Frank Elmer Smith

Nicknames: Piano Mover or Nig

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1906 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.0

139

111

ERA

2.59

354

255

2274.0

1051

WHIP

1.166

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-18 / in Starts: 17-12
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games

RBI Opportunities

1905 Batting Game Log

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1905 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	27	1	Apr 14	CHW		SLB	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	28	9 (7)	Apr 27	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG(13)	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.125	.125	.250	9			P
3	29	11 (1)	Apr 29	CHW		DET	W,15-5	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	1		0		1	0	0				0		.231	.231	.538	.769	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
4	30	13 (1)	May 2	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.222	.222	.444	.667	9			P
5	31	16 (2)	May 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.238	.238	.429	.667	9			P
6	32	18 (1)	May 8	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.280	.280	.480	.760	9			P
7	33	21 (2)	May 13	CHW		NYY	T,0-0	CG(11)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0				0		.286	.310	.464	.775	9			P
8	34	24 (2)	May 18	CHW		PHA	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.258	.281	.419	.701	9			P
9	35	27 (2)	May 21	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.265	.286	.441	.727	9			P
10	36	29 (1)	May 24	CHW		WSH	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.263	.282	.421	.703	9			P
11	37	33 (3)	May 29	CHW		DET	W,9-1	CG	4	2	0	2	1	0	0	4	1		0	0	1				0		.300	.333	.475	.808	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
12	38	37 (3)	Jun 1	CHW		CLE	W,9-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.273	.304	.432	.736	9			P
13	39	40 (2)	Jun 6	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.250	.280	.396	.676	9			P
14	40	44 (3)	Jun 10	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.245	.275	.388	.662	9			P
15	41	45	Jun 12	CHW	@	WSH	L,3-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.235	.264	.373	.637	9			P
16	42	51 (5)	Jun 19	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-6	0-GF	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0				0		.226	.281	.358	.639	9			P
17	43	58 (6)	Jun 29	CHW		SLB	L,2-4	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.214	.267	.339	.606	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
18	44	63 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.220	.270	.339	.609	9			P
19	45	73 (9)	Jul 15	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.210	.258	.323	.580	9			P
20	46	83 (9)	Jul 25	CHW		PHA	L,2-8	0-GF	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.215	.261	.338	.599	9			P
21	47	85 (1)	Jul 27	CHW		PHA	T,4-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.212	.257	.333	.590	9			PH
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
22	48	89 (3)	Aug 2	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.209	.254	.328	.582	9			PH
23	49	90	Aug 3	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.197	.240	.310	.550	9			P
24	50	91	Aug 4	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.197	.240	.310	.550	9			P
25	51	94 (2)	Aug 10	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.241	.307	.547	9			P
26	52	98 (3)	Aug 18	CHW		NYY	W,6-0	0-GF(6)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.205	.244	.308	.552	9			P
27	53	99	Aug 19	CHW		NYY	L,2-4	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.210	.247	.309	.556	9			P
28	54	101 (1)	Aug 21	CHW		NYY	L,3-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.210	.247	.309	.556	9			P
29	55	105 (3)	Aug 23 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,2-4	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.210	.247	.309	.556	9			P
30	56	112 (6)	Aug 28	CHW		WSH	L,1-3	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.207	.244	.305	.549	9			P
31	57	115 (2)	Aug 31	CHW		WSH	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.212	.247	.306	.553	9			P
Sep/Oct		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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
32	58	117 (1)	Sep 2	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG(5)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.218	.253	.310	.563	9			P
33	59	124 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,15-0	CG	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.231	.271	.330	.601	9			P
34	60	127 (2)	Sep 10 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.223	.263	.319	.582	9			P
35	61	131 (3)	Sep 15	CHW		SLB	L,3-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.219	.257	.313	.570	9			P
36	62	138 (6)	Sep 21 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG(8)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.230	.267	.320	.587	9			P
37	63	141 (2)	Sep 23 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,10-1	CG(7)	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	1	0				0		.228	.284	.317	.601	9			P
38	64	143 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG(7)	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				0		.225	.295	.314	.608	9			P
39	65	149 (5)	Sep 29	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-11	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.233	.301	.320	.621	9			P
40	66	151 (1)	Oct 2	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.226	.293	.311	.604	9			P
41	67	156 (4)	Oct 7 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	T,7-7	CG(8)	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0				0		.220	.292	.303	.594	9			P
							20-18		121	109	11	24	6	0	1	7	7		29	4	1		0		0		.220	.292	.303	.594

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