Lee Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: December 4, 1957 in Jamestown, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Castor HS (Castor, LA).

High School: Castor HS (Castor, LA)

School: Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA)

Debut: September 1, 1980 (Age 22-272d, 14,354th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 2, 1997 (Age 39-210d)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2019. (Voted by Today's Game Era Committee)
View Lee Smith's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Agents: Brian David • Previously: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Lee Arthur Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.9

ERA

3.03

1022

478

1289.1

1251

WHIP

1.256

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 7	BOS	@	KCR	L,8-9		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	11 (7)	Apr 17	BOS		BAL	W,6-4		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (1)	Apr 20	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-2	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	19 (5)	Apr 27	BOS		CHW	L,1-3		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	20	Apr 28 susp	BOS	@	TEX	L,6-7		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	21	Apr 29	BOS	@	TEX	W,8-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	24 (2)	May 2	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	27 (2)	May 5	BOS		TEX	W,7-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	29 (1)	May 7	BOS		TEX	W,9-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	34 (4)	May 14	BOS	@	SEA	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	38 (3)	May 19	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-4		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	41 (2)	May 23	BOS		SEA	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	42	May 24	BOS		SEA	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	46 (3)	May 29	BOS		OAK	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	48 (1)	May 31	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	50 (1)	Jun 3	BOS		TOR	L,2-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	51	Jun 4	BOS		TOR	L,11-13		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	55 (3)	Jun 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-8		8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	57 (1)	Jun 11 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	58	Jun 11 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-8	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	59	Jun 13	BOS		DET	W,8-7	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	63 (3)	Jun 18	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	65 (1)	Jun 20	BOS		TEX	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	67 (1)	Jun 22	BOS		TEX	L,1-9	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	70 (2)	Jun 24 (2)	BOS		MIN	W,11-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	74 (3)	Jun 29	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	76 (1)	Jul 1	BOS	@	TOR	W,3-1	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	77	Jul 2	BOS	@	TOR	W,4-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	80 (2)	Jul 6	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	83 (2)	Jul 9	BOS		NYY	W,10-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	84	Jul 13	BOS	@	MIN	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	87 (2)	Jul 16	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	91 (3)	Jul 21	BOS		CHW	L,0-1	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	93 (1)	Jul 23	BOS		CHW	W,8-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	96 (2)	Jul 27	BOS		KCR	W,7-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	101 (4)	Jul 31	BOS		BAL	W,9-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	102	Aug 1 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	103	Aug 1 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,6-2	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	105 (1)	Aug 3	BOS		CLE	L,2-4	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	109 (3)	Aug 7	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	111 (1)	Aug 9	BOS	@	KCR	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	112	Aug 11 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	114 (1)	Aug 12	BOS	@	BAL	W,10-8		9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	118 (3)	Aug 16	BOS		TOR	L,3-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	123 (4)	Aug 21	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	124	Aug 22	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	125	Aug 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	126	Aug 25 (1)	BOS		DET	W,4-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	128 (1)	Aug 26	BOS		DET	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	130 (1)	Aug 28	BOS		DET	W,6-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	136 (5)	Sep 2	BOS		SEA	W,6-5	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	138 (1)	Sep 4	BOS	@	OAK	W,8-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	140 (1)	Sep 6	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	143 (2)	Sep 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-2		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	146 (2)	Sep 13	BOS	@	SEA	L,4-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	147	Sep 15	BOS		OAK	W,7-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	149 (1)	Sep 17	BOS		OAK	W,7-6	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	152 (2)	Sep 20	BOS	@	TOR	W,10-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	153	Sep 22	BOS	@	DET	W,9-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	155 (1)	Sep 24	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	156	Sep 25	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	157	Sep 26	BOS		NYY	W,9-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	160 (2)	Sep 29	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							64gm		70.2	1	1	0	2	0