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.

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	CAL		MIL	L,9-15	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	2	Apr 3	CAL		MIL	W,3-2		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	22 (19)	Apr 27	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	25 (2)	Apr 30	CAL	@	OAK	W,7-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	30 (4)	May 5	CAL		MIN	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	33 (2)	May 8	CAL		KCR	L,1-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	35 (1)	May 10	CAL		CLE	W,13-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	38 (2)	May 14	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	40 (1)	May 17	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-8	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	43 (2)	May 20	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-13	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	45 (1)	May 22	CAL	@	BAL	L,5-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from California Angels to Cincinnati Reds
12	47	May 31	CIN		ATL	L,1-9		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49 (1)	Jun 2	CIN		ATL	L,2-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	50	Jun 3	CIN		SFG	L,3-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	53 (2)	Jun 7	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-1		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	55 (1)	Jun 9	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	56	Jun 10	CIN	@	SDP	W,6-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	57	Jun 11	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-1		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	58	Jun 12	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	60 (1)	Jun 15	CIN		MON	L,5-6	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	62 (1)	Jun 17	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	67 (4)	Jun 22	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	71 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	73 (1)	Jun 28	CIN		CHC	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	77 (3)	Jul 2	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	82 (4)	Jul 7	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-7		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	87 (4)	Jul 15	CIN		STL	L,3-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	90 (2)	Jul 18	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-8	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	95 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	98 (2)	Jul 26	CIN		NYM	W,7-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	100 (1)	Jul 28	CIN		NYM	L,1-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	104 (3)	Aug 1	CIN	@	MON	W,9-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	107 (2)	Aug 4	CIN	@	MON	L,3-7		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	110 (2)	Aug 7	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-9		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	111	Aug 9	CIN		LAD	W,9-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	113 (1)	Aug 11	CIN		LAD	L,5-10		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	114	Aug 12	CIN		LAD	L,5-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	116 (1)	Aug 14	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	118 (1)	Aug 16	CIN		COL	L,4-8		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	120 (1)	Aug 17 (2)	CIN		COL	W,9-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	124 (3)	Aug 21	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	126 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	CIN	@	FLA	W,6-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	128 (1)	Aug 24	CIN	@	FLA	L,3-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	129	Aug 25	CIN	@	FLA	L,5-6		4	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
45	132 (2)	Aug 28	CIN	@	COL	L,9-10		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	134 (1)	Aug 30	CIN		FLA	L,1-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	137 (2)	Sep 2	CIN		ATL	W,7-6		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
48	139 (1)	Sep 4	CIN		ATL	W,12-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	143 (3)	Sep 8	CIN		SFG	W,8-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	148 (4)	Sep 14	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	154 (5)	Sep 22 (1)	CIN		STL	W,6-3		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
52	156 (1)	Sep 23	CIN		STL	L,2-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	157	Sep 24	CIN		CHC	W,6-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	158	Sep 25	CIN		CHC	W,4-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							54gm		55.1	3	5	0	8	1