Ozzie Smith

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 150lb (180cm, 68kg)

Born: December 26, 1954 in Mobile, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) and the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA).

High School: Locke HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Debut: April 7, 1978 (Age 23-102d, 13,999th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1996 (Age 41-278d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2002. (Voted by BBWAA on 433/472 ballots)
View Ozzie Smith's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert • Previously: Debra Ehlmann, Ed Gottlieb

Full Name: Osborne Earl Smith

Nicknames: The Wizard of Oz

Twitter: @STLWizard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

76.9

9396

2460

.262

1257

RBI

793

580

OBP

.338

SLG

.328

OPS

.666

OPS+

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

1995 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1995 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 26	STL		PHI	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
2	2	Apr 27	STL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
3	3	Apr 28	STL	@	NYM	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	1	2	1	4	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	6 (2)	May 1	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
5	7	May 2	STL		PIT	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
6	8	May 3	STL		PIT	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
7	9	May 4	STL		HOU	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	5	1	8	1	SS
8	10	May 5	STL		HOU	L,4-9	GS	37	8.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
9	11	May 6	STL		HOU	W,7-5	GS	25	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
10	14 (2)	May 9	STL		CHC	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
11	15	May 10	STL		CHC	W,11-1	GS	29	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
12	16	May 12	STL	@	LAD	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
13	17	May 13	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
14	18	May 14	STL	@	LAD	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
15	19	May 15	STL	@	SDP	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
16	20	May 16	STL	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
17	21	May 17	STL	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS	22	6.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	104 (82)	Aug 18	STL		ATL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
19	105	Aug 19	STL		ATL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
20	106	Aug 20	STL		ATL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
21	107	Aug 21	STL		CIN	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
22	109 (1)	Aug 23	STL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
23	110	Aug 24	STL		CIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
24	111	Aug 25	STL	@	COL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	2	7	1	SS
25	112	Aug 26	STL	@	COL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
26	114 (1)	Aug 28	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
27	115	Aug 29	STL	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
28	116	Aug 30	STL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	117	Sep 1	STL		COL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
30	118	Sep 2	STL		COL	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
31	120 (1)	Sep 4	STL	@	ATL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.1	3	5	0	8	2	SS
32	121	Sep 5	STL	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
33	122	Sep 6	STL	@	ATL	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	3	1	1	5	1	SS
34	123	Sep 7	STL		SDP	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
35	124	Sep 8	STL		SDP	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
36	125	Sep 9	STL		SDP	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	SS
37	126	Sep 11	STL		SFG	W,13-4	GS	20	6.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
38	127	Sep 12	STL		SFG	W,10-4	GS	32	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
39	129 (1)	Sep 15	STL		LAD	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
40	131 (1)	Sep 17	STL		LAD	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
41	143 (11)	Oct 1	STL		PIT	L,4-10	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
							41gm		343.1	60	129	7	196	28