Al Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: October 12, 1907 in Belleville, IL us

Died: April 28, 1977 in Brownsville, TX

Buried: Cremated

Debut: May 5, 1934 (Age 26-205d, 6,445th in MLB history)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 15, 1945 (Age 37-338d)
vs. PHA 3.0 IP, 9 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Alfred John Smith

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.6

W

L

101

ERA

3.72

G

356

GS

201

SV

IP

1662.1

SO

587

WHIP

1.380

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1932	24	NYG-min	B	17	8	.680	2.20	30						200.0	177	68	49		72									1.245	8.0		3.2			WSM PIED
1934	26	NYG	NL	3	5	.375	4.32	30	4	15	0	0	5	66.2	70	40	32	2	21	3	27	0	1	1	289	90	3.65	1.365	9.5	0.3	2.8	3.6	1.29
1935	27	NYG	NL	10	8	.556	3.41	40	10	18	4	1	5	124.0	125	50	47	6	32	3	44	7	0	1	521	113	3.92	1.266	9.1	0.4	2.3	3.2	1.38
1936	28	NYG	NL	14	13	.519	3.78	43	30	10	9	4	2	209.1	217	116	88	16	69	9	89	4	0	4	871	103	4.45	1.366	9.3	0.7	3.0	3.8	1.29
1937	29	NYG	NL	5	4	.556	4.20	33	9	13	2	0	0	85.2	91	45	40	8	30	2	41	2	1	0	367	93	4.42	1.412	9.6	0.8	3.2	4.3	1.37
1938	30	PHI	NL	1	4	.200	6.28	37	1	21	0	0	1	86.0	115	70	60	7	40	5	46	0	0	0	405	64	4.31	1.802	12.0	0.7	4.2	4.8	1.15
1939	31	CLE-min	AA	16	2	.889	3.26	31	23					160.0	179	80	58		49									1.425	10.1		2.8			BFL IL
1939	31	PHI	NL	0	0		4.00	5	0	1	0	0	0	9.0	11	5	4	1	5	0	2	2	0	0	42	102	6.31	1.778	11.0	1.0	5.0	2.0	0.40
1940	32	CLE	AL	15	7	.682	3.44	31	24	5	11	1	2	183.0	187	79	70	12	55	6	46	6	1	3	761	124	4.19	1.322	9.2	0.6	2.7	2.3	0.84
1941	33	CLE	AL	12	13	.480	3.83	29	27	2	13	2	0	206.2	204	95	88	12	75	11	76	1	0	8	884	103	3.79	1.350	8.9	0.5	3.3	3.3	1.01
1942	34	CLE	AL	10	15	.400	3.96	30	24	6	7	1	0	168.1	163	96	74	9	71	6	66	5	0	3	742	87	3.68	1.390	8.7	0.5	3.8	3.5	0.93
1943	35	CLE	AL	17	7	.708	2.55	29	27	2	14	3	1	208.1	186	74	59	7	72	4	72	0	0	0	862	122	3.19	1.238	8.0	0.3	3.1	3.1	1.00	AS,MVP-15
1944	36	CLE	AL	7	13	.350	3.42	28	26	2	7	1	0	181.2	197	83	69	6	69	7	44	3	0	4	792	97	3.67	1.464	9.8	0.3	3.4	2.2	0.64
1945	37	CLE	AL	5	12	.294	3.84	21	19	1	8	3	1	133.2	141	74	57	8	48	9	34	2	0	3	576	84	3.93	1.414	9.5	0.5	3.2	2.3	0.71
12 Yrs				99	101	.495	3.72	356	201	96	75	16	17	1662.1	1707	827	688	94	587	65	587	32	3	27	7112	99	3.91	1.380	9.2	0.5	3.2	3.2	1.00
162 Game Avg.				12	12	.495	3.72	43	25	12	9	2	2	203	208	101	84	11	72	8	72	4	0	3	868	99	3.91	1.380	9.2	0.5	3.2	3.2	1.00

CLE (6 yrs)				66	67	.496	3.47	168	147	18	60	11	4	1081.2	1078	501	417	54	390	43	338	17	1	21	4617	103	3.72	1.357	9.0	0.4	3.2	2.8	0.87
NYG (4 yrs)				32	30	.516	3.84	146	53	56	15	5	12	485.2	503	251	207	32	152	17	201	13	2	6	2048	101	4.20	1.349	9.3	0.6	2.8	3.7	1.32
PHI (2 yrs)				1	4	.200	6.06	42	1	22	0	0	1	95.0	126	75	64	8	45	5	48	2	0	0	447	66	4.50	1.800	11.9	0.8	4.3	4.5	1.07

AL (6 yrs)				66	67	.496	3.47	168	147	18	60	11	4	1081.2	1078	501	417	54	390	43	338	17	1	21	4617	103	3.72	1.357	9.0	0.4	3.2	2.8	0.87
NL (6 yrs)				33	34	.493	4.20	188	54	78	15	5	13	580.2	629	326	271	40	197	22	249	15	2	6	2495	93	4.25	1.423	9.7	0.6	3.1	3.9	1.26