Bob Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: February 1, 1930 in Woodsville, NH us

Died: April 1, 2013 in Augusta, GA

Buried: North Monroe Cemetery, Monroe, NH

High School: Woodsville HS (Woodsville, NH)

Debut: April 29, 1955 (Age 25-087d, 11,252nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1959 (Age 29-234d)
vs. KCA 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Robert Gilchrist Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.6

ERA

4.05

166.2

WHIP

1.542

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
1948	18	BOS-min	D	0	6	.000	7.85	16	8					55.0	60	56	48		54									2.073	9.8		8.8			WVL PONY
1949	19	BOS-min	D	8	10	.444	5.32	30	17		7	1		132.0	135	95	78		76		118	7	3	2				1.598	9.2		5.2	8.0	1.55	HRN PONY
1950	20	BOS-min	C	13	5	.722	3.65	34	14					138.0	130	74	56		88									1.580	8.5		5.7			ONE CAML
1951	21	BOS-min	B,A	6	15	.286	4.11	33	18					173.0	154	107	79		115									1.555	8.0		6.0			ROA,SCR PIED,EL
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1955	25	BOS-min	AAA	10	6	.625	2.48	23	18		8	1		127.0	129	52	35	6	58	2	85	1	0	5				1.472	9.1	0.4	4.1	6.0	1.47	LOU AA
1955	25	BOS	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6		2.97	1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00

1956	26	BOS-min	Opn	8	11	.421	4.38	30	25		8	1		156.0	176	94	76	9	53		91	4	1	2				1.468	10.2	0.5	3.1	5.3	1.72	SFR PCL
1957	27	TOT	NL	2	4	.333	3.34	26	4	7	2	0	1	64.2	60	32	24	3	31	4	46	2	0	2	290	116	3.17	1.407	8.4	0.4	4.3	6.4	1.48
1957	27	STL	NL	0	0		4.66	6	0	3	0	0	1	9.2	12	10	5	0	6	1	11	1	0	0	53	88	2.35	1.862	11.2	0.0	5.6	10.2	1.83
1957	27	PIT	NL	2	4	.333	3.11	20	4	4	2	0	0	55.0	48	22	19	3	25	3	35	1	0	2	237	123	3.31	1.327	7.9	0.5	4.1	5.7	1.40
1958	28	PIT	NL	2	2	.500	4.43	35	4	9	0	0	2	61.0	61	39	30	6	31	7	24	2	0	3	274	88	4.59	1.508	9.0	0.9	4.6	3.5	0.77
1959	29	DET-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.50	11	4		0	0		34.0	43	25	17	2	17	0	20	1	0	5				1.765	11.4	0.5	4.5	5.3	1.18	CHL AA
1959	29	TOT	MLB	0	3	.000	4.81	29	0	12	0	0	0	39.1	52	31	21	6	20	1	22	0	0	0	183	83	4.93	1.831	11.9	1.4	4.6	5.0	1.10
1959	29	PIT	NL	0	0		3.49	20	0	6	0	0	0	28.1	32	16	11	1	17	0	12	0	0	0	130	111	3.95	1.729	10.2	0.3	5.4	3.8	0.71
1959	29	DET	AL	0	3	.000	8.18	9	0	6	0	0	0	11.0	20	15	10	5	3	1	10	0	0	0	53	51	7.45	2.091	16.4	4.1	2.5	8.2	3.33
1960	30	DET-min	AAA	5	5	.500	4.23	34	11		1	1		100.0	117	64	47	5	28	0	83	0	0	1				1.450	10.5	0.5	2.5	7.5	2.96	DEN AA
1961	31	MLN-BAL-PIT-min	AAA	0	2	.000	0.90	34	0					10.0	13	8	1	0	5				0					1.800	11.7	0.0	4.5			LOU,ROC,CLB AA,IL
1962	32	LAA-min	AAA	7	7	.500	5.13	37	17		3	0		114.0	135	75	65	13	39	8	71	4	0	2				1.526	10.7	1.0	3.1	5.6	1.82	HAW PCL
1963	33	BOS-min	AAA	6	3	.667	2.52	47	0		0	0		93.0	98	37	26	9	15	2	74	2	0	2				1.215	9.5	0.9	1.5	7.2	4.93	SLE PCL
1964	34	BOS-min	AAA	6	4	.600	3.94	56	0		0	0		80.0	83	37	35	4	25	5	68	4	0	2				1.350	9.3	0.5	2.8	7.7	2.72	SLE PCL
4 Yrs				4	9	.308	4.05	91	8	28	2	0	3	166.2	174	102	75	15	83	12	93	4	0	5	753	97	4.10	1.542	9.4	0.8	4.5	5.0	1.12
162 Game Avg.				3	6	.308	4.05	63	5	19	1	0	2	115	120	70	52	10	57	8	64	3	0	3	517	97	4.10	1.542	9.4	0.8	4.5	5.0	1.12

PIT (3 yrs)				4	6	.400	3.74	75	8	19	2	0	2	144.1	141	77	60	10	73	10	71	3	0	5	641	103	3.98	1.483	8.8	0.6	4.6	4.4	0.97
STL (1 yr)				0	0		4.66	6	0	3	0	0	1	9.2	12	10	5	0	6	1	11	1	0	0	53	88	2.35	1.862	11.2	0.0	5.6	10.2	1.83
BOS (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6		2.97	1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
DET (1 yr)				0	3	.000	8.18	9	0	6	0	0	0	11.0	20	15	10	5	3	1	10	0	0	0	53	51	7.45	2.091	16.4	4.1	2.5	8.2	3.33

NL (3 yrs)				4	6	.400	3.80	81	8	22	2	0	3	154.0	153	87	65	10	79	11	82	4	0	5	694	102	3.88	1.506	8.9	0.6	4.6	4.8	1.04
AL (2 yrs)				0	3	.000	7.11	10	0	6	0	0	0	12.2	21	15	10	5	4	1	11	0	0	0	59	61	6.86	1.974	14.9	3.6	2.8	7.8	2.75

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