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Hal Smith

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 186lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: June 1, 1931 in Barling, AR us

Died: April 12, 2014 in Fort Smith, AR

Buried: Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, AR

High School: Fort Smith HS (Fort Smith, AR)

Debut: May 2, 1956 (Age 24-336d, 11,360th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1965 (Age 34-037d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Harold Raymond Smith

Nicknames: Cura

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

1697

437

.258

126

RBI

172

OBP

.300

SLG

.345

OPS

.644

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-22 / in Starts: 21-21
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	42 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 142 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	99 (50-35-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 142 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	88 (46-27-14)

Most Driven In
D Spencer	2
J Cunningham	2
C James	2
S Musial	2
K Boyer	2
D Taussig	0
C Warwick	0
J Javier	0

Most Driven In By
J Javier	3
D Landrum	1
B White	1
L Jackson	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	522	1	Apr 11	STL	@	MLN	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.000	1.333	8	.98	0.136	2.48	0.21%	0.36	C
2	523	2	Apr 13	STL	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000	8	1.67	-0.131	4.47	-0.21%	-0.74	C
3	524	3	Apr 14	STL		CIN	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.364	.417	.545	.962	8	1.03	0.079	2.50	0.12%	1.31	C
4	525	4	Apr 15	STL		CIN	W,4-0	CG(6)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.462	.862	8	1.30	-0.064	3.01	-0.09%	-1.03	C
5	526	5	Apr 16	STL		CIN	W,5-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.400	.733	8	.87	-0.015	2.19	-0.02%	-0.38	C
6	527	6	Apr 17	STL	@	LAD	W,9-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.273	.316	.589	8	1.47	-0.148	4.14	-0.25%	-1.34	C
7	528	7	Apr 18	STL	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.240	.273	.513	8	1.57	-0.114	4.46	-0.19%	-0.80	C
8	529	8	Apr 19	STL	@	LAD	L,2-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.240	.273	.513	8						C
9	530	9	Apr 20	STL	@	LAD	W,11-2	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.276	.280	.556	8	.59	-0.041	1.51	-0.06%	-0.73	C
10	531	10	Apr 23 (1)	STL	@	SFG	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.276	.280	.556	7						C
11	532	11	Apr 23 (2)	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.258	.259	.517	8	.79	-0.040	1.97	-0.06%	-0.33	C
12	533	12	Apr 25	STL		MLN	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.265	.267	.531	8	.90	-0.001	2.51	0.00%	0.00	C
13	534	13	Apr 26	STL		MLN	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.257	.258	.515	8	.81	-0.035	2.26	-0.06%	-0.57	C
14	535	14	Apr 28	STL		PHI	W,10-9	GS-9	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.282	.286	.568	8	1.45	0.081	3.45	0.12%	-0.06	C
15	536	15	Apr 29	STL		PHI	L,2-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.275	.278	.553	8	.99	-0.026	2.40	-0.04%	-0.26	C
16	537	16	Apr 30	STL		PHI	L,7-11	GS-9	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.295	.325	.620	8	.64	0.239	1.48	0.33%	2.74	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	538	17	May 2	STL		PIT	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.277	.302	.579	8	.95	-0.075	2.06	-0.10%	-0.98	C
18	539	18	May 3	STL		PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.265	.289	.554	8	.88	-0.021	1.75	-0.03%	-0.36	C
19	540	19	May 6	STL		CHC	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.204	.245	.265	.511	8	1.16	-0.210	2.37	-0.26%	-2.50	C
20	541	21 (1)	May 10	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.220	.255	.280	.535	8	1.96	-0.011	4.61	-0.02%	-0.04	C
21	542	22	May 12	STL	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.254	.264	.518	8	1.13	-0.084	1.89	-0.09%	-0.74	C
22	543	23	May 13	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.262	.273	.535	8	1.03	0.076	2.21	0.10%	0.68	C
23	544	24	May 14	STL	@	PHI	L,4-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.270	.268	.538	8	.74	0.000	1.39	0.00%	0.03	C
24	545	25	May 16	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.258	.254	.512	8	1.03	-0.078	1.94	-0.09%	-0.56	C
25	546	26	May 17	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.261	.246	.507	8	1.35	-0.065	2.35	-0.07%	-0.42	C
26	547	29 (2)	May 21 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.257	.242	.499	8	2.58	-0.061	2.80	-0.04%	-0.32	C
27	548	30	May 21 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.270	.246	.516	8	.93	0.063	.90	0.04%	0.34	C
28	549	31	May 22	STL		SFG	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.260	.235	.495	8	1.36	-0.107	2.17	-0.10%	-0.77	C
29	550	32	May 23	STL		SFG	W,12-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.259	.225	.485	8	.38	-0.036	.46	-0.03%	-1.06	C
30	551	33	May 24	STL		LAD	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.271	.240	.511	8	.60	-0.019	.91	-0.02%	-0.25	C
31	552	34	May 25	STL		LAD	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.261	.231	.492	8	1.25	-0.100	2.17	-0.10%	-0.61	C
32	553	35	May 26	STL		PIT	W,12-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.183	.250	.220	.470	8	.34	-0.062	.47	-0.05%	-1.90	C
33	554	36	May 27	STL		PIT	W,7-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.258	.230	.488	8	.71	0.032	1.14	0.03%	-0.26	C
34	555	37	May 28	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.267	.242	.509	8	.39	0.022	.63	0.02%	0.27	C
35	556	38	May 29	STL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.267	.253	.519	8	1.42	-0.097	2.54	-0.10%	-0.52	C
36	557	39	May 30	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.262	.247	.509	8	1.09	-0.056	1.86	-0.06%	-0.43	C
37	558	40	May 31	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.270	.250	.520	8	1.38	0.038	1.99	0.03%	0.37	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	559	41	Jun 1	STL	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.278	.262	.540	8	.46	0.000	.60	0.00%	0.28	C
39	560	42	Jun 2	STL	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.294	.290	.584	8	.94	0.095	1.21	0.07%	0.82	C
40	561	43	Jun 3	STL	@	MLN	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.293	.288	.581	8	.46	0.051	.71	0.05%	0.10	C
41	562	44	Jun 4	STL	@	MLN	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.294	.289	.583	8	.60	-0.032	.90	-0.03%	-0.19	C
42	563	45	Jun 5	STL		CHC	W,10-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.298	.294	.592	8	1.37	0.159	1.62	0.11%	0.93	C
43	564	46	Jun 6 (1)	STL		CHC	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.304	.295	.599	7	.74	-0.031	1.03	-0.03%	0.34	C
44	565	47	Jun 6 (2)	STL		CHC	T,3-3	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.304	.295	.599	8						C
45	566	48	Jun 7	STL		CHC	W,8-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.309	.296	.605	8	.20	0.017	.31	0.02%	0.30	C
							22-22		142	125	6	31	4	1	0	10	11	4	12	1	3	2	2	3	0	0	.248	.309	.296	.605		.97	-0.672	1.91	-0.94%	-9.30

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