Charley Smith

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: September 15, 1937 in Charleston, SC us

Died: November 29, 1994 in Reno, NV

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 8, 1960 (Age 22-359d, 11,768th in major league history)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 22, 1969 (Age 31-219d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Charles William Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.9

2484

594

.239

228

RBI

281

OBP

.279

SLG

.370

OPS

.649

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 69 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 15 go ahead

6 Tms
NYM	36
NYY	10
STL	10
PHI	9
LAD	2
CHW	2

Platoon
vs RHP	46
vs LHP	23

Home/Road
Away	35
Home	34

Outs
0	29
1	20
2	20

16 Opps
STL	10
CHC	9
LAD	9
ATL/MLN	8
PHI	6
CIN	5
SFG	3
CAL/LAA	3
PIT	3
CHW	3
DET	2
NYM	2
CLE	2
HOU	2
KCA	1
WSA	1

55 Pitchers
Roger Craig	3
Don Drysdale	3
Lew Burdette	3
Curt Simmons	3
Bob Gibson	2
Denny Lemaster	2
John Tsitouris	2
Don Nottebart	2
Warren Spahn	2
Jim Bunning	2
Gary Bell	1
Larry Jackson	1
Bob Veale	1
Chi-Chi Olivo	1
Woodie Fryman	1
Jack Curtis	1
Ken McBride	1
Wilbur Wood	1
Steve Hargan	1
Bo Belinsky	1
Jim Brewer	1
Dick Ellsworth	1
Rob Gardner	1
Don Larsen	1
Sammy Ellis	1
Ray Washburn	1
Don Elston	1
Joe Nuxhall	1
Larry Sherry	1
Ray Herbert	1
Bob Buhl	1
Ron Herbel	1
Wade Blasingame	1
Gaylord Perry	1
Jack Hamilton	1
Turk Farrell	1
Ernie Broglio	1
Tommy John	1
Hoyt Wilhelm	1
Robin Roberts	1
Ray Sadecki	1
Diego Seguí	1
Clyde Wright	1
Johnny Podres	1
Joe Moeller	1
Dean Chance	1
Joe Sparma	1
Camilo Pascual	1
John Gelnar	1
Nick Willhite	1
Chris Short	1
Carl Willey	1
Sterling Slaughter	1
Ron Taylor	1
Glen Hobbie	1

15 Parks
Shea Stad (NYC)	21
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	9
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	8
Busch Stad (STL)	4
Yankee Stad (NYC)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
LA Coliseum (LOS)	4
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	3
County Stad (MIL)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Crosley Fld (CIN)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1

Where Hit
7	43
78	10
8	7
9	2

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	65
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	39
1--	14
12-	5
-2-	4
1-3	3
--3	2
123	1
-23	1

110 RBI
RISP	16
0 on	39
1 on	20
2 on	9
3 on	1
Any on	30

Inning
1	6
2	9
3	4
4	14
5	7
6	6
7	12
8	3
9	8

1-3	19
4-6	27
7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	9
+3	3
+2	8
+1	5
Tied	14
-1	6
-2	8
-3	10
-4..	6

Ahead	25
Tied	14
Behind	30

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	61
LF	4
SS	3
PH	1

OrderPos
6th	22
7th	15
5th	12
4th	9
8th	5
3rd	4
1st	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	30
Low Lev	27

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1961	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1961-04-20	LAD		STL	Curt Simmons	behind 0-3	b 4	1	1--	2	7	5	0.176	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); G. Hodges Scores
2	2	2	1	1961-04-29	LAD	@	CHC	Dick Ellsworth	ahead 7-3	t 5	2	---	1	7	5	0.045	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	1961-05-24	PHI	@	MLN	Don Nottebart	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	1-3	3	6	6	0.130	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Herrera Scores; T. González Scores
4	4	4	1	1961-07-02	PHI		LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 0-1	b 5	1	---	1	6	5	0.160	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1961-07-04 (2)	PHI	@	STL	Ray Sadecki	behind 3-6	t 7	0	-2-	2	2	5	0.142	32%		Home Run (Deep CF); T. Taylor Scores
6	6	6	1	1961-07-15	PHI	@	LAD	Turk Farrell	ahead 4-2	t 8	1	--3	2	5	5	0.068	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); L. Walls Scores
7	7	7	1	1961-08-15	PHI	@	CHC	Jack Curtis	behind 3-6	t 6	0	---	1	5	5	0.084	22%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1961-08-25 (1)	PHI		MLN	Carl Willey	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	-2-	2	6	5	0.114	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Covington Scores
9	9	9	1	1961-08-27 (1)	PHI		MLN	Don Nottebart	behind 4-9	b 7	1	123	4	6	5	0.211	31%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF); J. Callison Scores; D. Demeter Scores; W. Covington Scores
10	10	10	1	1961-09-11	PHI	@	LAD	Larry Sherry	behind 4-5	t 7	1	---	1	3	5	0.190	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
11	11	11	1	1961-09-12	PHI	@	LAD	Roger Craig	ahead 11-4	t 3	0	---	1	3	5	0.016	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
1962	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1962-05-12	CHW	@	LAA	Dean Chance	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	12-	3	6	5	0.187	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); N. Fox Scores; J. Cunningham Scores
13	13	2	1	1962-06-15	CHW		LAA	Ken McBride	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	1	7	5	0.114	51%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1964	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1964-05-04	NYM	@	MLN	Denny Lemaster	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	5	0.105	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	1964-05-26	NYM	@	CHC	Don Elston	ahead 16-1	t 9	1	12-	3	6	5	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF Line); J. Hickman Scores; J. Christopher Scores
16	16	3	1	1964-05-30	NYM		SFG	Ron Herbel	ahead 3-1	b 4	2	1--	2	8	5	0.129	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. McMillan Scores
17	17	4	1	1964-06-05	NYM		LAD	Joe Moeller	ahead 6-0	b 3	2	---	1	6	5	0.015	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Smith Scores/unER
18	18	5	1	1964-06-07 (1)	NYM		LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 0-2	b 7	2	---	1	8	5	0.124	25%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
19	19	6	1	1964-06-09 (2)	NYM		CHC	Lew Burdette	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	1	6	5	0.134	39%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	7	1	1964-06-10	NYM		CHC	Sterling Slaughter	tied 1-1	b 2	0	1-3	3	8	5	0.154	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Taylor Scores; R. McMillan Scores
21	21	8	1	1964-06-26	NYM	@	MLN	Warren Spahn	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	6	6	0.175	71%		Home Run (LF-CF); E. Kranepool Scores
22	22	9	1	1964-07-15	NYM	@	CHC	Lew Burdette	behind 1-3	t 9	1	---	1	7	5	0.052	8%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	10	1	1964-07-17	NYM	@	STL	Roger Craig	tied 1-1	t 2	0	1--	2	7	5	0.166	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Harkness Scores
24	24	11	1	1964-07-18	NYM	@	STL	Glen Hobbie	ahead 3-0	t 1	2	1--	2	7	5	0.117	87%		Home Run (LF-CF); H. Taylor Scores
25	25	12	1	1964-07-26 (2)	NYM		MLN	Wade Blasingame	behind 0-3	b 2	1	---	1	6	5	0.089	29%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	13	1	1964-08-02 (2)	NYM		HOU	Don Larsen	tied 2-2	b 7	0	---	1	6	6	0.223	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	14	1	1964-08-17	NYM		PIT	Bob Veale	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	7	0.267	81%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Klaus Scores; R. Hunt Scores
28	28	15	2	1964-08-17	NYM		PIT	John Gelnar	ahead 4-0	b 8	0	---	1	5	7	0.006	100%		Home Run (Deep CF)
29	29	16	1	1964-08-21	NYM		CHC	Lew Burdette	ahead 2-0	b 1	1	-23	3	6	7	0.109	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Kranepool Scores; J. Hickman Scores
30	30	17	1	1964-09-04 (2)	NYM		LAD	Jim Brewer	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	1	5	7	0.142	70%		Home Run (LF-CF)
31	31	18	1	1964-09-13	NYM	@	LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 1-2	t 4	2	12-	3	7	5	0.377	73%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Altman Scores; J. Gonder Scores
32	32	19	1	1964-10-03	NYM	@	STL	Ron Taylor	ahead 8-4	t 5	0	---	1	5	5	0.039	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	20	1	1964-10-04	NYM	@	STL	Curt Simmons	behind 0-1	t 4	2	---	1	5	5	0.130	45%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1965	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1965-05-14	NYM		CIN	Joe Nuxhall	tied 3-3	b 6	1	---	1	6	5	0.200	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
35	35	2	1	1965-05-16 (1)	NYM		CIN	Roger Craig	ahead 4-0	b 6	1	1--	2	6	5	0.028	99%		Home Run (LF-CF); E. Kranepool Scores
36	36	3	1	1965-05-16 (2)	NYM		CIN	John Tsitouris	ahead 7-3	b 5	0	---	1	7	5	0.025	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	4	1	1965-05-21	NYM	@	STL	Ray Washburn	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	1	5	5	0.132	61%		Home Run
38	38	5	1	1965-05-24 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	Bo Belinsky	ahead 5-1	t 7	0	---	1	4	5	0.023	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	6	1	1965-06-09	NYM		SFG	Gaylord Perry	behind 0-2	b 4	1	1--	2	4	5	0.247	53%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Lewis Scores
40	40	7	1	1965-06-13 (2)	NYM		LAD	Nick Willhite	tied 1-1	b 6	1	---	1	3	5	0.200	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	8	1	1965-06-16	NYM	@	CIN	John Tsitouris	behind 3-8	t 9	0	---	1	3	5	0.008	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
42	42	9	1	1965-07-15	NYM	@	STL	Curt Simmons	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	--3	2	5	5	0.105	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. McMillan Scores/unER; C. Smith Scores/unER
43	43	10	1	1965-07-16	NYM	@	STL	Bob Gibson	behind 0-2	t 4	2	-2-	2	4	5	0.210	45%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Kranepool Scores
44	44	11	1	1965-07-31	NYM	@	PHI	Chris Short	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1-3	3	4	5	0.203	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. McMillan Scores; J. Hickman Scores
45	45	12	1	1965-08-01	NYM	@	PHI	Jim Bunning	behind 0-3	t 7	0	-2-	2	4	5	0.143	29%		Home Run (LF-CF); J. Lewis Scores
46	46	13	1	1965-08-08 (1)	NYM		CHC	Bob Buhl	behind 1-4	b 4	0	---	1	4	5	0.096	28%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	14	1	1965-08-08 (2)	NYM		CHC	Ernie Broglio	behind 0-2	b 1	2	1--	2	4	5	0.209	51%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Lewis Scores
48	48	15	1	1965-08-20	NYM		STL	Bob Gibson	behind 0-3	b 4	0	---	1	5	5	0.096	28%		Home Run (Deep LF)
49	49	16	1	1965-08-27	NYM		SFG	Warren Spahn	behind 0-3	b 7	2	1--	2	7	PH	0.175	25%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Kranepool Scores
1966	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1966-04-14	STL		PHI	Ray Herbert	behind 0-4	b 2	0	---	1	5	5	0.072	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	2	1	1966-04-28	STL	@	HOU	Robin Roberts	behind 0-3	t 7	0	---	1	5	5	0.073	16%		Home Run (Deep LF)
52	52	3	1	1966-05-18	STL	@	PHI	Jim Bunning	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	---	1	6	5	0.094	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	4	1	1966-05-19	STL	@	PHI	Larry Jackson	ahead 1-0	t 7	1	---	1	6	5	0.134	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	5	1	1966-07-19	STL		ATL	Chi-Chi Olivo	behind 7-9	b 7	0	1--	2	6	5	0.319	58%		Home Run; M. Shannon Scores
55	55	6	1	1966-07-21	STL		ATL	Denny Lemaster	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	1	7	5	0.154	72%		Home Run
56	56	7	1	1966-08-06	STL	@	NYM	Jack Hamilton	ahead 9-8	t 9	0	---	1	6	5	0.084	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
57	57	8	1	1966-08-13	STL		NYM	Rob Gardner	ahead 5-3	b 6	0	---	1	6	5	0.064	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)
58	58	9	1	1966-08-26	STL		PIT	Woodie Fryman	behind 1-7	b 9	1	12-	3	7	5	0.010	2%		Home Run; O. Cepeda Scores; T. McCarver Scores
59	59	10	1	1966-08-30	STL	@	CIN	Sammy Ellis	behind 1-6	t 7	1	---	1	6	5	0.021	4%		Home Run
1967	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1967-05-28	NYY	@	CLE	Gary Bell	ahead 3-0	t 6	2	1--	2	7	5	0.082	96%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Gibbs Scores
61	61	2	1	1967-06-06	NYY		WSA	Camilo Pascual	ahead 3-1	b 4	2	---	1	7	5	0.081	88%		Home Run (Deep LF)
62	62	3	1	1967-06-24	NYY		DET	Johnny Podres	behind 0-3	b 5	1	1--	2	7	5	0.193	34%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Pepitone Scores
63	63	4	1	1967-07-01	NYY	@	CAL	Clyde Wright	behind 0-2	t 2	1	---	1	7	5	0.106	35%		Home Run (Deep LF)
64	64	5	1	1967-07-31	NYY		KCA	Diego Seguí	behind 5-6	b 8	2	---	1	6	5	0.360	52%		Home Run (Deep LF)
65	65	6	1	1967-08-11 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	Steve Hargan	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	5	0.104	72%		Home Run (Deep CF)
66	66	7	1	1967-08-24	NYY	@	CHW	Tommy John	tied 0-0	t 4	0	1--	2	4	5	0.222	77%		Home Run; M. Mantle Scores
67	67	8	2	1967-08-24	NYY	@	CHW	Hoyt Wilhelm	ahead 2-0	t 9	0	1--	2	4	5	0.038	99%		Home Run; M. Hegan Scores/unER
68	68	9	1	1967-09-20	NYY	@	DET	Joe Sparma	behind 0-10	t 9	2	---	1	8	5	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1968	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
69	69	1	1	1968-09-10 (1)	NYY		CHW	Wilbur Wood	tied 1-1	b 9	2	---	1	8	5	0.474	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)

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