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.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
2	2	Apr 10	STL	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
3	3	Apr 11	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
4	4	Apr 12	STL	@	PHI	L,4-11	GS	24	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
5	5	Apr 13	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
6	7 (1)	Apr 15	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
7	8	Apr 16	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
8	9	Apr 17	STL	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
9	10	Apr 19	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
10	11	Apr 20 (1)	STL		PHI	W,12-1	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
11	12	Apr 20 (2)	STL		PHI	L,5-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
12	13	Apr 21	STL		PHI	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
13	14	Apr 22	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
14	15	Apr 23	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
15	16	Apr 24	STL		CHC	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
16	17	Apr 26	STL		MON	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
17	18	Apr 27	STL		MON	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
18	19	Apr 28	STL		MON	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
19	20	Apr 29	STL		ATL	W,4-3	CG	40	11.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
20	21	Apr 30	STL		ATL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	22	May 1	STL		ATL	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
22	23	May 3	STL	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
23	24	May 4	STL	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
24	25	May 5	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
25	26	May 7	STL	@	ATL	L,2-9	GS	35	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
26	27	May 8	STL	@	ATL	L,1-17	GS	40	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
27	28	May 10	STL	@	HOU	W,7-5	CG	45	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
28	29	May 11	STL	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
29	30	May 12	STL	@	HOU	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
30	31	May 13	STL		CIN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
31	32	May 14	STL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
32	33	May 15	STL		CIN	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
33	34	May 17	STL		HOU	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	SS
34	35	May 18	STL		HOU	W,12-2	GS	14	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
35	36	May 19	STL		HOU	W,9-2	GS	28	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
36	37	May 21	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
37	38	May 22	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	SS
38	39	May 23	STL	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	SS
39	40	May 24	STL	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
40	41	May 25	STL	@	NYM	W,7-2	GF	7	2.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
41	42	May 26	STL	@	NYM	W,14-4	GS	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
42	43	May 27	STL		PIT	L,0-8	GS	29	6.0	2	3	0	5	3	SS
43	44	May 28	STL		PIT	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
44	45	May 29	STL		PIT	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
45	46	May 31	STL		NYM	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	47	Jun 1	STL		NYM	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
47	49 (1)	Jun 4	STL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
48	50	Jun 5	STL		LAD	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	3	5	0	8	3	SS
49	51	Jun 6	STL		LAD	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	SS
50	52	Jun 7	STL		SFG	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
51	53	Jun 8	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
52	54	Jun 9	STL		SFG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
53	56 (1)	Jun 11	STL	@	SDP	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
54	57	Jun 12	STL	@	SDP	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	0	9	0	9	2	SS
55	58	Jun 13	STL	@	SDP	W,12-1	GS	23	6.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
56	59	Jun 14	STL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	1	3	0	4	0	SS
57	61 (1)	Jun 16	STL	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
58	62	Jun 17	STL	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
59	65 (2)	Jun 21	STL		SDP	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
60	66	Jun 22	STL		SDP	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
61	67	Jun 23	STL		SDP	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	1	6	1	SS
62	68	Jun 24	STL		SDP	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
63	69	Jun 25	STL		PHI	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	SS
64	70	Jun 26	STL		PHI	W,14-1	GS	18	5.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
65	71	Jun 27	STL		PHI	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
66	72	Jun 28	STL	@	CHC	W,14-6	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
67	73	Jun 29	STL	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
68	74	Jun 30	STL	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	75	Jul 1	STL	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
70	76	Jul 2	STL	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
71	77	Jul 3	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
72	79 (1)	Jul 5	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
73	80	Jul 6	STL		CHC	L,2-12	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
74	81	Jul 7	STL		CHC	W,8-7	CG	49	12.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
75	82	Jul 11	STL	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
76	83	Jul 12	STL	@	ATL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
77	84	Jul 13	STL	@	ATL	L,5-10	CG	37	8.0	0	4	1	5	2	SS
78	86 (1)	Jul 15	STL	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
79	87	Jul 16	STL	@	CIN	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
80	88	Jul 17	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
81	89	Jul 19	STL		ATL	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
82	90	Jul 20	STL		ATL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
83	91	Jul 21	STL		ATL	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
84	92	Jul 22	STL		HOU	W,9-1	GS	24	6.0	2	3	1	6	2	SS
85	93	Jul 23	STL		HOU	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
86	94	Jul 24	STL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
87	95	Jul 26	STL		CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
88	96	Jul 27	STL		CIN	L,1-13	GS	31	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
89	97	Jul 28	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
90	98	Jul 29	STL	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
91	99	Jul 30	STL	@	HOU	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	SS
92	100	Jul 31	STL	@	HOU	L,5-9	GS	32	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	101	Aug 1	STL		PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
94	102	Aug 2	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
95	103	Aug 3	STL		PIT	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
96	104	Aug 4	STL		PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	2	1	7	1	SS
97	106 (1)	Aug 7	STL		MON	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
98	107	Aug 9	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
99	108	Aug 10	STL	@	PIT	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	SS
100	109	Aug 11	STL	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
101	110	Aug 12	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	41	10.1	0	3	0	3	0	SS
102	111	Aug 13	STL		NYM	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
103	112	Aug 14	STL		NYM	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
104	113	Aug 15	STL		NYM	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
105	114	Aug 16	STL	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
106	115	Aug 17	STL	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
107	116	Aug 18	STL	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
108	117	Aug 21 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
109	118	Aug 21 (2)	STL	@	NYM	L,0-8	GS	32	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
110	119	Aug 22	STL	@	NYM	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
111	120	Aug 23	STL		LAD	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
112	121	Aug 24	STL		LAD	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	SS
113	122	Aug 25	STL		LAD	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
114	123	Aug 26	STL		SFG	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
115	124	Aug 27	STL		SFG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	SS
116	125	Aug 28	STL		SDP	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
117	126	Aug 29	STL		SDP	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
118	127	Aug 30	STL	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
119	128	Aug 31	STL	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	129	Sep 1	STL	@	SFG	W,14-1	GS	18	5.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
121	130	Sep 2	STL	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	45	11.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
122	131	Sep 3	STL	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	SS
123	132	Sep 4	STL	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	SS
124	133	Sep 5	STL	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
125	134	Sep 6	STL	@	SDP	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	2	1	6	1	SS
126	136 (1)	Sep 9	STL		PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
127	137	Sep 10	STL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
128	138	Sep 11	STL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
129	139	Sep 12	STL		PIT	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
130	140	Sep 13	STL		NYM	L,2-4	CG	41	10.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
131	141	Sep 14	STL		NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
132	142	Sep 15	STL		NYM	W,7-2	GS	25	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
133	143	Sep 16	STL	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
134	144	Sep 17	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
135	145	Sep 18	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	3	2	0	5	1	SS
136	146	Sep 19	STL	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	8.2	3	4	0	7	0	SS
137	147	Sep 20	STL	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	SS
138	148	Sep 21	STL	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
139	149	Sep 22	STL	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
140	150	Sep 23 (1)	STL		MON	W,10-1	GS	16	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
141	151	Sep 23 (2)	STL		MON	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
142	152	Sep 24	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
143	153	Sep 25	STL		MON	L,2-7	GS	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
144	154	Sep 27	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
145	155	Sep 28	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
146	156	Sep 29	STL		CHC	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
147	157	Sep 30	STL		MON	W,11-1	GS	24	6.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
148	158	Oct 1	STL		MON	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
149	159	Oct 2	STL		MON	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
150	160	Oct 5 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
							150gm		1253.1	244	387	8	639	79