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.

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	STL		NYM	L,2-4	CG	41	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
2	2	Apr 7	STL		NYM	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
3	3	Apr 8	STL		NYM	W,15-7	GS	29	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
4	8 (4)	Apr 13	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
5	9	Apr 14	STL	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
6	10	Apr 15	STL	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
7	11	Apr 18	STL		CHC	L,4-5	CG	33	9.0	3	7	0	10	0	SS
8	13 (1)	Apr 21	STL	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
9	14	Apr 22	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	32	8.1	2	3	0	5	2	SS
10	15	Apr 23	STL	@	NYM	L,0-1	GF	15	3.1	1	2	0	3	0	SS
11	16	Apr 24	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
12	17	Apr 25	STL		MON	W,2-1	CG	68	17.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
13	18	Apr 26	STL		MON	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
14	19	Apr 27	STL	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	2	2	5	0	SS
15	20	Apr 28	STL	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
16	21	Apr 29	STL	@	SFG	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
17	22	Apr 30	STL	@	SFG	L,3-9	CG	36	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	23	May 1	STL	@	SDP	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
19	24	May 2	STL	@	SDP	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
20	25	May 3	STL	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
21	26	May 5	STL		SFG	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
22	27	May 6	STL		SFG	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
23	28	May 7	STL		SFG	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
24	29	May 8	STL		ATL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	4	7	0	11	2	SS
25	30	May 9	STL		ATL	W,12-11	CG	46	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	SS
26	31	May 10	STL		ATL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
27	32	May 11	STL		ATL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
28	33	May 12	STL		CIN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
29	34	May 13	STL		CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
30	35	May 15	STL	@	HOU	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
31	36	May 16	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	1	4	0	5	1	SS
32	37	May 17	STL	@	HOU	W,7-5	GF	5	1.2	1	1	0	2	0	SS
33	38	May 18	STL	@	ATL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
34	39	May 19	STL	@	ATL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
35	40	May 20	STL	@	ATL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
36	41	May 22	STL		HOU	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
37	42	May 23	STL		HOU	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
38	43	May 24	STL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
39	44	May 25	STL		LAD	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
40	45	May 26	STL		LAD	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
41	46	May 27	STL		LAD	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
42	47	May 29	STL		SDP	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
43	48	May 30	STL		SDP	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
44	49	May 31	STL		SDP	L,0-10	GS	31	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	50	Jun 2	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
46	51	Jun 3	STL	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
47	52	Jun 5	STL	@	PHI	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
48	53	Jun 6	STL	@	PHI	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
49	54	Jun 7	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
50	55	Jun 8 (1)	STL		CHC	L,2-5	GF	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
51	56	Jun 8 (2)	STL		CHC	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
52	57	Jun 9	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	5	6	0	11	3	SS
53	58	Jun 10	STL		CHC	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	7	0	11	0	SS
54	59	Jun 12	STL		PHI	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
55	60	Jun 13	STL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
56	61	Jun 14	STL		PHI	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	3	SS
57	62	Jun 15	STL	@	CHC	L,1-7	GS	33	7.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	76 (13)	Jul 1	STL		PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
59	77	Jul 2	STL	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
60	78	Jul 3	STL	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
61	79	Jul 4	STL	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	47	13.0	3	8	0	11	2	SS
62	80	Jul 5	STL	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
63	81	Jul 6	STL	@	SDP	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
64	82	Jul 7	STL	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
65	83	Jul 8	STL	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
66	84	Jul 9	STL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
67	85	Jul 10	STL	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
68	86	Jul 11	STL	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	2	6	2	SS
69	87	Jul 12	STL	@	LAD	L,0-9	GS	37	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
70	88	Jul 16	STL	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
71	89	Jul 17	STL	@	CIN	L,1-8	GS	32	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
72	90	Jul 18	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
73	92 (1)	Jul 21	STL		ATL	L,7-9	CG	54	12.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
74	93	Jul 22	STL		ATL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
75	94	Jul 23	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
76	95	Jul 24	STL		CIN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
77	96	Jul 25	STL		CIN	L,1-9	GS	38	7.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
78	98 (1)	Jul 27	STL		MON	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
79	99	Jul 28	STL		MON	L,4-7	CG	47	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	SS
80	101 (1)	Jul 30	STL	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
81	102	Jul 31	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	103	Aug 1	STL	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
83	104	Aug 2	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	1	3	0	4	1	SS
84	105	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	SS
85	106	Aug 4	STL		PHI	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
86	107	Aug 5	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
87	108	Aug 6	STL		PIT	L,2-3	CG	54	13.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
88	109	Aug 7	STL		PIT	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
89	110	Aug 8	STL		PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
90	111	Aug 9	STL		PIT	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
91	112	Aug 11	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
92	113	Aug 12	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
93	115 (1)	Aug 15	STL	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
94	116	Aug 16	STL	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
95	117	Aug 18	STL		HOU	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
96	118	Aug 19	STL		HOU	W,12-1	GS	23	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
97	119	Aug 20	STL		HOU	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
98	120	Aug 21	STL	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	38	10.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
99	121	Aug 22	STL	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
100	122	Aug 23	STL	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
101	123	Aug 25	STL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	54	13.0	4	1	0	5	1	SS
102	124	Aug 26	STL	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	44	9.2	3	6	0	9	1	SS
103	126 (1)	Aug 28	STL		LAD	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
104	127	Aug 29	STL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	SS
105	128	Aug 30	STL		LAD	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
106	129	Aug 31	STL		SDP	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	130	Sep 1	STL		SDP	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
108	131	Sep 2	STL		SDP	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
109	132	Sep 4	STL		SFG	L,3-4	CG	41	10.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
110	133	Sep 5	STL		SFG	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
111	135 (1)	Sep 7	STL	@	MON	W,8-7	CG	46	10.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
112	136	Sep 8	STL	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
113	137	Sep 9	STL	@	MON	W,10-3	GS	29	7.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
114	138	Sep 11	STL		CHC	L,2-8	GS	38	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
115	139	Sep 12	STL		CHC	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
116	141 (1)	Sep 14	STL		PIT	L,4-5	CG	48	10.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
117	142	Sep 15	STL		PIT	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
118	143	Sep 16	STL	@	NYM	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
119	144	Sep 17	STL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
120	145	Sep 18	STL	@	CHC	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
121	146	Sep 19 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
122	148 (1)	Sep 20	STL	@	CHC	W,16-4	GS	28	6.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
123	149	Sep 21	STL	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	38	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
124	151 (1)	Sep 23	STL		NYM	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
125	152	Sep 24	STL		NYM	W,4-3	CG	55	14.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
126	153	Sep 26 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
127	155 (1)	Sep 27 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	1	5	1	7	1	SS
128	157 (1)	Sep 28	STL		MON	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	SS
129	158	Sep 29	STL		MON	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
130	159	Sep 30	STL		MON	W,3-2	CG	47	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
131	160	Oct 2	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	SS
132	162 (1)	Oct 4	STL		PHI	W,6-3	GS	20	5.0	0	2	0	2	2	SS
							132gm		1156.1	232	420	10	662	82