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.

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 8	STL		MON	L,3-4	GS	36	9.0	3	5	1	9	1	SS
2	26 (18)	Apr 29	STL		ATL	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	28 (1)	May 1	STL	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	2	4	0	6	3	SS
4	31 (2)	May 5	STL	@	SDP	L,4-10	CG	44	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
5	34 (2)	May 9	STL		SFG	W,16-8	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
6	36 (1)	May 11	STL		LAD	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
7	39 (2)	May 14	STL	@	FLA	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
8	40	May 15	STL	@	FLA	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
9	45 (4)	May 21	STL	@	HOU	W,8-2	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
10	47 (1)	May 24	STL	@	FLA	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
11	51 (3)	May 28	STL		COL	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
12	53 (1)	May 31	STL		HOU	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	54	Jun 1	STL		HOU	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
14	58 (3)	Jun 5	STL	@	SDP	L,4-6	CG	39	8.2	2	4	1	7	1	SS
15	59	Jun 7	STL	@	SFG	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
16	65 (5)	Jun 14	STL		NYM	W,13-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	SS
17	67 (1)	Jun 16	STL		NYM	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
18	72 (4)	Jun 22	STL	@	MON	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	7	0	10	1	SS
19	74 (1)	Jun 24	STL	@	ATL	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
20	77 (2)	Jun 27	STL	@	ATL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	6	0	7	3	SS
21	79 (1)	Jun 29	STL		PIT	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	82 (2)	Jul 2	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
23	83	Jul 3	STL		CIN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
24	86 (2)	Jul 6	STL	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	SS
25	91 (4)	Jul 14	STL	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
26	94 (2)	Jul 17	STL	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
27	96 (1)	Jul 19	STL		CHC	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
28	98 (1)	Jul 21	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	1	2	0	3	2	SS
29	100 (1)	Jul 23	STL		ATL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	4	1	10	1	SS
30	102 (1)	Jul 25	STL		MON	L,2-4	CG	44	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
31	105 (2)	Jul 28	STL		MON	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	107 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
33	110 (2)	Aug 3	STL	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
34	114 (3)	Aug 7	STL		SDP	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
35	116 (1)	Aug 9	STL		SFG	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	SS
36	117	Aug 10	STL		SFG	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
37	123 (5)	Aug 17	STL		FLA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
38	127 (3)	Aug 22	STL	@	COL	L,5-10	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
39	128	Aug 23	STL	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
40	130 (1)	Aug 25	STL	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
41	133 (2)	Aug 28	STL		FLA	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	2	3	1	6	1	SS
42	136 (2)	Aug 31	STL		COL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	138 (1)	Sep 2	STL		HOU	W,8-7	CG	45	10.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
44	142 (3)	Sep 7	STL		SDP	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
45	146 (3)	Sep 11	STL	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
46	148 (1)	Sep 13	STL	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
47	151 (2)	Sep 17	STL		CHC	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
48	153 (1)	Sep 19	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	53	13.0	4	6	0	10	2	SS
49	155 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
50	158 (2)	Sep 24	STL	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
51	161 (2)	Sep 28	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	SS
52	162	Sep 29	STL		CIN	L,3-6	GS	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
							52gm		442.2	90	162	8	260	36