Al Smith

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 189lb (183cm, 85kg)

Born: February 7, 1928 in Kirkwood, MO us

Died: January 3, 2002 in Hammond, IN

Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Gary, IN

High School: Douglas HS (Webster Groves, MO)

Debut: 1946 (10,008th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 10, 1953 (Age 25-153d)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1964 (Age 36-240d)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1953 season)

Full Name: Alphonse Eugene Smith

Nicknames: Fuzzy

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.9

5499

1500

168

.273

866

RBI

701

OBP

.358

SLG

.431

OPS

.789

OPS+

114

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 29	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-3	GF	15	4.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
2	12	Apr 30	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	40	10.0	1	1	2	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	13	May 1	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
4	14	May 2 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
5	15	May 2 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	39	10.0	3	1	2	6	0	3B
6	16	May 4	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	3B
7	17	May 5	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
8	18	May 6	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
9	19	May 8	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
10	20	May 9	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
11	21	May 10	CLE		NYY	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
12	22	May 11	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
13	23	May 12	CLE		NYY	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
14	24	May 13	CLE		WSH	W,8-7	CG	49	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
15	25	May 14	CLE		WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	26	May 15	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	27	May 16 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,12-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	28	May 16 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	29	May 18	CLE		BOS	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	30	May 19	CLE		BOS	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
21	31	May 21	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	32	May 22	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
23	33	May 23 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,14-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
24	34	May 23 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	35	May 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
26	36	May 26	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
27	37	May 28	CLE		DET	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	38	May 29	CLE		DET	W,12-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	39	May 30	CLE		DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	40	May 31 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	41	May 31 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	42	Jun 2	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	43	Jun 3	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	44	Jun 4	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	45	Jun 5	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	40	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	46	Jun 6 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	48 (1)	Jun 8	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	49	Jun 9	CLE	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	50	Jun 10	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-8	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 3B
40	51	Jun 11	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
41	52	Jun 12	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
42	55 (2)	Jun 14	CLE	@	BOS	W,13-5	GF	36	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
43	57 (1)	Jun 16	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	GF	8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH SS
44	61 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	62	Jun 20 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	63	Jun 22	CLE		PHA	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
47	64	Jun 23	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	65	Jun 24	CLE		PHA	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	66	Jun 25	CLE		NYY	L,0-11	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
50	67	Jun 26	CLE		NYY	L,9-11	GS	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 3B
51	68	Jun 27	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
52	69	Jun 29	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	70	Jun 30	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	71	Jul 2 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	72	Jul 2 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	81 (8)	Jul 10	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
57	82	Jul 11 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
58	83	Jul 11 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	84	Jul 15	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	85	Jul 16	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	LF
61	86	Jul 17	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
62	87	Jul 18 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
63	88	Jul 18 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	89	Jul 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
65	90	Jul 20	CLE	@	BOS	T,5-5	CG	64	16.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
66	91	Jul 21	CLE	@	BOS	T,7-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	92	Jul 22 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	93	Jul 22 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
69	94	Jul 23	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
70	95	Jul 24	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
71	96	Jul 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	43	10.1	4	1	0	5	0	LF
72	97	Jul 27	CLE		BOS	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	98	Jul 28	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	99	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	L,2-10	GS	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF SS
75	100	Jul 30	CLE		WSH	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	102 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	103	Aug 1 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	104	Aug 3	CLE		NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
79	105	Aug 4	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	GF	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	106	Aug 5	CLE		NYY	L,2-5	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF SS
81	107	Aug 6	CLE		PHA	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	108	Aug 7	CLE		PHA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	109	Aug 8 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,7-2	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
84	110	Aug 8 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF SS
86	112	Aug 11	CLE	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
87	113	Aug 12	CLE	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	114	Aug 13	CLE		BAL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
89	115	Aug 14	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
90	116	Aug 15 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,5-2	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
91	117	Aug 15 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,3-1	GS	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
92	118	Aug 17	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
93	119	Aug 18	CLE		DET	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
94	120	Aug 19 (1)	CLE		DET	W,4-3	GS	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF LF
95	121	Aug 19 (2)	CLE		DET	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
96	122	Aug 20	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
97	123	Aug 21	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	124	Aug 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,12-1	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	125	Aug 24	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	126	Aug 25	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	127	Aug 26	CLE	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	128	Aug 27	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	4	0	1	5	0	LF
103	129	Aug 28	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	130	Aug 29 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	131	Aug 29 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	132	Aug 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	134	Sep 1	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
109	135	Sep 2	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	136	Sep 3	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
111	137	Sep 4	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
112	138	Sep 5	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	139	Sep 6 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	140	Sep 6 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	141	Sep 8	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	142	Sep 9	CLE		PHA	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	143	Sep 10	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
118	144	Sep 11	CLE		BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
119	145	Sep 12 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
120	146	Sep 12 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	147	Sep 14	CLE		WSH	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
122	148	Sep 17	CLE	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
123	149	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	150	Sep 19	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	151	Sep 20	CLE		CHW	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	153 (1)	Sep 22	CLE		CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
127	154	Sep 24	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	155	Sep 25	CLE		DET	W,11-1	GS	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
129	156	Sep 26	CLE		DET	L,7-8	CG	59	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
							140gm		1138.0	264	34	10	308	4