Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-9, 178lb (175cm, 80kg)
Born: May 3, 1953 in Palmetto, FL us
Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 7th round of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL) and the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1972 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL).
High Schools: Manatee HS (Bradenton, FL), Palmetto HS (Palmetto, FL)
School: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL)
Debut:
August 2, 1977
(Age 24-091d,
13,920th in major league history)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game:
October 5, 1980
(Age 27-155d)
vs. NYM 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Keith Lavarne Smith
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Career
0.3
111
23
2
.207
17
8
2
.261
.306
.567
54
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 158 (157) | Sep 26 | STL | @ | PHI | L,5-11 | GF | 20 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | LF |
| 2 | 160 (1) | Sep 28 (1) | STL | NYM | L,2-6 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | LF | |
| 3 | 161 | Sep 28 (2) | STL | NYM | L,6-7 | GS | 45 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 4 | 162 | Sep 29 | STL | NYM | L,7-8 | GS | 32 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 5 | 163 | Sep 30 | STL | NYM | L,2-4 | GF | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| 5gm | 30.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
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