Lee Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: December 4, 1957 in Jamestown, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Castor HS (Castor, LA).

High School: Castor HS (Castor, LA)

School: Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA)

Debut: September 1, 1980 (Age 22-272d, 14,354th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 2, 1997 (Age 39-210d)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2019. (Voted by Today's Game Era Committee)
View Lee Smith's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Agents: Brian David • Previously: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Lee Arthur Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.9

ERA

3.03

1022

478

1289.1

1251

WHIP

1.256

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances

4-14 / in Starts: 0-0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BOP	Pos
1	1	129 (128)	Sep 1	CHC		ATL	L,2-5	5-5	9	P
2	2	130	Sep 2	CHC		ATL	L,5-10	7-8	8	P
3	3	132 (1)	Sep 5	CHC		CIN	L,3-5	9-9	9	P
4	4	134 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,1-6	7-8	9	P
5	5	137 (2)	Sep 9	CHC	@	STL	L,4-6	6-6	9	P
6	6	139 (1)	Sep 11	CHC	@	MON	L,5-6	4-5	9	P
7	7	140	Sep 12	CHC	@	NYM	W,10-5	13-GF(14)	2	P
8	8	143 (2)	Sep 15	CHC		STL	L,1-5	8-GF	9	P
9	9	145 (1)	Sep 17	CHC		STL	L,5-8	8-8	9	P
10	10	146	Sep 19	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	9-9	2	P
11	11	148 (1)	Sep 21	CHC		PHI	L,3-7	6-7	9	P
12	12	150 (1)	Sep 23	CHC		NYM	W,6-5	9-9	9	P
13	13	151	Sep 24	CHC		MON	L,4-8	6-7	9	P
14	14	153 (1)	Sep 26	CHC		PIT	W,9-8	5-5	9	P
15	15	156 (2)	Sep 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	8-10	9	P
16	16	157	Sep 30	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-14	6-7	9	P
17	17	158	Oct 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-5	8-GF	9	P
18	18	160 (1)	Oct 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-3	8-GF	9	P
							4-14

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