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

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

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	STL		SFG	W,6-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3	Apr 8	STL		SFG	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 10	STL		CIN	W,2-1		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	7 (1)	Apr 13	STL	@	LAD	W,9-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	8	Apr 14	STL	@	LAD	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	9	Apr 15	STL	@	LAD	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	15 (5)	Apr 22	STL		COL	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	18 (2)	Apr 25	STL		ATL	W,7-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	19	Apr 26	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	21 (1)	Apr 28	STL	@	COL	W,7-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	22	Apr 29	STL	@	COL	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	30 (7)	May 9	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	31	May 11	STL		NYM	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	36 (4)	May 16	STL		FLA	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	39 (2)	May 20	STL		CHC	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	40	May 21	STL	@	PIT	W,10-8		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	42 (1)	May 23	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	43	May 24	STL	@	MON	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	46 (2)	May 28	STL		SDP	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	51 (4)	Jun 2	STL		LAD	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	55 (3)	Jun 8	STL	@	SFG	W,4-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	57 (1)	Jun 10	STL		MON	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	58	Jun 11	STL		MON	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	62 (3)	Jun 15	STL		PIT	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	63	Jun 16	STL		PIT	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	64	Jun 17	STL	@	CHC	W,11-10	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	66 (1)	Jun 19	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	67	Jun 20	STL	@	CHC	W,7-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	68	Jun 21	STL	@	FLA	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	70 (1)	Jun 23	STL	@	FLA	W,4-3	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	71	Jun 25	STL	@	NYM	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	72	Jun 26	STL	@	NYM	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	73	Jun 27	STL	@	NYM	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	74	Jun 28	STL		PHI	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	80 (5)	Jul 4	STL	@	HOU	L,4-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	81	Jul 5	STL	@	HOU	W,10-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	83 (1)	Jul 7	STL		ATL	W,3-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	85 (1)	Jul 9	STL		COL	L,4-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	88 (2)	Jul 15	STL		HOU	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	90 (1)	Jul 17	STL		HOU	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	91	Jul 18	STL		HOU	W,7-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	92	Jul 19	STL	@	ATL	W,4-0	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	96 (3)	Jul 23	STL	@	COL	W,13-11	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	102 (5)	Jul 30	STL		NYM	W,3-2	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	103	Jul 31	STL		NYM	W,4-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	105 (1)	Aug 2	STL		FLA	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	109 (3)	Aug 6	STL		CHC	L,4-6		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	110	Aug 7	STL		CHC	W,4-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	113 (2)	Aug 10	STL	@	PIT	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	117 (3)	Aug 14	STL	@	MON	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	121 (3)	Aug 19	STL		SDP	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	122	Aug 20	STL		LAD	L,2-3	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	128 (5)	Aug 27	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	129	Aug 28	STL	@	LAD	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to New York Yankees
55	138	Sep 5	NYY		CLE	W,7-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	141 (2)	Sep 8	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	144 (2)	Sep 12	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	145	Sep 13	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-1	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	149 (3)	Sep 17	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	153 (3)	Sep 22	NYY		MIN	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
61	159 (5)	Sep 29	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	160	Oct 1	NYY		DET	W,9-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							63gm		58.0	0	2	0	2	0