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Aleck Smith
Alexander Benjamin Smith (Broadway Aleck)

Bats Unknown, Throws Right

Debut April 23, 1897
Final Game October 5, 1906
Born 1871 in New York, NY
Died July 9, 1919 in New York, NY

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1897 26 BRO NL  66  237   36   71  13  1   1   39  12      4      .300  .317  .376   87   89   6           2    
 1898 27 BRO NL  52  199   25   52   6  5   0   23   7      3      .261  .276  .342   76   68   7           1    
 1899 28 TOT NL  58  181   23   57   6  5   0   31   7      6      .315  .347  .403  102   73   4           3    
         BRO NL  17   61    6   11   0  1   0    6   0      2      .180  .206  .213   14   13   1           0    
         BLN NL  41  120   17   46   6  4   0   25   7      4      .383  .417  .500  146   60   3           3    
 1900 29 BRO NL   7   25    2    6   0  0   0    3   2      1      .240  .269  .240   37    6   1           0    
 1901 30 NYG NL  26   78    5   11   0  0   0    6   2      0      .141  .141  .141  -17   11   1           0    
 1902 31 BLA AL  41  145   10   34   3  0   0   21   5      8      .234  .275  .255   45   37   4           0    
 1903 32 BOS AL  11   33    4   10   1  0   0    4   0      0      .303  .303  .333   87   11   0           0    
 1904 33 CHC NL  10   29    2    6   1  0   0    1   1      3      .207  .281  .241   62    7   0           0    
 1906 35 NYG NL  16   28    0    5   0  0   0    2   1      1      .179  .207  .179   19    5   2           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      287  955  107  252  30 11   1  130  37  0  26   0  .264  .288  .321   69  307  25   0   0   6   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        539   60  142  17  6   1   73  21  0  15   0  .264  .288  .321   69  173  14   0   0   3   0
 Career High     66  237   36   71  13  5   1   39  12  0   8   0  .300  .317  .376   87   89   7   0   0   3   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1897 26 BRO NL  249  172   28   4.2   102| .300  .291| .317  .354| .376  .386| .693  .740|  87  .442  -4.9  -0.5     
 1898 27 BRO NL  210  154   19   3.2    91| .261  .278| .276  .342| .342  .357| .618  .699|  76  .407  -7.6  -0.8     
 1899 28 TOT NL  194  128   27   5.4   103| .315  .295| .347  .358| .403  .384| .750  .742| 102  .606  -0.4  -0.1     
         BRO NL   64   51    3   1.5   101| .180  .292| .206  .355| .213  .381| .419  .736|  14  .130  -7.6  -0.8     
         BLN NL  130   77   24   8.0   104| .383  .296| .417  .359| .500  .385| .917  .745| 146  .759   7.2   0.7     
 1900 29 BRO NL   27   20    2   2.6   103| .240  .294| .269  .356| .240  .388| .509  .744|  37  .289  -2.2  -0.2     
 1901 30 NYG NL   79   68    2   0.8    85| .141  .271| .141  .325| .141  .353| .282  .679| -17  .049 -11.5  -1.3     
 1902 31 BLA AL  157  115   10   2.3   101| .234  .289| .275  .346| .255  .389| .530  .736|  45  .244 -11.1  -1.2     
 1903 32 BOS AL   33   23    3   3.5    86| .303  .269| .303  .319| .333  .363| .636  .682|  87  .483  -0.6  -0.1     
 1904 33 CHC NL   32   23    2   2.3    78| .207  .258| .281  .316| .241  .333| .522  .649|  62  .340  -1.2  -0.1     
 1906 35 NYG NL   31   25    1   1.1    77| .179  .255| .207  .322| .179  .325| .386  .647|  19  .120  -2.7  -0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1012  728   94   3.4    96| .264  .284| .288  .346| .321  .373| .609  .719|  69  .399 -42.4  -4.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1897 26 BRO NL C 43 111 47 17 7 .903 .948 3.67 4.54 12 OF 18 27 4 2 1 .939 .934 1.72 2.06 14 2 2 1B 6 50 3 1 2 .981 .980 8.83 9.98 1898 27 BRO NL OF 26 40 0 4 1 .909 .937 1.54 2.03 17 5 5 C 20 63 24 9 4 .906 .953 4.35 4.60 2 2B 2 3 5 0 0 1.000 .941 4.00 5.55 3B 2 0 4 5 0 .444 .909 2.00 3.40 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.10 1899 28 TOT NL C 53 161 40 13 4 .939 .952 3.79 4.38 15 BRO NL C 17 52 14 6 1 .917 .952 3.88 4.38 4 BLN NL C 36 109 26 7 3 .951 .952 3.75 4.38 11 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0 0 2 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 10.20 1900 29 BRO NL 3B 6 6 8 2 0 .875 .897 2.33 3.73 C 1 3 2 1 0 .833 .943 5.00 4.70 0 1901 30 NYG NL C 24 106 22 5 2 .962 .971 5.33 5.90 14 1902 31 BLA AL C 27 65 25 5 2 .947 .957 3.33 4.70 4 1B 7 60 1 0 3 1.000 .981 8.71 10.73 OF 4 10 0 1 0 .909 .943 2.50 2.05 4 0 0 2B 3 0 7 1 0 .875 .946 2.33 5.27 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.50 1903 32 BOS AL C 10 44 11 4 1 .932 .972 5.50 5.75 4 1904 33 CHC NL OF 6 7 0 2 0 .778 .946 1.17 1.87 0 6 0 C 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 5.70 0 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 3.20 1906 35 NYG NL C 8 26 5 0 1 1.000 .969 3.88 5.83 1 1B 3 15 2 0 3 1.000 .983 5.67 10.57 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 0 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1897 26 BRO NL 1B 6 50 3 1 2 .981 .980 8.83 9.98 1898 27 BRO NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.10 1899 28 BLN NL 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 10.20 1902 31 BLA AL 1B 7 60 1 0 3 1.000 .981 8.71 10.73 1906 35 NYG NL 1B 3 15 2 0 3 1.000 .983 5.67 10.57 1898 27 BRO NL 2B 2 3 5 0 0 1.000 .941 4.00 5.55 1902 31 BLA AL 2B 3 0 7 1 0 .875 .946 2.33 5.27 1898 27 BRO NL 3B 2 0 4 5 0 .444 .909 2.00 3.40 1900 29 BRO NL 3B 6 6 8 2 0 .875 .897 2.33 3.73 1902 31 BLA AL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.50 1904 33 CHC NL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 3.20 1897 26 BRO NL C 43 111 47 17 7 .903 .948 3.67 4.54 12 1898 27 BRO NL C 20 63 24 9 4 .906 .953 4.35 4.60 2 1899 28 TOT NL C 53 161 40 13 4 .939 .952 3.79 4.38 15 BRO NL C 17 52 14 6 1 .917 .952 3.88 4.38 4 BLN NL C 36 109 26 7 3 .951 .952 3.75 4.38 11 1900 29 BRO NL C 1 3 2 1 0 .833 .943 5.00 4.70 0 1901 30 NYG NL C 24 106 22 5 2 .962 .971 5.33 5.90 14 1902 31 BLA AL C 27 65 25 5 2 .947 .957 3.33 4.70 4 1903 32 BOS AL C 10 44 11 4 1 .932 .972 5.50 5.75 4 1904 33 CHC NL C 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 5.70 0 1906 35 NYG NL C 8 26 5 0 1 1.000 .969 3.88 5.83 1 1897 26 BRO NL OF 18 27 4 2 1 .939 .934 1.72 2.06 14 2 2 1898 27 BRO NL OF 26 40 0 4 1 .909 .937 1.54 2.03 17 5 5 1899 28 BLN NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0 0 2 1902 31 BLA AL OF 4 10 0 1 0 .909 .943 2.50 2.05 4 0 0 1904 33 CHC NL OF 6 7 0 2 0 .778 .946 1.17 1.87 0 6 0 1906 35 NYG NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 0 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 187 580 177 54 22 .933 .957 4.05 4.83 52 OF 57 84 4 9 2 .907 .937 1.54 2.02 35 13 10 1B 18 130 6 1 8 .993 .981 7.56 10.39 3B 10 6 15 7 0 .750 .901 2.10 3.59 2B 5 3 12 1 0 .938 .943 3.00 5.38 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 277 803 214 72 32 .934 .957 3.67 4.58
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Transactions 

March 11, 1899: Assigned to the Baltimore Orioles by the Brooklyn Superbas.

April 4, 1899: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Brooklyn Superbas for Pat Crisham and George Magoon.

July 14, 1899: Traded by the Brooklyn Superbas with Dan McGann to the Washington Senators for Deacon McGuire.

August 5, 1899: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September, 1901: Released by the New York Giants.


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