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Bob Smith
Robert Gilchrist Smith

Bats Right, Throws Left
Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 29, 1955
Final Game September 23, 1959
Born February 1, 1931 in Woodsville, NH

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1955 24 BOS AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.7    1    0    0   0    1    1   0   0     6   0   0  0.00  4.28  inf 1.200
 1957 26 TOT NL   2   4  26   4   2   0   7  1   64.7   60   32   24   2   31   46   2   2   290   4   0  3.34  3.83  115 1.407
         STL NL   0   0   6   0   0   0   3  1    9.7   12   10    5   0    6   11   1   0    53   1   0  4.66  4.00   86 1.862
         PIT NL   2   4  20   4   2   0   4  0   55.0   48   22   19   2   25   35   1   2   237   3   0  3.11  3.80  122 1.327
 1958 27 PIT NL   2   2  35   4   0   0   9  1   61.0   61   39   30   6   31   24   2   3   274   7   0  4.43  3.87   87 1.508
 1959 28 TOT      0   3  29   0   0   0  12  0   39.3   52   31   21   6   20   22   0   0   183   1   0  4.81  3.92   82 1.831
         PIT NL   0   0  20   0   0   0   6  0   28.3   32   16   11   1   17   12   0   0   130   0   0  3.49  3.87  111 1.729
         DET AL   0   3   9   0   0   0   6  0   11.0   20   15   10   5    3   10   0   0    53   1   0  8.18  4.05   50 2.091
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .308   4   9  91   8   2   0  28  2  166.7  174  102   75  14   83   93   4   5   753  12   0  4.05  3.87   96 1.542
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   6  62   5   1   0  19  1  114.3  119   70   51   9   57   63   2   3   517   8   0  4.05  3.87   96 1.542
 Career High      2   4  35   4   2   0  12  1   64.7   61   39   30   6   31   46   2   3   290   7   0  3.34  3.87  115 1.407

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 26 TOT NL  26   15    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   9  .067  .067  .067  -64    1   1   0   0   0   0
         STL NL   6    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL  20   13    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   9  .077  .077  .077  -58    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1958 27 PIT NL  35   11    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .091  .083  .091  -53    1   0   1   0   0   0
 1959 28 TOT     29    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL  20    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         DET AL   9    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       91   29    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  16  .069  .067  .069  -63    2   1   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         52    0    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  28  .069  .067  .069  -63    4   2   2   0   0   0
 Career High     35   15    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   9                           1   1   1   0   0   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 26 TOT NL   16   15    0   0.0   101| .067  .266| .067  .329| .067  .411| .134  .740| -64  .000  -3.4  -0.4   0%
         STL NL    2    2    0   0.0   105| .000  .271| .000  .334| .000  .420| .000  .754|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         PIT NL   14   13    0   0.0   100| .077  .265| .077  .328| .077  .410| .154  .738| -58  .000  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1958 27 PIT NL   12   11    0   0.0   103| .091  .266| .083  .333| .091  .416| .174  .749| -53  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1959 28 TOT       3    3    0   0.0   104| .000  .268| .000  .336| .000  .413| .000  .750|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         PIT NL    2    2    0   0.0   104| .000  .269| .000  .335| .000  .416| .000  .751|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         DET AL    1    1    0   0.0   103| .000  .267| .000  .339| .000  .408| .000  .747|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons        31   29    0   0.0   102| .069  .266| .067  .331| .069  .413| .136  .745| -63  .000  -6.7  -0.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 24 BOS AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 2.12 0 1.7 1957 26 TOT NL P 26 3 7 1 0 .909 .962 0.38 0.82 1.39 2.06 4 64.7 STL NL P 6 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.82 1.86 2.04 0 9.7 PIT NL P 20 3 5 1 0 .889 .964 0.40 0.82 1.31 2.06 4 55.0 1958 27 PIT NL P 35 5 14 2 1 .905 .955 0.54 0.77 2.80 1.98 4 61.0 1959 28 TOT P 29 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.24 0.83 1.60 2.02 0 39.3 PIT NL P 20 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.20 0.82 1.27 2.00 0 28.3 DET AL P 9 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 0.33 0.84 2.45 2.05 0 11.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 24 BOS AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 2.12 0 1.7 1957 26 TOT NL P 26 3 7 1 0 .909 .962 0.38 0.82 1.39 2.06 4 64.7 STL NL P 6 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.82 1.86 2.04 0 9.7 PIT NL P 20 3 5 1 0 .889 .964 0.40 0.82 1.31 2.06 4 55.0 1958 27 PIT NL P 35 5 14 2 1 .905 .955 0.54 0.77 2.80 1.98 4 61.0 1959 28 TOT P 29 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.24 0.83 1.60 2.02 0 39.3 PIT NL P 20 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.20 0.82 1.27 2.00 0 28.3 DET AL P 9 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 0.33 0.84 2.45 2.05 0 11.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 91 9 27 4 1 .900 .957 0.40 0.80 1.94 2.02 8 166.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 91 9 27 4 1 .900 .957 0.40 0.80 1.94 2.02 8 167
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Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1956: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

May 14, 1957: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the St. Louis Cardinals.

June 13, 1959: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.


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