Al Smith Stats

Al Smith was born on Tuesday, February 7, 1928, in Kirkwood, Missouri. Smith was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 10, 1953, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Al Smith baseball stats page.

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Al Smith

Al Smith Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archives (#248)

Al Smith Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archives (#248)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Alphonse Eugene Smith
Nickname:   Al or Fuzzy
Born On:   02-07-1928
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kirkwood, Missouri
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-03-2002
Place of Death Data Died In:   Hammond, Indiana
Cemetery:   Unknown
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   191
First Game:   07-10-1953 (Age 25)
Last Game:   10-04-1964
Draft:   Not Applicable
Al Smith

Al Smith Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Al Smith

Al Smith Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1953 Indians 47 150 28 36 9 0 3 0 14 20 - 25 0 - 3 0 .240 .341 .360
1954 Indians 131 481 101 135 29 6 11 0 50 88 - 65 5 2 7 2 .281 .398 .435
1955 Indians 154 607 123 186 27 4 22 0 77 93 1 77 3 7 15 4 .306 .407 .473
1956 Indians 141 526 87 144 26 5 16 0 71 84 7 72 2 6 8 15 .274 .378 .433
1957 Indians 135 507 78 125 23 5 11 0 49 79 3 70 8 7 4 7 .247 .348 .377
1958 White Sox 139 480 61 121 23 5 12 1 58 48 2 77 3 5 5 17 .252 .323 .396
1959 White Sox 129 472 65 112 16 4 17 1 55 46 3 74 5 1 5 10 .237 .311 .396
1960 White Sox 142 536 80 169 31 3 12 0 72 50 3 65 2 4 3 18 .315 .374 .451
1961 White Sox 147 532 88 148 29 4 28 2 93 56 2 67 2 7 5 17 .278 .348 .506
1962 White Sox 142 511 62 149 23 8 16 0 82 57 7 60 0 4 3 17 .292 .363 .462
1963 Orioles 120 368 45 100 17 1 10 0 39 32 1 74 3 0 3 14 .272 .335 .405
1964 Indians 61 136 15 22 1 1 4 0 9 8 1 32 2 0 1 5 .162 .214 .272
1964 Red Sox 29 51 10 11 4 0 2 0 7 13 0 10 0 0 1 1 .216 .385 .412
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,517 5,357 843 1,458 258 46 164 4 676 674 30 768 35 43 63 127 .272 .358 .429
Al Smith

Al Smith Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1953 Indians 3B 2 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1953 Indians OF 39 - - 75 1.9 69 67 2 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .920 0.00 -
1954 Indians 3B 21 - - 54 2.6 48 23 25 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1954 Indians OF 109 - - 253 2.3 249 241 8 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1954 Indians SS 4 - - 2 0.5 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1955 Indians 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1955 Indians 3B 45 - - 99 2.2 92 33 59 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00 -
1955 Indians OF 120 - - 216 1.8 211 206 5 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1955 Indians SS 5 - - 5 1.0 5 2 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1956 Indians 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1956 Indians 3B 28 - - 65 2.3 60 22 38 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 -
1956 Indians OF 122 - - 259 2.1 254 248 6 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1957 Indians 3B 84 - - 275 3.3 251 95 156 24 16 n/a n/a n/a .913 0.00 -
1957 Indians OF 58 - - 105 1.8 103 100 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1958 White Sox 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1958 White Sox OF 138 - - 266 1.9 258 249 9 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1959 White Sox 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1959 White Sox OF 128 - - 297 2.3 291 283 8 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1960 White Sox OF 141 - - 266 1.9 257 252 5 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1961 White Sox 3B 80 - - 231 2.9 219 58 161 12 12 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1961 White Sox OF 71 - - 129 1.8 126 123 3 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1962 White Sox 3B 105 - - 279 2.7 261 76 185 18 8 n/a n/a n/a .935 0.00 -
1962 White Sox OF 39 - - 55 1.4 53 47 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1963 Orioles OF 97 - - 171 1.8 166 160 6 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1964 Indians 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1964 Indians OF 48 - - 66 1.4 66 64 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1964 Red Sox 3B 10 - - 24 2.4 22 8 14 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 -
1964 Red Sox OF 8 - - 11 1.4 10 10 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 1,118 0 0 2,169 1.9 2,113 2,050 63 56 10 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
3B Totals 378 0 0 1,027 2.7 953 315 638 74 46 n/a n/a n/a .928 0.00 --
SS Totals 9 0 0 7 0.8 7 3 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
2B Totals 2 0 0 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
12 Years 1,507 - - 3,204 2.1 3,074 2,369 705 130 57 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 --
Al Smith

Al Smith Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1953 Indians 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 50.0 6.0 10.7 - - -
1954 Indians 2 9 .182 - - n/a 43.7 7.4 9.6 - - -
1955 Indians 11 6 .647 - - n/a 27.6 7.9 7.9 - - -
1956 Indians 6 3 .667 - - n/a 32.9 7.3 7.4 - - -
1957 Indians 12 6 .667 - - n/a 46.1 7.2 10.3 - - -
1958 White Sox 3 3 .500 - - n/a 40.0 6.2 8.3 - - -
1959 White Sox 7 5 .583 - - n/a 27.8 6.4 8.6 - - -
1960 White Sox 8 3 .727 - - n/a 44.7 8.2 7.4 - - -
1961 White Sox 4 4 .500 - - n/a 19.0 7.9 5.7 - - -
1962 White Sox 3 3 .500 - - n/a 31.9 8.5 6.2 - - -
1963 Orioles 9 0 1.000 - - n/a 36.8 5.0 9.4 - - -
1964 Indians 0 1 .000 - - n/a 34.0 4.3 15.1 - - -
1964 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 25.5 5.1 7.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 67 43 .609 - - n/a 32.7 7.0 7.9 - - -
Al Smith

Al Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1953 Cleveland Indians 32 Undetermined - -
1954 Cleveland Indians 32 Undetermined - Stats
1955 Cleveland Indians 32, 16 Undetermined Stats -
1956 Cleveland Indians 16 Undetermined - -
1957 Cleveland Indians 16 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago White Sox 9, 16 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago White Sox 16 Undetermined - Stats
1960 Chicago White Sox 16 Undetermined Stats -
1961 Chicago White Sox 16 Undetermined - -
1962 Chicago White Sox 16 Undetermined - -
1963 Baltimore Orioles 3, 16 Undetermined - -
1964 Cleveland Indians 28 Undetermined - -
1964 Boston Red Sox 28 Undetermined - -


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