Bob Smith Stats

Bob Smith was born on Friday, May 13, 1927, in Clarence, Missouri. Smith was 30 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1958, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Bob Smith baseball stats page.

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Bob Smith
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Robert Walkup Smith
Nickname:   Riverboat
Born On:   05-13-1927
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Clarence, Missouri
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-23-2003
Place of Death Data Died In:   Clarence, Missouri
Cemetery:   Union Cemetery, Clarence, Missouri
College:   University of Missouri
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-22-1958 (Age 30)
Last Game:   09-27-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Smith

Bob 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
1958 Red Sox 17 7 4 4 3 .571 3.78 1 0 0 66.2 297 61 28 32 4 45 2 43 4 0 0 -
1959 Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 .000 80.96 0 0 0 0.2 9 5 6 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 -
1959 Indians 12 3 3 0 1 .000 5.22 0 0 0 29.1 129 31 17 19 2 12 0 17 2 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 30 10 7 4 4 .500 4.75 1 0 0 96.2 435 97 51 57 6 59 3 60 7 0 0 -
Bob Smith

Bob Smith Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1958 Red Sox 17 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1 0 0 0 .105 .190 .105
1959 Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1959 Indians 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 30 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 1 0 0 0 .080 .148 .080
Bob Smith

Bob Smith Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1958 Red Sox P 17 7 200 18 1.1 17 3 14 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.30 -
1959 Cubs P 1 0 2 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50 -
1959 Indians P 12 3 88 6 0.5 6 1 5 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.84 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 30 10 290 25 0.8 24 4 20 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.23 --
2 Years 30 10 290 25 0.8 24 4 20 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.23 --
Bob Smith

Bob Smith Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1958 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.96 5.80 6.07
1959 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 26.99
1959 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.42 5.22 3.68
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.02 5.59 5.49
Bob Smith

Bob Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1958 Boston Red Sox 28 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1959 Cleveland Indians 28 Undetermined - -


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