Dick Smith Stats

Dick Smith was born on Wednesday, May 17, 1939, in Lebanon, Oregon. Smith was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 20, 1963, with the New York Mets. 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 Dick Smith baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Richard Arthur Smith
Nickname:   Dick
Born On:   05-17-1939  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lebanon, Oregon
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-19-2012 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Medford, Oregon
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Lebanon High School (Lebanon, OR)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   07-20-1963 (Age 24)
Last Game:   05-01-1965
Draft:   Not Applicable

Dick Smith

Dick Smith Pitching Stats

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Dick Smith Hitting Stats

1963 24 Mets 20 42 4 10 0 1 0 0 3 5 2 10 0 0 0 0 .238 .319 .286
1964 25 Mets 46 94 14 21 6 1 0 0 3 1 0 29 0 0 2 2 .223 .247 .309
1965 26 Dodgers 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
3 Years 76 142 18 31 6 2 0 0 7 6 2 42 1 0 2 2 .218 .260 .289

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Dick Smith Fielding Stats

1963 Mets 1B 2 1 24 11 5.5 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.38
1963 Mets CF 6 6 162 13 2.2 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.17
1963 Mets LF 4 3 72 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1964 Mets 1B 18 16 411 156 8.7 154 143 11 2 11 n/a n/a n/a .987 10.12
1964 Mets CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1964 Mets LF 11 3 123 8 0.7 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.76
1964 Mets RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1965 Dodgers CF 4 1 57 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.47
1965 Dodgers LF 5 0 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1965 Dodgers RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1B Totals 20 17 435 167 8.4 165 154 11 2 11 n/a n/a n/a .988 10.24
LF Totals 20 6 213 11 0.6 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.39
CF Totals 11 7 222 14 1.3 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.70
RF Totals 2 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
3 Years 53 30 876 192 3.6 190 179 11 2 11 n/a n/a n/a .990 5.86

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Dick Smith Miscellaneous Stats

1963 Mets 3 2 .600 8 1 n/a 0.0 4.2 14.0 - - -
1964 Mets 6 2 .750 8 14 n/a 0.0 3.2 31.3 - - -
1965 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 3 n/a 0.0 2.0 6.0 - - -
3 Years 9 4 .692 16 18 n/a 0.0 3.4 20.3 - - -

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Dick Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1963 New York Mets 16 Undetermined - -
1964 New York Mets 16 Undetermined - -
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - -

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