Dick Smith was born on Friday, August 25, 1944, in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Smith was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 20, 1969, with the Washington Senators. 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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Dick SmithDick Smith Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#676 | Checklist) |
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Dick SmithDick Smith Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Dick SmithDick Smith Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1969 | 25 | Senators | 21 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .107 | .242 | .107 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
1 Year | 21 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .107 | .242 | .107 |
Dick SmithDick Smith Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1969 Senators | LF | 9 | 7 | 162 | 11 | 1.2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.67 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 9 | 7 | 162 | 11 | 1.2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.67 | |
1 Year | 9 | 7 | 162 | 11 | 1.2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.67 |
Dick SmithDick Smith Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1969 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1 Year | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Dick SmithDick Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1969 Washington Senators | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
Dick Smith Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Richard Kelly Smith was a Major League Baseball player with the Washington Senators (1969). When Dick, his nickname, made his big league debut on August 20, 1969, he became the first Lincolnton High School (Lincolnton, North Carolina) graduate to play in the majors! Smith never appeared on a baseball card, but the Senators did release the following press photo in 1969:
Dick Smith | Washington Senators | Team Press Photo (1969)
Did you know that Dick Smith was actually the third former big league ballplayer who went by that exact name? The two who preceded Dick Smith (#3) were: Dick Smith (#2), born in Oregon, played in the majors from 1963 through 1965; and Dick Smith (#1), born in Pennsylvania, played in the majors from 1951 through 1955!
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