Roy Smalley
Roy Frederick Smalley
Born: October 25, 1952
Los Angeles, CA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
College: University of Southern California, Los Angeles City College
Career: 1975-1987
Draft: Round 35 (1970 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
Draft: Round 4 (1971 January Secondary Draft, Boston Red Sox)
Draft: Round 2 (1971 June Secondary Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
Draft: Round 5 (1972 January Secondary Draft, Boston Red Sox)
Draft: Round 1 (1974 January Amateur Draft, Texas Rangers)
School: Westchester HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles City College
Southern California
Minor League Statistics
Roy Smalley compiled a career batting average of .257 with 163 home runs and 694 RBI in his 1653-game career with the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1975 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1975 | AL | Texas Rangers | 78 | 286 | 250 | 22 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 42 | .228 | .309 | .296 | .605 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
1976 | AL | Texas Rangers | 41 | 163 | 129 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 27 | .225 | .363 | .264 | .626 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
1976 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 103 | 455 | 384 | 46 | 104 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 79 | .271 | .353 | .344 | .697 | 132 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
1977 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 150 | 680 | 584 | 93 | 135 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 89 | .231 | .316 | .315 | .631 | 184 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
1978 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 158 | 702 | 586 | 80 | 160 | 31 | 3 | 19 | 77 | 2 | 8 | 85 | 70 | .273 | .362 | .433 | .796 | 254 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 |
1979 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 729 | 621 | 94 | 168 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 80 | .271 | .353 | .441 | .794 | 274 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 8 |
1980 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 133 | 564 | 486 | 64 | 135 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 63 | .278 | .359 | .405 | .765 | 197 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
1981 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 56 | 200 | 167 | 24 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | .263 | .375 | .443 | .818 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
1982 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .154 | .313 | .231 | .543 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1982 | AL | New York Yankees | 142 | 565 | 486 | 55 | 125 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 100 | .257 | .346 | .418 | .764 | 203 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
1983 | AL | New York Yankees | 130 | 520 | 451 | 70 | 124 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 68 | .275 | .357 | .452 | .810 | 204 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
1984 | AL | New York Yankees | 67 | 227 | 209 | 17 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 35 | .239 | .286 | .388 | .674 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1984 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 47 | 158 | 135 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 30 | .170 | .285 | .289 | .574 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 129 | 452 | 388 | 57 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 65 | .258 | .357 | .402 | .759 | 156 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 143 | 530 | 459 | 59 | 113 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 80 | .246 | .342 | .438 | .780 | 201 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 110 | 347 | 309 | 32 | 85 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 52 | .275 | .352 | .411 | .763 | 127 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 1653 | 6594 | 5657 | 745 | 1454 | 244 | 25 | 163 | 694 | 27 | 34 | 771 | 908 | .257 | .345 | .395 | .740 | 2237 | 121 | 14 | 98 | 54 | 47 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1975 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 59 | 45 | 459.0 | 80 | 175 | 16 | 30 | .941 | 5.000 | 4.322 |
1975 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2B | 19 | 17 | 157.0 | 28 | 57 | 4 | 14 | .955 | 4.873 | 4.474 |
1975 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1976 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 103 | 101 | 907.0 | 189 | 338 | 18 | 70 | .967 | 5.229 | 5.117 |
1976 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2B | 38 | 38 | 337.0 | 82 | 99 | 7 | 19 | .963 | 4.834 | 4.763 |
1976 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 5 | 3 | 31.7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 3.695 | 2.600 |
1977 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 150 | 149 | 1325.3 | 255 | 504 | 33 | 116 | .958 | 5.154 | 5.060 |
1978 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 157 | 157 | 1408.7 | 287 | 527 | 25 | 121 | .970 | 5.201 | 5.185 |
1979 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 161 | 160 | 1412.3 | 296 | 572 | 29 | 144 | .968 | 5.531 | 5.391 |
1979 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.571 | 9.000 |
1980 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 125 | 124 | 1076.0 | 210 | 446 | 17 | 100 | .975 | 5.487 | 5.248 |
1980 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 3 | 2 | 21.0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.714 | 6.000 |
1981 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 37 | 37 | 306.7 | 52 | 89 | 8 | 14 | .946 | 4.138 | 3.811 |
1981 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
1982 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 89 | 81 | 724.3 | 109 | 238 | 8 | 42 | .977 | 4.312 | 3.899 |
1982 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 53 | 49 | 444.0 | 28 | 113 | 7 | 11 | .953 | 2.858 | 2.660 |
1982 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.250 | 5.250 |
1982 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1983 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 91 | 86 | 730.0 | 125 | 230 | 15 | 40 | .959 | 4.377 | 3.901 |
1983 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 26 | 22 | 207.0 | 11 | 57 | 5 | 7 | .932 | 2.957 | 2.615 |
1983 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 22 | 15 | 149.7 | 153 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .994 | 9.682 | 7.318 |
1984 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 35 | 35 | 310.7 | 17 | 78 | 10 | 8 | .905 | 2.752 | 2.714 |
1984 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 38 | 35 | 284.0 | 15 | 57 | 4 | 6 | .947 | 2.282 | 1.895 |
1984 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 13 | 6 | 57.7 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 4.058 | 2.000 |
1984 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .978 | 9.429 | 8.800 |
1984 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 8.000 |
1984 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.000 |
1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 49 | 39 | 338.3 | 57 | 91 | 2 | 16 | .987 | 3.937 | 3.020 |
1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 14 | 13 | 106.0 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 4.245 | 3.571 |
1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 5.000 |
1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 19 | 5 | 64.0 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 4 | .963 | 3.656 | 1.368 |
1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 8 | 7 | 62.0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.194 | 2.750 |
1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 14 | 10 | 89.0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 1.719 | 1.214 |
1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.765 | .750 |
Totals | 1350 | 1249 | 11128.0 | 2131 | 3817 | 217 | 794 | .965 | 4.811 | 4.406 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1979 - AL TSN All-Star SS
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