Hal Smith
Harold Wayne Smith
Born: December 7, 1930
West Frankfort, IL USA
Deceased: 2020
Columbus, TX USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
Career: 1955-1964
Minor League Statistics
Hal Smith compiled a career batting average of .267 with 58 home runs and 323 RBI in his 879-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Colt .45's and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1964 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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1955 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 135 | 466 | 424 | 41 | 115 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 21 | .271 | .318 | .373 | .691 | 158 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 250 | 229 | 16 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 22 | .262 | .315 | .362 | .677 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 37 | 148 | 142 | 15 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .275 | .284 | .408 | .692 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 107 | 383 | 360 | 41 | 109 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 44 | .303 | .328 | .483 | .811 | 174 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 99 | 351 | 315 | 32 | 86 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 47 | .273 | .323 | .394 | .717 | 124 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 108 | 332 | 292 | 36 | 84 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 39 | .288 | .367 | .380 | .747 | 111 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 77 | 286 | 258 | 37 | 76 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 48 | .295 | .351 | .508 | .859 | 131 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 208 | 193 | 12 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 38 | .223 | .267 | .321 | .588 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 109 | 376 | 345 | 32 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 55 | .235 | .286 | .380 | .666 | 131 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
1963 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 31 | 62 | 58 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .241 | .290 | .276 | .566 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1964 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 79 | 66 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 20 | .121 | .256 | .136 | .393 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Totals | 879 | 2941 | 2682 | 269 | 715 | 148 | 10 | 58 | 323 | 7 | 10 | 196 | 361 | .267 | .317 | .394 | .711 | 1057 | 92 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 12 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1955 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 125 | 113 | 980.3 | 497 | 58 | 8 | 9 | .986 | 5.095 | 4.440 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 42.6 |
1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 71 | 59 | 527.7 | 313 | 33 | 2 | 11 | .994 | 5.901 | 4.873 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 33.3 |
1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | C | 37 | 36 | 304.7 | 183 | 22 | 3 | 3 | .986 | 6.056 | 5.541 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 37.5 |
1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | C | 103 | 95 | 855.0 | 463 | 55 | 9 | 8 | .983 | 5.453 | 5.029 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 36.7 |
1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 43 | 42 | 384.7 | 44 | 87 | 7 | 9 | .949 | 3.065 | 3.047 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | C | 31 | 29 | 258.0 | 149 | 19 | 1 | 4 | .994 | 5.860 | 5.419 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 75.0 |
1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 14 | 14 | 125.3 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.048 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 77 | 60 | 553.0 | 85 | 119 | 10 | 10 | .953 | 3.320 | 2.649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | C | 22 | 18 | 169.0 | 125 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .964 | 7.189 | 6.136 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 44.4 |
1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 71 | 66 | 587.0 | 356 | 30 | 6 | 5 | .985 | 5.918 | 5.437 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 34.5 |
1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 65 | 55 | 481.3 | 290 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .990 | 5.759 | 4.738 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 30.0 |
1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | C | 92 | 86 | 772.0 | 570 | 65 | 9 | 9 | .986 | 7.403 | 6.902 | 6 | 41 | 59 | 24 | 28.9 |
1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 3B | 6 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.520 | 1.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 1B | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1963 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | C | 11 | 10 | 90.7 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .985 | 6.651 | 6.091 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 40.0 |
1964 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 20 | 18 | 160.7 | 105 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .983 | 6.330 | 5.650 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 41.7 |
Totals | 790 | 704 | 6284.3 | 3375 | 539 | 67 | 83 | .983 | 5.605 | 4.954 | 74 | 167 | 215 | 124 | 36.6 |
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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1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 1.125 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 1.125 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | C | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.105 | 5.000 |
Totals | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.105 | 5.000 |
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