Ernie Smith

Ernest Henry Smith "Kansas City Kid"
Born: October 11, 1899
Totowa, NJ US
Deceased: April 6, 1973
Brooklyn, NY US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 155
Career: 1922-1937
Major League Statistics

Ernie Smith compiled a career batting average of .305 with 81 home runs and 0 RBI in his 2073-game career with the McAlester Miners, Kansas City Blues, Enid Harvesters, Bartlesville/Ardmore Bearcats, Little Rock Travelers, Birmingham Barons, Minneapolis Millers, Dallas Steers, Memphis Chickasaws, Fort Worth Cats, New Orleans Pelicans and Jersey City Giants. He began playing during the 1922 season and last took the field during the 1937 campaign.

Kansas City Blues

Fort Worth Cats

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Batting:

Year	Level	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
1922	AA	AA2	Kansas City Blues	2	3	3		2	0	0	0						.667	.667	.667	1.333	2
1922	C	WA	McAlester Miners	48	181	181		50	11	1	0						.276	.276	.348	.624	63
1923	AA	AA2	Kansas City Blues	1	5	5		3	0	2	0						.600	.600	1.400	2.000	7
1923	C	WA	Enid Harvesters	141	547	547		180	45	5	21						.329	.329	.545	.874	298
1924	C	WA	Bartlesville/Ardmore Bearcats	116	452	452		148	48	9	8						.327	.327	.527	.854	238
1924	AA	AA2	Kansas City Blues	21	62	62		23	7	1	0						.371	.371	.516	.887	32
1925	A	SOUA	Little Rock Travelers	140	500	500		154	27	10	1						.308	.308	.408	.716	204
1926	AA	AA2	Kansas City Blues	156	631	631		197	36	11	3						.312	.312	.418	.731	264
1927	AA	AA2	Kansas City Blues	157	568	568		156	24	6	1						.275	.275	.343	.618	195
1928	A	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	149	520	520		159	28	11	5						.306	.306	.431	.737	224
1929	A	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	156	554	554		171	27	14	10						.309	.309	.462	.771	256
1930	AA	AA2	Minneapolis Millers	111	442	442		141	28	7	9						.319	.319	.475	.794	210
1931	AA	AA2	Minneapolis Millers	153	554	554		178	35	4	7						.321	.321	.437	.758	242
1932	AA	AA2	Minneapolis Millers	164	636	636		202	56	10	7						.318	.318	.470	.788	299
1933	AA	AA2	Minneapolis Millers	124	431	431		125	30	2	3						.290	.290	.390	.680	168
1934	AA	AA2	Minneapolis Millers	95	249	249		81	23	2	3						.325	.325	.470	.795	117
1935	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	2	6	6		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1935	A	TL	Dallas Steers	99	353	353		95	25	3	0						.269	.269	.357	.626	126
1936	A1	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	104	384	384		113	27	5	3						.294	.294	.414	.708	159
1936	A1	TL	Fort Worth Cats	46	166	166		45	7	2	0						.271	.271	.337	.608	56
1937	AA	IL	Jersey City Giants	88	259	259		67	8	4	0						.259	.259	.320	.579	83
Totals				2073	7503	7503	0	2290	492	109	81	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.305	.432	.737	3243	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1922	C	WA	McAlester Miners	SS	46	100	150	30		.893	5.435
1923	C	WA	Enid Harvesters	SS	133	326	360	59		.921	5.158
1924	C	WA	Bartlesville/Ardmore Bearcats	SS	116	295	332	40		.940	5.405
1925	A	SOUA	Little Rock Travelers	SS	128	321	415	56		.929	5.750
1926	AA	AA2	Kansas City Blues	2B	87	165	289	19		.960	5.218
1927	AA	AA2	Kansas City Blues	SS	147	293	446	49		.938	5.027
1928	A	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	SS	146	349	479	47		.946	5.671
1929	A	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	SS	156	392	500	42		.955	5.718
1930	AA	AA2	Minneapolis Millers	SS	76	154	267	25		.944	5.539
1931	AA	AA2	Minneapolis Millers	SS	149	313	486	56		.935	5.362
1932	AA	AA2	Minneapolis Millers	SS	164	378	584	58		.943	5.866
1933	AA	AA2	Minneapolis Millers	SS	112	250	377	36		.946	5.598
1934	AA	AA2	Minneapolis Millers	3B	23	19	47	4		.943	2.870
1935	A	TL	Dallas Steers	2B	97	251	252	15		.971	5.186
1936	A1	TL	Fort Worth Cats	2B	33	90	76	12		.933	5.030
1936	A1	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	2B	102	270	334	19		.970	5.922
1937	AA	IL	Jersey City Giants	2B	32	76	113	6		.969	5.906
Totals					1747	4042	5507	573	0	.943	5.466

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1922	C	Western Association	McAlester Miners
1922	AA	American Association 2	Kansas City Blues
1923	C	Western Association	Enid Harvesters
1923	AA	American Association 2	Kansas City Blues
1924	C	Western Association	Bartlesville/Ardmore Bearcats
1924	AA	American Association 2	Kansas City Blues
1925	A	Southern Association	Little Rock Travelers
1926	AA	American Association 2	Kansas City Blues
1927	AA	American Association 2	Kansas City Blues
1928	A	Southern Association	Birmingham Barons
1929	A	Southern Association	Birmingham Barons
1930	AA	American Association 2	Minneapolis Millers
1931	AA	American Association 2	Minneapolis Millers
1932	AA	American Association 2	Minneapolis Millers
1933	AA	American Association 2	Minneapolis Millers
1934	AA	American Association 2	Minneapolis Millers
1935	A	Texas League	Dallas Steers	CHA
1935	A	Southern Association	Memphis Chickasaws
1936	A1	Texas League	Fort Worth Cats
1936	A1	Southern League	New Orleans Pelicans	CLE
1937	AA	International League	Jersey City Giants	NY1

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