Bob Smith
Robert Walkup Smith "Riverboat"
Born: May 13, 1928
Clarence, MO US
Deceased: June 23, 2003
Clarence, MO US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1951-1963
Major League Statistics
Bob Smith compiled a career record of 89 wins and 81 losses and a 3.74 ERA in his 339-game pitching career with the Scranton Red Sox, Roanoke Ro-Sox, Albany Senators, Louisville Colonels, San Francisco Seals, Minneapolis Millers, San Diego Padres, Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Jets, Atlanta Crackers and Arkansas Travelers. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.30 | 27 | 23 | 172.0 | 160 | 78 | 63 | 76 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | PIED | Roanoke Ro-Sox | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6.00 | 11 | 36.0 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.71 | 5 | 17.0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 1 | 4 | .200 | 12 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.79 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.25 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 108.0 | 112 | 60 | 51 | 5 | 59 | 2 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.44 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 174.3 | 171 | 96 | 86 | 11 | 94 | 107 | 11 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.35 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 191.0 | 183 | 77 | 71 | 9 | 74 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.47 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 73.0 | 69 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.04 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 71.0 | 65 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 14 | 6 | .700 | 3.04 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 166.0 | 143 | 63 | 56 | 10 | 114 | 4 | 142 | 6 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.65 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 170.0 | 132 | 80 | 69 | 10 | 115 | 3 | 167 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.61 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 158.0 | 140 | 91 | 81 | 19 | 87 | 1 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 29 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 89 | 81 | .524 | 3.74 | 339 | 185 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 1386.3 | 1276 | 663 | 576 | 73 | 757 | 11 | 903 | 35 | 2 | 71 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 27 | 53 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .170 | .170 | .340 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | PIED | Roanoke Ro-Sox | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 42 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .115 | .207 | .154 | .361 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 33 | 68 | 62 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .129 | .129 | .177 | .306 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 36 | 71 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 31 | .082 | .152 | .082 | .233 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 13 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .143 | .217 | .143 | .360 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 11 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 28 | 65 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | .085 | .156 | .085 | .241 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 34 | 59 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | .060 | .113 | .060 | .173 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 27 | 64 | 58 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .138 | .164 | .138 | .302 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | (+) Atlanta Crackers | 35 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .062 | .091 | .062 | .153 | 2 | |||||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | (+) Arkansas Travelers | 35 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .062 | .091 | .062 | .153 | 2 | |||||
| Totals | 299 | 499 | 449 | 18 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 189 | .114 | .155 | .122 | .277 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | B | PIED | Roanoke Ro-Sox | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 12 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 1.417 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .304 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 42 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .938 | .714 |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 33 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 5 | .973 | 1.091 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 36 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 2 | .909 | .833 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .923 |
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .929 | 1.182 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 28 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .957 | .786 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 34 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .966 | .824 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 27 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | .905 | .704 |
| Totals | 299 | 44 | 170 | 18 | 16 | .922 | .716 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1952 | B | Piedmont League | Roanoke Ro-Sox | BOS | ||
| 1952 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators | BOS | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | BOS | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | BOS | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | BOS | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | CLE | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Atlanta Crackers | SLN | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Arkansas Travelers | PHI |
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