Francis Smith
Francis Leland Smith
Born: February 1, 1938
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Career: 1959-1965
Francis Smith compiled a career record of 27 wins and 44 losses and a 5.16 ERA in his 147-game pitching career with the Fresno Giants, Eugene Emeralds, Reading Indians, Alamance Indians, Charleston Indians, Salt Lake City Bees and Jacksonville Suns. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1965 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | B | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | C | CALL | Fresno Giants | 1 | 8 | .111 | 7.17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 103.0 | 104 | 108 | 82 | 10 | 125 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 1960 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.14 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 43 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1961 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 9 | 13 | .409 | 4.67 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 181.0 | 172 | 118 | 94 | 18 | 103 | 2 | 146 | 16 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.92 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Alamance Indians | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.00 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 45.0 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1962 | A | EL | Charleston Indians | 0 | 5 | .000 | 12.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.32 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 65.0 | 64 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.44 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 81.0 | 70 | 37 | 31 | 7 | 42 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Reading Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 12.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 27 | 44 | .380 | 5.16 | 147 | 78 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 567.0 | 556 | 405 | 325 | 50 | 418 | 9 | 422 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | B | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | C | CALL | Fresno Giants | 30 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .233 | .298 | .233 | .530 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .182 | .357 | .182 | .539 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 31 | 74 | 62 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 31 | .226 | .342 | .274 | .617 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Alamance Indians | 11 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .385 | .467 | .692 | 1.159 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | EL | Charleston Indians | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 21 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .000 | .050 | .000 | .050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 18 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .050 | .240 | .100 | .340 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Reading Indians | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 155 | 225 | 191 | 15 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 89 | .188 | .289 | .230 | .519 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | B | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | C | CALL | Fresno Giants | P | 25 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .882 | .600 |
| 1960 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .357 |
| 1961 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 31 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .973 | 1.161 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | A | EL | Charleston Indians | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Alamance Indians | P | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | .455 |
| 1963 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | P | 20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | .550 |
| 1964 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | P | 18 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .889 |
| Totals | 142 | 20 | 68 | 6 | 4 | .936 | .620 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | C | California League | Fresno Giants | SFN | ||
| 1959 | B | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | SFN | ||
| 1960 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1961 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1962 | B | Carolina League | Alamance Indians | CLE | ||
| 1962 | A | Eastern League | Charleston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | CLE | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Charleston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | Charleston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1965 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE |
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