Willie Smith
Willie Smith
Born: February 11, 1939
Anniston, AL US
Deceased: January 16, 2006
Anniston, AL US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 182
Career: 1960-1973
Major League Statistics
Willie Smith compiled a career batting average of .289 with 59 home runs and 248 RBI in his 601-game career with the Duluth-Superior Dukes, Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse Chiefs, Portland Beavers, Indianapolis Indians and Nankai Hawks. He began playing during the 1960 season and last took the field during the 1973 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.96 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 140.0 | 105 | 57 | 46 | 8 | 105 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.20 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 211.0 | 162 | 99 | 75 | 12 | 93 | 3 | 153 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.60 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 120.0 | 103 | 58 | 48 | 6 | 61 | 2 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 14 | 2 | .875 | 2.11 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 145.0 | 129 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 81.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 49 | 28 | .636 | 2.97 | 103 | 81 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 636.3 | 517 | 260 | 210 | 34 | 309 | 8 | 502 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 44 | 96 | 91 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .297 | .326 | .352 | .678 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 68 | 127 | 115 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 12 | .217 | .268 | .278 | .546 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 71 | 166 | 147 | 23 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 12 | .272 | .319 | .354 | .673 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 50 | 89 | 79 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .380 | .419 | .494 | .912 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.667 | 2.333 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 119 | 452 | 413 | 60 | 121 | 29 | 5 | 17 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 59 | .293 | .347 | .511 | .858 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 77 | 295 | 259 | 50 | 91 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 48 | .351 | .425 | .525 | .950 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 120 | 456 | 420 | 51 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 76 | .255 | .305 | .462 | .767 | 194 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 50 | 137 | 120 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | .275 | .358 | .417 | .774 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 601 | 1821 | 1647 | 224 | 476 | 76 | 11 | 59 | 248 | 7 | 7 | 146 | 251 | .289 | .345 | .456 | .801 | 751 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | P | 20 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | .824 | .700 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 30 | 6 | 49 | 2 | 1 | .965 | 1.833 |
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 25 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 0 | .882 | 1.200 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 20 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 1.700 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1B | 107 | 834 | 75 | 11 | 79 | .988 | 8.495 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 58 | 449 | 38 | 1 | 41 | .998 | 8.397 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 13 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 1.846 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 1B | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | OF | 111 | .000 | |||||
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | OF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 1B | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 436 | 1338 | 224 | 23 | 126 | .985 | 3.583 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | C | Northern League | Duluth-Superior Dukes | DET | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Nankai Hawks | |||
| 1973 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Nankai Hawks |
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