Hal Smith Stats

Hal Smith was born on Sunday, December 7, 1930, in West Frankfort, Illinois. Smith was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1955, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hal Smith baseball stats page.

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Hal Smith

Hal Smith Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#242)

Hal Smith Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#242)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Harold Wayne Smith
Nickname:   Hal
Born On:   12-07-1930
Place of Birth Data Born In:   West Frankfort, Illinois
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-11-1955 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-22-1964
Draft:   Not Applicable
Hal Smith

Hal Smith Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Hal Smith

Hal Smith Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 Orioles 135 424 41 115 23 4 4 0 52 30 2 21 4 6 2 16 .271 .318 .373
1956 Orioles 77 229 16 60 14 0 3 0 18 17 3 22 2 1 1 16 .262 .315 .362
1956 Athletics 37 142 15 39 9 2 2 0 24 3 0 12 0 3 0 2 .275 .284 .408
1957 Athletics 107 360 41 109 26 0 13 1 41 14 0 44 5 3 1 13 .303 .328 .483
1958 Athletics 99 315 32 86 19 2 5 0 46 25 2 47 1 8 2 6 .273 .323 .394
1959 Athletics 108 292 36 84 12 0 5 0 31 34 0 39 2 1 3 4 .288 .367 .380
1960 Pirates 77 258 37 76 18 2 11 0 45 22 0 48 1 3 2 6 .295 .351 .508
1961 Pirates 67 193 12 43 10 0 3 0 26 11 1 38 2 1 1 6 .223 .267 .321
1962 Colt .45s 109 345 32 81 14 0 12 0 35 24 1 55 2 3 2 13 .235 .286 .380
1963 Colt .45s 31 58 1 14 2 0 0 0 2 4 1 15 0 0 0 4 .241 .290 .276
1964 Reds 32 66 6 8 1 0 0 0 3 12 2 20 1 0 0 6 .121 .256 .136
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 879 2,682 269 715 148 10 58 1 323 196 12 361 20 29 14 92 .267 .317 .394
Hal Smith

Hal Smith Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1955 Orioles C 125 - - 563 4.5 555 497 58 8 9 14 - - .986 0.00 -
1956 Orioles C 71 - - 348 4.9 346 313 33 2 11 1 - - .994 0.00 -
1956 Athletics C 37 - - 208 5.6 205 183 22 3 3 5 - - .986 0.00 -
1957 Athletics C 103 - - 527 5.1 518 463 55 9 8 16 - - .983 0.00 -
1958 Athletics 1B 14 - - 126 9.0 126 120 6 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Athletics 3B 43 - - 138 3.2 131 44 87 7 9 n/a n/a n/a .949 0.00 -
1958 Athletics C 31 - - 169 5.5 168 149 19 1 4 9 - - .994 0.00 -
1959 Athletics 3B 77 - - 214 2.8 204 85 119 10 10 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1959 Athletics C 22 - - 140 6.4 135 125 10 5 5 3 - - .964 0.00 -
1960 Pirates C 71 - - 392 5.5 386 356 30 6 5 8 - - .985 0.00 -
1961 Pirates C 65 - - 311 4.8 308 290 18 3 1 8 - - .990 0.00 -
1962 Colt .45s 1B 2 - - 10 5.0 10 10 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Colt .45s 3B 6 - - 8 1.3 7 0 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00 -
1962 Colt .45s C 92 - - 644 7.0 635 570 65 9 9 6 - - .986 0.00 -
1963 Colt .45s C 11 - - 68 6.2 67 65 2 1 1 2 - - .985 0.00 -
1964 Reds C 20 - - 115 5.8 113 105 8 2 1 2 - - .983 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 648 0 0 3,485 5.4 3,436 3,116 320 49 57 74 n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
3B Totals 126 0 0 360 2.9 342 129 213 18 19 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 --
1B Totals 16 0 0 136 8.5 136 130 6 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
10 Years 790 - - 3,981 5.0 3,914 3,375 539 67 83 74 n/a n/a .983 0.00 --
Hal Smith

Hal Smith Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Orioles 1 3 .250 - - n/a 106.0 20.2 8.2 - - -
1956 Orioles 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 76.3 10.4 12.7 - - -
1956 Athletics 1 1 .500 - - n/a 71.0 11.8 5.9 - - -
1957 Athletics 2 2 .500 - - n/a 27.7 8.2 8.8 - - -
1958 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 63.0 6.7 6.8 - - -
1959 Athletics 0 3 .000 - - n/a 58.4 7.5 9.4 - - -
1960 Pirates 1 1 .500 - - n/a 23.5 5.4 5.7 - - -
1961 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 64.3 5.1 7.4 - - -
1962 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 - - n/a 28.8 6.3 9.9 - - -
1963 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.9 29.0 - - -
1964 Reds 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 22.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 7 10 .412 - - n/a 46.2 7.4 8.3 - - -
Hal Smith

Hal Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1955 Baltimore Orioles 22 Undetermined - -
1956 Baltimore Orioles 22 Undetermined - -
1956 Kansas City Athletics 32 Undetermined - -
1957 Kansas City Athletics 9 Undetermined - -
1958 Kansas City Athletics 9 Undetermined - -
1959 Kansas City Athletics 9 Undetermined - -
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Undetermined - Stats
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Undetermined - -
1962 Houston Colt .45s 8 Undetermined - -
1963 Houston Colt .45s 8, 9 Undetermined - -
1964 Cincinnati Reds 9 Undetermined - -


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