Bill Smith Stats

Bill Smith was born on Friday, June 8, 1934, in Washington, D.C.. Smith was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1958, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Bill Smith baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   William Garland Smith
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   06-08-1934  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Washington, D.C.
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-30-1997 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Clinton, Maryland
Cemetery:   Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, Maryland
High School:   Roosevelt High School (Washington, DC)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-13-1958 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-28-1962
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bill Smith

Bill Smith Pitching Stats

1958 24 Cardinals 2 1 1 0 1 .000 6.52 0 0 0 9.2 42 12 7 7 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 -
1959 25 Cardinals 6 0 2 0 0 .000 1.08 0 0 1 8.1 36 11 1 3 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 -
1962 28 Phillies 24 5 6 1 5 .167 4.29 0 0 0 50.1 217 59 24 32 8 10 3 26 1 1 0 -
3 Years 32 6 9 1 6 .143 4.21 0 0 1 68.1 295 82 32 42 8 17 4 34 1 1 0 -

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Bill Smith Hitting Stats

1958 24 Cardinals 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1959 25 Cardinals 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1962 28 Phillies 24 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .182 .308 .273
3 Years 32 14 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .214

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Bill Smith Fielding Stats

1958 Cardinals P 2 1 29 3 1.5 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.79
1959 Cardinals P 6 0 25 1 0.2 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.08
1962 Phillies P 24 5 151 14 0.6 12 6 6 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.15
P Totals 32 6 205 18 0.6 16 7 9 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.11
3 Years 32 6 205 18 0.6 16 7 9 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.11

Bill Smith

Bill Smith Miscellaneous Stats

1958 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.00 3.72 3.72
1959 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.33 4.32 3.24
1962 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 11.0 2.60 4.65 1.79
3 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 14.0 2.00 4.48 2.24

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Bill Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1958 St. Louis Cardinals 30 Undetermined - -
1959 St. Louis Cardinals 30 Undetermined - -
1962 Philadelphia Phillies 47 Undetermined - -

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