Hal Smith

Positions: Catcher and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: December 7, 1930 in West Frankfort, IL us

Died: January 9, 2020 in Columbus, TX

Debut: April 11, 1955 (Age 24-125d, 11,187th in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 22, 1964 (Age 33-228d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Harold Wayne Smith

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Relatives: Uncle of Tim Flannery

1960 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

2682

715

.267

269

RBI

323

OBP

.317

SLG

.394

OPS

.711

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 58 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 19 go ahead

4 Tms
KCA	25
PIT	14
HOU	12
BAL	7

Platoon
vs RHP	38
vs LHP	20

Home/Road
Away	35
Home	23

Outs
1	23
0	18
2	17

16 Opps
LAD	7
CHW	7
CLE	6
NYY	5
WSH	4
STL	4
KCA	4
CIN	4
CHC	3
PHI	3
BOS	3
BAL	2
NYM	2
MLN	2
SFG	1
DET	1

50 Pitchers
Johnny Podres	4
Ray Sadecki	3
Mike Fornieles	2
Stan Williams	2
Jim Wilson	2
Herb Score	1
Cal McLish	1
Art Schallock	1
Lou Kretlow	1
Bob Turley	1
Russ Kemmerer	1
Hal Woodeshick	1
Stan Pitula	1
Zach Monroe	1
Jim McDonald	1
Don Cardwell	1
Danny McDevitt	1
Whitey Ford	1
Ray Daviault	1
Glen Hobbie	1
Arnie Portocarrero	1
Rudy Minarcin	1
Bob Hendley	1
Bob Grim	1
Camilo Pascual	1
Willard Nixon	1
Bob Purkey	1
Pedro Ramos	1
Dick Ellsworth	1
Gerry Staley	1
Bobby Bolin	1
Joey Jay	1
Bill Henry	1
Ray Washburn	1
Alex Kellner	1
Gary Bell	1
Humberto Robinson	1
Jim Owens	1
Billy Pierce	1
Jim Bunning	1
Johnny Sain	1
Art Ceccarelli	1
Bob Lemon	1
Dick Donovan	1
Art Mahaffey	1
Roger Craig	1
Jim O'Toole	1
Lew Burdette	1
Chuck Stobbs	1
Bill Fischer	1

18 Parks
Munic. Stad (KAN)	17
LA Coliseum (LOS)	7
Colt Stad (HOU)	5
Forbes Fld (PIT)	4
ClevelandStd (CLE)	4
GriffithStad (WAS)	3
Crosley Fld (CIN)	3
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	1
Polo Grounds (NYC)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1

Where Hit
7	39
8	7
9	3
78	3
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	54
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	38
1--	10
12-	5
-2-	2
123	1
-23	1
1-3	1

87 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	38
1 on	12
2 on	7
3 on	1
Any on	20

Inning
2	9
3	4
4	16
5	6
7	10
8	7
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	13
4-6	22
7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	4
+2	5
+1	3
Tied	17
-1	9
-2	2
-3	4
-4..	11

Ahead	15
Tied	17
Behind	26

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	50
3B	5
PH	2
1B	1

OrderPos
6th	24
7th	18
5th	12
8th	2
4th	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	19
Low Lev	27

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1955-04-20	BAL	@	NYY	Art Schallock	ahead 3-1	t 5	1	1--	2	5	2	0.135	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Woodling Scores
2	2	2	1	1955-06-12 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	Alex Kellner	ahead 4-2	t 9	1	12-	3	5	2	0.056	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Woodling Scores; G. Triandos Scores
3	3	3	1	1955-07-14 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	Johnny Sain	ahead 8-5	t 7	2	---	1	5	2	0.053	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1955-08-25	BAL	@	KCA	Art Ceccarelli	behind 0-9	t 7	1	1--	2	6	2	0.003	1%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Triandos Scores
1956	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1956-04-29 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	Chuck Stobbs	tied 2-2	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.141	64%		Home Run (Deep CF)
6	6	2	1	1956-05-16	BAL	@	KCA	Lou Kretlow	ahead 7-3	t 8	1	---	1	7	2	0.021	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	1956-06-05	BAL		CLE	Bob Lemon	behind 1-5	b 4	0	---	1	6	2	0.070	20%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	4	1	1956-09-22	KCA	@	CHW	Jim Wilson	behind 0-3	t 2	1	---	1	5	2	0.077	28%		Home Run (Deep CF)
9	9	5	1	1956-09-28	KCA		CHW	Gerry Staley	tied 5-5	b 8	0	---	1	4	2	0.256	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1957-04-24	KCA		CLE	Cal McLish	ahead 16-1	b 8	1	---	1	6	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	2	1	1957-04-28	KCA		CHW	Jim Wilson	behind 2-5	b 7	2	---	1	6	2	0.069	14%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	3	1	1957-05-12 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	Stan Pitula	ahead 5-2	t 7	1	123	4	5	2	0.055	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); V. Power Scores; M. Graff Scores; H. Simpson Scores
13	13	4	1	1957-05-28	KCA	@	CHW	Bill Fischer	behind 0-2	t 4	1	---	1	6	2	0.108	34%		Home Run (Deep CF)
14	14	5	1	1957-05-29	KCA	@	DET	Jim Bunning	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	2	0.113	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	6	1	1957-06-04	KCA		BAL	Mike Fornieles	ahead 4-1	b 3	0	-2-	2	5	2	0.061	94%		Home Run (Deep CF); H. Simpson Scores
16	16	7	1	1957-06-07	KCA		BOS	Rudy Minarcin	ahead 5-3	b 8	0	---	1	6	2	0.032	98%		Home Run
17	17	8	1	1957-06-10	KCA		BOS	Willard Nixon	behind 2-11	b 4	2	---	1	6	2	0.005	1%		Home Run
18	18	9	1	1957-06-12 (1)	KCA		WSH	Camilo Pascual	tied 3-3	b 7	0	---	1	6	2	0.211	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	10	1	1957-06-15	KCA		NYY	Bob Turley	behind 0-5	b 4	2	---	1	5	2	0.040	10%		Home Run (LF-CF)
20	20	11	1	1957-06-16	KCA		NYY	Bob Grim	behind 4-5	b 9	0	---	1	6	2	0.441	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	12	1	1957-06-19	KCA	@	WSH	Russ Kemmerer	tied 2-2	t 4	1	---	1	5	2	0.138	61%		Home Run (Deep CF)
22	22	13	1	1957-09-07	KCA	@	CHW	Billy Pierce	behind 1-7	t 7	0	---	1	7	2	0.013	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1958	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1958-04-18	KCA		CHW	Jim McDonald	behind 3-10	b 8	1	1--	2	7	2	0.007	1%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Held Scores
24	24	2	1	1958-05-01	KCA	@	BOS	Mike Fornieles	tied 0-0	t 2	0	12-	3	7	2	0.188	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Cerv Scores; W. Held Scores
25	25	3	1	1958-07-28	KCA		NYY	Zach Monroe	behind 2-6	b 4	2	---	1	7	2	0.061	16%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	4	1	1958-07-29	KCA		NYY	Whitey Ford	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	---	1	6	3	0.109	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	5	1	1958-09-03	KCA	@	CLE	Hal Woodeshick	ahead 5-2	t 5	1	---	1	5	5	0.062	90%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1959	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1959-04-17	KCA	@	CLE	Gary Bell	tied 2-2	t 7	1	---	1	6	5	0.217	68%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	2	1	1959-06-21	KCA	@	BAL	Arnie Portocarrero	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1--	2	8	5	0.182	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. DeMaestri Scores
30	30	3	1	1959-07-04 (1)	KCA		CHW	Dick Donovan	tied 2-2	b 4	1	1--	2	7	5	0.212	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Cerv Scores
31	31	4	1	1959-07-19 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	Pedro Ramos	tied 5-5	t 10	0	---	1	5	5	0.341	84%		Home Run (Deep CF)
32	32	5	1	1959-09-27	KCA	@	CLE	Herb Score	behind 0-1	t 4	2	---	1	7	2	0.133	45%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1960	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1960-04-17 (2)	PIT		CIN	Bill Henry	behind 1-5	b 9	1	12-	3	9	PH	0.067	11%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Virdon Scores; B. Mazeroski Scores
34	34	2	1	1960-04-21	PIT		PHI	Humberto Robinson	tied 3-3	b 4	1	-23	3	6	2	0.194	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Clemente Scores; D. Stuart Scores
35	35	3	1	1960-05-10	PIT	@	LAD	Johnny Podres	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	6	2	0.108	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
36	36	4	1	1960-05-19	PIT		STL	Ray Sadecki	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2	6	2	0.167	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Hoak Scores
37	37	5	1	1960-06-18	PIT	@	LAD	Danny McDevitt	behind 0-3	t 9	2	1--	2	6	2	0.025	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); G. Cimoli Scores
38	38	6	1	1960-07-20	PIT	@	LAD	Stan Williams	behind 0-1	t 4	2	12-	3	6	2	0.335	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); B. Skinner Scores; R. Clemente Scores
39	39	7	2	1960-07-20	PIT	@	LAD	Stan Williams	behind 3-4	t 9	1	---	1	6	2	0.352	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	8	1	1960-07-21	PIT	@	LAD	Johnny Podres	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	1	6	2	0.113	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	9	2	1960-07-21	PIT	@	LAD	Johnny Podres	ahead 3-1	t 7	0	---	1	6	2	0.078	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
42	42	10	1	1960-08-29	PIT	@	LAD	Johnny Podres	behind 0-1	t 4	1	12-	3	6	2	0.290	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Stuart Scores; G. Cimoli Scores
43	43	11	1	1960-09-20 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	Jim Owens	tied 2-2	t 8	1	---	1	5	2	0.282	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1961	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1961-05-28	PIT	@	STL	Ray Sadecki	behind 0-6	t 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.034	10%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	2	1	1961-06-25 (2)	PIT		PHI	Art Mahaffey	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.112	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	3	1	1961-09-04	PIT	@	STL	Ray Sadecki	behind 0-5	t 4	2	1-3	3	6	2	0.148	23%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Groat Scores; D. Hoak Scores
1962	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1962-04-10	HOU		CHC	Don Cardwell	ahead 4-0	b 3	2	---	1	6	2	0.041	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	2	1	1962-04-29	HOU		MLN	Lew Burdette	behind 0-1	b 5	0	---	1	6	2	0.162	56%		Home Run (Deep LF)
49	49	3	1	1962-05-04	HOU	@	MLN	Bob Hendley	behind 2-4	t 5	2	1--	2	5	2	0.240	45%		Home Run; J. Pendleton Scores
50	50	4	1	1962-05-31	HOU	@	CHC	Dick Ellsworth	behind 1-2	t 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.104	46%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	5	1	1962-06-19	HOU	@	SFG	Bobby Bolin	ahead 5-3	t 7	2	---	1	7	2	0.088	88%		Home Run (Deep LF)
52	52	6	1	1962-07-08 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	Jim O'Toole	tied 3-3	t 4	2	---	1	8	2	0.129	58%		Home Run
53	53	7	1	1962-08-15	HOU		STL	Ray Washburn	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1	7	2	0.122	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	8	1	1962-08-18 (2)	HOU		CHC	Glen Hobbie	ahead 2-1	b 4	0	---	1	7	2	0.104	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	9	1	1962-08-24	HOU	@	CIN	Bob Purkey	tied 0-0	t 2	2	-2-	2	7	2	0.183	67%		Home Run (CF-RF); B. Aspromonte Scores
56	56	10	1	1962-08-25	HOU	@	CIN	Joey Jay	behind 0-4	t 5	0	1--	2	7	2	0.115	25%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Aspromonte Scores
57	57	11	1	1962-09-08 (1)	HOU		NYM	Ray Daviault	behind 1-2	b 8	0	---	1	7	PH	0.313	60%		Home Run
58	58	12	1	1962-09-20 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	Roger Craig	behind 1-4	t 7	2	1--	2	7	2	0.153	23%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Aspromonte Scores

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0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 19 go ahead

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LAD	7
CHW	7
CLE	6
NYY	5
WSH	4
STL	4
KCA	4
CIN	4
CHC	3
PHI	3
BOS	3
BAL	2
NYM	2
MLN	2
SFG	1
DET	1

LAD	7
CHW	7
CLE	6
NYY	5
WSH	4
STL	4
KCA	4
CIN	4
CHC	3
PHI	3
BOS	3
BAL	2
NYM	2
MLN	2
SFG	1
DET	1

LAD	7
CHW	7
CLE	6
NYY	5
WSH	4
STL	4
KCA	4
CIN	4
CHC	3
PHI	3
BOS	3
BAL	2
NYM	2
MLN	2
SFG	1
DET	1