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Frank Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 194lb (178cm, 87kg)

Born: October 28, 1879 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: November 3, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Minersville Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

School: Grove City College (Grove City, PA)

Debut: April 22, 1904 (Age 24-177d, 2,621st in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1915 (Age 35-320d)
vs. PBS 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1904 season

Full Name: Frank Elmer Smith

Nicknames: Piano Mover or Nig

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1906 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.0

139

111

ERA

2.59

354

255

2274.0

1051

WHIP

1.166

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Team Record in Appearances: 16-10 / in Starts: 14-9

Days of Rest

1904 Pitching Game Log

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1904 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	1	7	Apr 22	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-10			99	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.42						7
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
2	2	16	May 2	CHW	@	SLB	W,9-6	CG	W(1-0)	9	9.0	14	6	6	2	3	0	0	4.91	2.06	40	36				37	0	2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
3	3	40	Jun 3	CHW		WSH	W,5-1	CG	W(2-0)	31	9.0	6	1	1	2	3	0	1	3.15	2.37	33	72				29	0	0
4	4	56	Jun 23	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	W(3-0)	19	9.0	6	1	0	2	4	0	0	2.17	2.32	32	75				29	0	0
5	5	60	Jun 26(2)	CHW		DET	W,3-2	CG	W(4-0)	2	10.0	7	2	2	4	5	0	1	2.08	2.47	42	71				35	1	0
6	6	63	Jun 29	CHW		SLB	L,6-7	CG	L(4-1)	2	9.0	7	7	5	5	5	0	0	2.63	2.56	40	49				34	3	0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
7	7	73	Jul 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,11-1	CG	W(5-1)	11	8.0	3	1	0	2	4	0	0	2.25	2.51	30	76				27	0	0
8	8	78	Jul 16	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-0	SHO	W(6-1)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	6	0	1	1.94	2.45	36	79				33	0	0
9	9	81	Jul 20	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-0	SHO	W(7-1)	3	9.0	4	0	0	0	9	0	0	1.70	2.20	31	88				31	0	1
10	10	83	Jul 22	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-5		W(8-1)	1	4.1	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	1.72	2.30						15
11	11	87	Jul 27	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	L(8-2)	4	9.1	9	2	1	5	6	0	0	1.64	2.35	39	65				34	0	1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
12	12	90	Aug 1	CHW		WSH	W,4-2	CG	W(9-2)	4	9.0	4	2	2	3	5	0	0	1.68	2.35	34	73				30	0	0
13	13	92	Aug 3	CHW		WSH	W,3-2		W(10-2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.66	2.41						3
14	14	93	Aug 4	CHW		WSH	W,10-1	CG	W(11-2)	0	9.0	6	1	1	1	4	0	0	1.60	2.36	32	74				31	1	0
15	15	96	Aug 7	CHW		PHA	L,2-5	CG	L(11-3)	2	9.0	5	5	2	4	4	0	1	1.63	2.43	37	63				31	0	1
16	16	103	Aug 15	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG	W(12-3)	7	9.0	5	2	1	3	3	0	1	1.59	2.48	35	71				30	1	0
17	17	108	Aug 22	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	L(12-4)	6	8.2	8	4	4	1	3	0	1	1.76	2.47	37	54				34	2	1
18	18	112	Aug 26	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	L(12-5)	3	8.0	8	3	3	4	5	0	0	1.85	2.48	33	55				27	2	1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
19	19	117	Sep 1	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	L(12-6)	5	8.0	9	1	1	2	9	0	0	1.81	2.40	35	67				32	2	1
20	20	119	Sep 3(1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	W(13-6)	1	9.0	8	1	1	1	4	0	0	1.76	2.37	38	70				37	1	0
21	21	125	Sep 8(1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	L(13-7)	4	8.0	9	6	4	3	9	0	1	1.89	2.33	39	50				32	0	1
22	22	130	Sep 10(2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-11	CG	L(13-8)	1	8.0	12	11	9	2	5	0	1	2.27	2.33	40	21				37	4	1
23	23	143	Sep 27	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	CG	W(14-8)	16	9.0	6	1	1	1	4	0	2	2.21	2.34	35	74				31	1	0
24	24	145	Sep 29	CHW		WSH	W,3-0	SHO	W(15-8)	1	9.0	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.11	2.33	31	81				30	0	0
25	25	151	Oct 4	CHW		BOS	L,2-5	GS-	L(15-9)	4	2.0	5	4	2	0	0	0	1	2.18	2.35		34				11
26	26	156	Oct 9(2)	CHW		SLB	W,1-0	SHO	W(16-9)	4	9.0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.08	2.36	32	81				29	0	0
							16-10		W-L:16-9	3.2	203.1	157	62	47	56	108	0	12	2.08	2.36	781	64				736	18	10

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