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Hal Smith

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 186lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: June 1, 1931 in Barling, AR us

Died: April 12, 2014 in Fort Smith, AR

Buried: Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, AR

High School: Fort Smith HS (Fort Smith, AR)

Debut: May 2, 1956 (Age 24-336d, 11,360th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1965 (Age 34-037d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Harold Raymond Smith

Nicknames: Cura

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

1697

437

.258

126

RBI

172

OBP

.300

SLG

.345

OPS

.644

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	13 (12)	May 4	STL		BRO	W,10-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
2	18 (4)	May 8	STL		PHI	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	19	May 9	STL		PHI	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
4	20	May 12	STL	@	CHC	L,10-14	CG	45	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
5	21	May 13 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
6	22	May 13 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,14-7	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
7	23	May 15	STL	@	BRO	L,5-7	GS	32	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
8	24	May 16	STL	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
9	28 (3)	May 20 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
10	34 (5)	May 27 (1)	STL		CHC	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
11	38 (3)	May 30 (2)	STL		CIN	L,5-6	CG	33	7.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	43 (4)	Jun 3 (2)	STL		PHI	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	C
13	49 (5)	Jun 10 (1)	STL		PIT	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
14	53 (3)	Jun 15	STL	@	PIT	L,1-12	CG	44	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
15	54	Jun 16	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	24	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
16	55	Jun 17 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
17	57 (1)	Jun 19	STL	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
18	58	Jun 20	STL	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
19	59	Jun 21	STL	@	BRO	L,8-9	CG	47	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
20	60	Jun 22	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
21	62 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
22	64 (1)	Jun 26	STL	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
23	65	Jun 27	STL	@	NYG	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
24	66	Jun 29	STL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
25	67	Jun 30	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	68	Jul 1 (1)	STL		CIN	L,15-19	CG	59	10.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
27	70 (1)	Jul 2	STL	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	C
28	71	Jul 3	STL	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
29	72	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
30	73	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
31	74	Jul 6	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
32	75	Jul 7	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
33	76	Jul 8	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
34	77	Jul 12	STL		NYG	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
35	78	Jul 13	STL		NYG	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
36	79	Jul 14	STL		NYG	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
37	80	Jul 15 (1)	STL		PHI	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
38	81	Jul 15 (2)	STL		PHI	L,5-7	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
39	82	Jul 16	STL		PHI	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	85 (2)	Jul 20	STL		BRO	L,1-4	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
41	86	Jul 21	STL		BRO	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
42	87	Jul 22 (1)	STL		BRO	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
43	89 (1)	Jul 24	STL	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
44	90	Jul 25	STL	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	42	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
45	91	Jul 26	STL	@	PHI	W,14-9	CG	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
46	92	Jul 27	STL	@	NYG	L,5-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
47	93	Jul 28	STL	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
48	95 (1)	Jul 31	STL	@	PIT	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	96	Aug 1	STL	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
50	97	Aug 2	STL	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
51	98	Aug 3	STL	@	BRO	W,11-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
52	99	Aug 4	STL	@	BRO	L,4-12	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
53	100	Aug 5 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-7	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
54	102 (1)	Aug 6	STL	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	43	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
55	103	Aug 7	STL	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
56	130 (26)	Aug 31 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	133 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
58	138 (4)	Sep 9	STL		CIN	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
59	141 (2)	Sep 14	STL	@	NYG	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
60	143 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
61	146 (2)	Sep 19	STL	@	BRO	L,2-17	CG	50	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
62	148 (1)	Sep 22	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
63	150 (1)	Sep 23 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
64	152 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	33	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
65	153	Sep 26	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	46	12.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
66	156 (2)	Sep 30	STL		MLN	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	C
							66gm		516.0	300	34	6	340	3