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Ray Smith

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: September 18, 1955 in Glendale, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 22nd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Abraham Lincoln HS (San Diego, CA).

High School: Abraham Lincoln HS (San Diego, CA)

Schools: MiraCosta College (Oceanside, CA), University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)

Debut: April 9, 1981 (Age 25-203d, 14,412th in major league history)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1983 (Age 28-003d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Full Name: Raymond Edward Smith

Nicknames: Quality or Qualls

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

215

.219

RBI

OBP

.259

SLG

.270

OPS

.529

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-12 / in Starts: 3-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	15 (8-4-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
Self	1
D Engle	0

Most Driven In By
M Hatcher	2
R Smalley	1
Self	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	1	Apr 9	MIN		OAK	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.90	0.011	.66	0.01%	0.05	C
2	2	2	Apr 10	MIN		OAK	L,3-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.81	-0.064	.54	-0.03%	-0.53	C
3	3	3	Apr 11	MIN		OAK	L,0-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.50	-0.031	.92	-0.01%	-0.33	C
4	4	4	Apr 12	MIN		OAK	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.96	-0.047	.55	-0.02%	-0.31	C
5	5	5	Apr 14	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.71	-0.102	.30	-0.03%	-1.49	C
6	6	6	Apr 15	MIN	@	SEA	L,5-6	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.375	.563	9	.64	0.036	.33	0.01%	0.78	C
7	7	7	Apr 17	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.71	-0.035	.32	-0.01%	-0.31	C
8	8	8	Apr 18	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.409	.636	9	.49	0.077	.21	0.02%	1.41	C
9	9	9	Apr 20	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.400	.640	9	.73	-0.003	.39	0.00%	0.03	C
10	10	10	Apr 21	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.207	.345	.552	9	1.17	-0.114	.56	-0.03%	-0.68	C
11	11	11	Apr 22	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.207	.345	.552	9						C
12	12	12	Apr 24	MIN		CAL	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.333	.545	9	.81	-0.031	.22	-0.01%	-0.24	C
13	13	13	Apr 25	MIN		CAL	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.216	.324	.541	9	.72	-0.057	.21	-0.01%	-0.54	C
14	14	14	Apr 26 (1)	MIN		CAL	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	.41	-0.030	.10	0.00%	-0.61	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	15	23 (8)	May 4	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9						C
							3-12		40	40	4	8	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500		.81	-0.390	.39	-0.10%	-2.76

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