#65 Paul Smith, Leftfield, 30 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Paul Smith
3/19/1931 30 USA,PA,NEW CASTLE 5"8 175
Leftfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal Some ability 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,990,000 1963 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 111 Days (1315 total Days) 8 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 5 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/28 | LAA | W 8-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | BOS | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | BOS | L 10-11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @KC | W 9-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/2 | @KC | L 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/4 | @BOS | L 4-9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/5 | NYY | L 9-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/7 | DET | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/9 | MIN | W 7-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/10 | @MIN | L 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 140 | 423 | 133 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 81 | 60 | 33 | 31 | .314 | .365 | .449 | .814 | .745 | .135 |
Projected | 140 | 423 | 133 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 81 | 60 | 33 | 31 | .314 | .365 | .449 | .814 | .745 | .135 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 99 | 469 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 190 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 68.2 | 5.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 166 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .325 | .378 | .458 | .836 |
vs. RHP | 257 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .307 | .355 | .444 | .798 |
Close/Late | 51 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .353 | .417 | .510 | .926 |
Scoring Position | 119 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .395 | .432 | .471 | .902 |
Pinch Hitting | 32 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .531 | .583 | .656 | 1.240 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 69 | 215 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 15 | .302 | .347 | .423 | .771 |
Road | 71 | 208 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 16 | .327 | .374 | .476 | .850 |
Last Week | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 |
March/April | 17 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .433 | .455 | .533 | .988 |
May | 28 | 97 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 9 | .361 | .365 | .557 | .922 |
June | 25 | 88 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | .227 | .297 | .318 | .615 |
July | 19 | 59 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 6 | .339 | .385 | .508 | .893 |
August | 20 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | .290 | .389 | .435 | .824 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 87 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | .310 | .351 | .402 | .753 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1955 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .281 | .419 | .701 | MIL |
1956 | 101 | 161 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .364 | .379 | .743 | MIL |
1957 | 106 | 210 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .319 | .377 | .410 | .786 | MIL |
1958 | 147 | 552 | 148 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 83 | 73 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .336 | .399 | .734 | MIL |
1959 | 140 | 464 | 112 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 65 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .241 | .312 | .338 | .650 | MIL |
1960 | 117 | 363 | 112 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 60 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .309 | .367 | .446 | .813 | MIL |
1961 | 140 | 423 | 133 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 81 | 60 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 1 | .314 | .365 | .449 | .814 | BAL |
Total | 778 | 2204 | 631 | 79 | 10 | 53 | 324 | 314 | 194 | 15 | 11 | 104 | 3 | 8 | .286 | .347 | .403 | .750 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1953, AA | 138 | 541 | 167 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 77 | 85 | 69 | 43 | 17 | 7 | .309 | .381 | .457 | .837 |
1954, AA | 14 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .344 | .429 | .773 |
1954, AAA | 122 | 470 | 158 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 84 | 77 | 58 | 33 | 12 | 7 | .336 | .402 | .489 | .892 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 44 | 43 | 432 | 35 | 48 | 472 | 5 | .989 | 362.0 | 11.73 | | | | |
Leftfield | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .929 | 46.2 | 2.70 | | | | |
Rightfield | 64 | 56 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 2 | .982 | 496.2 | 2.07 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1953... Injured on 8/14/1953 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for 5 days... Had first career hit on 5/6/1955, off Don Elston (PHI)... Hit first career homerun on 9/5/1955, off Ike Delock (PIT)... Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/19/1961 to a 3-year deal worth $2,990,000 per year...
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