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Batting Glossary Home Run Log Vs. All Pitchers

Hit 3 home runs in a game for BOA vs. NYA on September 10, 1979 (13 inning game)
Hit 3 home runs in a game for NYA vs. TEA on June 2, 1984

 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1972 23 BAA AL   71  197   38   53  12   5   4   19   9   2   10   24  .269  .335  .442  .776   109    87   1   1   0  10   4  
 1973 24 BAA AL  109  431   72  126  29   1  19   79  19   5   25   64  .292  .353  .497  .849   115   214   3   5   1  18  10  
 1974 25 BAA AL  132  492   78  146  30   0  17   67  24  14   29   57  .297  .346  .461  .807   111   227   1   2   0   9   9  
 1975 26 BAA AL  149  542   77  137  23   8  18   83  38  18   55   67  .253  .334  .424  .758   106   230   2   6   1  14  22  
 1976 27 BOA AL  129  464   80  117  15   1  12   66  31   2   43   44  .252  .330  .366  .697    93   170   4   8   0  15  16  
 1977 28 BOA AL  152  589  119  162  35   0  25   72  20   4   67   80  .275  .367  .462  .829   108   272   2   1   3  19  14  
 1978 29 BOA AL  156  634  126  175  28   1  45  120  20   2   50   72  .276  .346  .536  .883   110   340   0   9   3  23  13  MVP-3
 1979 30 BOA AL  162  627  116  163  40   0  43  118  22   4   66   57  .260  .337  .530  .867   114   332   0   8   6  11  13  MVP-5
 1980 31 BOA AL   97  296   41   68  12   1   5   23   1   2   26   31  .230  .292  .328  .620    86    97   0   2   0   1   7  
 1981 32 BOA AL  151  533   87  147  33   2  32   95   2   0   68   57  .276  .363  .525  .888   122   280   0   4   1   7  23  MVP-8
 1982 33 BOA AL  154  591   73  154  26   2  20   87   4   3   39   54  .261  .312  .413  .725    96   244   1   2   1   6  22  
 1983 34 NYA AL  104  348   64  109  17   0  20   74   9   1   26   30  .313  .372  .534  .907   122   186   0   4   0   9   8  
 1984 35 NYA AL  141  504   94  148  32   0  30   99   0   2   36   83  .294  .367  .536  .903   125   270   0   4   2  25   9  
 1985 36 NYA AL  110  388   68   98  18   0  22   68   0   0   36   73  .253  .350  .469  .819   115   182   0   2   1  23   8  
 1986 37 BOA AL  157  586   91  137  30   2  33  104   1   1   59  118  .234  .328  .461  .789   103   270   0   4   0  25  17  
 1987 38 BOA AL  107  365   52   95  14   1  14   57   2   2   42   65  .260  .371  .419  .790   100   153   0   0   0  22  14  
 1988 39 BOA AL   72  250   41   74  18   0  13   56   0   0   43   32  .296  .428  .524  .952   124   131   0   2   3  16   4  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     2153 7837 1317 2109 412  24 372 1287 202  62  720 1008  .269  .347  .470  .818        3685  14  64  22 253 213
 Per 600 PA           529   89  142  28   2  25   87  14   4   49   68                                 249   1   4   1  17  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BOA     1337 4935  826 1292 251  10 242  798 103  20  503  610  .262  .345  .464  .809        2289   7  40  17 145 143
   With BAA      461 1662  265  462  94  14  58  248  90  39  119  212  .278  .342  .456  .798         758   7  14   2  51  45
   With NYA      355 1240  226  355  67   0  72  241   9   3   98  186  .286  .363  .515  .878         638   0  10   3  57  25
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     2292 8198 1236 2135 366  28 338 1276 285 120  805 1069  .260  .342  .436  .777        3571  16 115  91 267 196
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1972 23 BAA AL  83   29   5.3  12   3   0  .250   3   25   19  .760    0    0  .000  OF   3(+3)e8    31   
 1973 24 BAA AL  43   76   6.3   1   0   0  .000   4   28   23  .821    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e6    55   
 1974 25 BAA AL  34   75   5.5   1   0   0  .000   1    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  DH              84   
 1975 26 BAA AL  29   72   4.3   3   1   0  .333   4   38   28  .737    0    0  .000  OF   2(+3)e6   -91   
 1976 27 BOA AL  35   60   4.4   5   1   0  .200   5   11    4  .364    0    0  .000  1B   4e21        0   
 1977 28 BOA AL  25  103   6.2   3   2   0  .667  12   28   11  .393    0    0  .000  1B   4e20       61   
 1978 29 BOA AL  36  121   6.8   0   0   0  .000   2    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  DH              78   
 1979 30 BOA AL  41  114   6.3   0   0   0  .000   3    6    2  .333    0    0  .000  DH             -35   
 1980 31 BOA AL  14   27   3.2   2   0   0  .000   1    7    4  .571    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e12  -37   
 1981 32 BOA AL  36   98   6.4   3   1   0  .333   5   21   10  .476    0    0  .000  1B   4e25      139   
 1982 33 BOA AL  36   70   4.1   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   5e30      -29   
 1983 34 NYA AL  54   70   7.5  18   5   1  .278   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              51   
 1984 35 NYA AL  30  100   7.3   2   1   0  .500   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  DH              73   
 1985 36 NYA AL  48   65   5.9   6   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              59   
 1986 37 BOA AL  31   88   5.1   1   0   0  .000   7   38   18  .474    0    0  .000  1B   5e14        6   
 1987 38 BOA AL  42   56   5.4   7   0   0  .000  17   31    8  .258    0    0  .000  1B   5e30       38   
 1988 39 BOA AL  23   60   9.0   0   0   0  .000   6   13    3  .231    0    0  .000  1B   5e30      294   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 17 Seasons         1295   5.8  64  14   1  .219  70  253  134  .530    0    0  .000                  38   4
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 37.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 57.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

Smiley Hall of Fame Voting

Ballot #18 (Class of 1988): 3 of 16 votes, 18.8% -- continues to next ballot

Traditional Fielding (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1972 23 BAA AL  CF    49   138     5    3    0   .979    48   416.0   3.09
                 LF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.1   1.65
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1973 24 BAA AL  LF    79   136     6    4    1   .973    77   711.2   1.80
 1974 25 BAA AL  LF     7    11     0    0    0  1.000     6    55.2   1.78
                 RF     2     3     0    1    0   .750     2    14.0   1.93
                 1B     3    11     0    0    0  1.000     1    10.0   9.90
 1975 26 BAA AL  LF   144   304     5    4    1   .987   143  1258.2   2.21
                 1B     6    19     3    0    3  1.000     1    19.0  10.42
                 CF     4     2     1    0    0  1.000     0    10.0   2.70
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1976 27 BOA AL  1B    48   417    26    5   38   .989    45   406.1   9.81
                 RF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   3.38
 1977 28 BOA AL  1B    98   797    69   12   81   .986    97   812.0   9.60
 1978 29 BOA AL  1B    10    93    10    2    6   .981    10    76.0  12.20
 1979 30 BOA AL  1B    21   162    12    3   18   .983    21   181.1   8.64
 1980 31 BOA AL  RF    18    31     1    1    0   .970    15   133.2   2.15
                 LF     4     3     0    0    0  1.000     4    29.0   0.93
 1981 32 BOA AL  1B    62   477    41    5   38   .990    62   486.0   9.59
 1982           [Did not play]
 1983 34 NYA AL  1B     7    22     2    0    0  1.000     4    33.0   6.55
                 LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1984 35 NYA AL  RF     4    11     0    0    0  1.000     4    40.0   2.48
                 LF     4     3     0    0    0  1.000     4    36.0   0.75
 1985           [Did not play]
 1986 37 BOA AL  1B   110   827    66    7  103   .992   109   899.2   8.93
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     6.0   0.00
 1987 38 BOA AL  1B    75   600    47   17   58   .974    75   644.1   9.04
                 SS     1     0     1    0    1  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1988 39 BOA AL  1B    34   240    15    6   23   .977    34   283.2   8.09
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   475  3666   291   57  368   .986   459  3853.1   9.24
                 LF   244   461    11    8    2   .983   236  2116.1   2.01
                 CF    53   140     6    3    0   .980    48   426.0   3.08
                 RF    28    49     1    2    0   .962    21   198.2   2.27
                 SS     1     0     1    0    1  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1973 ALCS  BAA OAA   L    3  13  2  5  0  0  0   1  0  1  .385  .385  .385  0
 1976 ALCS  BOA KCA   L    4  13  2  3  0  0  1   4  3  2  .231  .353  .462  0
 1977 ALCS  BOA KCA   W    5  20  1  6  2  0  1   5  2  2  .300  .364  .550  1
      WS    BOA CIN   L    5  12  0  1  0  0  0   0  1  2  .083  .214  .083  0
 1978 ALCS  BOA KCA   W    5  20  7 10  1  0  4   6  4  0  .500  .600 1.150  1
      WS    BOA PIN   W    3   2  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .333  .000  0
 1979 ALCS  BOA CHA   W    3  13  4  6  2  0  0   2  2  0  .462  .533  .615  2
      WS    BOA CIN   W    3   9  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .111  .111  .111  1
 1986 ALCS  BOA TEA   W    3  12  5  3  0  0  0   2  0  3  .250  .357  .250  0
      WS    BOA CIN   W    6  21  2  6  0  0  2   3  1  4  .286  .348  .571  0
 1987 WS    BOA CIN   L    3   5  1  2  0  0  1   2  0  0  .400  .400 1.000  0
 1988 ALCS  BOA OAA   L    5  17  4  2  0  0  1   3  4  5  .118  .318  .294  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+

Draft History

1976: Round 1 (#17 overall) by BOA
1977: Round 1 (#21 overall) by BOA (claim)
1983: Round 1 (#21 overall) by NYA (claim)
1986: Round 3 (#54 overall) by BOA
1987: Round 2 (#43 overall) by BOA

Transaction History

1988-01: acquired by BOA as a free agent

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Managers
Year Tm Record Manager(s) +----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 1972 BAA 78-84 Mike Skiffington, Mike Rescigno 1973 BAA 92-70 Mike Rescigno 1974 BAA 69-93 Mike Rescigno 1975 BAA 91-71 Mike Rescigno 1976 BOA 108-54 Mike Tomeo 1977 BOA 110-52 Mike Tomeo 1978 BOA 108-54 Mike Tomeo 1979 BOA 106-56 Mike Tomeo 1980 BOA 84-78 Mike Tomeo 1981 BOA 87-75 Mike Tomeo 1982 BOA 93-69 Mike Tomeo 1983 NYA 89-73 Robert Rescigno 1984 NYA 86-76 Robert Rescigno 1985 NYA 100-62 Robert Rescigno 1986 BOA 109-53 Mike Tomeo 1987 BOA 100-62 Mike Tomeo 1988 BOA 100-62 Mike Tomeo

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