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Hal Smith
Harold Wayne Smith

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.

MLB Debut April 11, 1955
Final Game July 22, 1964
Born December 7, 1930 in W. Frankfort, IL
Died January 9, 2020 (age 89)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 24 SLN NL  123  429   52  107  21   5   4   45   1   3   35   20  .249  .306  .350  .656    87   150   3   7   0   3  16  
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 26 BRN NL  109  388   60  126  29   0  26   69   9   2   12   55  .325  .347  .601  .947   119   233   1   2   3   2   8  
 1958 27 LAN NL  101  339   25   78  15   4   6   30   4   1   35   57  .230  .305  .351  .656    86   119   1   1   4   2   5  
 1959 28 LAN NL   99  319   33   90  14   0   9   53   0   0   34   43  .282  .357  .411  .768   108   131   0   5   2   6   3  
 1960 29 PIN NL   85  260   37   72   9   1  18   51   0   2   31   52  .277  .357  .527  .884   123   137   0   1   4   2   6  
 1961 30 PIN NL   16   44    2    8   4   0   0    5   0   1    4   12  .182  .250  .273  .523    71    12   0   0   0   0   1  
         CIN NL   22   46    3    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    8  .109  .106  .130  .237    33     6   1   1   0   0   1  
         TOT      38   90    5   13   5   0   0    9   0   1    4   20  .144  .179  .200  .379          18   1   1   0   0   2 
 1962 31 SLN NL   98  343   27   85  14   0  10   44   0   0   17   56  .248  .286  .376  .662    93   129   0   4   3   3   9  
 1963 32 NYA AL   14   38    1   10   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    9  .263  .326  .289  .615    88    11   0   1   0   0   2  
 1964 33 CIN NL   14   21    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .143  .240  .190  .430    60     4   0   1   0   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      681 2227  240  584 109  10  73  307  14   9  175  317  .262  .318  .419  .737         932   6  23  16  18  53
 Per 600 PA           546   59  143  27   2  18   75   3   2   43   78                                 228   1   6   4   4  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With LAN      309 1046  118  294  58   4  41  152  13   3   81  155  .281  .336  .462  .798         483   2   8   9  10  16
   With SLN      221  772   79  192  35   5  14   89   1   3   52   76  .249  .297  .361  .659         279   3  11   3   6  25
   With PIN      101  304   39   80  13   1  18   56   0   3   35   64  .263  .342  .490  .832         149   0   1   4   2   7
   With CIN       36   67    3    8   2   0   0    6   0   0    3   13  .119  .153  .149  .302          10   1   2   0   0   3
   With NYA       14   38    1   10   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    9  .263  .326  .289  .615          11   0   1   0   0   2
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      879 2682  269  715 148  10  58  323   7  10  196  361  .267  .317  .394  .711        1057  20  29  12  14  92
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1955 24 SLN NL  33   43   3.4   4   1   0  .250   6   37   32  .865   41   16  .719  C    4(+1)e5   -35   
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 26 BRN NL  23   77   7.6  12   6   1  .500  10   51   40  .784   34   14  .708  C    4(0)e6    136   
 1958 27 LAN NL  30   37   3.8   6   0   0  .000   9   44   25  .568    8    4  .667  UT             -60   
 1959 28 LAN NL  31   50   5.7   9   3   1  .333  11   37   15  .405    0    0  .000  3B   4e21       21   
 1960 29 PIN NL  56   47   6.6  12   6   1  .500   2   41   31  .756   38   11  .776  C    4(+1)e6    25   
 1961 30 PIN NL  19    2   1.9   2   0   0  .000   0    5    4  .800    2    1  .667  C    4(-1)e2   -66   
         CIN NL  76    0    .4   1   0   0  .000   1    9    7  .778    3    0 1.000  C    4(-1)e2  -351   
         TOT                     3   0   0  .000   1   14   11  .786    5    1  .833
 1962 31 SLN NL   7   35   3.5   3   0   0  .000   6   56   41  .732   39   16  .709  C    4(0)e8     -4   
 1963 32 NYA AL   2    3   3.1   0   0   0  .000   1    7    5  .714    3    1  .750  C    4(0)e10    49   
 1964 33 CIN NL  54    0   1.1   1   0   0  .000   1    2    2 1.000    1    1  .500  C    4(0)e9     38   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          300   4.7  50  16   3  .320  47  289  202  .699  169   64  .725                   5   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 7.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1955 24 SLN NL  C    120   541    37    6    5   .990   113  1012.1   5.14
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 26 BRN NL  C     96   589    29   10    1   .984    95   792.2   7.02
                 1B     1     8     1    0    0  1.000     1     8.0  10.12
 1958 27 LAN NL  1B    51   388    33    6   57   .986    45   393.0   9.64
                 C     31   186    13    1    1   .995    30   244.2   7.32
                 3B    16    10    33    2    6   .956    16   141.1   2.74
 1959 28 LAN NL  3B    85    82   165   11   10   .957    82   722.1   3.08
                 C      9    33     2    0    0  1.000     4    39.0   8.08
 1960 29 PIN NL  C     75   411    24    2    3   .995    67   612.2   6.39
 1961 30 PIN NL  C     14    63     4    0    1  1.000    12   104.0   5.80
         CIN NL  C     21    92     5    1    2   .990    12   113.1   7.70
 1962 31 SLN NL  C     95   632    28    6    3   .991    93   814.0   7.30
 1963 32 NYA AL  C     14    75     4    1    1   .988    12    96.0   7.41
 1964 33 CIN NL  C     14    52     1    1    0   .981     8    67.0   7.12
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    489  2674   147   28   17   .990   446  3895.2   6.52
                 3B   101    92   198   13   16   .957    98   863.2   3.02
                 1B    52   396    34    6   57   .986    46   401.0   9.65
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1955  SLN   64-90   Mike Rescigno
 1957  BRN   68-86   Robert Rescigno
 1958  LAN   81-73   Robert Rescigno
 1959  LAN   88-66   Robert Rescigno
 1960  PIN   72-82   Dennis Van Langen
 1961  PIN   71-83   Dennis Van Langen
 1961  CIN   81-73   Larry Cupp
 1962  SLN   58-104  Mike Rescigno
 1963  NYA   86-76   Billy Vanson
 1964  CIN   98-65   Larry Cupp

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