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Hal
Smith		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 194
 
Born: June 1, 1931 in Usa, AR, BARLING
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1956 25 STL NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 9 9
1957 26 STL NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 9 9
1958 27 STL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 9 9
1959 28 STL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 9 9
1960 29 STL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 9 9
1961 30 STL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 9 9
1962 31 STL NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 9 9
1963 32 STL NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 9 9
1964 33 STL NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 2 2 8 8 8
1965 34 STL NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 2 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1956 25 AA   137 489 51 141 22 4 20 71 2 4 31 34 .288 .331 .472 .803 72.5  
1957 26 AA   129 531 61 133 23 3 11 54 2 5 44 33 .250 .308 .367 .675 59.0  
1958 27 STL NL 39 112 6 21 3 0 1 12 0 0 9 7 .188 .246 .241 .487 5.9 0.0
    AA   54 235 38 63 8 2 8 23 1 2 16 10 .268 .315 .421 .736 30.3  
1959 28 STL NL 117 356 36 88 17 3 5 37 0 0 15 27 .247 .275 .354 .629 31.9 2.0
1960 29 STL NL 47 136 12 27 1 1 2 19 0 0 6 13 .199 .231 .265 .495 7.2 0.0
1961 30 STL NL 81 248 20 58 14 5 2 24 0 0 8 33 .234 .256 .355 .611 20.4 1.3
1962 31 AAA   130 500 54 122 19 1 13 56 2 7 26 40 .244 .281 .364 .645 48.6  
1963 32 AAA   137 536 45 127 15 3 10 43 7 6 22 42 .237 .267 .332 .599 45.4  
1964 33 AAA   133 487 38 113 19 0 7 56 3 4 22 29 .232 .265 .314 .579 38.1  
1965 34 AAA   101 367 41 95 15 0 3 35 3 1 30 39 .259 .315 .324 .639 37.9  
4 Years Sim 284 852 74 194 35 9 10 92 0 0 38 80 .228 .258 .325 .583 65.5 3.3
4 Years AAA 501 1890 178 457 68 4 33 190 15 18 100 150 .242 .280 .334 .615 170.0  
3 Years AA 320 1255 150 337 53 9 39 148 5 11 91 77 .269 .318 .418 .736 161.9  
7 Years Minors 821 3145 328 794 121 13 72 338 20 29 191 227 .252 .296 .368 .663 331.9  
162 Game Average 486 42 110 19 5 5 52 0 0 21 45 .228 .258 .325 .583 37.3  
Career Highs 117 356 36 88 17 5 5 37 0 0 15 33 .247 .275 .355 .629 31.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   514 47 121 24 6 6 56 0 0 26 49 .235 .270 .340 .611 45.8
vs LH   338 27 73 11 3 4 36 0 0 12 31 .216 .240 .302 .542 22.9
Home 146 446 40 110 20 6 8 57 0 0 19 42 .247 .274 .372 .647 44.4
Away 138 406 34 84 15 3 2 35 0 0 19 38 .207 .241 .273 .514 24.3
RISP   213 0 47 5 3 5 81 0 0 10 18 .221 .247 .343 .589 18.4
Pinch Hitting   32 6 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 .313 .353 .344 .697 3.8
Close/Late   118 9 26 5 1 0 6 0 0 5 14 .220 .248 .280 .528 7.5
Mar/Apr 42 130 10 30 8 1 1 14 0 0 6 9 .231 .265 .331 .595 10.7
May 44 144 19 34 3 1 4 16 0 0 6 17 .236 .261 .354 .616 13.4
June 62 188 14 40 7 3 1 17 0 0 8 20 .213 .244 .298 .542 12.6
July 40 107 8 28 6 3 2 19 0 0 3 10 .262 .277 .430 .707 12.3
August 42 131 9 25 3 0 1 12 0 0 3 15 .191 .209 .237 .446 4.9
Sep/Oct 54 152 14 37 8 1 1 14 0 0 12 9 .243 .295 .329 .624 14.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1958 27 STL NL C 38 33 309.3 204 14 2 0 .991 6.34 12 4 .333 0 2.7
1959 28 STL NL C 96 94 830.7 594 24 2 0 .997 6.70 23 5 .217 1 3.2
    1B 3 1 9.0 14 3 0 2 1.000 17.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1960 29 STL NL C 39 34 307.3 217 11 0 0 1.000 6.68 15 5 .333 2 1.1
1961 30 STL NL C 74 69 580.0 449 24 0 0 1.000 7.34 22 8 .364 1 3.6
  C 247 230 2027.3 1464 73 4 0 .997 6.82 72 22 .306 4 10.5
  1B 3 1 9.0 14 3 0 2 1.000 17.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   250 231 2036.3 1478 76 4 2 .997 6.87 72 22 .306 4 10.6
Career Highs   99 95 839.7 608 27 2 2 1.000 7.34 23 8 .364 2  
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  1. John Boccabella (988)
  2. Jeff Reed (987)
  3. Bill Heath (985)
  4. John Sullivan (984)
  5. Ike Hampton (984)
  6. Merritt Ranew (980)
  7. Rick Cerone (980)
  8. Joe Azcue (977)
  9. Jerry Narron (976)
  10. Billy Shantz (974)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 45th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1956
Traded from Pittsburgh to St. Louis on 7/31/1956 (Going to STL: P Hooks Iott, 3B Johnny Pesky, C Hal Smith, P Evelio Hernandez. Going to PIT: SS Jack Littrell)
Injured on 6/19/1957 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 6/1/1958, off Harvey Haddix (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/24/1958, off Seth Morehead (BRK)
Injured on 8/7/1960 with a Fractured Ribs, out for 2-3 weeks
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/25/1965 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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