Ozzie Smith

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 150lb (180cm, 68kg)

Born: December 26, 1954 in Mobile, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) and the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA).

High School: Locke HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Debut: April 7, 1978 (Age 23-102d, 13,999th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1996 (Age 41-278d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2002. (Voted by BBWAA on 433/472 ballots)
View Ozzie Smith's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert • Previously: Debra Ehlmann, Ed Gottlieb

Full Name: Osborne Earl Smith

Nicknames: The Wizard of Oz

Twitter: @STLWizard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

76.9

9396

2460

.262

1257

RBI

793

580

OBP

.338

SLG

.328

OPS

.666

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 28 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 4 go ahead

2 Tms
STL	27
SDP	1

Platoon
vs LHP	23
vs RHP	5

Home/Road
Away	15
Home	13

Outs
1	12
2	9
0	7

9 Opps
SFG	7
MON	5
PIT	3
PHI	3
HOU	3
ATL	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
LAD	1

27 Pitchers
Dan Schatzeder	2
Vida Blue	1
Darryl Kile	1
Bryan Hickerson	1
Bob Patterson	1
Tim Crews	1
Terry Forster	1
Greg Maddux	1
Bud Black	1
Jeff Fassero	1
Joe Price	1
Willie Hernández	1
Don Carman	1
Ken Hill	1
Atlee Hammaker	1
Shane Rawley	1
Bob Kipper	1
José Bautista	1
Sid Monge	1
John Candelaria	1
Mark Davis	1
Bob Knepper	1
Tim Lollar	1
Pat Gomez	1
Steve Frey	1
Jim Deshaies	1
Larry McWilliams	1

8 Parks
Busch Stad (STL)	13
VeteransStad (PHI)	3
Stade Olymp. (MON)	3
Astrodome (HOU)	2
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	13
9	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	14
3	7
1	2
4	2
2	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	17
1--	6
12-	2
--3	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

42 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	17
1 on	8
2 on	3
Any on	11

Inning
2	3
3	1
4	4
5	4
6	2
7	9
8	2
9	3

1-3	4
4-6	10
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+2	4
+1	5
Tied	3
-1	3
-2	5
-4..	3

Ahead	14
Tied	3
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	14
2-0	4
0-0	2
2-1	2
1-1	2
0-2	1
1-0	1
0-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	28

OrderPos
2nd	15
8th	7
7th	4
1st	2

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1978-09-04	SDP	@	ATL	Larry McWilliams	behind 0-2	t 3	1	---		1	2	6	0.100	36%		Home Run
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1982-04-13	STL	@	CHC	Willie Hernández	ahead 3-2	t 9	0	---		1	8	6	0.086	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	2	1	1982-04-23	STL	@	PHI	Sid Monge	ahead 8-2	t 7	2	---		1	8	6	0.008	99%		Home Run
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1983-07-15	STL	@	SFG	Atlee Hammaker	behind 1-2	t 7	0	---		1	8	6	0.210	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	1983-07-19	STL		SDP	Tim Lollar	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	1--		2	8	6	0.168	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Herr Scores
6	6	3	1	1983-08-31	STL	@	ATL	Terry Forster	ahead 5-3	t 9	1	---		1	2	6	0.044	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1984-04-13	STL		PIT	John Candelaria	tied 1-1	b 7	2	12-		3	8	6	0.370	94%		Home Run; D. Green Scores/unER; A. Howe Scores/unER; O. Smith Scores/unER
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1985-04-15	STL		MON	Dan Schatzeder	ahead 5-1	b 6	2	---		1	8	6	0.023	98%		Home Run
9	9	2	1	1985-05-12	STL	@	SFG	Mark Davis	behind 3-4	t 9	1	---		1	8	6	0.368	45%		Home Run
10	10	3	1	1985-06-27	STL	@	PHI	Shane Rawley	ahead 3-1	t 7	0	---		1	7	6	0.076	90%		Home Run
11	11	4	1	1985-07-10	STL		SFG	Vida Blue	behind 0-2	b 2	2	-2-		2	7	6	0.206	51%		Home Run; T. Landrum Scores
12	12	5	1	1985-09-17	STL	@	PIT	Bob Kipper	behind 0-1	t 2	1	12-		3	7	6	0.267	70%		Home Run; T. Landrum Scores; T. Pendleton Scores
13	13	6	1	1985-09-29	STL	@	MON	Dan Schatzeder	behind 0-2	t 5	1	---		1	7	6	0.116	31%		Home Run
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1988-05-31	STL	@	HOU	Bob Knepper	ahead 3-2	t 4	2	1-3	3,(2-0) BB1111X	3	2	6	0.246	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. McWilliams Scores/unER; V. Coleman Scores/unER; O. Smith Scores/unER
15	15	2	1	1988-06-12	STL		CHC	Greg Maddux	behind 1-3	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	6	0.115	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
16	16	3	1	1988-07-23	STL		SFG	Joe Price	behind 3-5	b 7	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	2	6	0.347	55%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); T. Peña Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1989-04-28	STL		LAD	Tim Crews	ahead 5-3	b 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	6	0.056	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
18	18	2	1	1989-09-17 (1)	STL	@	PHI	Don Carman	ahead 3-1	t 4	2	---	8,(2-2) BCFFFBFX	1	2	6	0.094	82%		Home Run
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1990-08-25	STL	@	HOU	Jim Deshaies	behind 0-6	t 7	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	2	6	0.013	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1991-08-09	STL	@	PIT	Bob Patterson	ahead 4-1	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	2	6	0.047	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); O. Smith Scores
21	21	2	1	1991-08-26	STL		SFG	Bud Black	tied 3-3	b 2	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	6	0.192	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Smith Scores; O. Smith Scores
22	22	3	1	1991-09-23 (1)	STL		MON	Steve Frey	ahead 8-0	b 5	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	6	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Oquendo Scores; O. Smith Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1993-05-30	STL		SDP	Pat Gomez	ahead 7-4	b 6	0	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	2	6	0.049	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Gilkey Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1994-05-13	STL	@	MON	Jeff Fassero	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	2	6	0.122	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
25	25	2	1	1994-05-14	STL	@	MON	Ken Hill	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	6	0.113	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	3	1	1994-06-03	STL		SFG	Bryan Hickerson	ahead 2-1	b 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	6	0.107	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1996-08-09	STL		SFG	José Bautista	behind 4-8	b 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	1	6	0.067	9%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Clayton Scores; O. Smith Scores
28	28	2	1	1996-09-02	STL		HOU	Darryl Kile	behind 3-7	b 4	2	1--		2	1	6	0.140	26%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Bradshaw Scores