Frank Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 194lb (178cm, 87kg)

Born: October 28, 1879 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: November 3, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Minersville Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

School: Grove City College (Grove City, PA)

Debut: April 22, 1904 (Age 24-177d, 2,621st in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1915 (Age 35-320d)
vs. PBS 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1904 season

Full Name: Frank Elmer Smith

Nicknames: Piano Mover or Nig

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1906 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.0

139

111

ERA

2.59

354

255

2274.0

1051

WHIP

1.166

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-21 / in Starts: 6-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	0 (0-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	0 (0-0-0)

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	342	1	Apr 10	BAL		NEW	L,5-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	343	2	Apr 12	BAL		NEW	L,5-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	344	5 (2)	Apr 15	BAL		BUF	L,2-6	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
4	345	9 (3)	Apr 19	BAL	@	NEW	L,2-13	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
5	346	11 (1)	Apr 22	BAL	@	BUF	L,0-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0				0		.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
6	347	15 (3)	Apr 27	BAL	@	BTT	W,7-6	GS-0	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.273	.273	.455	.727	9						P
7	348	16	Apr 29	BAL	@	BTT	L,1-11	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.273	.273	.455	.727	9						P
8	349	17	Apr 30	BAL		KCP	L,0-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.273	.273	.455	.727	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	350	19 (1)	May 3	BAL		KCP	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0				0		.267	.267	.533	.800	9						P
10	351	22 (2)	May 6	BAL		CHI	W,9-8	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.250	.250	.500	.750	2						P
11	352	23	May 7	BAL		PBS	L,9-10	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.211	.211	.421	.632	9						P
12	353	27 (3)	May 13	BAL		SLM	L,0-9	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.190	.190	.381	.571	9						P
13	354	34 (6)	May 24	BAL	@	SLM	L,1-2	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1				0		.182	.182	.364	.545	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	355	38 (3)	Jun 1	BAL	@	BUF	L,1-8	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.174	.174	.348	.522	9						P
15	356	41 (2)	Jun 7 (1)	BAL	@	BTT	L,3-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.160	.160	.320	.480	9						P
16	357	46 (4)	Jun 10 (2)	BAL		BUF	W,13-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0				0		.172	.172	.414	.586	9						P
17	358	49 (2)	Jun 15	BAL		KCP	L,4-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.172	.172	.414	.586	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Baltimore Terrapins to Brooklyn Tip-Tops
18	359	70	Jul 2	BTT	@	NEW	L,2-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.188	.188	.406	.594	9						P
19	360	75 (4)	Jul 9 (1)	BTT		BUF	L,2-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.188	.188	.406	.594	9						P
20	361	76	Jul 9 (2)	BTT		BUF	L,1-9	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.182	.182	.394	.576	9						P
21	362	77	Jul 10	BTT	@	BUF	L,2-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.182	.182	.394	.576	9						P
22	363	80 (2)	Jul 14 (1)	BTT	@	BAL	W,9-7	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.206	.206	.412	.618	9						P
23	364	89 (8)	Jul 22	BTT	@	SLM	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.189	.189	.378	.568	9						P
24	365	95 (5)	Jul 27 (2)	BTT	@	KCP	L,2-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.189	.189	.378	.568	9						P
25	366	96	Jul 28 (1)	BTT	@	KCP	W,4-3	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0		.179	.200	.359	.559	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	367	102 (5)	Aug 4	BTT	@	PBS	L,1-6	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0		.171	.209	.341	.551	9						P
27	368	107 (4)	Aug 10	BTT		KCP	L,2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.171	.209	.341	.551	9						P
28	369	120 (12)	Aug 24	BTT	@	BAL	W,14-6	0-0	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	2	1		1	0	0				0		.205	.255	.386	.642	9						P
29	370	123 (2)	Aug 26	BTT	@	BAL	W,11-9	0-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.250	.378	.628	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	371	128 (4)	Sep 3	BTT		BAL	W,3-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.250	.378	.628	9						P
31	372	129	Sep 4	BTT		BAL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.184	.231	.347	.578	9						P
32	373	138 (8)	Sep 13	BTT		PBS	L,5-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.184	.231	.347	.578	9						P
							11-21		53	49	5	9	3	1	1	7	3	0	13	0	1		0		0		.184	.231	.347	.578

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