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Hal Smith

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 186lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: June 1, 1931 in Barling, AR us

Died: April 12, 2014 in Fort Smith, AR

Buried: Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, AR

High School: Fort Smith HS (Fort Smith, AR)

Debut: May 2, 1956 (Age 24-336d, 11,360th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1965 (Age 34-037d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Harold Raymond Smith

Nicknames: Cura

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

1697

437

.258

126

RBI

172

OBP

.300

SLG

.345

OPS

.644

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	31-44 / in Starts: 26-32
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 242 PAs	23
Actual Runners on Base	149 (76-44-29)
Avg. MLBer w/ 242 PAs	26
Avg. Runners on Base	153 (80-47-24)

Most Driven In
R Repulski	7
Self	5
W Moon	4
K Boyer	3
B Virdon	2
S Musial	1
H Sauer	1
W Lockman	0

Most Driven In By
D Blasingame	6
Self	5
S Musial	2
A Dark	2
M Dickson	2
B Morgan	2
S Hemus	1
T Poholsky	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	1	11 (10)	May 2	STL		PIT	W,10-9	5-6	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9	.82	0.102	2.31	0.17%	1.09	PH
2	2	13 (1)	May 4	STL		BRO	W,10-3	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	8	.02	0.001	.06	0.00%	0.38	C
3	3	17 (3)	May 7	STL		NYG	W,6-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	9	1.24	-0.031	4.06	-0.06%	-0.22	PH
4	4	18	May 8	STL		PHI	W,9-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.571	.571	1.143	1.714	8	.34	0.108	1.10	0.21%	1.99	C
5	5	19	May 9	STL		PHI	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.200	1.700	8	.70	0.133	2.30	0.26%	0.61	C
6	6	20	May 12	STL	@	CHC	L,10-14	CG	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.571	.571	1.214	1.786	8	1.24	0.341	4.11	0.68%	2.69	C
7	7	21	May 13 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.600	.667	1.200	1.867	7	1.01	0.123	3.44	0.25%	1.45	C
8	8	22	May 13 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,14-7	7-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.667	1.200	1.867	4						C
9	9	23	May 15	STL	@	BRO	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	1.000	1.571	7	1.22	-0.123	5.35	-0.32%	-1.40	C
10	10	24	May 16	STL	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.520	.857	1.377	8	1.04	-0.059	4.28	-0.15%	-0.48	C
11	11	28 (3)	May 20 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.440	.517	.800	1.317	8	.96	0.001	3.73	0.00%	-0.12	C
12	12	34 (5)	May 27 (1)	STL		CHC	W,11-9	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.448	.529	.793	1.323	7	.67	0.069	2.46	0.15%	1.57	C
13	13	38 (3)	May 30 (2)	STL		CIN	L,5-6	CG(7)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.419	.514	.742	1.255	7	1.46	-0.073	5.84	-0.18%	-0.99	C
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	14	43 (4)	Jun 3 (2)	STL		PHI	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.488	.686	1.174	7	.74	-0.098	2.40	-0.19%	-0.95	C
15	15	49 (5)	Jun 10 (1)	STL		PIT	L,3-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.467	.632	1.098	7	.87	-0.031	3.78	-0.08%	-0.44	C
16	16	53 (3)	Jun 15	STL	@	PIT	L,1-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.449	.595	1.044	7	.26	-0.021	.96	-0.05%	-0.25	C
17	17	54	Jun 16	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG(7)	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.378	.462	.600	1.062	8	1.57	-0.017	5.36	-0.04%	0.00	C
18	18	55	Jun 17 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.396	.482	.604	1.086	8	.96	0.075	3.08	0.14%	0.87	C
19	19	57 (1)	Jun 19	STL	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.577	1.044	8	.25	-0.013	.97	-0.03%	-0.21	C
20	20	58	Jun 20	STL	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.393	.469	.589	1.058	8	1.32	-0.025	5.83	-0.07%	-0.06	C
21	21	59	Jun 21	STL	@	BRO	L,8-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.441	.550	.991	8	1.15	-0.123	4.59	-0.29%	-1.06	C
22	22	60	Jun 22	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349	.423	.524	.946	8	1.35	-0.100	3.92	-0.18%	-0.59	C
23	23	61	Jun 23	STL	@	PHI	L,3-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.417	.516	.932	9	.17	-0.004	.45	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
24	24	62	Jun 24 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.416	.522	.937	7	.65	0.055	1.69	0.09%	0.49	C
25	25	64 (1)	Jun 26	STL	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.400	.500	.900	7	1.11	0.004	2.28	0.01%	-0.07	C
26	26	65	Jun 27	STL	@	NYG	W,6-0	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.405	.533	.938	7	.23	0.098	.41	0.11%	0.48	C
27	27	66	Jun 29	STL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.414	.538	.952	7	1.36	-0.046	3.70	-0.07%	-0.32	C
28	28	67	Jun 30	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.341	.407	.537	.943	7	.40	-0.027	1.29	-0.05%	-0.66	C
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
29	29	68	Jul 1 (1)	STL		CIN	L,15-19	CG(10)	6	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.356	.423	.552	.974	7	1.56	-0.144	5.11	-0.28%	0.36	C
30	30	69	Jul 1 (2)	STL		CIN	L,1-7	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.429	.557	.985	9	.20	0.008	.57	0.01%	0.25	PH
31	31	70	Jul 2	STL	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.370	.431	.587	1.018	8	.64	0.042	1.20	0.05%	0.81	C
32	32	71	Jul 3	STL	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.365	.425	.573	.997	7	.63	-0.008	1.09	-0.01%	-0.14	C
33	33	72	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.409	.550	.959	8	1.97	-0.203	4.49	-0.28%	-2.05	C
34	34	73	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.550	.959	8						C
35	35	74	Jul 6	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.404	.538	.942	7	1.11	-0.069	2.16	-0.08%	-0.53	C
36	36	75	Jul 7	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.336	.393	.523	.917	8	.55	-0.010	.87	-0.01%	0.05	C
37	37	76	Jul 8	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.388	.514	.902	7	1.34	0.009	1.70	0.01%	0.04	C
38	38	77	Jul 12	STL		NYG	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.330	.384	.504	.888	8	.61	0.008	.49	0.00%	-0.10	C
39	39	78	Jul 13	STL		NYG	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.336	.388	.504	.892	7	1.79	-0.141	1.76	-0.08%	-0.84	C
40	40	79	Jul 14	STL		NYG	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.328	.383	.492	.875	8	.98	-0.141	1.14	-0.10%	-1.64	C
41	41	80	Jul 15 (1)	STL		PHI	W,9-1	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.317	.377	.476	.853	8	.61	-0.038	.88	-0.03%	-0.85	C
42	42	81	Jul 15 (2)	STL		PHI	L,5-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.374	.472	.847	8	3.29	-0.117	5.17	-0.11%	-0.43	C
43	43	82	Jul 16	STL		PHI	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.366	.462	.828	8	2.12	-0.153	2.10	-0.09%	-1.09	C
44	44	85 (2)	Jul 20	STL		BRO	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.366	.462	.828	8						C
45	45	86	Jul 21	STL		BRO	W,13-6	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.321	.377	.500	.877	8	1.22	0.163	.49	0.04%	2.00	C
46	46	87	Jul 22 (1)	STL		BRO	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.380	.507	.887	8	1.04	0.063	.65	0.02%	1.33	C
47	47	88	Jul 22 (2)	STL		BRO	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.331	.384	.511	.895	7	1.39	0.054	.66	0.02%	0.25	PH
48	48	89	Jul 24	STL	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.374	.497	.871	7	1.30	-0.134	.30	-0.02%	-1.13	C
49	49	90	Jul 25	STL	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG(10)	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.331	.381	.507	.888	7	1.13	0.183	.20	0.02%	2.23	C
50	50	91	Jul 26	STL	@	PHI	W,14-9	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.376	.493	.869	8	.75	-0.083	.15	-0.01%	-0.70	C
51	51	92	Jul 27	STL	@	NYG	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.373	.490	.864	7	2.83	-0.071	.67	-0.01%	-0.22	C
52	52	93	Jul 28	STL	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.382	.500	.882	8	1.12	0.161	.18	0.02%	1.77	C
53	53	95 (1)	Jul 31	STL	@	PIT	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.374	.488	.861	8	.33	-0.036	.08	-0.01%	-0.88	C
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
54	54	96	Aug 1	STL	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.311	.365	.476	.841	8	.77	0.046	.21	0.01%	0.29	C
55	55	97	Aug 2	STL	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.304	.357	.464	.821	8	.67	-0.054	.27	-0.01%	-0.33	C
56	56	98	Aug 3	STL	@	BRO	W,11-8	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.357	.464	.821	8						C
57	57	99	Aug 4	STL	@	BRO	L,4-12	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.360	.462	.822	8	.21	0.006	.19	0.00%	0.37	C
58	58	100	Aug 5 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.299	.354	.454	.809	8	.83	-0.104	.55	-0.04%	-1.41	C
59	59	102 (1)	Aug 6	STL	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.356	.453	.808	8	1.39	0.000	.37	0.00%	0.18	C
60	60	103	Aug 7	STL	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.359	.454	.812	7	1.59	-0.048	.31	-0.01%	-0.20	C
61	61	126 (22)	Aug 26 (2)	STL		NYG	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.357	.451	.808	9	3.40	-0.094	.07	0.00%	-0.22	PH
62	62	127	Aug 28	STL		PHI	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.355	.449	.804	8	1.12	-0.027	.01	0.00%	-0.15	PH
63	63	130 (2)	Aug 31 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.353	.444	.797	7	1.29	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.52	C
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
64	64	133 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.301	.351	.440	.791	8	.68	0.121	.00	0.00%	1.07	C
65	65	134	Sep 3 (2)	STL		CHC	L,0-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.349	.438	.787	9	.20	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
66	66	138 (3)	Sep 9	STL		CIN	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.343	.429	.772	8	1.57	-0.163	.00	0.00%	-1.07	C
67	67	141 (2)	Sep 14	STL	@	NYG	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.343	.429	.772	8						C
68	68	143 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.336	.421	.757	7	1.78	-0.146	.00	0.00%	-0.80	C
69	69	144	Sep 16 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.335	.419	.754	9	.27	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
70	70	146 (1)	Sep 19	STL	@	BRO	L,2-17	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.338	.420	.758	8	.36	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.13	C
71	71	148 (1)	Sep 22	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.341	.422	.763	7	1.03	0.092	.00	0.00%	0.79	C
72	72	150 (1)	Sep 23 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.336	.416	.752	7	.87	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.58	C
73	73	152 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.332	.410	.742	7	.89	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
74	74	153	Sep 26	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG(13)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.328	.404	.731	7	1.28	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.45	C
75	75	156 (2)	Sep 30	STL		MLN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.326	.401	.727	7	1.51	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.19	C
							31-44		242	227	27	64	12	0	5	23	15	4	22	0	0	0	6	7	1	0	.282	.326	.401	.727		1.02	-1.117	1.64	-0.66%	-1.99

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