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Charley Smith
Charles William Smith

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 177 lb.

Debut September 8, 1960
  vs. CIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 22, 1969
Born September 15, 1937 in Charleston, SC
Died November 29, 1994 in Reno, NV

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 22 LAD NL  18   60    2   10   1  1   0    5   0  0   1  15  .167  .172  .217    3   13   2   3   0   0   0
 1961 23 TOT NL 121  435   47  108  14  4  11   50   3  4  24  82  .248  .293  .375   77  163  10   3   3   5   7
         LAD NL   9   24    4    6   1  0   2    3   0  0   1   6  .250  .280  .542  105   13   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL 112  411   43  102  13  4   9   47   3  4  23  76  .248  .294  .365   76  150  10   3   3   5   7
 1962 24 CHW AL  65  145   11   30   4  0   2   17   0  1   9  32  .207  .256  .276   44   40   3   1   0   1   6
 1963 25 CHW AL   4    7    0    2   0  1   0    1   0  0   0   2  .286  .286  .571  136    4   0   0   0   0   1
 1964 26 TOT    129  450   45  107  12  1  20   58   2  2  20 102  .238  .274  .402   91  181   5   1   1   3   9
         CHW AL   2    7    1    1   0  1   0    0   0  0   1   1  .143  .250  .429   87    3   0   0   0   0   1
         NYM NL 127  443   44  106  12  0  20   58   2  2  19 101  .239  .275  .402   91  178   5   1   1   3   8
 1965 27 NYM NL 135  499   49  122  20  3  16   62   2  1  17 123  .244  .273  .393   89  196   7   4   3   4  13
 1966 28 STL NL 116  391   34  104  13  4  10   43   0  2  22  81  .266  .301  .396   93  155   5   5   4   0   8
 1967 29 NYY AL 135  425   38   95  15  3   9   38   0  2  32 110  .224  .278  .336   85  143   4   3   6   1  14
 1968 30 NYY AL  46   70    2   16   4  1   1    7   0  0   5  18  .229  .280  .357   96   25   2   0   2   0   2
 1969 31 CHC NL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     771 2484  228  594  83 18  69  281   7 12 130 565  .239  .279  .370   82  920  38  20  19  14  60
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        522   48  125  17  4  14   59   1  3  27 119  .239  .279  .370   82  193   8   4   4   3  13
 Career High    135  499   49  122  20  4  20   62   3  4  32 123  .266  .301  .402   93  196  10   5   6   5  14
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 22 LAD NL   66   55    3   1.5   104| .167  .270| .172  .337| .217  .414| .389  .751|   3  .120  -8.3  -0.9   0%
 1961 23 TOT NL  477  351   47   3.6   104| .248  .268| .293  .335| .375  .418| .668  .752|  77  .382 -15.2  -1.5  42%
         LAD NL   25   18    4   5.9   112| .250  .279| .280  .347| .542  .435| .822  .782| 105  .609  -0.0   0.0   0%
         PHI NL  452  333   43   3.4   104| .248  .268| .294  .334| .365  .417| .659  .751|  76  .366 -15.2  -1.5  42%
 1962 24 CHW AL  159  126    9   1.9   103| .207  .263| .256  .335| .276  .410| .532  .745|  44  .170 -11.8  -1.2   0%
 1963 25 CHW AL    7    6    1   4.5    93| .286  .253| .286  .319| .571  .391| .857  .710| 136  .532   0.2   0.0   0%
 1964 26 TOT     479  360   47   3.5    91| .238  .260| .274  .317| .402  .386| .676  .703|  91  .429  -7.5  -0.8  50%
         CHW AL    8    7    0   0.0    94| .143  .252| .250  .320| .429  .392| .679  .712|  87  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
         NYM NL  471  353   47   3.6    91| .239  .260| .275  .317| .402  .386| .677  .703|  91  .438  -7.2  -0.8  50%
 1965 27 NYM NL  531  402   50   3.4    90| .244  .253| .273  .316| .393  .383| .666  .700|  89  .406  -9.0  -0.9  66%
 1966 28 STL NL  423  307   45   4.0    96| .266  .265| .301  .323| .396  .399| .697  .722|  93  .469  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1967 29 NYY AL  465  353   37   2.8    80| .224  .238| .278  .306| .336  .356| .614  .662|  85  .375  -8.3  -0.9   0%
 1968 30 NYY AL   77   58    7   3.2    77| .229  .233| .280  .302| .357  .346| .637  .648|  96  .463  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1969 31 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0   105| .000  .274| .000  .346| .000  .406| .000  .752|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     2686 2020  246   3.3    93| .239  .257| .279  .320| .370  .389| .649  .709|  82  .391 -65.6  -6.9  36%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1960 22 LAD NL 3B 18 14 27 2 2 .953 .951 2.28 2.61 2.64 2.97 18 140.0 1961 23 TOT NL 3B 98 79 197 22 20 .926 .948 2.82 2.60 2.90 2.92 97 855.3 TOT NL SS 17 28 36 6 8 .914 .958 3.76 4.28 4.33 4.92 15 133.0 LAD NL 3B 4 4 3 0 1 1.000 .946 1.75 2.60 1.91 2.92 4 33.0 SS 3 3 8 1 0 .917 .957 3.67 4.27 4.50 4.91 3 22.0 PHI NL 3B 94 75 194 22 19 .924 .948 2.86 2.60 2.94 2.92 93 822.3 SS 14 25 28 5 8 .914 .958 3.79 4.28 4.30 4.92 12 111.0 1962 24 CHW AL 3B 54 26 76 6 12 .944 .952 1.89 2.79 2.68 3.08 36 343.0 1963 25 CHW AL SS 1 3 5 0 4 1.000 .964 8.00 4.60 8.00 4.80 1 9.0 1964 26 TOT 3B 87 91 176 23 11 .921 .941 3.07 2.60 3.33 2.93 85 722.7 CHW AL 3B 2 2 10 0 2 1.000 .952 6.00 2.75 6.00 3.05 2 18.0 NYM NL 3B 85 89 166 23 9 .917 .941 3.00 2.60 3.26 2.93 83 704.7 SS 36 50 55 7 17 .938 .963 2.92 4.32 4.67 5.03 20 202.3 LF 13 19 0 1 0 .950 .964 1.46 1.34 1.55 1.71 13 110.0 1965 27 NYM NL 3B 131 119 281 18 27 .957 .951 3.05 2.47 3.25 2.82 126 1106.7 SS 6 3 6 0 1 1.000 .968 1.50 4.20 8.10 4.95 0 10.0 2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 2.0 1966 28 STL NL 3B 107 84 213 11 26 .964 .954 2.78 2.66 2.92 3.04 100 916.3 SS 1 5 3 0 1 1.000 .964 8.00 4.40 8.00 5.00 1 9.0 1967 29 NYY AL 3B 115 92 283 21 22 .947 .955 3.26 2.72 3.44 3.13 110 982.3 1968 30 NYY AL 3B 13 19 30 2 3 .961 .951 3.77 2.67 4.11 3.05 11 107.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 27 NYM NL 2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 2.0 1960 22 LAD NL 3B 18 14 27 2 2 .953 .951 2.28 2.61 2.64 2.97 18 140.0 1961 23 TOT NL 3B 98 79 197 22 20 .926 .948 2.82 2.60 2.90 2.92 97 855.3 LAD NL 3B 4 4 3 0 1 1.000 .946 1.75 2.60 1.91 2.92 4 33.0 PHI NL 3B 94 75 194 22 19 .924 .948 2.86 2.60 2.94 2.92 93 822.3 1962 24 CHW AL 3B 54 26 76 6 12 .944 .952 1.89 2.79 2.68 3.08 36 343.0 1964 26 TOT 3B 87 91 176 23 11 .921 .941 3.07 2.60 3.33 2.93 85 722.7 CHW AL 3B 2 2 10 0 2 1.000 .952 6.00 2.75 6.00 3.05 2 18.0 NYM NL 3B 85 89 166 23 9 .917 .941 3.00 2.60 3.26 2.93 83 704.7 1965 27 NYM NL 3B 131 119 281 18 27 .957 .951 3.05 2.47 3.25 2.82 126 1106.7 1966 28 STL NL 3B 107 84 213 11 26 .964 .954 2.78 2.66 2.92 3.04 100 916.3 1967 29 NYY AL 3B 115 92 283 21 22 .947 .955 3.26 2.72 3.44 3.13 110 982.3 1968 30 NYY AL 3B 13 19 30 2 3 .961 .951 3.77 2.67 4.11 3.05 11 107.3 1964 26 NYM NL LF 13 19 0 1 0 .950 .964 1.46 1.34 1.55 1.71 13 110.0 1964 26 NYM NL OF 13 18 0 1 0 .947 .973 1.38 1.72 1.47 1.99 13 110.0 1961 23 TOT NL SS 17 28 36 6 8 .914 .958 3.76 4.28 4.33 4.92 15 133.0 LAD NL SS 3 3 8 1 0 .917 .957 3.67 4.27 4.50 4.91 3 22.0 PHI NL SS 14 25 28 5 8 .914 .958 3.79 4.28 4.30 4.92 12 111.0 1963 25 CHW AL SS 1 3 5 0 4 1.000 .964 8.00 4.60 8.00 4.80 1 9.0 1964 26 NYM NL SS 36 50 55 7 17 .938 .963 2.92 4.32 4.67 5.03 20 202.3 1965 27 NYM NL SS 6 3 6 0 1 1.000 .968 1.50 4.20 8.10 4.95 0 10.0 1966 28 STL NL SS 1 5 3 0 1 1.000 .964 8.00 4.40 8.00 5.00 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 623 524 1283 105 123 .945 .951 2.90 2.62 3.14 2.98 583 5173.7 SS* 61 89 105 13 31 .937 .962 3.18 4.30 4.81 4.98 37 363.3 LF* 13 19 0 1 0 .950 .964 1.46 1.34 1.55 1.71 13 110.0 2B* 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 698 632 1389 119 155 .944 .952 2.90 2.76 3.22 3.09 633 5649
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
1964 NL-101-7
1965 NL-123-7
1967 AL-110-10

Hit By Pitch
1961 NL-5-6

Sac. Hits
1961 NL-10-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3105) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

May 4, 1961: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Don Demeter to the Philadelphia Phillies for Turk Farrell and Joe Koppe.

November 28, 1961: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with John Buzhardt to the Chicago White Sox for Roy Sievers.

April 23, 1964: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Mets for Chico Fernandez, Bobby Catton (minors), and cash.

October 20, 1965: Traded by the New York Mets with Al Jackson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Boyer.

December 8, 1966: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Roger Maris.

December 6, 1968: Traded by the New York Yankees to the San Francisco Giants for Nate Oliver.

March 28, 1969: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the San Francisco Giants.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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