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Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl Smith (Wizard of Oz)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 150 lb.
School California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

Debut April 7, 1978
  vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 29, 1996
Born December 26, 1954 in Mobile, AL

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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        The other day I was reliving a Smith to Oquendo double play and I just thought the artistry would never again be there for my eyes to see. And I wept. Do a back flip for me Ozzie. OZ...ZIE-OZ....ZIE is the sound of my heart beating.

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 23 SDP NL 159  590   69  152  17  6   1   46  40 12  47  43  .258  .311  .312   82  184  28   3   0   0  11 RoY-2
 1979 24 SDP NL 156  587   77  124  18  6   0   27  28  7  37  37  .211  .260  .262   48  154  22   1   5   2  11
 1980 25 SDP NL 158  609   67  140  18  5   0   35  57 15  71  49  .230  .313  .276   71  168  23   4   1   5   9
 1981 26 SDP NL 110  450   53  100  11  2   0   21  22 12  41  37  .222  .294  .256   62  115  10   1   1   5   8 AS
 1982 27 STL NL 140  488   58  121  24  1   2   43  25  5  68  32  .248  .339  .314   84  153   4   5  12   2  10 MVP-13,AS
 1983 28 STL NL 159  552   69  134  30  6   3   50  34  7  64  36  .243  .321  .335   82  185   7   2   9   1  10 MVP-21,AS
 1984 29 STL NL 124  412   53  106  20  5   1   44  35  7  56  17  .257  .347  .337   95  139  11   3   5   2   8 AS
 1985 30 STL NL 158  537   70  148  22  3   6   54  31  8  65  27  .276  .355  .361  101  194   9   2  11   2  13 MVP-18,AS
 1986 31 STL NL 153  514   67  144  19  4   0   54  31  7  79  27  .280  .376  .333   98  171  11   3  13   2   9 AS
 1987 32 STL NL 158  600  104  182  40  4   0   75  43  9  89  36  .303  .392  .383  105  230  12   4   3   1   9 SS,MVP-2,AS
 1988 33 STL NL 153  575   80  155  27  1   3   51  57  9  74  43  .270  .350  .336   98  193  12   7   2   1   7 AS
 1989 34 STL NL 155  593   82  162  30  8   2   50  29  7  55  37  .273  .335  .361   97  214  11   3   3   2  10 AS
 1990 35 STL NL 143  512   61  130  21  1   1   50  32  6  61  33  .254  .330  .305   77  156   7  10   4   2   8 AS
 1991 36 STL NL 150  550   96  157  30  3   3   50  35  9  83  36  .285  .380  .367  112  202   6   1   2   1   8 MVP-20,AS
 1992 37 STL NL 132  518   73  153  20  2   0   31  43  9  59  34  .295  .367  .342  105  177  12   1   4   0  11 MVP-22,AS
 1993 38 STL NL 141  545   75  157  22  6   1   53  21  8  43  18  .288  .337  .356   88  194   7   7   1   1  11
 1994 39 STL NL  98  381   51  100  18  3   3   30   6  3  38  26  .262  .326  .349   78  133  10   4   3   0   3 AS
 1995 40 STL NL  44  156   16   31   5  1   0   11   4  3  17  12  .199  .282  .244   41   38   5   2   0   2   6 AS
 1996 41 STL NL  82  227   36   64  10  2   2   18   7  5  25   9  .282  .358  .370   93   84   7   0   0   2   5 AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 19 Seasons         9396      2460     69      793    148     589  .262  .337  .328   87      214  63  79  33 167
               2573      1257      402     28      580   1072                            3084
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        592   79  155  25  4   2   50  37  9  67  37  .262  .337  .328   87  194  13   4   5   2  11
 Career High    159  609  104  182  40  8   6   75  57 15  89  49  .303  .392  .383  112  230  28  10  13   5  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 23 SDP NL  668  492   61   3.3    87| .258  .251| .311  .318| .312  .370| .623  .687|  82  .396 -12.9  -1.3  76%
 1979 24 SDP NL  649  504   42   2.2    94| .211  .260| .260  .325| .262  .387| .522  .711|  48  .224 -41.6  -4.3  80%
 1980 25 SDP NL  712  520   62   3.2    90| .230  .260| .313  .321| .276  .377| .589  .698|  71  .377 -20.6  -2.1  79%
 1981 26 SDP NL  507  381   36   2.6    86| .222  .254| .294  .318| .256  .364| .550  .682|  62  .295 -20.7  -2.2  64%
 1982 27 STL NL  567  391   58   4.0    95| .248  .267| .339  .330| .314  .388| .653  .718|  84  .476  -7.7  -0.8  83%
 1983 28 STL NL  626  444   65   3.9    97| .243  .264| .321  .333| .335  .392| .656  .725|  82  .466 -12.6  -1.3  82%
 1984 29 STL NL  484  335   55   4.4    92| .257  .261| .347  .326| .337  .380| .684  .705|  95  .526  -0.4   0.0  83%
 1985 30 STL NL  615  421   73   4.7    95| .276  .260| .355  .328| .361  .388| .716  .715| 101  .548   2.7   0.3  79%
 1986 31 STL NL  609  400   73   4.9    97| .280  .261| .376  .332| .333  .394| .709  .726|  98  .560   2.2   0.2  81%
 1987 32 STL NL  706  452  102   6.1   108| .303  .271| .392  .341| .383  .423| .775  .764| 105  .610   9.7   0.9  82%
 1988 33 STL NL  669  455   80   4.8    90| .270  .257| .350  .321| .336  .378| .686  .699|  98  .579   1.7   0.2  86%
 1989 34 STL NL  664  462   76   4.4    93| .273  .257| .335  .325| .361  .383| .696  .708|  97  .542  -2.0  -0.2  80%
 1990 35 STL NL  592  413   60   3.9    98| .254  .264| .330  .331| .305  .397| .635  .728|  77  .445 -13.7  -1.4  84%
 1991 36 STL NL  641  417   86   5.5    94| .285  .258| .380  .325| .367  .386| .747  .711| 112  .625  12.5   1.3  79%
 1992 37 STL NL  590  398   72   4.9    90| .295  .256| .367  .321| .342  .376| .709  .697| 105  .576   5.6   0.6  82%
 1993 38 STL NL  603  421   67   4.3   102| .288  .269| .337  .333| .356  .409| .693  .743|  88  .462  -8.4  -0.8  72%
 1994 39 STL NL  433  301   46   4.1   108| .262  .272| .326  .339| .349  .426| .675  .764|  78  .417 -11.4  -1.1  66%
 1995 40 STL NL  182  141   11   2.1   106| .199  .270| .282  .339| .244  .419| .526  .758|  41  .178 -13.0  -1.3  57%
 1996 41 STL NL  261  180   31   4.6   107| .282  .270| .358  .339| .370  .422| .728  .761|  93  .479  -1.8  -0.2  58%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 19 Seasons   10778  7528 1156   4.1    95| .262  .262| .337  .328| .328  .390| .665  .718|  87  .481 -132.3 -13.5  79%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 23 SDP NL SS 159 264 548 25 98 .970 .966 5.11 4.25 5.51 4.88 154 1327.0 1979 24 SDP NL SS 155 256 555 20 86 .976 .965 5.23 4.51 5.45 5.00 153 1339.0 1980 25 SDP NL SS 158 288 621 24 113 .974 .966 5.75 4.30 5.85 5.02 157 1398.3 GG 1981 26 SDP NL SS 110 220 422 16 72 .976 .960 5.84 4.44 5.86 5.10 110 986.3 GG,AS 1982 27 STL NL SS 139 279 535 13 101 .984 .967 5.86 4.38 5.87 5.01 139 1249.0 GG,AS 1983 28 STL NL SS 158 304 519 21 100 .975 .967 5.21 4.16 5.51 4.85 154 1343.7 GG,AS 1984 29 STL NL SS 124 233 437 12 94 .982 .965 5.40 3.98 5.66 4.87 124 1065.3 GG,AS 1985 30 STL NL SS 158 264 549 14 111 .983 .963 5.15 4.26 5.20 4.88 158 1407.0 GG,AS 1986 31 STL NL SS 144 229 453 15 96 .978 .963 4.74 3.96 4.77 4.75 144 1287.0 GG,AS 1987 32 STL NL SS 158 245 516 10 111 .987 .965 4.82 3.89 5.05 4.72 153 1357.3 GG,AS 1988 33 STL NL SS 150 234 519 22 79 .972 .967 5.02 3.99 5.10 4.63 150 1329.0 GG,AS 1989 34 STL NL SS 153 209 483 17 73 .976 .966 4.52 3.88 4.66 4.51 152 1336.3 GG,AS 1990 35 STL NL SS 140 212 378 12 66 .980 .967 4.21 4.00 4.41 4.59 137 1203.3 GG,AS 1991 36 STL NL SS 150 244 387 8 79 .987 .966 4.21 3.88 4.53 4.67 148 1253.3 GG,AS 1992 37 STL NL SS 132 232 420 10 82 .985 .969 4.94 3.86 5.07 4.59 128 1156.3 GG,AS 1993 38 STL NL SS 134 251 451 19 98 .974 .965 5.24 4.04 5.55 4.69 131 1139.3 1994 39 STL NL SS 96 135 291 8 67 .982 .966 4.44 4.05 4.66 4.53 94 822.0 AS 1995 40 STL NL SS 41 60 129 7 28 .964 .968 4.61 3.97 4.95 4.51 41 343.3 AS 1996 41 STL NL SS 52 90 162 8 36 .969 .967 4.85 3.99 5.12 4.60 50 442.7 AS
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 23 SDP NL SS 159 264 548 25 98 .970 .966 5.11 4.25 5.51 4.88 154 1327.0 1979 24 SDP NL SS 155 256 555 20 86 .976 .965 5.23 4.51 5.45 5.00 153 1339.0 1980 25 SDP NL SS 158 288 621 24 113 .974 .966 5.75 4.30 5.85 5.02 157 1398.3 1981 26 SDP NL SS 110 220 422 16 72 .976 .960 5.84 4.44 5.86 5.10 110 986.3 1982 27 STL NL SS 139 279 535 13 101 .984 .967 5.86 4.38 5.87 5.01 139 1249.0 1983 28 STL NL SS 158 304 519 21 100 .975 .967 5.21 4.16 5.51 4.85 154 1343.7 1984 29 STL NL SS 124 233 437 12 94 .982 .965 5.40 3.98 5.66 4.87 124 1065.3 1985 30 STL NL SS 158 264 549 14 111 .983 .963 5.15 4.26 5.20 4.88 158 1407.0 1986 31 STL NL SS 144 229 453 15 96 .978 .963 4.74 3.96 4.77 4.75 144 1287.0 1987 32 STL NL SS 158 245 516 10 111 .987 .965 4.82 3.89 5.05 4.72 153 1357.3 1988 33 STL NL SS 150 234 519 22 79 .972 .967 5.02 3.99 5.10 4.63 150 1329.0 1989 34 STL NL SS 153 209 483 17 73 .976 .966 4.52 3.88 4.66 4.51 152 1336.3 1990 35 STL NL SS 140 212 378 12 66 .980 .967 4.21 4.00 4.41 4.59 137 1203.3 1991 36 STL NL SS 150 244 387 8 79 .987 .966 4.21 3.88 4.53 4.67 148 1253.3 1992 37 STL NL SS 132 232 420 10 82 .985 .969 4.94 3.86 5.07 4.59 128 1156.3 1993 38 STL NL SS 134 251 451 19 98 .974 .965 5.24 4.04 5.55 4.69 131 1139.3 1994 39 STL NL SS 96 135 291 8 67 .982 .966 4.44 4.05 4.66 4.53 94 822.0 1995 40 STL NL SS 41 60 129 7 28 .964 .968 4.61 3.97 4.95 4.51 41 343.3 1996 41 STL NL SS 52 90 162 8 36 .969 .967 4.85 3.99 5.12 4.60 50 442.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS*2511 4249 8375 281 1590 .978 .966 5.03 4.10 5.22 4.78 2477 21785.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2511 4249 8375 281 1590 .978 .966 5.03 4.10 5.22 4.78 2477 21786
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1982   NLCS  STL ATL     W   3   9   0   5  0  0  0   3   3   0  .556  .615  .556   1  0   0   1   0 
        WS    STL MIL     W   7  24   3   5  0  0  0   1   3   0  .208  .296  .208   1  0   0   0   0 
 1985   NLCS  STL LAD     W   6  23   4  10  1  1  1   3   3   1  .435  .500  .696   1  0   1   0   0 
        WS    STL KCR     L   7  23   1   2  0  0  0   0   4   0  .087  .222  .087   1  1   1   0   0 
 1987   NLCS  STL SFG     W   7  25   2   5  0  1  0   1   3   4  .200  .276  .280   0  0   1   1   0 
        WS    STL MIN     L   7  28   3   6  0  0  0   2   2   3  .214  .267  .214   2  0   0   0   0 
 1996   NLDS  STL SDP     W   2   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   2   0  .333  .600  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  STL ATL     L   3   9   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Champ Series     3-1  19  66   6  20  1  2  1   7   9   6  .303  .377  .424   2  0   2   2   0 
  3 World Series        1-2  21  75   7  13  0  0  0   3   9   3  .173  .262  .173   4  1   1   0   0 
  8 Postseason Series   5-3  42 144  14  34  1  2  1  10  20   9  .236  .325  .292   6  1   3   2   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1981   SDP NL       0   0   0  0  0  0   0   2   0   1  0   0   0   0           
 1982   STL NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  1   0   0   0           
 1983   STL NL   *   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1984   STL NL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   1  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1985   STL NL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1986   STL NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1987   STL NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1988   STL NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1989   STL NL   *   4   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  1   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1990   STL NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1991   STL NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1992   STL NL   *   3   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1994   STL NL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1995   STL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1996   STL NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 14/15   11  27   1   4  1  0  0   0   3   2   2  2   0   0   0  .148  .233  .185 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1981 *
1982 *
1983 (SS)
1984 (SS)
1985 (SS)
1986 (SS)
1987 (SS)
1988 (SS)
1989 (SS)
1990 (SS)
1991 (SS)
1992 (SS)
1994 (SS)
1995
1996 *

Awards
1985-NLCS MVP
1989-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1994-ML-Branch Rickey Award
1995-ML-Roberto Clemente Award

Gold Gloves
1980-NL--SS
1981-NL--SS
1982-NL--SS
1983-NL--SS
1984-NL--SS
1985-NL--SS
1986-NL--SS
1987-NL--SS
1988-NL--SS
1989-NL--SS
1990-NL--SS
1991-NL--SS
1992-NL--SS
All Multiple Winners

Silver Sluggers
1987-NL--SS

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1982-NL-13-0.07
1983-NL-21-0.00
1985-NL-18-0.01
1987-NL-2-0.57
1991-NL-20-0.00
1992-NL-22-0.00
Car-349-0.65 shares

Batting Average
1987 NL-.303-8

On-base %
1986 NL-.376-7
1991 NL-.380-6

Games
1978 NL-159-4
1980 NL-158-10
1981 NL-110-1
1983 NL-159-5
1985 NL-158-8
1987 NL-158-5
Car-2573-40

At Bats
1980 NL-609-9
1981 NL-450-1
1987 NL-600-7
1989 NL-593-9
Car-9396-43

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1980 NL-712-3
1981 NL-507-1
1987 NL-706-3
1988 NL-669-9
Car-10778-34

Runs
1987 NL-104-8
1991 NL-96-6

Hits
1987 NL-182-3
1989 NL-162-9
Car-2460-97

Doubles
1987 NL-40-2

Triples
1989 NL-8-6

Bases on Balls
1986 NL-79-6
1987 NL-89-6
1988 NL-74-9
1991 NL-83-7
Car-1072-82

Stolen Bases
1978 NL-40-5
1980 NL-57-6
1984 NL-35-10
1987 NL-43-7
1988 NL-57-3
1991 NL-35-8
1992 NL-43-5
Car-580-21

Singles
1986 NL-121-8
1987 NL-138-3
1988 NL-124-8
1989 NL-122-8
1991 NL-121-7
1992 NL-131-4
Car-1961-51

Times on Base
1987 NL-272-4
1988 NL-230-8
1991 NL-241-8
Car-3565-83

Hit By Pitch
1980 NL-5-7
1981 NL-5-3

Sac. Hits
1978 NL-28-1
1979 NL-22-2
1980 NL-23-1
1981 NL-10-5
1984 NL-11-7
1986 NL-11-7
1987 NL-12-2
1988 NL-12-7
1989 NL-11-6
1992 NL-12-6
1994 NL-10-5
Car-214-73

Sac. Flies
1990 NL-10-5

Intentional Walks
1986 NL-13-9

Caught Stealing
1978 NL-12-10
1980 NL-15-8
1981 NL-12-2
Car-148-21

At Bats per Strikeout
1978 NL-13.7-5
1979 NL-15.9-5
1980 NL-12.4-6
1982 NL-15.3-5
1983 NL-15.3-7
1984 NL-**24.2-3
1985 NL-19.9-3
1986 NL-19.0-1
1987 NL-16.7-4
1988 NL-13.4-4
1989 NL-16.0-2
1990 NL-15.5-2
1991 NL-15.3-2
1992 NL-15.2-4
1993 NL-30.3-1
1994 NL-14.7-3

Outs
1978 NL-492-4
1979 NL-504-4
1980 NL-520-2
1981 NL-381-1
1987 NL-452-10
1988 NL-455-10
1989 NL-462-8
Car-7528-24

Salary
1985 NL-$1,440,000-9
1986 NL-$1,940,000-4
1987 NL-$1,940,000-3
1988 NL-$2,340,000-1
1989 NL-$2,240,000-5

Oldest Player
1993 NL-38-6
1994 NL-39-3
1995 NL-40-2
1996 NL-41-4

     
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (587) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 51 (486) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 30.9 (254) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 142.5 (92) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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Transactions 

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

December 10, 1981: Traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and Steve Mura to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later, Sixto Lezcano, and Garry Templeton. The San Diego Padres sent Al Olmsted (February 19, 1982) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luis DeLeon (February 19, 1982) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

November 2, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985St. Louis Cardinals$1,440,000
1986St. Louis Cardinals$1,940,000
1987St. Louis Cardinals$1,940,000
1988St. Louis Cardinals$2,340,000
1989St. Louis Cardinals$2,240,000
1990St. Louis Cardinals$1,975,000
1991St. Louis Cardinals$2,225,000
1992St. Louis Cardinals$2,000,000
1993St. Louis Cardinals$3,000,000
1994St. Louis Cardinals$3,000,000
1995St. Louis Cardinals$3,000,000
1996St. Louis Cardinals$3,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$28,600,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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