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Dick Smith

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 160lb (173cm, 72kg)

Born: July 21, 1926 in Blandburg, PA us

Died: January 25, 2021 in Boalsburg, PA

Buried: Centre County Memorial Park, State College, PA

High School: Westover HS (Westover, PA)

Schools: Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA), Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (Lock Haven, PA)

Debut: September 14, 1951 (Age 25-055d, 10,845th in major league history)
vs. BRO 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 1955 (Age 28-284d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Richard Harrison Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

186

.134

RBI

OBP

.255

SLG

.167

OPS

.421

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-8 / in Starts: 3-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	13 (8-4-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
T Atwell	0

Most Driven In By
G Henley	1
H Rice	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	55	2 (1)	Apr 14	PIT		PHI	L,0-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.24	-0.006	.66	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
2	56	4 (1)	Apr 18 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	1.000	1.600	2	.31	0.058	.75	0.08%	0.68	3B
3	57	5	Apr 18 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.500	.833	2	.52	-0.056	1.12	-0.07%	-1.29	3B
4	58	6	Apr 19	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-5	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.545	.974	1	.55	0.097	1.07	0.11%	0.68	3B
5	59	7	Apr 20	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.368	.400	.768	1	.94	-0.111	2.05	-0.15%	-1.05	3B
6	60	8	Apr 21	PIT		NYG	W,5-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.292	.300	.592	1	.73	-0.096	1.38	-0.11%	-1.19	3B
7	61	9	Apr 22	PIT		NYG	W,7-4	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.276	.250	.526	1	.32	0.017	.69	0.02%	-0.35	3B
8	62	10	Apr 23	PIT		BRO	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.250	.222	.472	1	.67	-0.051	1.59	-0.07%	-0.44	3B
9	63	11	Apr 24	PIT		BRO	L,0-3	3-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.265	.214	.479	5	.54	0.001	1.18	0.00%	0.02	3B
10	64	12	Apr 25 (1)	PIT		BRO	W,9-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.257	.207	.464	3	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.24	3B
11	65	15 (2)	Apr 28	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.200	.450	9	.85	-0.021	1.48	-0.02%	-0.30	PH
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
12	66	18 (2)	May 2 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.243	.194	.437	9	.99	-0.023	1.53	-0.02%	-0.37	PH
							4-8		37	31	2	3	1	1	0	0	6	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.097	.243	.194	.437		.57	-0.191	1.20	-0.24%	-4.00

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