Willie Smith (baseball)

Full Name: Willie Smith Primary Position: OF,LF,1B Height/Weight: 6' 0"/182 First Game: June 18, 1963 Birthdate: February 11, 1939 Final Game: September 30, 1971 Birthplace: Anniston, Alabama MLB Experience: 9 years Died: January 16, 2006 Deathplace: Anniston, Alabama Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Biography

Willie Smith (Willie Smith) was born on February 11, 1939 in Anniston, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on June 18, 1963 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .301 with 11 home runs and 51 RBI. Smith played for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Willie Smith's best season was 1965, when he knocked in 57 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1963	DET	A	17	8	2	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1964	LA	A	118	359	46	108	11	51	.301	.317	.465	14	6	8	39	2	1	7	1	8
1965	CAL	A	136	459	52	120	14	57	.261	.308	.423	14	9	32	60	1	1	9	10	5
1966	CAL	A	90	195	18	36	1	20	.185	.239	.236	3	2	12	37	3	2	1	2	0
1967	CLE	A	21	32	0	7	0	2	.219	.242	.281	2	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	1
1968	CLE	A	33	42	1	6	0	3	.143	.213	.190	2	0	3	14	1	0	0	2	1
1968	CHI	N	55	142	13	39	5	25	.275	.333	.465	8	2	12	33	1	1	0	2	1
1968	Total		88	184	14	45	5	28	.245	.305	.402	10	2	15	47	2	1	0	4	2
1969	CHI	N	103	195	21	48	9	25	.246	.330	.441	9	1	25	49	0	2	1	3	3
1970	CHI	N	87	167	15	36	5	24	.216	.267	.371	9	1	11	32	1	2	2	0	2
1971	CIN	N	31	55	3	9	1	4	.164	.207	.255	2	0	3	9	0	0	0	0	4
Total	NL		276	559	52	132	20	78	.236	.301	.408	28	4	51	123	2	5	3	5	10
Total	AL		415	1095	119	278	26	133	.254	.291	.388	35	17	56	161	7	4	17	15	15
Total			691	1654	171	410	46	211	.248	.295	.395	63	21	107	284	9	9	20	20	25

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1963	DET	A	P	11	2	21.2	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.000
1964	LA	A	OF	87	80	717.1	128	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.977
1964	LA	A	P	15	1	31.2	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.000
1964	LA	A	LF	57	50	449.2	79	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1964	LA	A	CF	3	2	16	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1964	LA	A	RF	31	28	251.2	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	CAL	A	LF	122	108	976	196	10	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.981
1965	CAL	A	1B	2	1	12	9	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.917
1965	CAL	A	OF	122	108	977	187	10	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1965	CAL	A	RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1966	CAL	A	OF	52	40	341	71	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1966	CAL	A	LF	32	26	219	36	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1966	CAL	A	RF	22	14	122	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1967	CLE	A	OF	4	3	27	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800
1967	CLE	A	LF	4	3	27	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800
1967	CLE	A	1B	3	1	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CLE	A	1B	7	4	43.1	51	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CLE	A	LF	1	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CLE	A	P	2	0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CLE	A	OF	1	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CHI	N	1B	4	1	15	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CHI	N	OF	38	36	281.1	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CHI	N	P	1	0	2.2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CHI	N	LF	38	36	281.1	40	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	Total		LF	39	37	289.1	41	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	Total		OF	39	37	289.1	43	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	Total		1B	11	5	58.1	67	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	Total		P	3	0	7.2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1969	CHI	N	LF	32	30	212	29	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.935
1969	CHI	N	1B	24	16	152.2	159	9	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	.994
1969	CHI	N	OF	33	30	212.1	26	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.929
1969	CHI	N	RF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1970	CHI	N	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1970	CHI	N	1B	43	32	302.1	318	11	2	32	0	0	0	0	0	.994
1970	CHI	N	LF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1971	CIN	N	1B	10	9	80	80	9	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			CF	3	2	16	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
Total			P	29	3	61	5	12	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1.000
Total			LF	287	254	2175	385	15	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.976
Total			RF	55	42	375	72	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.987
Total			1B	93	64	615.1	641	34	4	62	0	0	0	0	0	.994
Total			OF	338	298	2566	459	17	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.975

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1963	DET	A	11	2	1	0	4.57	16	13	11	0	0	2	21.2	24	2	13	2	0	0
1964	LA	A	15	1	1	4	2.84	20	13	10	0	0	0	31.2	34	5	10	1	2	1
1968	CLE	A	2	0	0	0	.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	0	0
1968	CHI	N	1	0	0	0	.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1968	Total		3	0	0	0	.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	7.2	2	0	1	0	1	0
Total	NL		1	0	0	0	.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	AL		28	3	2	4	3.24	37	26	21	0	0	2	58.1	60	7	24	3	2	1
Total			29	3	2	4	3.10	39	26	21	0	0	2	61	60	7	24	3	3	1

Transactions

• Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1960).
• Traded by Detroit Tigers to Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Julio Navarro (April 28, 1964).
• Sold by California Angels to Cleveland Indians (October 13, 1966).
• Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Lou Johnson (June 28, 1968).
• Traded by Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Danny Breeden (November 30, 1970).