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Eddie Smith

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Full Name: Edgar Smith Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/174 First Game: September 20, 1936
Birthdate: December 14, 1913 Final Game: September 20, 1947
Birthplace: Mansfield, New Jersey MLB Experience: 10 years
Died: January 2, 1994
Deathplace: Willingboro, New Jersey
Bat/Throw: Both/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on December 14, 1913 in Mansfield, New Jersey, Eddie Smith (Edgar Smith) played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 10 year career. Smith broke into the bigs on September 20, 1936 with the Philadelphia Athletics, and put up a 3.94 ERA in 196.2 innings pitched in 1937, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Eddie Smith's best season was 1940, when he posted a 3.21 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 119 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1936 PHI A 2 2 1 1 1.89 7 10 4 2 0 0 19 22 3 8 0 0 0
1937 PHI A 38 23 4 17 3.94 79 100 86 14 1 5 196.2 178 18 90 0 2 4
1938 PHI A 43 7 3 10 5.92 78 102 86 0 0 4 130.2 151 13 76 0 4 4
1939 PHI A 3 0 1 0 9.82 3 4 4 0 0 0 3.2 7 0 2 0 0 0
1939 CHI A 29 22 9 11 3.67 67 83 72 7 1 0 176.2 161 11 90 0 3 4
1939 TOT A 32 22 10 11 3.79 70 87 76 7 1 0 180.1 168 11 92 0 3 4
1940 CHI A 32 28 14 9 3.21 119 92 74 12 0 0 207.1 179 16 95 0 4 3
1941 CHI A 34 33 13 17 3.18 111 107 93 21 1 1 263.1 243 13 114 0 6 5
1942 CHI A 29 28 7 20 3.98 78 112 95 18 2 1 215 223 17 86 0 5 4
1943 CHI A 25 25 11 11 3.69 66 85 77 14 2 0 187.2 197 2 76 0 2 5
1946 CHI A 24 21 8 11 2.85 59 71 46 3 1 1 145.1 135 9 60 0 6 4
1947 CHI A 15 5 1 3 7.29 12 36 27 0 0 0 33.1 40 1 24 0 1 0
1947 BOS A 8 3 1 3 7.41 15 14 14 0 0 0 17 18 3 18 0 1 0
1947 TOT A 23 8 2 6 7.33 27 50 41 0 0 0 50.1 58 4 42 0 2 0
Total 282 197 73 113 3.82 694 816 678 91 8 12 1595.2 1554 106 739 0 34 33

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1936 PHI A P 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1937 PHI A P 38 0 0 6 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1937 PHI A OF 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1938 PHI A P 43 0 0 10 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1939 PHI A P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1939 CHI A P 29 0 0 7 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1939 TOT A P 32 0 0 7 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1940 CHI A P 32 0 0 6 32 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1941 CHI A P 34 0 0 10 51 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1942 CHI A P 29 0 0 7 55 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1943 CHI A P 25 0 0 6 43 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1946 CHI A P 24 0 0 2 29 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .838
1947 CHI A P 15 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .714
1947 BOS A P 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1947 TOT A P 23 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .700
Total OF 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 282 0 0 56 290 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 .948

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1936 PHI A 2 8 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .125 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1937 PHI A 40 73 4 17 0 3 .233 .253 .315 6 0 2 11 0 2 1 0 0
1938 PHI A 43 42 4 12 0 5 .286 .333 .333 2 0 3 8 0 2 0 0 0
1939 PHI A 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1939 CHI A 29 52 5 6 0 3 .115 .246 .135 1 0 9 15 0 5 0 0 0
1939 TOT A 32 52 5 6 0 3 .115 .246 .135 1 0 9 15 0 5 0 0 0
1940 CHI A 32 69 7 15 0 4 .217 .280 .290 3 1 6 15 0 8 0 0 2
1941 CHI A 34 88 6 19 0 3 .216 .281 .261 4 0 8 19 0 4 0 0 3
1942 CHI A 29 73 2 9 0 0 .123 .158 .151 0 1 3 15 0 3 1 0 0
1943 CHI A 25 69 4 11 1 8 .159 .183 .217 1 0 2 9 0 4 0 0 2
1946 CHI A 24 45 2 8 0 3 .178 .229 .200 1 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
1947 CHI A 15 6 1 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1947 BOS A 8 6 1 1 0 0 .167 .286 .167 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1947 TOT A 23 12 2 2 0 0 .167 .231 .167 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
Total 284 531 36 100 1 29 .188 .241 .235 18 2 37 105 0 28 2 0 8

[edit] Transactions

  • Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Philadelphia Athletics (April 27, 1939).
  • Released by Boston Red Sox (October 20, 1947).

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