Eddie Smith
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[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.
[edit] Statistics
[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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