Keith Lavarne Smith
[edit] Biography
Keith Smith (Keith Lavarne Smith) was born on May 3, 1953 in Palmetto, Florida. He made his Major League debut on August 2, 1977 for the Texas Rangers. Smith played for the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 23
| 67
| 13
| 16
| 2
| 6
| .239
| .301
| .388
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .231
| .231
| .231
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 24
| 31
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .129
| .182
| .161
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 30
| 44
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .159
| .196
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 23
| 67
| 13
| 16
| 2
| 6
| .239
| .301
| .388
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 53
| 111
| 17
| 23
| 2
| 8
| .207
| .261
| .306
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 22
| 17
| 169
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 22
| 17
| 169
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| OF
| 5
| 3
| 30
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| LF
| 5
| 3
| 30
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| OF
| 7
| 4
| 39
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 25
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 34
| 24
| 238
| 62
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 31
| 23
| 224
| 60
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 7th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 12, 1972).
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Tommy Toms (February 12, 1979).
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