LeRoy Purdy Smith
[edit] Biography
Born on September 6, 1961 in Mount Vernon, New York, Roy Smith (LeRoy Purdy Smith) played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 8 year career. Smith broke into the bigs on June 23, 1984 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 4.59 ERA in 86.1 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Roy Smith's best season was 1989, when he posted a 3.92 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 92 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 22
| 14
| 5
| 5
| 4.59
| 55
| 49
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 86.1
| 91
| 14
| 40
| 5
| 3
| 1
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 12
| 11
| 1
| 4
| 5.34
| 28
| 40
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 62.1
| 84
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6.97
| 8
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.1
| 13
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4.96
| 8
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 20
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 2.68
| 17
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 29
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 32
| 26
| 10
| 6
| 3.92
| 92
| 82
| 75
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 172.1
| 180
| 22
| 51
| 5
| 5
| 5
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 32
| 23
| 5
| 10
| 4.81
| 87
| 91
| 82
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 153.1
| 191
| 20
| 47
| 4
| 10
| 0
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| 17
| 14
| 5
| 4
| 5.60
| 25
| 52
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 80.1
| 99
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 136
| 93
| 30
| 31
| 4.60
| 320
| 344
| 316
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 618.1
| 707
| 80
| 202
| 16
| 23
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| P
| 22
| 14
| 86.1
| 4
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 1
| .769
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| P
| 12
| 11
| 62.1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 10.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| P
| 7
| 1
| 16.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| P
| 9
| 4
| 37
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| P
| 32
| 26
| 172.1
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| P
| 32
| 23
| 153.1
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 13
| 0
| .950
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| P
| 17
| 14
| 80.1
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 136
| 93
| 618.1
| 41
| 44
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 57
| 36
| 2
| .955
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1979 - signed July 30, 1979).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Wil Culmer and Jerry Reed to Cleveland Indians in exchange for John Denny (September 12, 1982).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Ramon Romero to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ken Schrom and Bryan Oelkers (January 7, 1986).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (December 20, 1986).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (February 24, 1987).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (December 2, 1990).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 1, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1991).
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