Paul Leslie Smith
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Paul Smith (Paul Leslie Smith) was born on March 19, 1931 in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1953 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 4 home runs and 44 RBI. Smith played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 118
| 389
| 41
| 110
| 4
| 44
| .283
| .329
| .380
| 12
| 7
| 24
| 23
| 3
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 81
| 150
| 12
| 38
| 3
| 11
| .253
| .313
| .340
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .667
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 18
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .150
| .261
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| TOT
| N
| 24
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .174
| .345
| .174
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 223
| 562
| 54
| 152
| 7
| 56
| .270
| .326
| .361
| 16
| 7
| 42
| 44
| 4
| 15
| 3
| 1
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 622
| 52
| 10
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 20
| 16
| 140.2
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 16
| 8
| 77.2
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 33
| 24
| 219.1
| 52
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 20
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 20
| 16
| 140.2
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 16
| 8
| 77.2
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 79
| 2
| 22
| 637
| 54
| 11
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 52
| 24
| 219.1
| 83
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1950).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Cubs (May 6, 1958).
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